Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| go on holiday / My parents / almost never |
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| you / at home? / usually / Do / have lunch |
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| ? / to the gym / every day / you / go / Do |
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| listen / never / They / can |
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| I / five times / saw / it |
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| win / ? / Does / Kevin / always |
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| My car / several times a year / breaks down |
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| I / hardly ever / eat / oranges |
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| often / feel tired? / you / Do |
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| I / once a year / go / to the dentist / usually |
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| your car keys / can / You / find / never |
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| help you / will / if you need it / rarely / Tom |
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| usually / very tired / Something is the matter with me. I / in the mornings. / am |
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| some petrol / I travel a lot. I / need / every other day. |
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| in blue / She / dresses / very often |
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| have / every other day / We / soup |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| rarely / when you talk to her / She / listens |
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| do / you / How / often / to the disco? / go |
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| John / often / late / is |
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| what to say / never / know / I |
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| I / get up / at 8 a.m. / always |
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| once a month / go / I / to the hairdresser's / usually |
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| Mike / pizza / for dinner / often / eats |
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| go / I / three times a week / to the gym |
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| in green? / Can / I / dress / always |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| They / need / usually / some help with the homework |
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| She / is / always / asking me questions |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| come / to help me / My parents / very often |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| phoned / Yesterday, / me / twice / she |
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| have to go / I / day in, day out / shopping |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
