Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| do / often / to the disco? / How / you / go |
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| You / your car keys / find / never / can |
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| have / We / every other day / soup |
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| dress / Can / I / in green? / always |
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| They / usually / some help with the homework / need |
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| usually / I / once a month / go / to the hairdresser's |
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| some petrol / I travel a lot. I / need / every other day. |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| She / listens / when you talk to her / rarely |
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| five times / it / saw / I |
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| Mike / often / eats / pizza / for dinner |
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| help you / rarely / will / if you need it / Tom |
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| breaks down / My car / several times a year |
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| every day / to the gym / go / ? / you / Do |
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| She / always / is / asking me questions |
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| very tired / am / in the mornings. / Something is the matter with me. I / usually |
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| at home? / Do / usually / you / have lunch |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| twice / phoned / Yesterday, / she / me |
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| shopping / have to go / day in, day out / I |
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| is / John / late / often |
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| to the gym / I / go / three times a week |
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| can / They / never / listen |
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| feel tired? / you / often / Do |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| in blue / She / dresses / very often |
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| once a year / go / to the dentist / I / usually |
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| hardly ever / eat / I / oranges |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Kevin / ? / always / Does / win |
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| at 8 a.m. / get up / I / always |
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| go on holiday / My parents / almost never |
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| never / know / I / what to say |
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| come / My parents / very often / to help me |
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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
