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