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