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