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