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