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