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