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