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