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