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