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