Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| almost never / My parents / go on holiday |
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| feel tired? / often / Do / you |
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| five times / saw / I / it |
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| every other day / We / have / soup |
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| Do / you / usually / at home? / have lunch |
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| eat / I / oranges / hardly ever |
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| breaks down / several times a year / My car |
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| eats / often / for dinner / Mike / pizza |
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| once a month / to the hairdresser's / I / usually / go |
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| never / listen / can / They |
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| can / your car keys / find / never / You |
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| to the gym / Do / ? / you / go / every day |
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| know / never / I / what to say |
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| John / is / often / late |
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| day in, day out / shopping / have to go / I |
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| some petrol / I travel a lot. I / every other day. / need |
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| in green? / Can / I / dress / always |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| she / twice / me / phoned / Yesterday, |
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| get up / I / always / at 8 a.m. |
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| if you need it / help you / will / Tom / rarely |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| rarely / She / when you talk to her / listens |
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| is / She / asking me questions / always |
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| very often / My parents / to help me / come |
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| once a year / go / usually / to the dentist / I |
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| in blue / dresses / She / very often |
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| need / usually / They / some help with the homework |
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| How / you / do / go / often / to the disco? |
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| usually / very tired / Something is the matter with me. I / in the mornings. / am |
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| Kevin / ? / Does / always / win |
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| go / three times a week / I / 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
