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