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