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