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Adverbs of Frequency

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We use frequency adverbs to describe how often something

happens. We use them with the Present Simple tense.

We place the frequency adverbs BEFORE the main verb (in

Present Simple).

I always walk to work.

He doesnt usually wear jeans.

Do you often write letters?

BUT, we put them AFTER the verb TO BE.

He is never late.

The children arent usually tired after school.

Are you often sad?


How often? To ask about
the frequency of an action.

I place it at the beginning of the


We
question. you
do he / she / it verb ?
How often
does we
they

Use once / twice


How often do you go to the cinema?
NOT one time
How often does Mary cook?
once day
twice week two times
a
three times month
four times year

We go to the theatre once a/ week.


evening morning / night
Peter plays football day
every five /times a month.
weekend
Saturday / Monday
week / year

Mary cooks every day.


The rest of the frequency expressions
I play tennis every Sunday.
are placed at the end of the sentence
A. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences, as in the example.

play /often / on / Sundays / they / football


They often play football on Sundays.

1. late / is / she / sometimes

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2. early / up / sister / never / Sundays / on / gets / my

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3. usually / he / goes / to / on / Fridays / the / cinema

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4. go / you / restaurant / often / a / do / how / to / ?

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5. she / the / beach / to / always / goes / in / the / summer

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6. sometimes / her / does / she / Fridays / on / shopping

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7. go / we / twice / month / the / theatre / to / a

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8. never / in / is / the / at / mornings / Peter / home

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9. he / work / rides / bike / to / his / often

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10. home / they / get / six oclock / usually / at

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11. every / homework / students / their / good / do / day

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12. you / out / how / in / do / evenings / often / go / the / ?

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B. Put the frequency adverbs and expressions in the right place.

1. Susan is late for school. (never)

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2. My brother doesnt write letters to his friends. (usually)

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3. We go on holidays. (twice a year)

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4. Peter wears a tie. (sometimes)

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5. I eat fish. (once a week)

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6. Do the children watch TV? (often)

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7. My father is very busy. (always)

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8. Peter tidies his room. (never)

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9. My brother and I go fishing. (every week)

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10. My mother goes shopping on Saturdays. (always)

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11. Do you get up late at the weekend? (usually)

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12. I drink tea. (every morning)

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13. Mary rides her motorbike to work. (sometimes)

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14. I exercise in the afternoons. (often)

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15. Does Jane have lunch at home? (usually)

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C. Use the prompts and the frequency adverbs to write sentences about yourself.

always usually
often
sometimes never
1. get up at seven oclock

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2. have a shower in the morning

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3. have lunch at school

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4. do homework in the afternoon

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5. play computer games in the evenings

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6. cook dinner

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7. watch TV before I go to bed

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8. go to bed early

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D. Answer the following questions using frequency expressions.

1. How often do you eat pasta?

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2. How often do you meet your friends?

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3. How often do you brush your teeth?

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4. How often do you do exercise?

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5. How often do you use the computer?

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6. How often do you go away?

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E. Choose the correct sentence.

1. a) Jim never is at work.


b) Jim is at work never.
c) Never is Jim at work.
d) Jim is never at work.

2. a) We have usually lunch at 12 oclock.


b) We usually have lunch at 12 oclock.
c) We have lunch at usually 12 oclock.
d) We have lunch at 12 usually oclock.

3. a) She travels always by train.


b) Always she travels by train.
c) She always travels by train.
d) She travels by always train.

4. a) They go out sometimes in the evening.


b) They sometimes go out in the evening.
c) They go out in sometimes the evening.
d) They go sometimes out in the evening.

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