Frequency Adverbs

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 doesn’t usually wear jeans.
Do you often write letters?
BUT, we put them AFTER the verb TO BE.
He is never late.
The children aren’t usually tired after school.
Are you often sad?

How often…? To ask about
the frequency of an action.
I
We place it at the beginning of the
you
question.
do he / she / it verb ?
How often
does we
they
/ twice
Use once
How often do you go to the cinema?
time
How often does Mary cook? day NOT one
once
twice week two times
a month
three times
four times… year
We go to the theatre evening

once a/ week.
morning / night…
Peter plays football day
every five /times
weekend…
a month.
Saturday / Monday…
week / year…
Mary cooks every day.of the frequency expressions

The rest
I play tennisare
every Sunday.
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 o’clock / 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 doesn’t 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
1. get up at seven o’clock
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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 o’clock.

b) We usually have lunch at 12 o’clock.
c) We have lunch at usually 12 o’clock.
d) We have lunch at 12 usually o’clock.
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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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

I always walk to work.

He doesn’t usually wear jeans.

Do you often write letters?

BUT, we put them AFTER the verb TO BE.

The children aren’t usually tired after school.

Are you often sad?

We go to the theatre evening

Mary cooks every day.of the frequency expressions

play /often / on / Sundays / they / football

1. late / is / she / sometimes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. home / they / get / six o’clock / usually / at

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

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

1. Susan is late for school. (never)

2. My brother doesn’t write letters to his friends. (usually)

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

4. Peter wears a tie. (sometimes)

5. I eat fish. (once a week)

6. Do the children watch TV? (often)

7. My father is very busy. (always)

8. Peter tidies his room. (never)

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

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

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

12. I drink tea. (every morning)

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

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

1. get up at seven o’clock

2. have a shower in the morning

3. have lunch at school

4. do homework in the afternoon

5. play computer games in the evenings

7. watch TV before I go to bed

1. How often do you eat pasta?

2. How often do you meet your friends?

3. How often do you brush your teeth?

4. How often do you do exercise?

5. How often do you use the computer?

6. How often do you go away?

E. Choose the correct sentence.

1. a) Jim never is at work.

2. a) We have usually lunch at 12 o’clock.

3. a) She travels always by train.

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

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