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I/You/We/They don’t work hard.

He/She/It doesn’t work hard.

It says what we do every day. I/You/We/They work hard. Do I/you/we/they work hard?
It also says what we usually do. He/She/It works hard. Does he/she/it work hard?

USUALLY, ALWAYS, OFTEN, SOMETIMES, Underline the correct adverb.


SELDOM and NEVER are adverbs of time. 1. It never /usually snows in winter.
They usually go before the main verb, 2. It is always/seldom rainy in autumn.
but after the verb to be. 3. It is often/never windy in spring.
Pink dolphins are always friendly to people. 4. It sometimes/never snows in summer.
Pink dolphins usually eat crabs and small fish. 5. The weather is usually/seldom cool
in November.
Read quickly in the singular. 6. It seldom/never rains in August.
1. They live at 12 Georgia Street.
2. My friends work in an office. Put the adverbs in the right place.
3. The children play out every afternoon. 1. She is busy. (always)
4. They have their breakfast at 8 a.m. and eat their 2. They write letters home. (seldom)
lunch at 1:30 p.m. 3. She wears these shoes in autumn. (usually)
5. These girls get new books from the library. 4. What sort of flowers does he buy? (usually)
6. They usually stay at home and watch TV 5. Do you eat sweets? (always)
on Sunday evening. 6. Doesn’t your father buy his clothes at this
shop? (sometimes)
Read quickly in the negative, then in the 7. Do you get emails from your friends? (often)
interrogative. 8. She makes mistakes in her tests. (never)
1. They go to the seaside for their holiday every year. 9. We are tired. (often)
2. We have a rest here every day. 10. Their teacher is pleased with them. (never)
3. She has English classes every Friday. 11. They have tea at 4:30. (sometimes)
4. They go to the pictures on Saturdays. 12. Men aren’t fussy. (usually)
5. He goes fishing with his grandpa
every weekend. Complete the questions.
Then match them
Ask questions to which the underlined words are to the answers.
the answers. 1 ...................... is this bird?
1. When she is pleased with her work, she sings. 2 ...................... does it weigh?
2. When he is not busy, he goes to see some friends. 3 ...................... does it eat?
3. She often goes to the theatre because her 4 ...................... does it live?
mother works there. 5 ...................... does it live?
4. She seldom buys presents for her children. 6 ...................... tall is it?
5. Kate seldom smiles. 7 ...................... eggs does it lay?
6. Everybody enjoys nice weather. a In Chile.
7. My brother lives in the capital. e One metre.
b Plants and animals.
8. Our meetings usually begin at 5 o’clock. f About 2.5 kg.
c A flamingo.
9. Mother usually makes a cake once a week. g Up to 40 years.
d One.
10. We mustn’t put our clothes everywhere.

Ask and answer. Fill in: do, does, don’t or doesn’t.


Model: 1. ........ you like basketball? Yes, I ........
A. How often do you have a Music class? Every 2. ........ your parents work? Yes, they ........
day? 3. ........ Mary sleep a lot? No, she ........
B. No, not every day. Once a week. 4. ........ they sing well? No, they ........
5. ........ he like jazz music? No, he ........
1. He - play tennis -3-week 6. ........ she go to the gym? Yes, she ........
2. They - work in the laboratory -4-week 7. ........ we walk to school? No, we ........
3. You - have meetings and discussions -1-month 8. ........ it rain a lot in spring? Yes, it ........
4. We - use our assembly hall -2-month

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