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Advers of Frequency Worksheet Grammar and Exercises

The document discusses: 1) How to use frequency adverbs like always, usually, often etc. with the present simple tense and how they are placed before or after verbs. 2) Common frequency expressions like once/twice a day/week/month/year and how they are used. 3) The placement of different frequency adverbs and expressions in sentences.

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Advers of Frequency Worksheet Grammar and Exercises

The document discusses: 1) How to use frequency adverbs like always, usually, often etc. with the present simple tense and how they are placed before or after verbs. 2) Common frequency expressions like once/twice a day/week/month/year and how they are used. 3) The placement of different frequency adverbs and expressions in sentences.

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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 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.
We place it at the beginning of the question.

I
you
do he / she / it verb ?
How often
does we
they

How often do you go to the cinema?


How often does Mary cook?
Use once / twice

NOT one time


once day
two times
twice week
a
three times month
four times… year

We go to the theatre once a week.


Peter plays football five times a month.

evening / morning / night…


every day / weekend…
Saturday / Monday…
week / year…

Mary cooks every day.


I play tennis every Sunday.

The rest of the frequency expressions


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


She is sometimes late
2. early / up / sister / never / Sundays / on / gets / my
My sister never gets up early on Sundays
3. usually / he / goes / to / on / Fridays / the / cinema
He usually goes to the cinema on Fridays
4. go / you / restaurant / often / a / do / how / to / ?
How often do you go to a restaurant?
5. she / the / beach / to / always / goes / in / the / summer
She always goes to the beach in the summer
6. sometimes / her / does / she / Fridays / on / shopping
She sometimes does her shopping on Fridays
7. go / we / twice / month / the / theatre / to / a
We go to the theatre twice a month
8. never / in / is / the / at / mornings / Peter / home
Peter is never at home in the mornings
9. he / work / rides / bike / to / his / often
He often work to his rides bike
10. home / they / get / six o’clock / usually / at
They usually get home at six o´clock
11. every / homework / students / their / good / do / day
Students do good their homework every day
12. you / out / how / in / do / evenings / often / go / the / ?
How often do you go out in the evenings?
B. Put the frequency adverbs and expressions in the right place.

1. Susan is late for school. (never)


Susan is never late for school
2. My brother doesn’t write letters to his friends. (usually)
My brother doesn´t usually letters to his friends
3. We go on holidays. (twice a year)
We go on holidays twice a year
4. Peter wears a tie. (sometimes)
Peter sometimes wears a tie
5. I eat fish. (once a week)
I eat fish once a week
6. Do the children watch TV? (often)
Do the children often watch tv?
7. My father is very busy. (always)
My father is always very busy
8. Peter tidies his room. (never)
Peter never tidies his room
9. My brother and I go fishing. (every week)
My brother and I go fishing every week
10. My mother goes shopping on Saturdays. (always)
My mother always goes shopping on Saturdays
11. Do you get up late at the weekend? (usually)
Do you usually get up late at the weekend?
12. I drink tea. (every morning)
I drink tea every morning
13. Mary rides her motorbike to work. (sometimes)
Mary sometimes rides her motorbike to work
14. I exercise in the afternoons. (often)
I often exercise in the afternoons
15. Does Jane have lunch at home? (usually)
Does Jane usually have lunch at home?

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

always usually often sometimes never

1. get up at seven o’clock


I usually get up at seven o´clock
2. have a shower in the morning
I always have a shower in the morning
3. have lunch at school
I often have lunch at school
4. do homework in the afternoon
I always do my homework in the afternoon
5. play computer games in the evenings
I never play computer games in the evenings
6. cook dinner
I sometimes cook dinner
7. watch TV before I go to bed
I often watch TV before I go to the bed
8. go to bed early
I usually go to bed early
D. Answer the following questions using frequency expressions.

1. How often do you eat pasta?


I eat pasta four times a month
2. How often do you meet your friends?
I meet my friends every week
3. How often do you brush your teeth?
I brush my teeth three times a day
4. How often do you do exercise?
I do exercise every day
5. How often do you use the computer?
I use my computer every afternoon
6. How often do you go away?
I go away twice a year

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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