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Adverbs of Frequency Exercise

He is always hungry - adverbs go after the verb to be

He never cooks - adverbs go before all other verbs

Exercise 1

Correctly insert the adverb in brackets.

1 I'm late. (never)

[?]

2 They go out in the week. (seldom)

in the week.

3 We don't see her. (often)We her.

4 I take too long in the shower. (always)

I too long in the shower.

5 Sam arrives on time. (usually)

Sam on time.

6 Our class isn't clean. (always)

Our class clean.

7 Do you go to the cinema on Fridays? (always)

Do to the cinema on Fridays?

8 Do you feel sad? (sometimes)

Do sad?

9 That dirty pig cleans his teeth. (never)

That dirty pig his teeth.

10 Our maths teacher smiles. (hardly ever)

Our maths teacher .

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Exercise 2

Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its correct position.

Example: I play tennis on Sundays. (often)

Answer: I often play tennis on Sundays.

1 !e listens to the radio. (often)

" #hey read a book. (sometimes)

$ %ete gets angry. (never)

& #om is very 'riendly. (usually)

( I take sugar in my co''ee. (sometimes)

) Ramon and *rank are hungry. (often)

+ ,y grandmother goes 'or a walk in the evening. (always)

- alter helps his 'ather in the kitchen. (usually)

/ #hey watch #0 in the a' ternoon. (never)

1 2hristine smokes. (never)

Exercise 3

Rewrite the sentences and put the adverbs in correctly.

1. I have been to London. (often) →

2. Have you been to Boston? (ever) →

3. He plays golf on Sundays. (sometimes) →

4. The weather is bad in November. (always) →

5. It rains in California. (never) →

6. We have fish for dinner. (seldom) →

7. She will see him. (rarely) →

8. Peter doesn't get up before seven. (usually) →

9. They do not play tennis on Sundays. (always) →

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Exercise 4

Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb of frequency in brackets in its correct position.

1. They go to the movies. (often)

2. She listens to classical music. (rarely)

3. e reads the newspaper. (sometimes)

!. Sara smiles. (never)

". She complains about her husband. (always)

#. $ drink coffee. (sometimes)

%. &rank is ill. (often)

'. e feels terrible (usually)

(. $ go )ogging in the morning. (always)

1*. She helps her daughter with her homework. (never)

11. +e watch television in the evening. (always)

12. $ smoke. (never)

13. $ eat meat. (seldom)

1!. $ eat vegetables and fruits. (always)