Read the following sentences:

1. Josh ALWAYS gets up at 7 o’clock. 5. I NEVER go to school by bus.

2. He is NEVER late for school. 6. Does he ALWAYS wear a suit?
3. My parents don’t USUALLY work on Saturdays. 7. He HARDLY EVERY goes to the
cinema.
4. Do you SOMETIMES take a nap on Sundays?

Adverbs of frequency are used:

 before the main verb BUT after the verb “to be”
 between the auxiliary verb and main verb in negative sentences
 after the subject in interrogative sentences

SOMETIMES can be used in the beginning of a sentence!

Read the sentences and insert the adverb of frequency in the correct place.

Ex. They play football on Sundays after lunch. (sometimes)

They sometimes play football on Sundays after lunch

1. She is at home in the evening. (never)

__ She is never at home in the evening ______
2. Do you go to the theatre? (often)
____ Do you often go to the theatre? _______
3. We don’t travel during the summer holidays. (usually)
______ We don’t usually travel during the summer holidays ________
4. Henry and Tom are late. (hardly ever)
_____ Henry and Tom are hardly ever late _________________
5. Does the dog sleep in the afternoon? (sometimes)
____ Does the dog sometimes sleep in the afternoon? _________
6. The children watch TV after school. (always)
____ The children always watch TV after school __________
7. Billy and his brother have dinner with their family. (always)
____ Billy and his brother always have dinner with their family. __________

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Answer these questions about yourself. Use frequency adverbs
1. How often do you read a book? ____I always read books_____
2. How often do you play sports? _______I sometimes play sports_______
3. How often do you cook? ______I often cook________
4. How often do you have lunch at 3pm? ____I usually have lunch at 3pm________
5. How often do you tidy your room? _______I always tidy my room______
6. How often do you study English? ______I usually study English________

Put the words in the correct order:

1. go / you / restaurant / often / a / do / how / to / ?
___How often do you go to a restaurant?________________________________________
2. late / is / she / sometimes
____She is sometimes late _____________________
3. you / out / how / in / do / evenings / often / go / the / ?
___How often do you go out in the evenings?____________________________
4. get / I / early / on / never / Saturdays / up.
______I never get up early on Saturdays________________________________________
5. at / o’clock / usually / breakfast / have / I / nine
_____I usually have breakfast at nine o clock__________________________________________
6. in / often / go / pool / I / the / morning / to / the
_______I often go to the pool in the morning._________________________________________
7. listen / afternoon / I / music / to / the / in / sometimes
________I sometimes listen to music in the afternoon____________________
8. in / television / I / evening / always / the / watch.
________I always watch television in the evening._________________________________________
9. do / ? / how / go / university / often / you / to.
__________How often do you go to university?___________________
10. your / does / mother / to / gym / ? / usually / go / the.
_______Does your mother usually go to the gym?______________________

XAVIER PALOMINO U.