ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY USE OF THE ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

ALWAYS  The Present Simple tense is often used with the so
USUALLY  called adverbs of frequency. These adverbs express
FREQUENTLY  how often an action happens. They are placed before
OFTEN  the main verb but after the verb to be.
SOMETIMES 
OCCASIONALLY  I always get up early.
SELDOM  Does she often take a taxi?
They are usually at home.
RARLY 
Mum is sometimes angry in the mornings.
NEVER 
My brother never studies at night.

A-Write sentences using the prompts. Use the verbs in B-Write the adverbs of frequency in the right
the present simple tense and the adverbs of frequency in place in the sentence.
the right place.
1. My father go to the library. (often)
1. basketball/she/play/often
……………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Do your friends watch TV ? (usually)
2. lunch/We/have/always/at 2:00
……………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Tina is busy in the mornings. (sometimes)
3. always/wake up/early/in the morning/Peter
……………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Our teacher lets us use a calculator. (never)
4. Lara/sometimes/angry/is/with her parents
……………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………

C-Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with the verbs in
brackets in the present tense and the adverb of frequency
that appears in the picture.

1. Paul _______________ a shower early in the morning. (have)

2. _______ your brother _______ scared at night? (is)

3. Tim ________________ e-mails to his friends. (send)

4. My boss ________________ angry with me. (get)

5. _____ they ________ to the beach in summer? (go)

6. Frank _____________ exhausted after exercising. (is)

7. My father _____________ golf. (play)

8. Lara’s mother ______________ a cake for her birthday. (buy)

9. My grandmother _____________ jogging in the morning. (go)

10. Tom ________________ very tired at the end of the day. (is)

11. __________ Paul _________________ impatient when he has

to wait? (get)

12. Tom is not good at playing tennis. He __________________ a

match. (win)