Grammar Check A 1.

2 Present Simple: affirmative and negative; adverbs of frequency

Name: _______________________________________________________ Class: _______

1 Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs. Use affirmative (+) or negative (–) forms.
adverbs of frequency verbs
0 Paulo likes (like) reading novels. (+)
1 Peter often _______________________ (go) out with his friends in the evening. (+)
2 Carmen _______________________ (study) German in her free time. (+)
3 Hans _______________________ (play) basketball with his friends very often. (–)
4 Sylvia _______________________ (watch) TV every night. (+)
5 I _______________________ (understand) most poems. (–)
6 We _______________________ (paint) pictures at the weekend. (+)
7 David and Frank _______________________ (want) to live in a village. (–)
8 I _______________________ (have) a shower in the mornings. (–)
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2 Rewrite the sentences with the adverbs of frequency in the correct places.
0 I do homework on Saturday. (NEVER)
I never do homework on Saturday.
1 Olivia plays chess at the weekend. (OFTEN)
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2 We wake up early on weekdays. (ALWAYS)
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3 The children see their grandparents in the holidays. (SOMETIMES)
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4 My friends are on time for school. (USUALLY)
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5 I am tired after a day at school. (OFTEN)
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6 Karl listens to music in the evening. (NEVER)
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7 Sally is late for work. (SOMETIMES)
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Total: ______ / 15

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