Adverbs of frequency ‘We use adverbs of frequency to say how often we do things. 0% 100% never hardly ever sometimes often usually always Adverbs of frequency generally go before the main verb, but after the verb be, modal verbs and auxiliary verbs. She always visits her grandmother at weekends. He never drinks coffee. They hardly ever go to the theatre. Harry is often late for work. Those children are always hungry! We use ever in questions and never in answers. A_ Do you ever play golf? B No, [never play golf. 1. Match the two parts of the sentences. 1 Our dog is always... Con Fridays. My brother often goes to... are always happy. usually do my homework. (1) very hungry. Caroline sometimes goes... Toby never reads... My children... CO the newspaper. Cl New York for work. C shopping on Saturdays. omen 2. Rewrite the sentences with the adverb of frequency. 1 Isee him. (often) 5 She is a good student. (always) often see him. 2 We play football on Mondays. (always) 6 [eat Spanish food. (hardly ever) 3 He gets up early. (never) 7 They go to the cinema on Sunday. (usually) 4 [travel to work by bus. (sometimes) 8 You are late. (sometimes) 3. Put the words in the correct order. 1. tennis / play / ever / Does / he 5 ren / usually / Do / the / school / eat / 2 lunch at 2 always / eats / He / roast chicken / Sundays / on 2 6 snows /It/ winter / rarely /in 3 aunt / drinks J My / often / coffee A 7 hardly ever / meat / Susan ! eats 4° doesn't / get up / early / He / on / always / Saturdays 8 right / teacher / Is Jalways / the