THE ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY USE OF THE ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

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

A-Write sentences using the prompts. Use the verbs in the present simple B-Write the adverbs of frequency in the right place in
tense and the adverbs of frequency in the right place.

the sentence.
1. basketball/she/play/often
She often plays basketball 1. My father doesn´t go to the library. (often)
2. lunch/We/have/always/at 2:00 My father doesn´t often go to the library.
We always have lunch at 2:00
2. Do your friends watch TV? (usually)
3. always/wake up/early/in the morning/Peter Do your friends usually watch TV?
Peter always wakes up early in the morning
3. Tina is busy in the mornings. (sometimes)
4. Lara/sometimes/angry/be/with her parents Tina is sometimes busy in the mornings
Lara is sometimes angry with her parents
4. Our teacher lets us use a calculator. (never)
5. usually /I/go/by car/to the office Our teacher never lets us use a calculator
I usually go to the office by car
5. Stella goes out at the weekend. (hardly ever)
6. television/Harry/watch/often
Stella hardly ever goes out at the weekend.
Harry often watches television
7. father/My/go/shopping/never 6. Does your brother lend you his clothes? (ever)
My father never goes shopping Does your brother ever lend you his clothes?
8. to us/teacher/Our/be/always/very kind
7. My parents don´t read magazines. (usually)
Our teacher is always very kind to us My parents don´t usually read magazines

8. My friends are very friendly. (generally)

My friends are generally very friendly
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 always has a shower early in the morning. (have)

2. Does your brother is ever scared at night? (be)

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

4. My boss sometimes gets angry with me. (get)

5. Do they usually go to the beach in summer? (go)

6. Frank always is exhausted after exercising. (be)

7. My father doesn´t often play golf. He prefers tennis. (not play)

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

9. My grandmother never goes jogging in the morning. (go)

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

11. Does Paul ever get impatient when he has to wait? (get)

12. Tom is not good at playing tennis. He rarely wins a match.

(win)