Exercise Grammar-Adverbs of Frequency

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GRAMMAR: ADVERB OF FREQUENCY

We can use adverbs of frequency to say how often we do something.

I always go to the cinema at the weekend.


She usually has cereal for breakfast.
They sometimes watch TV in the evenings.
We never go to museums.

We usually put the adverb before ordinary verbs.

She always does her homework after school.


I usually have cereal for breakfast.

If the verb is to be, we put the adverb after the verb.

They are usually on holiday in July.


He is sometimes late for school.

To ask a question, use often or how often.

Does she play football often?


How often do you play computer games?

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences. Use the adverb and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Our teacher, Mrs Jones, ………………. (never / be) late for lessons.

2. I ………………. (often / clean) my bedroom at the weekend.

3. My brother ………………. (hardly ever / help) me with my homework.

4. I ………………. (sometimes / be) bored in the maths lessons.

5. We ………………. (rarely / watch) football on TV.

6. You and Tony ………………. (never / play) computer games with me.

7. You ………………. (usually / be) at the sports centre on Sunday.


8. The school bus ………………. (always / arrive) at half past eight.
9. I ………………. (always/ be) helpful at home.
10. They ………………. (sometimes/ go) to the cinema.
11. My cousin ………………. (never/ eat) never broccoli!
12. Peter ………………. ( usually/ go) to work by train.
Exercise 2: Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb of frequency in brackets in its correct position.
1. They go to the movies. (often)
2. She listens to classical music. (rarely)

3. He reads the local newspaper. (sometimes)

4. Sara smiles. (never)

5. She complains about her husband. (always)

6. Frank is ill. (often)

7. He feels terrible (usually)

8. I go jogging in the morning. (always)

9. She helps her daughter with her homework. (never)

10. I smoke. (never)

11. I eat meat. (seldom)

12. I eat vegetables and fruits. (always)

Exercise 2: Choose the correct sentence! Read the sentences and underline the correct one.
1. a. I go always to the park at the weekend.
b. I always go to the park at the weekend.
c. Always I go to the park at the weekend.

2. a. I watch sometimes cartoons on TV.


b. I sometime watch cartoons on TV.
c. I sometimes watch cartoons on TV.

3. a. My sister doesn’t usual play football after dinner.


b. My sister doesn’t usually play football after dinner.
c. My sister doesn’t play usually football after dinner.

4. a. My best friend never says bad things about me.


b. My best friend says never bad things about me.
c. My best friend says always bad things about me.
5. a. My teacher always gives us homework!
b. My teacher all way gives us homework!
c. My teacher gives us always homework!

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