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
OFTEN how often an action happens. They are placed before
GENERALLY the main verb but after the verb to be.
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 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 doesn´t often go to the library.
1. basketball/she/play/often (often)
She often plays basketball 2. Do your usually friends watch TV? (usually)
2. lunch/We/have/always/at 2:00 3. Tina sometimes is busy in the mornings.
We always have lunch at 2:00 (sometimes)
3. always/wake up/early/in the morning/Peter 4. Our teacher never lets us use a calculator.
Peter always wakes up early in the morning (never)
4. Lara/sometimes/angry/be/with her parents 5. Stella hardly ever goes out at the weekend.
Lara sometimes be angry with her parents (hardly ever)
5. usually /I/go/by car/to the office 6. Does your ever brother lend you his clothes?
I usually go by car to the office (ever)
6. television/Harry/watch/often 7. My parents don´t usually read magazines.
Harry often watches television (usually)
7. father/My/go/shopping/never
My father never goes shopping. 8. My friends are generally very friendly.
8. to us/teacher/Our/be/always/very kind (generally)
Our teacher is always very kind to us.
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. Is your brother 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 plays 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 generally is very tired at the end of the day. (be)
11. Ever Paul gets impatient when he has to wait? (get)
12. Tom is not good at playing tennis. He rarely wins a match.
(win)