Subject
English I
Title of the paper
ADVERBS WORKSHEET.
Author’s name
Diana María Salcedo Peláez ID:
672453
Teacher’s name
Liliana Lombana
Colombia, Mayo 02/ 2020
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 the present simple tense and the adverbs of
frequency in the right place.
1. basketball/she/play/often
………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. lunch/We/have/always/at 2:00
………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. always/wake up/early/in the morning/Peter
………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Lara/sometimes/angry/be/with her parents
………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. usually /I/go/by car/to the office
………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. television/Harry/watch/often
………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. father/My/go/shopping/never
………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. to us/teacher/Our/be/always/very
kind…………………………………………………………………………………………
……
1. She often plays basketball.
2. We have always lunch at 2:00.
3. Peter always wakes up in the morning.
4. Lara is sometimes angry with parents.
5. I usually go to the office by car.
6. Harry often watches television.
7. My father never goes shopping.
8. Our teacher is always very kind to us.
B-Write the adverbs of frequency in the right
place in the sentence.
1. My father doesn´t go to the library. (often)
……………………………………………………………………………..
2. Do your friends watch TV ? (usually)
……………………………………………………………………………..
3. Tina is busy in the mornings. (sometimes)
……………………………………………………………………………..
4. Our teacher lets us use a calculator. (never)
……………………………………………………………………………..
5. Stella goes out at the weekend. (hardly ever)
……………………………………………………………………………..
6. Does your brother lend you his clothes? (ever)
……………………………………………………………………………..
7. My parents don´t read magazines. (usually)
……………………………………………………………………………..
8. My friends are very friendly. (generally)
……………………………………………………………………………..
1. My father doesn’t often go to the library.
2. Do your friends usually watch TV?
3. Tina is sometimes busy in the morning.
4. Our teacher never lets us use a calculator.
5. Stella hardly ever goes out at the weekend.
6. Does your brother ever lend you his clothes?
7. My parents don’t usually read magazines.
8. My friends generally are 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 _______________ a shower early in the morning. (have)
2. _______ your brother _______ scared at night? (be)
3. Tim ________________ e-mails to his friends. (send)
4. My boss ________________ angry with me. (get)
5. _____ they ________ to the beach in summer? (go)
6. Frank _____________ exhausted after exercising. (be)
7. My father _____________ golf. He prefers tennis. (not play)
8. Lara’s mother ______________ a cake for her birthday. (buy)
9. My grandmother _____________ jogging in the morning. (go)
10. Tom ________________ very tired at the end of the day. (be)
11. __________ Paul _________________ impatient when he has
to wait? (get)
12. Tom is not good at playing tennis. He __________________ a
match. (win)
1. Paul always has a shower early in the morning.
2. Is your brother ever scared at night?
3. Tim often sends e-mails to his friends.
4. My boss sometimes gets angry with me.
5. Do they usually go to the beach in summer?
6. Frank is always exhausted after exercising.
7. My father doesn’t often play golf. He prefers tennis.
8. Lara’s mother usually buys a cake for her birthday.
9. My grandmother never goes jogging in the morning.
10. Tom is generally very tired at the end of the day.
11. Does Paul ever get impatient when he has to wait?
12. Tom is not good at playing tennis. He rarely wins a match.
