Adverbs of frequency MDI

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Adverbs of frequency
You can use adverbs of frequency in a sentence.

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Put in the correct order
always / a pen / write / you / Do / with ?

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Put in the correct order
sometimes / for school / You / late / are .

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Put in the correct order
often / I / don't / play / chess

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Put in the correct order
usually / Mr van den Berg / very friendly / is .

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What is an adverb of frequency
An adverb of frequency is a word that tells us how often something happens. 
It helps us understand if an action happens always, sometimes, or never.

always, never, sometimes, often, regularly, rarely, currently, usually, 

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Fill in to complete each sentence.
(always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, or never) 
  1. (0%)                       I ______ eat meat because I’m a vegetarian.
  2. (100%)                  My dad ______ drives us to school every morning.
  3. (around 50%)   We ______ go to the movies on Saturday, but not every weekend.
  4. (20%)                   She ______ brings her lunch from home; she prefers to eat in the cafeteria.
  5. (80%)                   I ______ finish my homework before dinner.
  6. (0%)                      We ______ skip our English class; we like it too much to miss it!
  7. (60%)                   My brother ______ watches sports on TV, especially soccer.
  8. (40%)                    I ______ see my cousins during the year, usually around the holidays.
  9. (95%)                    My teacher ______ reminds us to be on time because it’s important.
  10. (10%)                     They ______ go camping in the winter, since it’s too cold.

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RULE
The adverb is always before the main verb:
I don't usually work at the weekends.

If the main verb is 'to be'(i.e. am/are/is) the adverb goes after the verb :
I am never later for school.



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