Subject

English I

Title of the paper

Adverbs Worksheet

Author’s name (with ID)

Johan Sebastián Cobo Marin id 513679

Teacher’s name
Laura Echeverry Chalarca

Colombia, Guadalajara de Buga April , 1st 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. My father often doesn’t 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)