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7 SPEAK. Work with a partner. Take turns asking and answering the questions from exercise 6.
In your answers, talk about weddings in your own culture or country.

A: Do all brides wear white dresses?

B: No, they don’t. Some brides wear red dresses.

1.3 Frequency Adverbs with the Simple Present

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never rarely/ sometimes often/ usually always
seldom/ frequently
hardly ever

1. Frequency adverbs are often used with the I usually enjoy parties.
simple present. They tell how often something I don’t always remember his birthday.
happens. Do you sometimes eat at restaurants?

2. Frequency adverbs usually come after the verb I am sometimes early for class.
be. They usually come before other verbs. Jenny isn’t often late.
Wedding guests are usually happy.
3. Sometimes, usually, frequently, or often can Brides wear red dresses sometimes.
come at the beginning or end of a statement. Usually Western brides wear white.
4. Ever is common in questions about frequency. A: Do you ever eat at restaurants?
It means at any time. It is not usually used in B: No, I never do. / Yes, I often do.
affirmative statements.

8 Rewrite each statement or question using the adverb in parentheses. Place the adverb in a
correct position.

1. (usually) I am with friends on my birthday.

I am usually with friends on my birthday.

2. (hardly ever) Marco is on time for parties.

3. (never) My parents forget my birthday.

4. (always) Children aren’t happy at birthday parties.

5. (often) Does your sister send you photos?

6. (sometimes) Jackie buys unusual presents for her family.

8 THE PRESENT
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