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Adverbs: frequency, manner,

place and time

I can use and combine different kinds of adverbs.

Adverbs of frequency

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T'ai Chi 6.30a.m. Íive always waited to try
Every Tuesday 'ai Chi. shall we 00 toi-Korrow?

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I it's a martialart. People usually
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Adverbs give extra informationabout adjectives,verbs We can use sometimes and usually at the beginning
and other adverbs.They say how often, when, where of sentences.
andhow things happen. Sometimes we goshopping together.
UsuallyI'mon time.
We use adverbs of frequency to say how often
something happens. We can also use expressions like every (other) day,
every Thursday and twice a month to talk about
frequency with the present simple.These expressions
*»eV **ÿ ÿ ÿ can go at the beginning or the end of a sentence.
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c,0> Shechecks her emails three times a day.
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On Mondayswe go swimming.
We use adverbs of frequency before a main verb. To ask about frequency we use How often ...?
Sallyoccasionallyphones us. 'Howoftendoyouread?''Every day.'
We neverplay tennis.
In yes/no questions, we place the adverb of
However,we use adverbs of frequency after be and frequency before the verb.
auxiliaries. Doyou always usea green pen?
Jim's always busy. Doesheoftendo that?
I'veoften thoughtaboutyou. Doyou ever readthenewspaper? (ever = 'at any time')
That doesn't usuallyhappen.

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Julia _c_ goes to the cinema on her own. Vicky _ goes running.
a sometimes b hardly ever c never a always b usually c hardly ever
Henry _ travels by train. Isabel _ writes letters.
a often b sometimes c never
a often b occasionally c never
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Tim listens to music in bed at bedtime. James - watches the news onTV.
a always b usually c often a often b sometimes c rarely

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