MODIFIERS / FREQUENCY ADVERBS ( GRAMMAR)

Adverbs  of frequency (correct order)

NEVER        HARDLY EVER        SOMETIMES          OFTEN          USUALLY        ALWAYS

0%                      10%                            40%                       60%                  80%                 100%

Use   adverbs  of frequency   to say how often you do something :  I usually have  breakfast at home. = She's never  late.

The adverbs go before most verbs : He never  listens to me but after the verb `be` : Sarah is always friendly .

Usually  and  sometimes  can also go at the beggining  of a sentence :

Sometimes  Roberto  phones me after midnight .

MODIFIERS :

I'm

Pedro's                         very             talkative .

My friend's                  really           good.

he's / she's / it's            quite            happy.

we're                            not very       boring-

They're                                             interesting.

I'm quite happy .

*Practice :

* Put the words in the correct order to make six sentencences .

1.-late/ students / The never/ are.

     The students are never  late .

2.- homework / their / always / They / do .

    They always do their homework.

3.- hardly/ever / rains / here / it .

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4.-TV /  the morning / in / usually / we / watch / don't 

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5.- Quiet / I / am / very / sometimes.

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6.- lesson / funny / is / The / often .

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* Add  an  adverb  of frequncy to each sentence. Use the brackets information to help .

1.- I get up early (0%) 

     I  never  get up  early. 

2.- I have breakfast with my family (100%)

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3.-My father reads the newspaper  (80%)

    ...............................................................

4.-We're/ tired in the morning.(60%) 

    ......................................................

5.-I get up  before 7 a.m.(10%)

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6.- I  drink  coffee (0%)

     I never  drink coffee .

7.- He's late (40%) 

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* Complete the sentences with not very, quite , very or really and  adjective from the box .

quiet /  funny /  good 2x / talkative / difficult

1.-  Sue  never  talks . She's very quiet .

2.- People like Juan because he's ................. and  we laugh a lot .

3.- This classroom is .............. - not too big , not  too small .

4.- The other students in this are ............................... They always get good marks in the exams .

5.-  English  is  .......................... ,  but i like it .

6.- I'm ....................I like to talk to people a lot to practice my English.

7.- Mmm! this chocolate is .............