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English I
Teacher’s name
Laura Echeverry Chalarca
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 B-Write the adverbs of frequency in the right
the present simple tense and the adverbs of frequency in place in the sentence.
the right place.
1. My father doesn´t go to the library. (often)
1. basketball/she/play/often My father often doesn´t go to the library.
She often plays basketball 2. Do your friends watch TV? (usually)
2. lunch/We/have/always/at 2:00 Do your ever friends watch TV?
We always have lunch at 2:00 3. Tina is busy in the mornings. (sometimes)
3. always/wake up/early/in the morning/Peter Tina is sometimes busy in the mornings.
Peter always wakes up early in the morning 4. Our teacher lets us use a calculator. (never)
4. Lara/sometimes/angry/be/with her parents Our teacher never lets us use a calculator.
Lara is angry with her parents sometimes 5. Stella goes out at the weekend. (hardly ever)
5. usually /I/go/by car/to the office Stella hardly ever goes out at the weekend
I usually go to the office by car 6. Does your brother lend you his clothes? (ever)
6. television/Harry/watch/often Does your brother ever lend you his clothes?
Harry often watches television 7. My parents don´t read magazines. (usually)
7. father/My/go/shopping/never My parents usually don´t read magazines
My father never goes shopping 8. My friends are very friendly. (generally)
8. to us/teacher/Our/be/always/very kind My friends are generally very friendly.
Our teacher is always very kind to us
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.
play)
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)
(win)