100% of the time always, constantly, continually usually, normally, generally often, frequently, regularly sometimes, occasionally seldom, hardly ever, rarely never 80% of the time 60% of the time 20% of the time 5% of the time 0% of the time The adverbs of frequency tell us how often something happens They can be placed at various points in the sentence but are commonly used BEFORE the main verbs and AFTER be verbs occasionally, sometimes, often, frequently and usually can also go at the beginning or end of a sentence subject adverb verb complement complement Jim never They usually subject be verb Peter is We are Look at the chart and complete the Michael Anna Jim Claire walks play adverb often always sentences to school football complement late in a hurry on Sundays complement usually never sometimes often always seldom never always rarely never never often sometimes often never rarely regularly sometimes always never never seldom never usually Michael goes to school by bus but rides to school He _ goes by car Michael likes sport and _ plays soccer at playtime Anna _ rides or walks to school She _ goes by car She is not sporty and plays soccer but she _ goes to the cinema at weekends Jim goes to school on foot He plays soccer with his friends and _ goes to the cinema with them Claire _ goes to school by bicycle She _ plays soccer but goes to the cinema on Sundays Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its correct position He listens to the radio (often) Peter gets angry (never) I take sugar in my coffee (sometimes) Peggy and Max are late (always) The weather is bad in November (usually) John watches tv (seldom) Larry can go out with his friends (occasionally) I was on time for school (regularly) Read the passage about John Underline the adverbs of frequency and answer the questions This is John He is a lazy boy He always gets up late and is often late for school He doesn’t eat much breakfast but he usually eats sandwiches between lessons and a lot of snacks at home in front of the television He never plays any games and hardly ever goes to visit his friends He never goes to bed before 10:00pm and often sleeps badly TRUE / FALSE John takes a lot of exercise He often arrives late for classes He usually sleeps well Answer these questions T/F T/F T/F How often does John play with his friends? _ Why does he sleep badly? _ How often does he get up late? _