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THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE:

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

In a statement, a one-word frequency adverb usually comes after the verb be but before other verbs. In a question, it usually comes after the subject. Adverbs tell us in what way someone does something. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. Adjectives tell us something about a person or a thing. Adjectives can modify nouns or pronouns. Examples Notes

Affirmative

Students are always busy.

He's often hungry.

She sometimes gets sick.

Students occassionally meet.

They're seldom together.

Here are the meanings of

frequency adverbs in approximate percentage of time:

Always 100 percent

Negative

I'm not often tired.

Kim isn't always here.

Tony is never late.

She doesn't often rest.

They don't usually study.

Usually 70 percent

Often 60 percent

Sometimes 40 percent

Occasionally 10 percent

Seldom 5 percent

Never 0 percent

Questions

Are you often homesick?

Does the teacher ever give quizes?

Do you ever not do your homework?

Use ever only in negative

statements

And in questions. Not

ever = never. (He's never late. = He isn't ever late.)

PHRASES OF FREQUENCY

A frequency phrase usually follows the verb phrase.

Examples Notes

He teaches three times a week.

We have a test every month.

Do you relax now and then?

Here are examples of frequency

phrases: every day, every other week, every two hours, once a year, now and then.

EXERCISE XLIX:

Arrange the words under the lines into sentences in brackets / in parenthesis. Tony: You often look tired___________________________, Hiroshi. (tired / look / often) ________________________________________________? 1. (go / eight hours of sleep / you / usually / Don't) Hiroshi: No.______________________________________________. 2. (I / five days a week / eight o'clock classes / have) But______________________________________________. 3. (rarely / before 2:00 A.M. / get to bed / I) Tony: Why, Hiroshi?______________________________________? 4. (Do / go out / every night / you) Hiroshi: Oh, no.____________________________________________. 5. (never / during the week / I / go out) ________________________________________________. 6. (My roommate and I / every night / study together) ________________________________________________. 7. (before 1:00 in the morning / usually / don't / finish / We) In fact,__________________________________________. 8. (seldom / goes to bed / my roommate / before 3:00) Tony: That sounds terrible.________________________________. 9. (work so hard / always / you / Do) Hiroshi: Yes, because_____________________________________? 10. (always / worried about grades / we're) Tony: Well, you`ll graduate soon, right? What do you plan to do then?

Hiroshi: Sleep!

EXERCISE L:

Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in parenthesis in its correct position.

Example: I play tennis on Sundays. (often)

Answer: I often play tennis on Sundays.

1) He listens to the radio. (often)

2) They read a book. (sometimes)

3) Pete gets angry. (never)

4) Tom is very friendly. (usually)

5) I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)

6) Ramon and Frank are hungry. (often)

7) My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)

8) Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)

9) They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)

10) Christine smokes. (never)

EXERCISE LI: Complete each sentence with an appropriate Frequency Adverb from the list. Always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never

1. I see one or two movies every week. I often go to the movies.

2.I let my roommate borrow my car one time last year. I ____________

let my roommate borrow my car.

3.Maria eats cereal for breakfast seven days a week. Maria ___________

eats cereal for breakfast.

4.Four out of five visitors to the museum stay for three hours or longer.

Museum visitors _____________ stay for at least three hours.

5. We occasionally have quizes in Dr. Jacobos's history class. Dr. Jacobs

_______________ gives quizzes in history class.

6. If the teacher is on time, the class begins at 8:00 A.M. Once in a while, the

teacher is a few minutes late the class ______________ begins at 8:00 A.M.

7. The train from Chicago has been late ninety percent of the time. The train

from Chicago is ________________ on time.

8. In the desert, it rains only two days between May and September every year. It

_____________ rains there in the summer.

9.James asks me to go the sailboat races every year, but I don't accept his

invitation because I think sailboat racing is boring. I _____________ go to sailboat races with James.

10. Andy and Lui are friends. They go out to dinner at least three times a week.

Andy and Lui _______________ go out to dinner with each other.

EXERCISE LII:

Use the frequency adverbs and the present tense to write sentences. _____________________ ____________________

1. ( swim-always) 2. ( cut hair-sometimes)

____________________ ____________________

3. (dream-always) 4.(cry-rarely)

_____________________ _____________________

5. ( play football-usually) 6.(play golf- often)

____________________ ____________________

7. (ride bike- seldom) 8.(dance-always)

____________________ ____________________

9.(cook dinner-never) 10.(tie my shoe-usually)

_____________________ ______________________

11.( run-rarely ) 12.( climb mountains-always)

EXERCISE LIII: Complete the questions with DO,DOES,IS or ARE. Then complete both the affirmative and negative short answers.

1. A: Are you leaving now?

B: Yes, Iam . Or No, I'm not .

2. A: _________ you neighbors know that you are a police officer?

B: yes, _____________.or No, ___________.

3. A:__________ you follow the same routine every morning.?

B: Yes,__________. Or No, ______________.

4. A: ____________Dr. Jarvis know the name of her new assistant yet?

B: Yes,____________. Or No,______________.

5. A:_____________Paul and Bet studying the problem.

B: Yes,__________. Or No, ____________.

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THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE:

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

Affirmative

Students are always busy.

He's often hungry.

She sometimes gets sick.

Students occassionally meet.

They're seldom together.

Here are the meanings of

Always 100 percent

Negative

I'm not often tired.

Kim isn't always here.

Tony is never late.

She doesn't often rest.

They don't usually study.

Usually 70 percent

Often 60 percent

Sometimes 40 percent

Occasionally 10 percent

Seldom 5 percent

Never 0 percent

Questions

Are you often homesick?

Does the teacher ever give quizes?

Do you ever not do your homework?

Use ever only in negative

And in questions. Not

PHRASES OF FREQUENCY

Examples Notes

He teaches three times a week.

We have a test every month.

Do you relax now and then?

Here are examples of frequency

EXERCISE XLIX:

Hiroshi: Sleep!

EXERCISE L:

Example: I play tennis on Sundays. (often)

Answer: I often play tennis on Sundays.

1) He listens to the radio. (often)

2) They read a book. (sometimes)

3) Pete gets angry. (never)

4) Tom is very friendly. (usually)

5) I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)

6) Ramon and Frank are hungry. (often)

7) My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)

8) Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)

9) They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)

10) Christine smokes. (never)

1. I see one or two movies every week. I often go to the movies.

2.I let my roommate borrow my car one time last year. I ____________

3.Maria eats cereal for breakfast seven days a week. Maria ___________

4.Four out of five visitors to the museum stay for three hours or longer.

5. We occasionally have quizes in Dr. Jacobos's history class. Dr. Jacobs

6. If the teacher is on time, the class begins at 8:00 A.M. Once in a while, the

7. The train from Chicago has been late ninety percent of the time. The train

8. In the desert, it rains only two days between May and September every year. It

9.James asks me to go the sailboat races every year, but I don't accept his

10. Andy and Lui are friends. They go out to dinner at least three times a week.

EXERCISE LII:

1. ( swim-always) 2. ( cut hair-sometimes)

3. (dream-always) 4.(cry-rarely)

5. ( play football-usually) 6.(play golf- often)

7. (ride bike- seldom) 8.(dance-always)

9.(cook dinner-never) 10.(tie my shoe-usually)

11.( run-rarely ) 12.( climb mountains-always)

1. A: Are you leaving now?

2. A: _________ you neighbors know that you are a police officer?

3. A:__________ you follow the same routine every morning.?

4. A: ____________Dr. Jarvis know the name of her new assistant yet?

5. A:_____________Paul and Bet studying the problem.

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