Adverbs of frequency: Present Simple | 1

A. Order the words to make sentences. Mind the time markers.

1. tired / I / on / never / am / Saturdays ________________________________________________________.

2. always / have / we / breakfast________________________________________________________.
3. morning / is / busy / the / usually / Kevin / in________________________________________________________.
4. visits / her / sometimes / she / relatives________________________________________________________.
5. home / they / usually / are / at________________________________________________________.
6. often / at / stays / he / home________________________________________________________.
7. late / school / sometimes / are / for / we________________________________________________________.
8. he / to / bus / never / work / by / goes________________________________________________________.
9. 7 am / always / at / gets up / he________________________________________________________.
10. seldom / is / sad / she________________________________________________________.

B. Write sentences using the adverbs in brackets, as in the example.

Example: The bus / be / on time. (always)
Answer: The bus is always on time.

1. Ryan / be / rude. (never) ________________________________________________________

2. We / play / football. (sometimes) ________________________________________________________
3. Ellie / go / to the beach in summer. (often) ________________________________________________________
4. They / be / busy on Fridays. (always) ________________________________________________________
5. James and I / tidy / our rooms at the weekends. (usually)
_______________________________________________________
6. My dog / be / kind to children. (always) ________________________________________________________
7. My family / spend / spring holidays in Spain. (often)
________________________________________________________
8. We / be / in a good mood on Monday morning. (never)
________________________________________________________
9. The boys / go jogging together. (sometimes) ________________________________________________________
10. Andrew / listen / to music in his car. (rarely) ________________________________________________________

C. Write these sentences in full with the adverbs of frequency.

Example: You look happy. (always)
Answer: You always look happy.

1. My sister watches horror films. (never) ________________________________________________________

2. It is cold here. (often) ________________________________________________________
3. He doesn't eat fish. (often) ________________________________________________________
4. We finish work at 6 am. (usually) ________________________________________________________
5. My neighbors are at home in the evening. (seldom) ______________________________________________________
6. Andrew is angry with his boss. (sometimes) ________________________________________________________
7. Does your brother come home late? (usually) ________________________________________________________
8. She is ill. (hardly ever) ________________________________________________________
9. They travel to the same cities. (seldom) ________________________________________________________
10. Emily meets deadlines. (never) ________________________________________________________
11. She is late. (hardly ever) ________________________________________________________
12. Do you visit your grandparents? (often) ________________________________________________________
13. They go to bed before 11 pm. (always) ________________________________________________________
14. I am rude to my friends. (sometimes) ________________________________________________________
15. Chris doesn't work on Sundays. (usually) ________________________________________________________