BIMESTRAL - English

1. Adverbs
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb in a sentence.

Adverbs modify a verb by giving us information about the following aspects of a verb
● How an action occurs
● Where an action occurs
● When an action occurs
● How often an action occurs

Adverb of manner
An adverb of manner describes how you do an action.
Adverbs of manner are really useful because they let us add a lot of extra details to
descriptions, to make what we say more interesting and dynamic to the listener or reader.

To make adverbs of manner, we usually add -ly to the adjective.

Example
● quick – quickly
● careful – carefully
● gentle – gently
In most cases, adverbs of manner come after a verb
Example
● We dress casually on Fridays.
● The students are listening attentively.
● They accepted the offer immediately.

Exercises
https://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/advman1

Adverb of frequency
An adverb of frequency describes how often an action happens. There are six main adverbs
of frequency that we use in English: always, usually (or normally), often, sometimes, rarely,
and never.

Example
● Sara always goes out on Saturday evenings
● Ben and Emma often go for lunch together.
● In the winter Sara sometimes goes Skiing in France.
Exception to this rube: verb “to be”. With sentences using the verb ‘to be’, the adverb of
frequency comes after the verb.

● There are always lots of people in the city centre on Saturday nights.
● It’s often difficult to find a place to park.
● But our friends are never on time so it doesn’t matter if we’re late.

Exercises
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/adverbs/frequency-test-1.htm
 2. Irregular verbs

Exercise

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-1.html
 3. Past simple and progressive
● Past simple

Action finished in the past (single or repeated)

Form

Regular verbs: infinitive + -ed

Irregular verbs: see the table below

Example

I played football

I did not play pingpong

I loved the show

● Past progressive

Action was in progress at a special time in the past

Form:

Was/were + infinitive + ing

Example

He was playing soccer

I was not talking

Exercise

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_progressive.htm

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_progressive2.htm