Frequency Words with the Simple Present Tense and the Position of Frequency Words FREQUENCY WORD always

usually often sometimes rarely/seldom never SUBJECT I People FREQUENCY 100 percent EXAMPLE Mothers day is always in May. I usually take my mother out to dinner. People often wear green on St. Patricks Day. I sometimes watch the parade. We rarely give flowers to children. Businesses are never closed for Valentines Day. VERB buy take COMPLEMENT a card for my mother. the day off for St. Patricks Day. COMPLEMENT closed for St. Patricks Day. in May.

0 percent FREQUENCY WORD usually never

SUBJECT Businesses Mothers Day

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FREQUENCY WORD never always

Exercise 1: Change the percentage into a frequency word in the sentences below. More than one answer may be possible. Example: (100 percent) Taro _______always_______ wear a hat. 1. (100 percent) Selina and Rick ____________________ go to the beach on summer weekends. 2.(0 percent) They ____________________ stay home. 3.(40 percent) ____________________ they bring their dog. 4.(80 percent) They __________________ drive to the beach. 5.(20 percent) They __________________ take the train. 6.(60 percent) They ___________________ bring friends with them. 7.(20 percent) They ___________________ go swimming. They like to sit in the sun. 8.(100 percent) Harold and Jane _________________ stay in the city. 9.(80 percent) They __________________ eat dinner at home. 10. (20 percent) They ___________________ eat dinner at restaurants.

Frequency Expressions and Questions with How Often HOW OFTEN How often How often DO/DOES do does SUBJECT you the mail VERB visit come? COMPLEMENT your mother? ANSWER Once a week. Every day.

Language notes: 1. Expressions that show frequency include: ever day (week, month, year), every other day (week, month, year, from time to time, once in a while, once a day (week, month, year), twice a day (week, month, year), and a few times a day (week, month, year). 2. Frequency expressions can come at the beginning or at the end of a sentence. Exercise 1: Put the words for each statement in correct order. Add a question mark (?). then write a short answer. Example: novels/often/do/how/you/read How often do you read novel?______ Answer: Once in a while____ 1. go / how / do / to restaurants / often / you _____________________________________ 2. how / you / often / see / do / your friends _____________________________________ 3. English homework / do / how / you / do / often _____________________________________ 4. how / often / go grocery shopping / do / you _____________________________________ 5. often / do / how / TV / you / watch _____________________________________ 6. do / you / use / often / how / your dictionary _____________________________________ 7. write / often / do / you / how / letter _____________________________________ 8. do / often / you / go / how / to the movies _____________________________________ Answer: __________________ Answer: __________________ Answer: __________________ Answer: __________________ Answer: __________________ Answer: __________________ Answer: __________________ Answer: __________________