Present Simple -- Frequency Adverbs v Adverbials
Quiz
Put the words in brackets in the most appropriate positions in the sentences. Sometimes more than one answer may be correct. If so, use the most common alternative.
I don't go out at night. (usually)
You speak very quickly and no one understands what you're actually saying. (sometimes)
Jack doesn't take his daughter to school. (usually)
Martin washes his clothes. (regularly)
My neighbours' dogs bark at night. (never)
Henry doesn't go to the cinema. Actually, he never goes to the cinema or the theatre. (occasionally)
David and Greg don't work at the office. (normally)
My students don't do their homework. (always)
The girls are late for classes. (seldom)
My husband does the washing up. (rarely)
Jack and Jill visit their aunt in the countryside. (hardly ever)
We don't play football. (in the rain)
Jack doesn't give parties. (every Saturday)
The young couple doesn't go out at night. (from time to time)
The Thompsons don't water the plants. (every week)
The teachers don't have conferences. (every other month)
My grandparents don't play bingo. (every fortnight)
The volunteers don't come to the hospital. (all the time)
Little children don't have nightmares. (every night)
The clown doesn't entertain little children. (every evening)