Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1I ............... tea in the morning.
Wrong!
Use "always have" because frequency adverbs usually go before the main verb.
2The bus ............... late on Mondays.
Wrong!
Use "is usually" because frequency adverbs usually go after the verb be.
3We ............... to the park after school.
Wrong!
Use "often go" because frequency adverbs usually go before the main verb.
4They ............... TV during the week.
Wrong!
Use "don't often watch" because frequency adverbs usually go after the auxiliary and before the main verb in negative sentences.
5Mia ............... sushi.
Wrong!
Use "has never eaten" because frequency adverbs like never go after the auxiliary and before the past participle.
6I ............... my homework.
Wrong!
Use "have already finished" because already usually goes after the auxiliary in the present perfect.
7Tom ............... for his ticket.
Wrong!
Use "hasn't paid yet" because yet usually goes at the end of a negative sentence.
8The children ............... asleep.
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Use "are still" because still usually goes after the verb be.
9We visited Grandma ...............
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Use "yesterday" because a finished past time word fits a completed past action.
10Sam plays football ............... after work.
Wrong!
Use "at the gym" because place usually comes before time at the end of a sentence.
11............... the door.
Wrong!
Use "Please close" because please commonly goes at the start of a polite instruction.
12Please read the report ...............
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Use "carefully" because an adverb of manner can go after the object in this sentence.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- I always have tea in the morning.
- The bus is usually late on Mondays.
- We often go to the park after school.
- They don’t often watch TV during the week.
- Mia has never eaten sushi.
- I have already finished my homework.
- Tom hasn’t paid yet for his ticket.
- The children are still asleep.
- We visited Grandma yesterday.
- Sam plays football at the gym after work.
- Please close the door.
- Please read the report carefully.