Fill in the blanks.
1. Trains ............................. on time.
Correct!
Wrong!
Frequency adverbs go before the main verb.
2. I ..................................... have to work on the weekends.
Correct!
Wrong!
The adverb goes after the auxiliary verb and before the main verb.
3. She ....................................... be coming.
Correct!
Wrong!
Probably goes before not.
4. She .................................. come.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I ............................ better today.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. There ................................... something wrong with him.
Correct!
Wrong!
The adverb goes after be and before the main verb.
7. You .................................... complaining.
Correct!
Wrong!
The adverb goes after be.
8. She ......................................... a great help.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. We ............................... waiting to hear from them.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. We ............................. go out.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. She .................................... here.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. The meeting ...................................... be cancelled.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. Trains never arrive on time.
2. I don’t usually have to work on the weekends.
3. She will probably not be coming.
4. She probably won’t come.
5. I certainly feel better today.
6. There is definitely something wrong with him.
7. You are always complaining.
8. She has always been a great help.
9. We are still waiting to hear from them.
10. We don’t often go out.
11. She rarely comes here.
12. The meeting will probably be cancelled.
