Fill in the blanks.
1Trains ............... on time.
Wrong!
Adverbs of frequency usually go before a main verb, so the correct answer is "never arrive".
2I ............... have to work on the weekends.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Usually" can go before or after a negative auxiliary, so both "usually don't" and "don't usually" are correct. The auxiliary "don't" is needed to make the verb negative, so "usually not" is wrong.
3She ............... be coming.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Probably will not" and "will probably not" are both acceptable positions before the main verb phrase.
4She ............... come.
Wrong!
"Probably" usually comes before the contracted negative "won't", so the correct answer is "probably won't".
5I ............... better today.
Wrong!
Adverbs such as "certainly" usually go before a main verb, so the correct answer is "certainly feel".
6There is ............... something wrong with him.
Wrong!
After "be", use the adverb "definitely", not the adjective.
7You ............... complaining about something.
Wrong!
With the verb "be", the adverb usually follows the verb, so the correct answer is "are always".
8She has ............... a great help.
Wrong!
In a perfect verb phrase, the frequency adverb usually comes after "has", so the correct answer is "always been".
9We ............... waiting to hear from them.
Wrong!
With the verb "be", "still" usually comes after the verb, so the correct answer is "are still".
10We don't ............... go out.
Wrong!
After the negative auxiliary "don't", use the adverb "often".
11She ............... here.
Wrong!
Adverbs of frequency usually go before a main verb, so the correct answer is "rarely visits".
12The meeting will ............... be cancelled.
Wrong!
Between "will" and the passive verb phrase, use the adverb "probably".
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Trains never arrive on time.
- I usually don’t / don’t usually have to work on the weekends.
- She probably will not / will probably not be coming.
- She probably won’t come.
- I certainly feel better today.
- There is definitely something wrong with him.
- You are always complaining about something.
- She has always been a great help.
- We are still waiting to hear from them.
- We don’t often go out.
- She rarely visits here.
- The meeting will probably be cancelled.