Real English® - Lesson 57 - Exercise 4 - Present Simple Verb Review (2)

Lesson 57 - Exercise 4 - Present Simple & Adverb Placement

Type in the gaps, press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you problems. You must first click on the "[?]" button to get a clue.

Listen to the video again. Type your answer in the blank space. Click on [ ? ] to find the correct adverb!
1 - Interviewer: Do you

juggle here?
2 - Betty Jean: No, uhm, I juggle here.
3 - He uses Facebook.
4 - He uses Twitter.
5 - She loves classic rock but she listens to it.
6 - They don't like to play football but they watch matches on TV.
7 - We watch films in English.

Read about adverbs of frequency. Listen to the examples.

The Present Simple and Adverbs of Frequency
What's an adverb? An adverb changes the sense of a verb, another adverb, or an adjective. It modifies a verb, another adverb, or an adjective. What's an adverb of frequency? It answers the question "How often do you do something?" Always, rarely, sometimes, often, never, usually, sometimes, frequently, and occasionally, are usually placed BEFORE the verb (this sentence is an example!). This is a bit complicated because there are exceptions to the rule. Rarely, always, seldom and never must NOT be placed after the verb: Examples: 1 - Betty Jean rarely juggles on Grafton Street. :-) It is NOT possible to say "Betty Jean juggles on Grafton Street rarely. :-( 2 - I always make exercises in the morning. :-) It is NOT possible to say "I make exercises in the morning *always. :-( 3 - I love fish but I seldom* eat it. :-) It is NOT possible to say "I love fish but I eat it seldom . :-( 4 - He never uses Twitter . :-) It is NOT possible to say "He uses Twitter never. :-(

The Present Simple and Adverbs of Frequency

What's an adverb? An adverb changes the sense of a verb, another adverb, or an adjective. It modifies a verb, another adverb, or an adjective.
What's an adverb of frequency? It answers the question "How often do you do something?"

Always, rarely, sometimes, often, never, usually, sometimes, frequently, and occasionally, are usually placed BEFORE the verb (this sentence is an example!). This is a bit complicated because there are exceptions to the rule.

Rarely, always, seldom and never must NOT be placed after the verb:
Examples:
1 - Betty Jean rarely juggles on Grafton Street. :-)

It is NOT possible to say "Betty Jean juggles on Grafton Street rarely. :-(
2 - I always make exercises in the morning. :-)

It is NOT possible to say "I make exercises in the morning always. :-(
3 - I love fish but I seldom eat it. :-)

It is NOT possible to say "I love fish but I eat it seldom . :-(
4 - He never uses Twitter . :-)

It is NOT possible to say "He uses Twitter never. :-(

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