This document provides information about adverbs of frequency and includes an example. It discusses the adverbs: always, rarely, never, usually, sometimes, ever, all the time, often, constantly. It then provides a practice activity where students must fill in the blanks of a weekly routine with the appropriate adverb of frequency. The routine describes what Mary does each day of the week. It concludes by providing production activities where students discuss annoying habits using the adverbs and examples are written on the board.

1. ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

2. - This class was elaborated for pre-intermediate students.
The goal of this class is...

4. Always Rarely Never
Usually
Sometimes
Ever
All the time Often
Constantly

5. PRACTICE
Mary is a How I Met Your Mother’s fan and never misses the
show! Take a look at her routine and fill in the blanks with the
appropriate adverb of frequency.
Always – Usually – Often – Sometimes – Rarely – Never

6. Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Wakes up
at 7 a.m.
Wakes up
at 7 a.m.
Wakes up
at 7 a.m.
Wakes up
at 7 a.m.
Wakes up
at 7 a.m.
Wakes up
at 7 a.m.
Wakes up
at 10 a.m.
Breakfast
at 7:30a.m
Breakfast
at 7:30a.m
Breakfast
at 7:30a.m
Breakfast
at 7:30a.m
Breakfast
at 7:30a.m
Breakfast
at 7:30a.m
Breakfast at
10:30a.m
Brushes
her teeth
Brushes
her teeth
Brushes
her teeth
Brushes
her teeth
Brushes
her teeth
Brushes
her teeth
Brushes her
teeth
Work at
9a.m.
Work at
9a.m.
Work at
9a.m.
Work at
9a.m.
Work at
9a.m.
Work at
9a.m.
(once a
month)
Reads a
book or
watches tv

7. Lunch at
home at
12p.m.
Lunch at
home at
12p.m.
Lunch at
home at
12p.m.
Lunch at
home at
12p.m.
Lunch at
home or
at
Applebee’
s with
friends at
12p.m.
Lunch (no
time, nor
place)
Lunch (no
time, nor
place)
Gets back
home at
7p.m.
Gets back
home at
7p.m. and
watches
How I Met
Your
Mother
Gets back
home at
7p.m.
Gets back
home at
7p.m.
Gets back
home at
7p.m. or
goes to
the happy
hour and
returns at
10 p.m.
Goes out
with
friends.
When they
are not
available,
she stays
at home.
Goes to the
movies
Sleeps at
10p.m.
Sleeps at
10p.m.
Sleeps at
10p.m.
Sleeps at
10p.m.
Sleeps at
11p.m.
Sleeps
whenever
she wants
Sleeps at
10p.m.

8. a) Mary _____________ wakes up at 7a.m. (usually)
b) Mary _______________ wakes up at 7a.m. on Sundays. (never)
c) Mary _______________ brushes her teeth after breakfast. (always)
d) Mary _______________ works on Saturdays. (rarely)
e) _______________ Mary has lunch with her friends at Applebee’s on
Fridays. (sometimes)
f) Mary _______________ lunches at home. (often)

9. PRODUCTION
Divide the class in pairs. The students will have
to talk about their and their friends’ annoying
habits using the expressions learned.
Some of the sentences produced can be written
on the board for vocabulary acquisition, e.g.: to
bite your nails, to crack your knuckles, to snore,
etc.