Position of Adverbs and Adverb Phrase – English Grammar Test for B2
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2 They go out on Sundays. (usually)
3 She helps her friends. (always)
4 We go to the cinema. (sometimes)
5 I forget my keys. (often)
6 They meet us after work. (rarely)
7 The children play in the garden. (every afternoon)
8 He studies at night. (hardly ever)
9 We have visited Paris. (already)
10 She speaks German. (fluently)
11 They go to bed early. (never)
12 I am late for meetings. (usually)
13 The train leaves at 7:30. (always)
14 They have finished their homework. (just)
15 He will come to the party. (probably)
16 She gets angry. (rarely)
17 We go to the mountains in winter. (often)
18 I drink coffee in the morning. (usually)
19 He forgot to call you. (completely)
20 They arrived at the airport. (yesterday)
21 The dog barked. (suddenly)
22 She is tired after work. (sometimes)
23 We finish our work before lunch. (always)
24 He was speaking loudly. (too)
25 I have met your sister. (never)
26 They are preparing dinner. (already)
27 She goes shopping on Fridays. (normally)
28 We see each other at work. (often)
29 He goes running in the park. (every morning)
30 I get up early. (usually)
Answer
1 He never eats meat.
→ Frequency adverb before the main verb.
2 They usually go out on Sundays.
→ Frequency adverbs like usually go before the main verb.
3 She always helps her friends.
→ Always goes before the main verb.
4 We sometimes go to the cinema.
→ Frequency adverb before the main verb.
5 I often forget my keys.
→ Often is placed before the main verb.
6 They rarely meet us after work.
→ Rarely is a frequency adverb before the verb.
7 The children play in the garden every afternoon.
→ Time adverb phrase at the end of the sentence.
8 He hardly ever studies at night.
→ Multi-word frequency adverb before the main verb.
9 We have already visited Paris.
→ Already goes between auxiliary and main verb.
10 She speaks German fluently.
→ Manner adverb after the object.
11 They never go to bed early.
→ Frequency adverb before the main verb.
12 I am usually late for meetings.
→ With be, the adverb comes after am/is/are.
13 The train always leaves at 7:30.
→ Frequency adverb before the main verb.
14 They have just finished their homework.
→ Just between auxiliary and past participle.
15 He will probably come to the party.
→ Probably between auxiliary and main verb.
16 She rarely gets angry.
→ Frequency adverb before the main verb.
17 We often go to the mountains in winter.
→ Frequency adverb before the main verb.
18 I usually drink coffee in the morning.
→ Usually before the main verb.
19 He completely forgot to call you.
→ Adverbs of degree before the main verb.
20 They arrived at the airport yesterday.
→ Time adverb phrase at the end.
21 The dog barked suddenly.
→ Manner adverb usually follows the verb.
22 She is sometimes tired after work.
→ With be, the adverb comes after the verb.
23 We always finish our work before lunch.
→ Frequency adverb before the main verb.
24 He was speaking too loudly.
→ Degree adverb (too) before manner adverb.
25 I have never met your sister.
→ Never goes between auxiliary and main verb.
26 They are already preparing dinner.
→ Already before the –ing form in continuous tense.
27 She normally goes shopping on Fridays.
→ Frequency adverb before main verb.
28 We often see each other at work.
→ Frequency adverb before the main verb.
29 He goes running in the park every morning.
→ Time adverb phrase at the end.
30 I usually get up early.
→ Usually before the main verb.