bài tập Adverb position

Adverb position
1 Match the adverb positions to the definitions and the example sentences.
front position
after the verb
He usually played better than this.
They’ll definitely go to the party.
mid position

before the subject

I’ve been waiting patiently.

end position

between the subject and the verb (or
immediately after be as main verb

Finally we managed to contact her.

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Put the adverbs in the right place in the sentences.
We saw them playing tennis. often / in the park ....................................................................................................
They began to meet. before long / every week ......................................................................................................
Ron had visited the Taj Mahal. never / before ........................................................................................................

I disagreed with his suggestions. totally / at the meeting .......................................................................................
The players met for the first time. only / yesterday .................................................................................................
We play tennis with Liz and Adam. on Sundays / always .......................................................................................

3 Put the words in the right order to make sentences.
1 always / at nine o'clock / out of the garage / in the morning / drives / his car / he
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2 he / to town / after breakfast / often / Mrs Hodges / takes
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3 a parking place / near the shops / they / find / rarely
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4 sometimes / in a garage / Mr Hodges / his car / parks
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5 fly / with my parents / to Florida / hardly ever / I / in winter
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6 late / came / last year / she / often / to school / in spring
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7 often / have / at about three o'clock / a cup of tea / they / at the hotel / in the afternoon
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8 meet / at the sports ground / they / after dinner / always / their friends
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9 enjoys / very much / swimming / in our pool / always / in the morning / she
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10 hardly / last year / could / ski / he
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4 Tick () the correct sentences. Correct the mistakes.
1 We together walked to the end of the garden. ..........................................................................................................
2 So far in my new job I have mainly had to deal with complaints. ..............................................................................

3 I just have bought a new car. .....................................................................................................................................
4 He speaks fluently five languages. ..............................................................................................................................
5 Jenny has been appointed recently Professor of Nursing. .........................................................................................
6 I was totally unprepared for the news. ......................................................................................................................
7 It was now time for me to make my speech. .............................................................................................................
8 He had been to London never before. .......................................................................................................................
9 Susan became soon bored with the new toys. ...........................................................................................................
10 John frequently was away from home in his new job. .............................................................................................
11 They are at home these days hardly ever. ...............................................................................................................
12 I could never understand why he got so annoyed. ..................................................................................................
13 We had already been given three presents. ............................................................................................................
14 Although he’s 60, he still enjoys playing football. ...................................................................................................
15 I have always liked very much dancing Sevillanas. ..................................................................................................
5 Put the adverb in the right place in the sentences.
1 Helen takes the bus to work. usually
2 I finished my thesis in April of last year. finally
3 He doesn’t know my name. still
4 We have a greater understanding of the underlying problem. now
5 Japanese political scientists have claimed that most TV news is unbiased. recently
6 I forgot when the appointment was. completely
7 It seems we will never understand the implications of the accident. fully
8 It became clear that the results were not what they expected. soon
9 The evidence has been presented in this way. seldom
10 A list of candidates had been submitted. already
6 Put the adverb in the right place in the sentences.
1 When he died, his political enemies agreed that he was a good man. even
2 I didn’t expect her to do anything, but when I came down Ella had tidied up and made tea. even
3 30,000 cases of measles were reported during September. alone
4 He asked for volunteers, but Alice put up her hand. only
5 The printer couldn’t print fifteen pages a minute. even

6 The tickets cost more than I could afford. I certainly wouldn’t be able to pay for the hotel as well. alone
7 Please take my comments as guidelines. just / only
8 We’ve just realised that it was their tenth anniversary. only
9 The solution was heated to 100ºC. then
10 He goes on to discuss the economic crisis in detail. then