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Frequency Expressions

We use the following and other similar expressions of frequency to show how often we do something or how regularly a verb happens.

every day / week ...

every other day / week ...

once a day / week ...

twice a day / week ...

three times a day / week ...

every three days / weeks ...

The place of these adverbials is usually at the end of a sentence.

Examples:

She goes to the gym every other day.

We usually go to the movies three or four times a year.

You should take this medicine every six hours.

To make questions about how frequently a verb happens, we use the question phrase "how often"?

Example:

A: How often do you eat out?

B: I usually eat out two or three times a month.

Exercises

Put the words in the right order.

1.friends / meet / week / a / they / once / their.

They meet their friends once a week.

2.a / three / does / she / times / week / yoga.

She does yoga three times a week.

3.night / English / we / every / study.

We study English every night.

4.three / she / hairdresser's / every / months / goes / the / to.

She goes to the hairdresser's every three months.

5.my / visit / weekend / other / every / I / grandmother.

I visit my grandmother every other weekend.