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Les adverbes de fréquence : always, usually, sometimes, never
Le sens des adverbes de fréquence (always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never), leur place avant le verbe mais après be, never sans don’t, puis la question How often…? et les fréquences chiffrées (once, twice, three times a week, every day) (A1)
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Les 36 questions du QCM en version texte
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Niveau facile ★ — 12 questions
Que signifie < i > usually < /i > ?
- A. d'habitude
- B. quelquefois
- C. rarement
- D. souvent
Réponse
A. d'habitude — usually = d'habitude, généralement (≈ 90 %).
Comment dit-on « rarement » ?
- A. hardly
- B. rarely
- C. usual
- D. sometimes
Réponse
B. rarely — rarement = rarely (ou seldom).
Quel adverbe correspond à 0 % ?
- A. always
- B. rarely
- C. often
- D. never
Réponse
D. never — never = jamais = 0 %.
Quel adverbe correspond à 100 % ?
- A. usually
- B. often
- C. always
- D. sometimes
Réponse
C. always — always = toujours = 100 %.
« parfois » se dit :
- A. always
- B. sometimes
- C. generally
- D. seldom
Réponse
B. sometimes — parfois = sometimes.
Quel adverbe est le plus fréquent après < i > always < /i > ?
- A. sometimes
- B. rarely
- C. often
- D. usually
Réponse
D. usually — always > usually > often > sometimes > rarely > never.
Quelle question sert à demander la fréquence ?
- A. How often…?
- B. How much…?
- C. How far…?
- D. How long ago…?
Réponse
A. How often…? — How often…? = à quelle fréquence ?
Complète : < i > Dad ___ cooks on Sundays. < /i > (souvent)
- A. never
- B. ever
- C. often
- D. seldom
Réponse
C. often — souvent = often, placé avant le verbe cooks.
Avec un verbe ordinaire, l'adverbe se place…
- A. après le complément
- B. en fin de phrase
- C. après le verbe
- D. avant le verbe
Réponse
D. avant le verbe — sujet + adverbe + verbe : I often read.
« une fois » se dit :
- A. ones
- B. once
- C. one times
- D. first
Réponse
B. once — une fois = once ; deux fois = twice.
« deux fois » se dit :
- A. twice
- B. second
- C. twos
- D. double
Réponse
A. twice — twice = deux fois.
Que signifie < i > hardly ever < /i > ?
- A. toujours
- B. extrêmement souvent
- C. presque jamais
- D. difficilement
Réponse
C. presque jamais — hardly ever = presque jamais (entre rarely et never).
Niveau moyen ★★ — 12 questions
< i > The train ___ late. < /i > (parfois)
- A. sometimes is
- B. is sometimes
- C. is late sometimes
- D. sometimes
Réponse
B. is sometimes — avec be : sujet + be + adverbe → is sometimes.
< i > My parents ___ coffee. < /i > (jamais)
- A. are never drink
- B. drink never
- C. don't never drink
- D. never drink
Réponse
D. never drink — verbe ordinaire : never drink ; pas de don't avec never.
« trois fois par semaine » se dit :
- A. three times a week
- B. three time a week
- C. thrice by week
- D. three times the week
Réponse
A. three times a week — à partir de trois : number + times a week.
Quelle phrase est correcte ?
- A. We go to the pool all Tuesday.
- B. We go to the pool every Tuesdays.
- C. We go to the pool every Tuesday.
- D. We go to the pool each Tuesdays.
Réponse
C. We go to the pool every Tuesday. — every + singulier : every Tuesday.
« Elle est rarement malade » :
- A. She is rarely ill.
- B. She rarely is ill.
- C. She is ill rarely.
- D. Rarely she is ill.
Réponse
A. She is rarely ill. — be + adverbe : is rarely ill.
< i > ___ do you brush your teeth? < /i > → < i > Twice a day. < /i >
- A. How much time
- B. How long
- C. How many
- D. How often
Réponse
D. How often — la réponse est une fréquence → How often.
Où placer < i > once a month < /i > dans < i > I / see / my dentist < /i > ?
- A. I see my once a month dentist.
- B. I see my dentist once a month.
- C. I see once a month my dentist.
- D. I once a month see my dentist.
Réponse
B. I see my dentist once a month. — une fréquence chiffrée va en fin de phrase.
< i > Grandpa ___ his glasses. < /i > (perd souvent)
- A. loses often
- B. often loses
- C. often lose
- D. is often lose
Réponse
B. often loses — often + loses (le -s reste sur le verbe).
Quel adverbe ne peut PAS commencer une phrase affirmative ?
- A. Sometimes
- B. Often
- C. Always
- D. Usually
Réponse
C. Always — always (comme never) ne se place pas en tête d'une affirmation ; sometimes, usually et often le peuvent.
« Nous jouons souvent aux jeux vidéo » :
- A. We play often video games.
- B. We are often play video games.
- C. We often play video games.
- D. We playing often video games.
Réponse
C. We often play video games. — We often play video games.
« Elle est toujours en retard » :
- A. She is always late.
- B. She is late always.
- C. She always is late.
- D. Always she is late.
Réponse
A. She is always late. — l'adverbe se place après be : She is always late.
« Mes parents ne sont jamais fatigués » se dit :
- A. My parents never are tired.
- B. My parents are never tired.
- C. My parents aren't never tired.
- D. My parents are tired never.
Réponse
B. My parents are never tired. — be + never, sans autre négation : My parents are never tired.
Niveau difficile ★★★ — 12 questions
Repère l'erreur : < i > Sam plays never tennis in the winter months. < /i >
- A. Sam
- B. plays never
- C. tennis
- D. in the winter months
Réponse
B. plays never — il faut Sam never plays : adverbe avant le verbe ordinaire.
Repère l'erreur : < i > They always are hungry after sport. < /i >
- A. They
- B. always are
- C. hungry
- D. after sport
Réponse
B. always are — avec be : They are always hungry.
Repère l'erreur : < i > We doesn't often go to the cinema. < /i >
- A. We doesn't
- B. often
- C. go
- D. to the cinema
Réponse
A. We doesn't — we → don't ; « don't often » est correct.
Quelle phrase est correcte ?
- A. I wash twice a week my hair.
- B. I wash my hair twice the week.
- C. I wash my hair twice a week.
- D. I wash my hair twice in week.
Réponse
C. I wash my hair twice a week. — twice a week, en fin de phrase.
Quelle phrase est correcte ?
- A. How often she visits London?
- B. How often do she visit London?
- C. How often does she visits London?
- D. How often does she visit London?
Réponse
D. How often does she visit London? — does + base verbale sans -s.
Quelle phrase est correcte ?
- A. He never isn't rude.
- B. He isn't never rude.
- C. He is never rude.
- D. He never is rude.
Réponse
C. He is never rude. — be + never, sans autre négation : He is never rude.
< i > ___ my sister and I cook together. < /i > Quel adverbe peut ouvrir la phrase ?
- A. Sometimes
- B. Ever
- C. Always
- D. Never
Réponse
A. Sometimes — sometimes peut ouvrir la phrase ; always et never se placent avant le verbe.
Traduis : « Il n'est pas toujours d'accord. »
- A. He is not always agree.
- B. He always doesn't agree.
- C. He never agrees.
- D. He doesn't always agree.
Réponse
D. He doesn't always agree. — « pas toujours » = don't/doesn't always + verbe.
Repère l'erreur : < i > How often is you tired? < /i >
- A. How often
- B. is
- C. you
- D. tired
Réponse
B. is — you → are : How often are you tired?
Quelle question convient à la réponse < i > Twice a week < /i > ?
- A. Where do you train?
- B. When do you train?
- C. How often do you train?
- D. How long do you train for?
Réponse
C. How often do you train? — une fréquence répond à How often.
Which sentence places the frequency adverb correctly?
- A. I play always football.
- B. I football always play.
- C. Always I play football.
- D. I always play football.
Réponse
D. I always play football. — I always play football (adverbe avant le verbe principal).
Which sentence correctly uses « never » with the present simple?
- A. He never eats vegetables.
- B. He doesn't never eat vegetables.
- C. He never don't eat vegetables.
- D. He don't never eat vegetables.
Réponse
A. He never eats vegetables. — never remplace la négation : He never eats vegetables (pas de don't/doesn't avec never).
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