At the weekend (Level A1/A2)
Talking about our weekends
What are you doing this weekend?
Listen to two people talking about their free time. What do they do? Listen and do the activities.
Kate has an unusual hobby of growing bonsai trees. Listen to Kate speak on a radio programme and answer the questions about her hobby.
Talking about your hobbies and interests.
How often do you.....? - Using adverbs of frequency
Grammar Practice – Adverbs of Frequency
Learn about how we form the past simple in English.
Rewrite some simple sentences putting adverbs in their usual position.
Complete these sentences with an appropriate adverb. Then check your answers below.
1. My brother is never sad. He’s _______ happy.
2. I was late for work only one time last year. I’m _______ late.
3. Mary failed only one test in high school. She _______ passed her tests.
4. I always remember to do my homework. I _______ forget to do it.
5. Steven seldom goes to a cinema. He _______ sees movies.
6. Judy saw a doctor for the first time in three years. She _______ gets sick.
7. I get up at five o’clock seven days a week. I _______ get up early.
8. It’s always hot and sunny where I live. That’s why I _______ see snow.
9. A: Do you ever drink coffee? B: Yes, but only _______, not often. Just a few times a week.
10. My sister almost never eats burgers and fries. She _______ eats healthy foods.
11. I _______ take a bus to class, maybe three or four days a week.
12. A: Do you ever watch action movies? B: No, never. Well, I watched an action movie a few years ago, so I guess should say _______.
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1. always
2. hardly ever / rarely / seldom
3. almost always
4. never
5. rarely / hardly ever
6. seldom / rarely / hardly ever
7. always
8. never
9. sometimes
10. almost always
11. usually
12. seldom / rarely / hardly ever
(Exercise source: ALL Things Grammar.com)
Talking about last weekend (past tense)
What did you do last weekend?
Listen to two people talking about their last weekend. What did they do? Listen and do the activities.
Try this writing activity to practise using linking words. Choose the correct linking word to complete the sentence about what a person did last Saturday.
Grammar Practice – The past simple.
Learn about how we form the past simple in English.
Learn about irregular verbs in the past tense, such as eat and ate, in this grammar activity.
Practice using the past tense with some regular and irregular verbs with this grammar activity.
Can you spot the errors in some past simple sentences?
Practice some more irregular verbs in the past tense with this grammar activity.