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Adverbs of Frequency

This document discusses adverbs of frequency and their usage in sentences. It provides a table showing common adverbs of frequency with their percentage usage. It then discusses the position of adverbs of frequency in sentences, noting they typically come before main verbs or after forms of "to be". It also discusses using adverbs of frequency at the beginning or end of sentences and with auxiliary verbs.

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Adverbs of Frequency

This document discusses adverbs of frequency and their usage in sentences. It provides a table showing common adverbs of frequency with their percentage usage. It then discusses the position of adverbs of frequency in sentences, noting they typically come before main verbs or after forms of "to be". It also discusses using adverbs of frequency at the beginning or end of sentences and with auxiliary verbs.

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Frequency Adverb of Frequency Example Sentence

100% always I always go to bed before 11pm.


90% usually I usually have coffee and bread for breakfast.
80% normally / generally I normally go to the gym.
70% often* / frequently I often surf the internet.
50% sometimes I sometimes forget my wife's birthday.
30% occasionally I occasionally eat junk food.
10% seldom I seldom read the newspaper.
5% hardly ever / rarely I hardly ever drink alcohol.
0% never I never tell lies.

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
An adverb of frequency goes before a main verb (except with
to be).
Subject + adverb + main verb
I always do my English homework.
He normally gets good marks in exams.
An adverb of frequency goes after the verb To Be.

Subject + to be + adverb
They are never at home on Sundays.
She isn’t rarely on time.

THE POSITION OF THE ADVERB IN


A SENTENCE
When we use an auxiliary verb (have, will, must, might, could,
would, can, etc.), the adverb is placed between the auxiliary and
the main verb. This is also true for to be.
Subject + auxiliary + adverb + main verb

She can sometimes beat me in a race.


I would hardly ever be unkind to someone.
They might never see each other again.
They could occasionally be heard laughing.

THE POSITION OF THE ADVERB IN


A SENTENCE
We can also use the following adverbs at the start of a sentence:

Usually, normally, often, frequently, sometimes, occasionally

 Occasionally, I like to eat Thai food.

BUT we cannot use the following at the beginning of a sentence:

Always, seldom, rarely, hardly, ever, never.

THE POSITION OF THE ADVERB IN


A SENTENCE
We use hardly ever and never with positive, not negative verbs:

 She hardly ever comes to my parties.


 They never say 'thank you’.

We use ever in questions and negative statements:

 Have you ever been to New Zealand?


 I haven't ever been to Switzerland. (The same as 'I have never been Switzerland').

THE POSITION OF THE ADVERB IN


A SENTENCE
We can also use the following expressions when we want to be more specific about the frequency
at the end of the sentence or question.

- every day – once a week, a month, a year ….– twice a week, a month, a year… - three times -

four times- five times a day, a week, a month, a year etc. - every other day, week, month.

- Example:
• I wash my hair twice a week.

• Peter plays soccer with his children every weekend.

• My parents travel abroad once a year.

THE POSITION OF THE ADVERB IN


A SENTENCE

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