Adverbs of frequency

- We use them to answer the question How often…? How often do you go to the cinema?

Do you ever go to the cinema in the morning?

- Examples of adverbs of frequency: always -- 100% sometimes -- 50% frequently -- 90% occasionally -- 40% usually seldom -- 30% normally 80% rarely -- 20% generally hardly ever -- 10% often -- 70% never -- 0% NOTE – With never and hardly ever we use an affirmative verb:

He never smokes NOT He doesn’t never smoke

Adverbs of frequency POSITION

- Adverbs of frequency go: a) Before all verbs (except verb to be):

I always wake up at 9.00 b) After verb to be:

They are sometimes late c) But usually, normally, often, sometimes and occasionally can also go at the beginning or at the end of the sentence:

Sometimes I feel depressed / Sarah goes by train normally

d) If the sentence has more than one verb (e.g. auxiliary verb), we put the adverb between the two verbs:

Anne doesn’t usually smoke / Do you usually smoke?