Adverbs of frequency

3. :
% Adverbs of frequency example
100% Always I always study after class.
90% Usually I usually walk to work.
80% Normally I normally get good marks.
70% Often I often read in bed at night.
50% Sometimes I sometimes sing in the shower.
30% Ocassionally I occasionally go to bed late.
10% Seldom I seldom put salt on my food.
5% Hardly/ Rarely I hardly ever get angry.
0% Never Vegetarians never eat meat.

4. Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb, but after verb “to be”.
• Andrea always goes out on Sunday evenings.
• Jane’s boyfriend usually picks her up and they drive into the city centre.
• Jake and Emma often go for lunch together.
• In the winter Sara sometimes goes Skiing in France.
• James and Stephen occasionally go to the cinema in the summer because they prefer
to stay outside.
• As Marta is so busy she never gets home from work before 7.

5. Yes, we can use some adverbs of frequency at the beginning or end of a sentence for emphasis.
Example:
• Occasionally I meet her for a coffee.
We can use; usually, often, sometimes and occasionally at the beginning of a sentence, and
sometimes and often at the end.
Example:
• Usually she travels around the world.
• He studies for the test sometimes.
Be careful with never. It is already negative, so we can’t use it with not.
Example: I never go to the supermarket with my mother.

7. Next we need to remind that there is a modal verb in the sentence, we put the adverb of
frequency after it and before the main verb. For example:
• You must always try your best.
• We can usually find a seat on our train.
• They should never be rude to customers.
The same rule applies for an auxiliary verb the adverb of frequency goes between the auxiliary
verb and the main verb. For example:
• I have never visited Turkey.
• He’s always taking things from my desk. It’s really annoying.
• You had rarely arrived late at work until yesterday.