Adverbs of frequency are used to express how often an activity is done. They include always, usually, normally/generally, often/frequently, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, hardly ever/rarely, and never. Frequency adverbs go before main verbs except with forms of "to be", where they follow the verb. Exceptions allow usually, normally, often, frequently, sometimes, and occasionally to begin sentences, while always, seldom, rarely, hardly, ever, and never cannot. Hardly ever and never are used with positive verbs, and ever is used in questions and negative statements.

1. Adverbs of frequency

2. What are frequency adverbs?
The frequency adverbs are the adverbs we use the express how
frequently we do an activity

3. 100% always I always go to bed before 11pm
90% usually I usually have cereal 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 swim in the sea

4. Always
I always get up at 7 o’clock
The news always start at 12:30
She always takes a bus to my university
We always do our homework

5. Usually
I usually read a book at night
She usually cooks the dinner
We usually play football in the school

6. Often
I often go to the library
She often goes to the cinema
We often go out for junk food

7. Sometimes
I sometimes chat by Facebook
She sometimes goes to the church
We sometimes call each other by phone

8. Hardly ever
I hardly ever drink alcohol
She hardly ever drinks coffee
We hardly ever talk by telephone

9. Never
I never say a bad word
She never says the truth
We never go to the cemetery

10. The position of the Adverb in a sentence
An adverb of frequency goes before a main verb (except with To Be).
An adverb of frequency goes after the verb to be

11. Exceptions
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.

12. 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').