FREQUENCY ADVERBS
They are those adverbs that are used to express the periodicity with which an action is performed when we want to talk about the frequency with which we do something or the frequency with which something happens
Rules
It cannot be placed anywhere in the sentence. Depending on the type of verb we will use it in one position or another.
The general rule is that they are placed in front of the verb
The basic structure
Subject + Frequency adverb + Main verb + Complement
In case the frequency adverbs accompany the verb to be, they will be placed behind
In this case, the structure is different
Subject + Verb To Be + Frequency adverb + Complement
If it is a verb that is accompanied by a modal verb or another auxiliary. Frequency adverbs are included in the same way, in front of the main verb
Frequency adverbs usually, frequently, often, sometimes y occasionally they can be placed at the main or at the end of the sentence
MAIN FREQUENCY ADVERBS
ALWAYS: It serves to express the idea of always, forever, or very frequently
USUALLY: Used to say that something is happening normally
OFTEN: We can translate it by often that is to say to talk about actions that happen on many occasions
SOMETIMES: Used to say that something happens sometimes or sometimes
OCCASIONALLY: We use it to say that something happens sometimes but not often
RARELY: It is used to say that something does not happen often, something that is difficult to happen
SELDOM: It is used very similarly rarely. These two adverbs are often used in written rather than spoken contexts
HARDLY EVER: It means that something happens in an exceptional way
NEVER: It is used to express that something has not happened on any occasion
EXERCISES
You always come to class late
She has always been a good friend
They usually visit their brother on November
They don't usually eat in the cafeteria
You don't go to the cinema very often
He often sings in this pub.
We sometimes feel tired
We sometimes go to the theatre
We see them rarely
They rarely ask questions
I never complain at work
Max never wants to work
