Grammar Reference Adverbs of frequency We use adverbs of frequency to answer the question: How often?
Always Usually Often Sometimes
Hardly ever Never Adverbs of frequency These adverbs usually come BEFORE the main verb.
She never eats meat.
I sometimes play tennis on Saturdays. I don’t often go swimming. I always have coffee for breakfast. I usually go to bed at about 11.00. He hardly ever watches TV. Adverbs of frequency Sometimes and usually can also come at the beginning or the end of a sentence: Sometimes we play cards. We play cards sometimes. Usually I walk to school. I walk to school usually. Adverbs of frequency Never and always CAN’T come at the beginning or the end of a sentence:
NOT: Never I go to the cinema.
Always I have coffee in the morning. BUT: I never go to the cinema I always have coffee in the morning. Adverbs of frequency REMEMBER: a. Adverbs of frequency go before all verbs EXCEPT be. Do you usually go to work by bus? BUT: They’re sometimes late. b. We use a positive verb with never and hardly ever. He never smokes and NOT He doesn’t never smoke.