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Learn how to use adverbs of frequency to answer the question "How often?" with examples and rules for proper placement in sentences. Improve your grammar skills with this detailed reference guide.
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Adverbs of frequency Grammar Reference Preparatore linguistico:Dott.ssa Barbara Meloni
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 usuallycan 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 alwaysCAN’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.
