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Frequency Adverbs Guide

This document discusses frequency adverbs and their usage. It lists common positive and negative frequency adverbs such as often, usually, seldom, and never. It provides examples of how these adverbs are typically positioned in sentences, including following forms of "be" or coming directly after the subject in questions. It also explains rules around negative verbs and adverbs like never, usually, and always. Frequency adverbs like ever are only used in questions or with not, but not in statements alone.

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Frequency Adverbs Guide

This document discusses frequency adverbs and their usage. It lists common positive and negative frequency adverbs such as often, usually, seldom, and never. It provides examples of how these adverbs are typically positioned in sentences, including following forms of "be" or coming directly after the subject in questions. It also explains rules around negative verbs and adverbs like never, usually, and always. Frequency adverbs like ever are only used in questions or with not, but not in statements alone.

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FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Positive Occasionally
Always
Almost always Negative
Usually* Seldom
Often* Rarely
Frequently* Hardly ever
Generally* Almost never
Sometimes* Not ever, never.

* may also occur at the beginning or end of a sentence.


The others their usual position is in the middle of a sentence.

We often sleep late on weekends. (not we sleep often)


Sue always gets to work early. (not Sue gets always)
I usually drive to work, but I sometimes walk.
Julia never eats breakfast.

Frequency adverbs follow BE in the simple (am/is/are) present and simple past (was/were).

SUBJECT + FREQ ADV + VERB


Karen always tells the truth.

SUBJECT + BE + FREQ ADV


Karen is always on time.

In questions freq. adv. come directly after the subject.

- Do you always eat breakfast?

In a negative sentence, most frequency adverbs come in front of a negative verb (except
ALWAYS and EVER)

- Ann usually doesn’t eat breakfast.

Always follows a negative helping verb or negative BE.

- Sue doesn’t always eat breakfast.

Negative adverbs (seldom, rarely, etc.) are NOT used with a negative verb.

CORRECT: Ana never eats breakfast.


INCORRECT: Ana doesn’t never eat breakfast.

Ever is used in question about frequency. It means “at any time”.


- Do you ever take the bus to work?
- Yes, I do. I often take the bus
Ever is also used with not.
- I don’t ever walk to work.

Ever is not used in statements.


INCORRECT: I ever walk to work.

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