Frequency Adverbs

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We use some adverbs to describe how frequently we do an activity.

These are called adverbs of frequency and include:

Frequency Adverb of Frequency Example Sentence
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.

* Some people pronounce the ‘T’ in often but many others do not.

The Position of the Adverb in a Sentence

An adverb of frequency goes before a main verb (except with To Be).

I always remember to do my homework.
He normally gets good marks in exams.

An adverb of frequency goes after the verb To Be.

They are never pleased to see me.
She isn’t usually bad tempered.

We use hardly ever and never with positive, not negative verbs:

  • She hardly ever comes to my parties.
  • They never say ‘thank you’.

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