Adverbs of Frequency
We use the following adverbs, called adverbs of frequency to say how often we do something:
always
usually
often
sometimes
hardly (ever)
never
(100% of the time)
(0% of the time)
The place of these adverbs in a sentence is either before the main verb, or after "am", "is", "are", "was" or "were".
She sometimes has honey for breakfast.
It doesn't often rain in my town.
I must always finish my homework before wathing TV.
They are usually at home on the weekend.
With "never" and "hardly ever" we use a positive verb.
We hardly ever go to the movies.
He's never on time.
To make questions about how frequently a verb happens, we use the question phrase "how often".
How often does he take a nap in the afternoon?
He always takes a nap in the afternoon.
Exercises
Put the words in the right order.
1.sleep / seven / I / hours / for / always.
I always sleep for seven hours.
2.to / the weekend / the movies / on / sometimes / we / go.
We sometimes go to the movies on the weekend.
3.forget / we / our / should / never / memories.
We should never forget our memories.
4.cold / hometown / my / it / hardly ever / is / very / in.
It is hardly ever very cold in my hometown.
5.usually / bed / he / goes / at / to / 9 p.m.
He usually goes to bed at 9 p.m.
6.make / often / dinner / doesn't / she.
She doesn't often make dinner.