The placement of the adverbs of frequency
A. In
affirmative sentences:
a) Adverbs
of frequency come between a subject and a verb:
S+ adverb of frequency + verb
I often
go to school
b) Adverbs of frequency
come after verb “be”:
S+ am/ is/ are + adverb of frequency
I’m always
at home/ he is usually at school
c) Adverbs
of frequency come between a modal and a verb:
S+ modal+ adverb of frequency+ verb
You can always
hear music
d) In perfect
tenses, adverbs of frequency come between auxiliary and the main verb:
S+ have + adverbs of frequency + the main
verb
The actor
has always got
much talent and skill
B. In
negative sentences:
a. Adverbs
of frequency come between the auxiliary (do/ does) + not + the verb:
S+ don’t/ doesn’t + adverb of frequency + verb
He doesn’t often
go to school
b. Adverbs
of frequency come after the verb “be” + not :
S + am not/ isn’t/ aren’t +
adverbs of frequency
She isn’t
usually here in the morning
C. In
interrogative sentences:
1. Adverbs
of frequency come between the auxiliary (do/ does) + subject and the main verb:
do/ does + S+ adverbs of frequency
+ verb
Does your mother sometimes play Tennis?
2. Adverbs
of frequency come after the verb “be”+ not+ the subject:
isn’t/ aren’t + S + adverbs
of frequency
Isn’t Ahmed usually here?
