The placement of the adverbs of frequency
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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
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