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We use these adverbs to show  "how frequently" or "how often"  we do an activity.

Percentage	Adverbs Of Frequency	Example Sentences
100 %	always	Karen always tells lies
95%	almost always	She almost always drink milk in the morning.
90%	usually	I usually have cheese for breakfast.
80%	generally	We generally go to the gym.
70%	often	They often play games.
70%	frequently	I frequently get up at 7.
50%	sometimes	I sometimes watch TV.
30%	occasionally	I occasionally eat fast food.
10%	rarely	He rarely calls me.
10%	seldom	My parents seldom read the newspaper.
5%	hardly ever	Mom hardly ever eats breakfast.
5%	scarcely ever	Dad scarcely ever listens to music.
0%	never	My brother never smokes.

The place of the frequency adverbs

We usually put these frequency adverbs in the middle of the sentence, between the subject and the verb:

• We often go to the park.
• Sally sometimes calls me at home.
• We usually drink tea during the break.

except the verb "to be".

We use these adverbs after "am, is, are"

• He is always late.
• They are sometimes unhappy.
• I am often on time.
• You are seldom wrong.

Modals and Auxiliary verb (have, has, had, can, may, could,  must,  should, could, will, would, ...)

When there is a modal verb or auxilary verb and a main verb, the adverb goes between them:

• We can usually go for a walk.
• The kid often cries.
• My friends have occasionally gone out for a lunch.
• I had never seen him such a thing.
• You must always tell the truth.
  

but with the modals "have to / has to", the adverb goes before the modal:

• I usually have to stay home.

• Dad always has to drive us to the school.

Emphasis

Sometimes, for strong meeaning, we can put the some adverbs at the beginning of the sentence.

• Usually I get up at 6:00
• Occasionally she goes to the library.

Sometimes, at the end:

• We play tennis, usually.
• She goes to the gym, sometimes.

Some exceptions

We can put "Sometimes"  at the beginning, middle, or end:

         Sometimes she calls me.

         She sometimes calls me.

          She calls me sometimes.


"Always" can NOT go at the beginning or the end of the sentence, only in the middle:

     They always play video games at home.

    Always they play video games at home.

    They play video games at home always.


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