Adverbs of Frequency

Adverbs of Frequency are adverbs of time that answer the question "How frequently?" or "How often?". They tell us how often something happens.

Frequency	Adverb	Example
100%	always	I always go to bed at 11pm.
90%	usually	I usually walk to school.
×70%	often	I often surf the internet.
×50%	sometimes	I sometimes go to the cinema.
0%	never	I never swim in the sea.

Adverbs of frequency are put directly before the main verb. If 'be' is the main verb and there is no auxiliary verb, adverbs of frequency are put behind 'be'. 

Subject	auxiliary/be	adverb	main verb	object, place or time
I		often	go swimming	in the evenings.
He	doesn't	always	play	tennis.
We	are	usually		here in summer.

On-line exercises to practise adverbs of frequency:

• Adverbs of frequency Quiz
• Position of adverbs of frequency 1
• Position of adverbs of frequency 2
• Sentences with adverbs of frequency
• Fill in the gap: adverbs of frequency
• Adverbs of frequency order