Adverbs of frequency and time

How to use Adverbs of frequency and time

Position

1. Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb, they tell us how often something happens

• – I always have cereals for breakfast.
  – She has never been to Paris.
  – The children would often play football together.

2. but after the verb to be

• – He’s usually late to school
  – Mary was often the first to finish her work

! sometimes/ usually/ normally can go at the beginning of the sentence too.

• – Usually, my father works at night.

Adverbs of time usually go at the end of a sentence or a clause, they tell us “when”

• – They’ll start work soon.
  – Duncan finishes his deliveries early
  – It snowed all night
  – My car was repaired last week and then he had an accident.

Introduction to use of Adverbs

Adverbs of manner

Exercise to practise word order with adverbs