Adverbs of Frequency

Adverbs of frequency tell "how often" something happen.They answer to the question: "How often?" or "How frequently?" For examples,

• I sometimes get up late. [It tells that I get up late 2 or 3 times per week. ]
• She rarely comes late. [It tells that it is not often that she comes late.]

MEANING AND USE

These adverbs tell the different frequency of things happening. Therefore, we can assume as in the table below:

Adverbs	Frequency (%)
Always / Constantly	95%
Usually / Nomrally	90%
Often / Frequently	60%
Sometimes	50%
Occassionally	40%
Rarely / Seldom	20%
Hardly ever / Scarely ever	6%
Never / Not ever	0%

 

POSITIONS

We simply place adverbs of frequency before other verbs, but after verbs "to be".

Before other verbs

For examples,

• She often visit her grand parents.
• They don't always order the products from us.

After verb "TO BE"

For examples,

• He is always late for class.
• She is occassionally in bad mood.

PRACTICE

Exercise 1: Place the correct adverbs of frequency into each sentence.

1. They come home late. (95%)
2. I arrive at the office at 7:30 AM. (90%)
3. She goes to the pagoda. (6%)
4. What do you do at weekends? (90%)
5. She doesn't go shopping. (60%)
6. She studies hard. (95%)
7. I am late for the meeting. (50%)
8. She is well-organized. (90%)
9. They aren't aware of what to do. (60%)
10. Is it hot in April? (95%)
11. She stays up late at night. ( 2 or 3 times per week)
12. He does exercise. (every morning)