WORD ORDER

ADVERBS WITH THE

VERB

Some adverbs go with

the verb in the middle
of a sentence

Helen always drives to work

We were feeling very tired and we were

also hungry
The concert will probably be cancelled

position of adverbs in
the middle of a
sentence(they are only general rules,
so there are exceptions)

1. If the verb is one word, the adverb

usually goes before the verb

I cleaned the house and also cooked the

dinner
Lucy hardly watches television and rarely
reads newspapers
* Note that these adverbs go before have
to

2.But adverbs go after to be

You're never on time

The traffic isn't usually as bad as it was

this morning
3. If the verb is two or more words (can
remember, doesn't eat, will be
cancelled,...) the adverb usually goes
after the first verb

You have always been very kind to me

Do you still work for the same company

* Note that probably and even goes

before a negative
I probably won't see you

Even

Usually even is used with the verb in the

middle of a sentence

Sue has travelled all over the world. She

has even been to the Antartic

With negatives

- Modals: always after the modal

I can't even boil an egg

-Auxiliaries: always befor the auxiliary
They even don't say hello.

You can use even+comparative