Adverbs of frequency tell us action takes place how often an

Adverb of Frequency
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Adverb of Frequency
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Jarang Pernah Hampir tidak pernah Tidak pernah Sering kali Umumnya Adakalanya, kadang-kadang Selalu Biasanya Sering Kadang-kadang Jarang

Rarely Ever Hardly ever Never Frequently Generally Occasionally Always Usually Often Sometimes Seldom

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Frequenc Adverb of y Frequency 100 % Always 90% 80%

Example of Sentence

I always go to bed before 11 pm Usually I usually walk go to school Normally / generallyI normally go to the gym

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Often / frequently Sometimes Occasionally Seldom / rarely

I often check my email I sometimes go to the bookstore I occasionally eat junk food I seldom read the 4/22/12 newspaper

The position of adverb in a Sentence

An Adverb of frequency goes before a main verb ( except to be ) Subject + Adverb + main Verb I always remember to do my homework He normally gets good marks in exams

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An adverb of frequency goes after the verb to be

Subject + to be + adverb
They are never pleased to see me She isnt usually bad tempered
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When we use an auxiliary verb (have, will, must, might, could, would, can, etc.), the adverb is placed between the auxiliary and the main verb. This is also true for to be. Subject + Auxiliary + adverb + main verb She can sometimes beat me in a race They might never see each other again They could occasionally be heard laughing

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 We can also use the following adverbs at the

start of a sentence:

Usually, normally, often, frequently,

sometimes, occasionally
Occasionally, I like to eat Thai food. BUT we cannot use the following at the

beginning of a sentence:
Always, seldom, rarely, hardly, ever, never.

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We use hardly ever and never with positive,

not negative verbs:

She hardly ever comes to my parties. They never say 'thank you'. We use ever in questions and negative

statements:

Have you ever been to New Zealand? I haven't ever been to Switzerland. (The same

as 'I have never been Switzerland').

We can also use the following expressions 4/22/12

when we want to be more specific about the

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