Adverbs of frequency ❤️present simple

(= KEYWORDS for the present simple)

DEFINITION:
We use adverbs of frequency to say how many times we do an action. We use the present simple for repeated
actions  we use the present simple with adverbs of frequency.

Order the adverbs of frequency from the one you use when you do an action all the time (100%) to the one you
use when you don’t ever do an action (0%):

USUALLY
HARDLY EVER
SELDOM
OCCASIONALLY
RARELY
NEVER
OFTEN
CONSTANTLY
ALWAYS
SOMETIMES

Word order of sentences with ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY + VERB (eat; drink; sleep; write…-> NOT “TO BE”) in the
present simple:
Ed usually plays sports (affirmative )
Ed doesn’t usually play sports (negative)
Does Ed usually play sports? (interrogative 1)
When does Ed usually play sports? (interrogative 2)

She always eats an omelet for breakfast.

Susie often plays football.
I sometimes cry at night.
You occasionally work in the afternoon.
They rarely sleep in the garage.
My brother never eats macaroni with cheese.

!!! occasionally & sometimes can also be used at the start of the sentence

 WORD ORDER:
Person + ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
REMEMBER!
Word order of sentences with ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY + verb TO BE:
I am always happy.
You are usually sad.
He is often hungry.
She is sometimes mad at me.
The cat is occasionally in the house.
We are rarely funny.
They are never tired.

WORD ORDER: Person + ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. + place OR feeling

(=sentiment)