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Sentence structure

80 Frequency adverbs with the Present Simple

FORM

USE
• The adverb goes between the subject and the verb:
I often see them.
We rarely talk to them.
! seldom go out in the evenings.
• occasionally, sometimes, often, frequently, and normally can also be at the
beginning or end of a clause:
/ see them occasionally.
Sometimes we talk to each other.
Normally I go out in the evenings.

Note: always is sometimes used with present continuous to express annoyance, always
goes between the auxiliary verb and the main verb:
Sams's always borrowing my tilings without asking!
Peter's always complaining about his job!

Practice

Do this exercise in your notebook. Choose the correct word and write it in its
proper place in these sentences.

1 I see them nowadays - the last time we met was ten years ago.
{never / often / always)
/ never see them nowadays - the last time we met was ten years ago.

2 You're lucky: we have ice cream, but we've got some today,
(hardly ever / normally / nearly always)

3 Peter's playing football instead of doing his homework,
(seldom / hardly ever / always)
4 We go out now - we can't afford it. (hardly ever / sometimes / frequently)
5 I don't finish work before eleven o'clock, so I see the children before
they go to bed. (always / never / usually)

6 I sit here when I come to the park - it's my favourite place,
(hardly ever / occasionally / always)

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