Adverbs of frequency
Наречия частотности.
Теория
Наречия частоты показывают, как часто происходит действие.
Основные наречия:
always — всегда,
usually — обычно,
often — часто,
sometimes — иногда,
rarely — редко,
hardly ever — почти никогда,
never — никогда.
С обычными смысловыми глаголами наречие частоты обычно ставится перед глаголом:
I usually walk to school.
She often reads in the evening.
С глаголом to be наречие ставится после am, is или are:
He is always friendly.
They are usually at home.
Sometimes можно ставить в начале предложения:
Sometimes we play tennis.
Примеры
I always do my homework.
She usually gets up at seven.
We often visit our grandparents.
They sometimes watch films together.
Tom rarely eats fast food.
I never drink coffee.
He is always polite.
We are usually busy on Mondays.
Типичные ошибки
Неверно: I go always to school by bus.
Верно: I always go to school by bus.
Неверно: She always is late.
Верно: She is always late.
Неверно: He never doesn't eat meat.
Верно: He never eats meat.
Never уже имеет отрицательное значение, поэтому дополнительное отрицание не используется.