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Frequency adverbs with different verb types\n\n### 3.1 With the verb “be”\n\nPut the adverb after be.\n\n\"He is always polite.\"\n\n\"They are usually tired after work.\"\n\n\"I am rarely late for class.\"\n\n### 3.2 With other verbs\n\nPut the adverb before the main verb.\n\n\"She often visits her grandparents.\"\n\n\"We sometimes order food online.\"\n\n\"He never checks his email in the evening.\"\n\n### 3.3 With auxiliary and modal verbs\n\nPut the adverb after the first helping verb (can\u002Fhas\u002Fis\u002Fdon’t) and before the main verb.\n\n\"I can usually come on Fridays.\"\n\n\"She has always enjoyed music.\"\n\n\"They have never been to London.\"\n\n\"We don’t often eat out during the week.\"\n\n\"He is always complaining about the weather.\"\n\n* With don’t\u002Fdoesn’t, the adverb usually comes after don’t\u002Fdoesn’t: \"We don’t often eat out.\" (Different meaning: \"We often don’t eat out\" = often we choose not to.)\n\n## 4. Contrastive placement and meaning\n\nSometimes the position of the adverb changes slightly depending on what the speaker wants to emphasise.\n\nMiddle position (most common)\n\n\"I usually walk to work.\"\nThis is the normal, neutral structure.\n\nBeginning of the sentence\n\n\"Sometimes, I walk to work.\" = \"Not always—only on some days.\"\n\n\"Usually, we stay home on Sundays.\" = \"This is our normal routine.\"\n\nBeginning position adds emphasis or contrast (for example, when you are changing topic or comparing routines).\n\nEnd position\n\n\"I go to the gym sometimes.\"\n\n\"We eat out often.\"\n\nEnd position is mainly used with sometimes\u002Foften\u002Fusually. We don’t normally put always\u002Fnever at the end (\"I go always\" \u002F \"I go never\").\n\n## 5. Frequency + time and place expressions\n\n### Examples\n\n\"I usually study English in the evening.\"\n\n\"She often works from a café near her office.\"\n\n\"They sometimes play football after school.\"\n\n\"We rarely go to restaurants during the week.\"\n\n\"He always checks his phone before bed.\"\n\nNotice that the frequency adverb usually comes before the main verb, while time and place information often comes later in the sentence.\n\n## 6. Negative meaning and double negatives\n\nSome adverbs already have a negative meaning:\n\n* never\n* hardly ever\n* rarely\n\nDo not use another negative word with them.\n\n**Incorrect**\n\n\"I don’t never eat chocolate.\"\n\n\"She doesn’t hardly ever go out.\"\n\n**Correct**\n\n\"I never eat chocolate.\"\n\n\"She hardly ever goes out.\"\n\n\"We rarely watch television during the day.\"\n\n## 7. 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