Which sentence is correct?

My father hardly ever watches football on TV.

My father doesn't hardly ever watch football on TV.

My father watches hardly ever football on TV.

My father watches football on TV hardly ever.

My father hardly ever watches football on TV.

Which sentence is correct?

He doesn't usually go to bed late.

He usually doesn't go to bed late.

He doesn't go to bed late usually.

He doesn't usually go to bed late.

Does he go usually late to bed?

Which sentence is correct?

I have piano lessons every week.

I every week have piano lessons.

I have every week piano lessons.

I have piano lessons every week.

I every week have piano lessons.

Which sentence is correct?

They are always very tired after the match.

They always are very tired after the match.

They are always very tired after the match.

They are very tired after the match always.

Always they are very tired after the match.

Which sentence is correct?

We always have breakfast at home.

Always we have breakfast at home.

We have always breakfast at home.

We have breakfast at home always.

Which sentence is correct?

Are you sometimes tired at the end of the class?

Are sometimes you tired at the end of the class?

Are you tired sometimes at the end of the class?

You are sometimes tired at the end of the class?

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Adverbs of frequency with present simple

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Rewrite the sentences using the adverbs of frequency or the expressions of frequency in the correct position.

She has a shower in the morning. (always) ⇒ She.

Where do you go running? (usually) ⇒ Where?

She is full of energy. (always) ⇒ She.

My parents approve of my friends. (hardly ever) ⇒ My parents.

I listen to the radio. (every night) ⇒ I.

He is strict with his students. (sometimes) ⇒ He.

I don't ask for help when I need it. (usually) ⇒ Iwhen I need it.

He is late for school. (never) ⇒ He.

You make mistakes. (often) ⇒ You.

I meditate. (usually/twice a day) ⇒ I.

Adverbs of frequency

We use adverbs of frequency with the present simple to talk about how often something happens.

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Position

The position of adverbs of frequency is before the verb but after the verb be.

In negative sentences, the adverb of frequency goes after don’t/doesn’t:

We don’t often go to bed late.
He doesn’t always agree with me.

In questions, adverbs of frequency go after the subject.

Is he always late?
Do they often go to the library?

Never/hardly ever

The adverbs never and hardly ever (=almost never) have a negative meaning, but they are used with a positive verb:

He is never late.
He isn’t never late.
They hardly ever go to the library.
They don’t hardly ever go to the library.

Expressions of frequency

There are other expressions that we use to talk about frequency: once a day, twice a week, three times a month, every day, etc. These expressions are longer (2 words or more), and they go at the end of the sentence.

I brush my teeth three times a day.
I see her every day.

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