Il se place avant le verbe 'simple' c'est-à-dire le verbe sans auxiliaire. ex: I always have coffee for breakfast. Je prends toujours du café au petit déjeuner. ( Have ici est le verbe et non l'auxiliaire.) He hardly ever goes to the cinema. Il ne va presque jamais au cinéma. She sometimes goes to London. Elle va parfois à Londres. Il se place après BE. ex: She is usually late. Elle est habituellement en retard. That child is seldom unruly. Cet enfant est rarement turbulent. S'il y a un modal ou un auxiliaire, il se place entre l'auxiliaire ou le modal et le verbe. ex (modal): I can never understand what she says. Je ne comprends jamais ce qu'elle dit. ex (auxiliaire): I have always done my work properly! J'ai toujours fait mon travail correctement! Quelques adverbes de fréquence toujours always fréquemment frequently habituellement usually parfois sometimes de temps en temps occasionally peu souvent seldom rarement rarely jamais never
Adverbes de fréquence always nearly (almost) always usually, normally very often, frequently often sometimes occasionally hardly ever rarely, seldom never toujours presque toujours d'habitude très souvent souvent parfois de temps en temps presque jamais Rarement, peu souvent jamais Place de l'adverbe de fréquence dans la phrase l'adverbe se place devant un verbe conjugué sans auxiliaire I often go to school by bus Je vais souvent à l'école en bus I hardly ever watch TV Je ne regarde presque jamais la télévision l'adverbe se place après le verbe 'be' Peter is always late Peter est toujours en retard We are usually here in summer Nous sommes d'habitude ici en été He sometimes plays football on Wednesdays s'il y a un auxiliaire (ou modal) l'adverbe se place après l'auxiliaire I have often been to London Je suis souvent allé à Londres I will never go to Mexico again Je ne retournerai jamais au Mexique dans les formes interrogatives l'adverbe se place après le sujet Do they always walk to work? Vont-ils toujours au travail à pied? Have you often seen such strange animals? As-tu souvent vu des animaux aussi bizarres? dans les formes négatives l'adverbe se place après la négation Peter does not usually get up before eight D'habitude Peter ne se lève pas avant huit heures Why do witches always have brooms?
1. Elle est toujours pressée. She is always in a hurry 2. Il conduit parfois trop vite. He sometimes drives too fast 3. Ils sont souvent censés travailler le dimanche. They are often expected to work on Sundays 4. Elle sort rarement le weekend. She rarely goes out at weekends 5. Ils vont habituellement au restaurant le samedi. They usually go to the restaurant on Saturdays 6. Jane écrit rarement à ses amis. Jane seldom writes to her friends 7. Elle peut rarement s'offrir une nouvelle robe. She can rarely afford to buy a new dress 8. Ce garçon ne joue jamais au football avec ses amis. This boy never plays football with his friends 9. Jane prend fréquemment le train pour aller à Londres. Jane frequently takes the train to go to London 10. Ils ont souvent voyagé par avion ou par bateau. They have often travelled by plane or by boat. 11. Tom ne va quasiment jamais au restaurant avec ses amis. Tom hardly ever goes to the restaurant with his friends. 1. I go to the pictures. (often) ==» I often go to the pictures. 2. I have seen an elephant. (never) ==» I have never seen an elephant. 3. She's a good student (always). ==» She's always a good student. 4. I do my homework (usually). ==» I usually do my homework. 5. I forget my homework (sometimes).==» I sometimes forget my homework. 6. I can open these milk cartons (never). ==» I can never open these milk cartons. 7. It rains when I'm on holiday (usually). ==» It usually rains when I'm on holiday. Explications: "on holiday" et non "on holidays" 8. I go away at weekends. (very often) ==» I very often go away at weekends. 9. Have you been to New York (ever)? ==» Have you ever been to New York? 10. She has been friendly to me. (always) ==» She has always been driendly to me She has always been friendly to me. 1. 2. My grandfather occasionally mows the lawn. Our maths teacher hardly ever gives us difficult exercises.
3. 4. Sonia is rarely attentive during the class. 5. How long do you usually brush your teeth? 6. My son does not often eat carrots. 7. Do you often go to the beach? 8. We will always remember that day. 9. Winter has never been so cold in this country. Does Mark sometimes ride his horse?
10. Greta Garbo was seldom seen in public.