Common mistake: “Sofía wakes up always early.” — Correct: “Sofía always wakes up early.”
We use adverbs of frequency (always, usually, sometimes, never) to say how often we do something.
Where does the adverb go?
Structure
Example
Subject + adverb + verb
She always works
Subject + 'to be' + adverb
She is always ready
always — siempre (100%)
usually — normalmente
often — a menudo
sometimes — a veces
never — nunca (0%)
every day — todos los días
once a week — una vez por semana
twice a week — dos veces por semana
Sofía always wakes up at six o'clock.
She usually has breakfast, and she is always calm.
She never goes to bed late during the week.
I don't usually watch TV in the morning.
How often do you exercise?
Do you always wake up early?
Do you go to the gym? Yes, I do — twice a week.
Does she work from home? Yes, she does, sometimes.
Practice
Which sentence is correct? (She goes always to work., She always goes to work., She goes to work always.)
'always' is closest to ___% of the time. (0%, 50%, 100%)
Adverbs of frequency go BEFORE the main verb: 'I always study'.
With 'to be', the adverb goes AFTER it: 'She is always ready'.
Sofía is organized, so she ___ (never) forgets a meeting.
Sofía goes to the gym twice ___ week.
Unscramble: always, Sofía, up, early, wakes, .
Find the mistake: I go never to bed late.
Find the mistake: She always is organized.
Sofía cooks dinner. — Add 'usually' in the correct place.
Ben is always on time. — Change it using 'never'.
How often do you exercise? (Answer with a frequency expression.)
Listening
Kenji: Sofía, you are always so organized! What is your secret?
Sofía: Well, I always wake up at six o'clock.
Kenji: Every day?
Sofía: Yes. I usually have breakfast, and I never skip it.
Kenji: And exercise?
Sofía: I go to the gym twice a week. But I never go to bed late.
Reading
Sofía is always very organized. She always wakes up at six o'clock, and she usually has breakfast before work. She often works from home on Fridays. She goes to the gym twice a week, but she never watches TV during the week. On Sundays, she sometimes visits her Abuela Carmen. That is why she is never tired on Monday morning.
Sofía always wakes up at six o'clock.
She watches TV every night during the week.
Sofía sometimes visits her grandmother on Sundays.