Placing adverbs of frequency

Where do we put adverbs of frequency?

The basic rule is that adverbs of frequency come before the main verb but after present and past forms of be (am, are, is, was, were). The following tables show the position of the adverbs of frequency in affirmative, negative, interrogative, and imperative sentences.

Affirmative Sentences
Subject	Auxiliary	Adv. of Frequency	Main Verb	Predicate
The side effects		usually	go	away after a few hours.
I		sometimes	have	trouble accessing my favorite web site.
Beethoven		often	went	to Baden for the summer.
Kevin	has	never	been	a fan of SUVs.
Brian	has	always	wanted	to own a restaurant.
I	will	always	be	grateful to you.

Affirmative Sentences with BE
Subject	BE	Adv. of Frequency	Predicate
The bus	is	usually	on time.
Some people	are	never	satisfied.

Negative Sentences
Subject	Auxiliary	Adv. of Frequency	Main Verb	Predicate
Suzanne	doesn't	usually	get	involved in politics.
It	doesn't	often	snow	here at Christmas.
I	don't	ever	download	music from the Internet.

Negative Sentences with BE
Subject	BE + not	Adv. of Frequency	Predicate
Iron supplements	aren't	usually	necessary for men.
Professor Morgan	isn't	often	at a loss for words.

Interrogative Sentences
Auxiliary	Subject	Adv. of Frequency	Main Verb	Predicate
Does	Kimberly	usually	have	breakfast at home?
Do	you	always	read	the fine print?
Did	Chris	ever	play	basketball?
Don't	you	ever	get	tired?

Interrogative Sentences with BE
BE	Subject	Adv. of Frequency	Predicate
Are	you	always	so cheerful in the morning?
Isn't	Ted	usually	here by eight o'clock?

Imperative Sentences
Adv. of Frequency	Verb	Predicate
Always	do	your best!
Never	forget	this rule!
Always	be	truthful!

Short Answers with Adverbs of Frequency
Subject	Adv. of Frequency	Auxiliary or BE
A: Will you ever change? B:I	never	will.
A:Has Shirley ever been to Austria? B:She	never	has.
A: Do they ever study together? B:They	sometimes	do.
A: Is Jessica ever wrong? B:She	seldom	is.