频度副词（always、often、never...）

有些词可以说明某件事发生的频率：always、usually、often、sometimes、rarely、never。它们是频度副词，常常和一般现在时搭配使用——这个时态本来就常用来表达习惯和日常安排。

小提示：在A1阶段，副词通常放在实义动词前面，但放在动词be后面——she always works，但she is always tired。

频率量表

从最频繁到最不频繁：

• I always have breakfast.
• We usually walk to school.
• He often calls his mother.
• They sometimes eat out.
• She rarely watches TV.
• I never drink coffee at night.

你也会遇到seldom这个词——意思和rarely一样，只是语气更正式一些。

位置：实义动词之前

对大多数动词来说，频度副词放在实义动词之前：

主语 + 副词 + 实义动词……

• I always walk to work.
• She usually gets up at seven.
• We often visit our grandparents.
• They rarely go to the cinema.

所以是✅ She always drinks tea，绝不是❌ She drinks always tea.

中文里表示频率的词通常也放在主语之后、动词之前（"她总是喝茶"），这和英语中实义动词前的位置很接近。要特别记住的是：遇到 be 和 can 时，英语要把频度副词放在它们后面。

位置：动词be之后

动词 be 是个例外——一般情况下，副词放在它后面，而不是前面：

• He is always late.
• I am usually tired on Mondays.
• They are never on time.
• We are often busy on weekends.

在A1阶段，保持这个顺序——✅ He is always late，不是❌ He always is late.

用can时，副词放在同样的位置，紧跟在它后面：

• I can never remember his name.
• She can usually finish on time.

否定句和疑问句

在否定句中，一个常见的默认位置是放在don't/doesn't和动词原形之间：

• I don't often go swimming.
• She doesn't usually eat meat.

也会听到副词放在don't/doesn't之前，尤其是usually：I usually don't eat meat. 在A1阶段，两种说法都可以——保持一致就好。

注意never本身已经带有否定意义，所以是✅ I never eat meat，绝不是❌ I don't never eat meat——把两者一起用会形成双重否定。关于don't/doesn't的更多内容，见一般现在时：疑问句与否定句。

要询问频率，用**How often...?**加上do/does：

How often + do/does + 主语 + 动词原形……？

• How often do you exercise? —— I exercise three times a week.
• How often does she call you? —— She calls me every day.

用 be 时不需要加 do/does——按一般疑问句的规则，把 be 放到主语前：

• How often is he late? —— He is often late.

Sometimes、usually——也可以放在句首

Sometimes 也可以放在句子的开头或结尾，让语气或重点稍有变化；usually 也常放在开头：

• Sometimes I work late. / I work late sometimes.
• Usually, I get up at seven.

在A1阶段，最简单的做法是把always和never留在它们习惯的位置，也就是句子中间：She always drinks tea；I never eat meat。

常见错误

• ❌ She drinks always coffee. → ✅ She always drinks coffee.（副词放在实义动词前面）
• ❌ He always is late. → ✅ He is always late.（副词放在be后面）
• ❌ I don't never eat meat. → ✅ I never eat meat.（不要把don't和never连用）
• ❌ How much often do you swim? → ✅ How often do you swim?（不是how much often）

小测验

副词该放在哪里？

1. I go to bed early.（usually）→ ____
2. She is late.（never）→ ____
3. We eat pizza.（sometimes——试试两种位置）→ ____
4. He can find his keys.（rarely）→ ____

要点回顾

• 频度副词（always、usually、often、sometimes、rarely、never）用来说某件事发生的频率。
• 对大多数动词来说，它们放在实义动词之前：I always walk。
• 对动词be（以及can）来说，它们放在之后：He is always late，I can never remember。
• 不要把don't和never连用——never本身已经是否定词。
• 用**How often...?**询问频率——遇到be时，直接把它移到问句开头：How often is he late?
• Sometimes可以放在句首或句尾，usually也常放在句首；在A1阶段，最好把always和never留在它们习惯的句中位置。