frequency adverb

[Grinkl]

hi! I wonder where is the right position of usually in this sentence.

I don't have to work on Saturdays.(usually)

thanks

 

[beascarpetta]

hi! I wonder where is the right position of usually in this sentence.

I don't have to work on Saturdays.(usually)

thanks

Adverbs of frequency

1) always come BEFORE the verb, if it consists of one word only.(e.g. goes/fell/cooked, etc)

I always watch cartoons.
David never wore his cap to school.

2) come AFTER to be

I am always,often,usually,never late

but go before "have to"

I always have to tell her..

3) if the verb consists of two or more words(like can remember/doesn't eat,will be canceled)
the adverb usually goes after the first verb/auxiliary(can,does,etc)

Are you definitely going away next weekend?
Clare doesn't often eat meat.

BUT: adverbs of frequency usually go before a negative
so,your sentence

I usually don't have to work on Saturdays.

hope this didn't sound too confusing

 

[Grinkl]

Adverbs of frequency

1) always come BEFORE the verb, if it consists of one word only.(e.g. goes/fell/cooked, etc)

I always watch cartoons.
David never wore his cap to school.

2) come AFTER to be

I am always,often,usually,never late

but go before "have to"

I always have to tell her..

3) if the verb consists of two or more words(like can remember/doesn't eat,will be canceled)
the adverb usually goes after the first verb/auxiliary(can,does,etc)

Are you definitely going away next weekend?
Clare doesn't often eat meat.

BUT: adverbs of frequency usually go before a negative
so,your sentence

I usually don't have to work on Saturdays.

hope this didn't sound too confusing

thank you so much for your explanation^^

 

[Jerry97]

I usually don't have to work on Saturdays.
I don't usually have to work on Saturdays.
Usually I don't have to work on Saturdays.


It's all the same to me.

 

[heidita]

I usually don't have to work on Saturdays. I don't usually have to work on Saturdays. Usually I don't have to work on Saturdays.


It's all the same to me.

Hi Jerry, the truth is a native would use all three forms, but in an exam, both sentence one and three would not be corrct as the "rule" states otherwise.

cheers

 

[Jerry97]

Hi Jerry, the truth is a native would use all three forms, but in an exam, both sentence one and three would not be corrct as the "rule" states otherwise.

cheers

In exams given by so called "International English Teachers" ANYTHING is possible.