La respuesta rápida

Usa always para el cien por cien, usually para casi todos los días, often para muchas veces, sometimes solo para algunos días, y never para cero veces. Se dice She always helps at home, no She helps always at home.

La regla

Un adverbio de frecuencia dice con qué frecuencia ocurre una acción. Los cinco adverbios de A1 forman una escala de más a menos: always, usually, often, sometimes, never. Responden a la pregunta How often. How often do you swim. I sometimes swim on Sundays.

La posición es fija. El adverbio va antes del verbo principal: She always drinks milk. They often play football. Va después del verbo be: He is never late. They are usually tired. Las expresiones de tiempo como every day u on Sundays van al final de la frase.

La forma

Ejemplos

• I always brush my teeth.
• She usually walks to school.
• They often play chess.
• We sometimes swim on Sundays.
• He is never late for class.
• They are usually tired at night.

Errores frecuentes

• ❌ She helps always at home. → ✅ She always helps at home. El adverbio va antes del verbo principal, no al final.
• ❌ She never is late. → ✅ She is never late. El adverbio va después del verbo be.
• ❌ They play always football. → ✅ They always play football. Nunca pongas el adverbio entre el verbo y su objeto.
• ❌ I usually am tired. → ✅ I am usually tired. Primero va be, después el adverbio.