Adverb of Frequency

Expressing Frequencies

Lower frequencies

Seldom

Rarely

Once in a while

Every now and again

Every so often

Higher frequencies

Most days

More often than not

Most of the time

Most mornings/days/weekends

Lower frequencies	Higher frequencies
Seldom Rarely Once in a while Every now and again Every so often	Most days More often than not Most of the time Most mornings/days/weekends

Example:

I go running most mornings.

Rarely Seldom Frequently Always

Usually come before main verb: We rarely went to bed later than 10 p.m. We seldom watched TV in the evening.

All come after the verb be:

He is rarely home before eight.

Every so often Once in a while Every now and again More often then not Most weeks Most of time

Can come at the beginning or at the end of sentence: Most of the time I am pretty careful about what I eat. = I am pretty careful about what I eat most of the time.

I occasionally drink coffee.

She seldom walks from her apartment to the city center.

Once in a while he goes to visit her sister.

I read the newspaper every so often.

Most weeks he goes to the gym.

Most of the time we have a healthy diet.

He rarely stays at work after 6.30.

She sends me an email every now and again.

More often than not I do some work at weekend.

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Every now and again I have these terrible nightmares.

More often than not I get the bus to work.

Every so often I get really bad earache.

Once in a while we go away for the weekend.

Most days we just have sandwiches for lunch.

My sister is seldom on time. I always have to wait for her.