Grammar Point

Grammar Point
Adverbs of Frequency and Time
Adverbes de fréquence et de
temps

Frequency
Adverb French
Always toujours
Frequently fréquemment
never jamais
often souvent
rarely Peu souvent / rarement
sometimes parfois, / quelquefois
usually D’habitude

Word Order
Adverbs of frequency go before the principal verb, or after the
first auxiliary in a compound tense.
Ils se placent devant le verbe principal, ou après le premier
auxiliaire aux temps composé.
My wife always gets up before me.
We have often watched that program on TV.
I would never have come if you hadn’t bought my ticket.
Or, after the verb to be in simple tenses:
She is rarely late.

Time
Adverb of time French
afterwards après
eventually finalement
now maintenant
once Une fois
today Aujourd’hui
tomorrow demain
tonight Ce soir

Word Order
Adverbs of time generally go at the start or end of a phrase
Ils se placent généralement en début ou en fin de phrase.
Today I’ll work until 7pm.
We allowed her to have a pet eventually .
---However, these rules are often strict and there are exceptions:
Toutefois, ces règles ne sont pas très strictes et il ya souvent
des exceptions….
She was very noisy, and we soon got bored of her.