Today's Idiom  

• Adverbs such as always, already, ever, never, often, rarely, seldom, sometimes, still, usually, generally, regularly, are placed as follows in sentences :
  
  
  • after the verb BE:
    • Charlie is always late.
    • English grammar is sometimes difficult.
    • Children are usually noisy.
      
      
  • before other verbs :
    • Tom sometimes takes the bus.
    • Sophie usually has lunch with her colleagues.
    • Young people today often spend a lot of time on the phone.
      
      
  • between two verbs :
    or after the first verb if there are more than two :
    • Julie has never travelled on the Eurostar.
    • You can always change your password later.
    • I would never have thought that.
      
      
  • Except if the second verb is an infinitive :
    • Charlie often needs to ask for directions.
    • Alex rarely chooses to travel by train.
    • We generally try to eat healthy food.
      

• Frequency phrases such as 'every day', 'once in a while', etc. go at the beginning
  or at the end of sentences.
  
  
  • I wash my hair every day.
  • Once a month I go to the hairdresser's to have it cut.
  • Once in a while I am tempted to change the colour.