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[nicky22]

Hello! Tenho algumas dúvidas com relação à posição dos advérbios de frequência em sentenças interrogativas e negativas, por exemplo, está correto "Does she often buy fish for dinner?" ? E na negativa, qual seria o certo: "Lisa doesn't usually phone her parents." ou "Lisa usually doesn't phone her parents."?

[llima]

AFFIRMATIVE

[Advérbios + Verbo]
» I always drink champane with my supper.

[Be + Advérbio]
» Peter is sometimes late for lessons.

NEGATIVE

[NOT + Advérbio]
» We don't often go to the theater
» My sister isn't usually so quiet.

QUESTIONS

[Sujeito + Advérbio]
» What do you usually have for breakfast?
» Do you always eat a sandwich for lunch?
» Are you ever going to finish that book?


Source: http://www.algosobre.com.br/ingles/adve ... uency.html

Ta bem rexplicado, qualquer dúvida, só postar!

[hesleioliveira]

Hello nicky22!
Aproveitando a resposta de llima, gostaria de acrescentar algumas informações:

Primeiramente, sim, sua frase-exemplo está correta e na segunda que você citou, a correta é "Lisa doesn't usually phone her parents".

Negative Sentences>

Subject + Auxiliary + Adv. of Frequency + Main Verb + Predicate
Suzanne doesn't usually get involved in politics.
It doesn't often snow here at Christmas.
I don't ever download music from the Internet.
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Interrogative Sentences>

Auxiliary + Subject + Adv. of Frequency + Main Verb + Predicate
Does Kimberly usually have breakfast at home?
Do you always read the fine print?
Did Chris ever play basketball?
Don't you ever get tired?
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Mas, melhor que eu falando, visite o site abaixo e terá uma grande explicação a respeito do uso dos "Adverbs of Frequency". Inclusive, foi de lá que tirei os exemplos que mencionei:
http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcor ... vfreq.html
Está em Inglês, mas acredito que seja de fácil compreensão.

Bons estudos!

[nicky22]

Thanks hesleioliveira e llima for the tips! You helped me a lot!