Adverbs question: "I usually don't have to ... " or "I don't usual

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hello all!,

Could you tell me if it’s possible to say …
“I usually don’t have to work on Saturdays.”
or only correct form is …
“I don’t usually have to work on Saturdays.”

another similar example

“It costs probably a lot to stay there.”
or
“It probably costs a lot to stay there.”

Thanks for help,
Zajac

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Hi zajac,

You might care to look at some material I’ve written for the site on adverbs:

Grammar Lesson: English Adverbs
[size=75]http://www.english-test.net/lessons/11/index.html[/size]

Grammar Lesson: Types of adverbs
[size=75]http://www.english-test.net/lessons/50/index.html[/size]

On your examples I would prefer the second version in both cases.

Alan

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“I don’t usually have to work on Saturdays.”
“It probably costs a lot to stay there.”
these are the correct answers

You use adverbs of frequency before verbs or after the verb to be.
eg. I am always late. or I always brush my teeth.

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