Choose the correct option to complete the following sentence.
________ a long time for the bus.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → We always have to wait
An adverb is a word that tells how, when, where or how much something happens. It can also describe an adjective or another adverb, for example she sings sweetly, very hot.
Position of adverbs of frequency:
- Adverbs of frequency (always, often, usually, never) normally stand in the middle position:
- before the main verb: We always walk to school.
- after "am/is/are/was/were" and after a helping verb: She is always late. I have always liked him.
- "Have to" (necessity) behaves like a main verb, so the adverb comes before "have to".
- This sentence: subject We + adverb always + have to wait: "We always have to wait a long time for the bus."
Complete sentence: We always have to wait a long time for the bus.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Always we have to wait — Incorrect. "Always" is not placed before the subject in a statement. It belongs before the verb.
Option 3: We had always to wait — Incorrect. The adverb is pushed inside "had to", which splits the verb phrase. The normal order is "We always had to wait".
Option 4: We have to wait always — Incorrect. "Always" is not normally placed at the end of such a sentence. It goes before "have to".