always和often的区别

1、often经常；主要修饰动词，也可修饰其他副词或形词，指某件事情在不同场合下屡次发生，具体的时间意味不强。可用于一般时态，也可用于完成体。用于一般现在时态。

2、always通常总是；接名词或代词作宾语。也可接以形词充当补足语的复合宾语。用于一般过去时。

Work always piles up at the end of the year.

年底总是积压一大堆工作。

There\'s always a lot of traffic at this time of day.

每天这个时候总是有很多来往车辆。

This kind of question often appears in the exam.

这类问题在考试中经常出现。

As often as not, he\'s late for work.

他上班往往迟到。