Regular word order in affirmative sentences: subject + verb + object:

Theo eats a lot of bananas.

In the present tense, negative sentences are usually formed as follows: subject + don’t (=do not) + main verb + object:

I don’t eat meat.

When the subject is the third person singular, negative sentences are formed as follows: subject + doesn’t (=does not) + main verb + object:

Elisa doesn’t drink beer.

Sometimes the sentence can have some other expressions as well, like adverbs of place. Then the word order is: subject – verb – object – manner – place – time:

He fixed the computer quietly downstairs during the night.

If one wants to highlight place or time, it can be placed at the beginning of the sentence:

During the night, he fixed the computer quietly downstairs.

The place of the qualifier (e.g. always, never, sometimes, usually) in a sentence depends on the predicate. If the predicate is one-piece, the qualifier comes before it. If the predicate is multi-part, the qualifier (hardly) is placed after the first auxiliary verb. If the predicate is the verb be, the qualifier (e.g. frequently) is placed after it:

Good journalism always needs an unbiased conclusion.

The reviews have hardly affected anyone in the area.

The comment section is frequently filled with profanities.

Note that only the subject and the verb are compulsory in all sentences, other elements can be left out:

That boy smiled.

That boy smiled at me happily at school yesterday.