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| - | ===== AVERBS OF TIME ===== | ||
| - | ^ ENGLISH | ||
| - | | already | ||
| - | | past | {{: | ||
| - | | since | ||
| - | | yesterday | ||
| - | | then - past | {{: | ||
| - | ^ ENGLISH | ||
| - | | ago | ||
| - | | always | ||
| - | | daily | ||
| - | | doubtfully | ||
| - | | immediately | ||
| - | | instantaneously | ||
| - | | just | ||
| - | | Keep | {{: | ||
| - | | now | ||
| - | | present | ||
| - | | recently | ||
| - | | still | ||
| - | | simultaneously | ||
| - | | suddenly | ||
| - | | today | ||
| - | | tonight | ||
| - | | yet | ||
| - | ^ ENGLISH | ||
| - | | eventually | ||
| - | | future | ||
| - | | soon | {{: | ||
| - | | then-future | ||
| - | | tomorrow | ||
| - | | expectedly | ||
| - | | unexpectedly | ||
| - | | certainly | ||
| - | | unfortunately | ||
| - | ^ ENGLISH | ||
| - | | constantly | ||
| - | | frequently | ||
| - | | infrequently | ||
| - | | often | ||
| - | | regularly | ||
| - | | incidentally | ||
| - | | usually | ||
| - | ^ ENGLISH | ||
| - | | delay | ||
| - | | hourly | ||
| - | | seldom | ||
| - | | sometimes | ||
| - | | time | {{: | ||
| - | | wait | {{: | ||
| - | | stay | {{: | ||
| - | | remain | ||
| - | ^ ENGLISH | ||
| - | | anually | ||
| - | | monthly | ||
| - | ^ ENGLISH | ||
| - | | weekly | ||
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| - | ==== Adverbs of time (WHEN) ==== | ||
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| - | Here is the list of adverbs of time that modify a verb and tell us ‘when’ an action takes place: | ||
| - | ^ Adverb | ||
| - | | Today | ||
| - | | Tomorrow | ||
| - | | Later | ||
| - | | Now | ||
| - | | Then | {{: | ||
| - | | Tonight | ||
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| - | * Last night | ||
| - | * That day/ | ||
| - | * Next week/ | ||
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| - | === Adverbs of time (HOW OFTEN) === | ||
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| - | Here’s the list of adverbs of time that modify a verb and tell us ‘how often’ an action takes place, took place or will take place: | ||
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| - | __Indefinite frequency__ | ||
| - | ^ Adverb | ||
| - | | Always | ||
| - | | Daily | ||
| - | | Usually | ||
| - | | Frequently/ | ||
| - | | Sometimes | ||
| - | | Occasionally | ||
| - | | Rarely | ||
| - | | Seldom | ||
| - | | Hardly ever | ||
| - | | Never | ||
| - | | Generally | ||
| - | | Normally | ||
| - | | often | ||
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| - | __Definite frequency__ | ||
| - | ^ Adverb | ||
| - | | Hourly | ||
| - | | Weekly | ||
| - | | Monthly | ||
| - | | Yearly | ||
| - | | Quarterly | ||
| - | | Fortnightly | ||
| - | | Regularly | ||
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| - | === Adverbs of time (for how long) === | ||
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| - | Here’s a list of adverbs of time that modify a verb and tell us ‘for how long’ an action takes or took place: | ||
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| - | * For 3 days | ||
| - | * For all night/all night | ||
| - | * For all-day | ||
| - | * For 20 minutes | ||
| - | * For some time (indefinite time period) | ||
| - | * For some days/ | ||
| - | * Since last night | ||
| - | * Since last year | ||
| - | * Since 2010 | ||
| - | * Since the beginning of the year | ||
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| - | === Adverbs of time (sequences and others) === | ||
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| - | Here’s a list of adverbs of time that modify a verb but don’t refer to a specific time: | ||
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| - | ^ Adverb | ||
| - | | Earlier | ||
| - | | Before | ||
| - | | Early | ||
| - | | Already | ||
| - | | Eventually | ||
| - | | Finally | ||
| - | | Later | ||
| - | | Lately | ||
| - | | Yet | ||
| - | | Recently | ||
| - | | Just | {{: | ||
| - | | Next | {{: | ||
| - | | Soon | {{: | ||
| - | | Still | ||