Adverbs of time in English

Adverbs of time in English. Adverbs of time tell us when something happens. Here are some examples:

• today
• tomorrow
• daily
• monthly

Adverbs of time can be divided into different groups:

Points of time:

• now
• then
• today
• tomorrow
• tonight
• yesterday

Frequency (with a definite time – we looked at adverbs of frequency fo an indefinite time in this lesson):

• hourly
• daily
• nightly
• weekly
• fortnightly
• monthly
• quarterly (every 3 months)
• yearly / annually

Relationships between times

• already
• earlier
• later
• next
• soon
• yet

Length of time

• All day
• For days
• Since last month

Here are some examples of sentences using adverbs of time.

• He drove to London yesterday.
• Now he is in London.
• He calls home nightly when he’s away.
• He hasn’t come back yet.
• He has been working all day.