What are Adverbs of Time?
There are two types of adverbs of time:
a. “How long” Adverbs
How long adverbs describe for how long something happens.
Examples of how long adverbs:
for a year, for a month, for a day, for an hour, for a second, for a minute, etc.
Example sentences:
"I have been sitting here for two hours."
"She has been living here for seven years already."
The underlined phrases are the “how long” adverbs, modifying their respective verbs “have been sitting” and “has been living”.
b. “When” Adverbs
When adverbs tell when or at what specific time something happens, such as:
today, yesterday, tomorrow, in the afternoon, in the night, at one o’clock, at seven pm, next year, next month, next week, etc.
Example sentences:
"Classes will start next week."
"I saw him at the mall yesterday."
The underlined phrase and word are “when” adverbs, answering the questions: When will classes start? and When did I see him at the mall?
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