Adverbs of time
Adverbs of time are used to say when or how often something is happening. They can come before or after the verb. As well as regular adverbs of time like diariamente (daily), frecuentemente (frequently) etc, there are other useful irregular adverbs of time including:
| hoy | today |
| mañana | tomorrow |
| anoche | last night |
| ayer | yesterday |
| ahora | now |
| siempre | always |
| todavía | still |
| ya | already |
| tarde | late |
| temprano | early |
| nunca | never |
| a veces | sometimes |
| a menudo | often |
| hoy |
| today |
| mañana |
| tomorrow |
| anoche |
| last night |
| ayer |
| yesterday |
| ahora |
| now |
| siempre |
| always |
| todavía |
| still |
| ya |
| already |
| tarde |
| late |
| temprano |
| early |
| nunca |
| never |
| a veces |
| sometimes |
| a menudo |
| often |
For example:
Nunca voy de compras (I never go shopping).
Iré de vacaciones mañana (I will go on holiday tomorrow).
Todavía no he hecho mis deberes (I still haven't done my homework).
El autobús llegó tarde (The bus arrived late).
Question
Translate these sentences containing adverbs into English.
- Siempre como el desayuno.
- Voy al cine a menudo.
- Los exámenes son bastante fáciles.
- Hago natación ocasionalmente.
- I always eat breakfast.
- I go to the cinema often.
- The exams are quite easy.
- I go swimming occasionally.