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Adverbials of time
We use adverbials of time to say:

• when something happened:

I saw Mary yesterday.
She was born in 1978.
I will see you later.
There was a storm during the night.

• for how long :

We waited all day.
They have lived here since 2004.
We will be on holiday from July 1st until August 3rd.

• how often (frequency):

They usually watched television in the evening.
We sometimes went to work by car.

We often use a noun phrase as a time adverbial:

         last                one
yesterday                                         last Saturday
         week/month/year     day/week/month
         next                the day after
tomorrow                                          next Friday
         week/month/year     tomorrow
         this                the day before       the other
today
         week/month/year     yesterday            day/week/month

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Adverbials of time

  • 1. Adverbials of time We use adverbials of time to say: • when something happened: I saw Mary yesterday. She was born in 1978. I will see you later. There was a storm during the night. • for how long : We waited all day. They have lived here since 2004. We will be on holiday from July 1st until August 3rd. • how often (frequency): They usually watched television in the evening. We sometimes went to work by car. We often use a noun phrase as a time adverbial: last one yesterday last Saturday week/month/year day/week/month next the day after tomorrow next Friday week/month/year tomorrow this the day before the other today week/month/year yesterday day/week/month