@Adverb# Using time adverbials

Time adverbials are words or phrases that describe when something happens. They can provide specific times, durations, or sequences of events. Time adverbials are useful in making your sentences clearer and more precise.
Here are the main types of time adverbials:
1. **Adverbials of Frequency**:
These express how often something happens.
*Examples**: *always, often, sometimes, rarely, never, every day, twice a week
I **always* drink coffee in the morning.*
2. **Adverbials of Time**:
These tell you when something happens.
*Examples**: *today, yesterday, tomorrow, now, later, last week, in 2023
We will meet **tomorrow**.
3. **Adverbials of Duration**:
These indicate how long something lasts.
*Examples**: *for an hour, all day, since Monday, until 5 PM
I’ve been waiting **since Monday**.
4. **Adverbials of Sequence**:
These help organize the order of events.
*Examples**: *first, next, then, finally, after that
We had breakfast. **Then**, we went for a walk.
5. **Adverbials of Specific Time**:
These give exact times or dates.
*Examples**: *at 5 o'clock, on Monday, in June, by midnight
I’ll call you **at 5 o’clock**.
Word Order:
Time adverbials can appear at different places in a sentence, but they usually follow this pattern:
Subject + verb + adverbial (e.g., *She left **yesterday**.*)
Or, they can also start a sentence:
**Yesterday**, she left.
Understanding and using time adverbials well helps create more accurate and detailed sentences, especially when describing events or actions.

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