ADVERBS OF TIME

Learning objective:
At the end of this
lesson, learners will be
able to identify an
adverb of time
AFTER DESPUÉS
AFTERWARDS LUEGO
AGAIN DE NUEVO
AGO HACE
ALREADY YA
BEFORE ANTES
CURRENTLY ACTUALMENTE
EARLIER MÁS PRONTO
EARLY TEMPRANO
FORMERLY ANTIGUAMENTE
LA SEMANA PASADA/EL AÑO
LAST WEEK/YEAR
PASADO
LATE TARDE
LATELY ÚLTIMAMENTE
LATER MÁS TARDE
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NEXT DESPUÉS
LA SEMANA QUE VIENE/EL AÑO
NEXT WEEK/YEAR
QUE VIENE
NOW AHORA
NOWADAYS HOY EN DÍA
RECENTLY RECIENTEMENTE
SHORTLY EN POCO TIEMPO
SOON PRONTO
SOMEDAY ALGÚN DÍA
STILL TODAVÍA,AÚN
THEN LUEGO, ENTONCES
THEREAFTER DESPUÉS DE ESO
THIS WEEK/YEAR ESTA SEMANA/ESTE AÑO
TODAY HOY
TOMORROW MAÑANA
 Introduction

Identify the adverbs of time from the words below.

whisper outside today

stumble early sneak gently

angrily hungrily upstairs

 Introduction

Identify the adverbs from the words below.

whisper outside today

stumble early sneak gently

angrily hungrily upstairs

 Varied Fluency 1

Circle the adverbs of time.

timidly defiantly

recently rotate

yesterday already

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 Varied Fluency 1

Circle the adverbs of time.

timidly defiantly

recently rotate

yesterday already

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 Varied Fluency 2

Which adverb of time will complete the sentence below?

Yesterday Already Lately

___________ , I helped my mum to clean the dirty dishes

and then she read a story with me.
 Varied Fluency 2

Which adverb of time will complete the sentence below?

Yesterday Already Lately

Yesterday, I helped my mum to clean the dirty dishes

and then she read a story with me.
 Varied Fluency 3

Tick the sentence that includes an adverb of time.

A. Lately, the basketball team have won all their

matches because they work together.

B. Foolishly, Jess passed the ball to the opposition

and they scored in the final minute.

C. The girls ran wildly around the basketball court

because they had won the cup.
 Varied Fluency 3

Tick the sentence that includes an adverb of time.

A. Lately, the basketball team have won all their 

matches because they work together.

B. Foolishly, Jess passed the ball to the opposition

and they scored in the final minute.
C. The girls ran wildly around the basketball court
because they had won the cup.
 Varied Fluency 4

True or false? The following sentence includes an adverb of time.

At the sound of the bell, everybody stopped playing

immediately and went to line up.
 Varied Fluency 4

True or false? The following sentence includes an adverb of time.

At the sound of the bell, everybody stopped playing

immediately and went to line up.

True.
 Reasoning 1

Tick the boxes to show where the adverb, tomorrow, could best fit in the
sentence below.

Samuel will be travelling on a plane to go visit his

grandparents in New Zealand.

Prove it.
 Reasoning 1

Tick the boxes to show where the adverb, tomorrow, could best fit in the
sentence below.

Samuel will be travelling on a plane to go visit his

grandparents in New Zealand.


Prove it.
Tomorrow can go in both places.

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 Reasoning 1

Tick the boxes to show where the adverb, tomorrow, could best fit in the
sentence below.

Samuel will be travelling on a plane to go visit his

grandparents in New Zealand.


Prove it.
Tomorrow can go in both places.
Tomorrow, Samuel will be travelling on a plane to go visit his grandparents
in New Zealand.
Samuel will be travelling on a plane to go visit his grandparents in New
Zealand tomorrow.

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 Reasoning 2

Kara has written a sentence including an adverb of time. Has she used the
correct adverb of time?

Immediately, Tom has not

been scoring as many goals for
his football team.

Explain your answer.

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 Reasoning 2

Kara has written a sentence including an adverb of time. Has she used the
correct adverb of time?

Immediately, Tom has not

been scoring as many goals for
his football team.

Explain your answer.

Kara is incorrect because…

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 Reasoning 2

Kara has written a sentence including an adverb of time. Has she used the
correct adverb of time?

Immediately, Tom has not

been scoring as many goals for
his football team.

Explain your answer.

Kara is incorrect because the sentence does not make sense. A better adverb
would be recently.

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