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PAST ADVERBS | |
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Completed – a time no longer included in a person's current time frame. (e.g., We ate this morning, but we are hungry now.) |
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A PAST CALENDAR TIME | A PAST TIME WITHIN A PERIOD |
last night |
today (hours passed) |
yesterday |
this morning (hours passed) |
last week |
this week (days passed) |
last year |
this year (days passed) |
last January |
this century (years passed) |
AN EXACT TIME | A PAST HABIT |
January 10, 1999 |
always "used to" |
August 1960 |
mostly |
1992 |
sometimes |
May 5th at 5:00 (past) |
half of the time |
on June 6, 1906 |
infrequently |
in the 1900s |
never |
A PAST TIME RELATIVE TO NOW | A PAST RELATIVE TIME |
a second ago |
at that time |
a hour ago |
then, back then |
six weeks ago |
in those times (past) |
a year ago |
when I was there |
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while I was visiting. |
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during the 1990s |
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PRESENT PERFECT ADVERBS | |
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Completed – but still included in a person's current time frame. When a period of time is stated, the adverb refers to time already passed (e.g., We've eaten this morning. We're still full.) |
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UP TO NOW | PAST TO NOW |
up to / up to now |
today (hours ongoing) |
so far |
this morning (hours ongoing) |
before now |
this week (days ongoing) |
to date |
this year (days ongoing) |
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until now / up until now |
FROM AN EXACT TIME | FOR A QUANTITY OF TIME |
since noon (exact time) |
for two minutes (quantity time) |
since this morning |
for an hour |
since July 2003 |
for three days |
since yesterday |
over the past 3 years |
since the 1900s |
in my life (current) |
ever since I met you |
in these times (current) |
CONTINUOUS / REPEATED | RECENT IN SPEAKER'S MIND |
always |
recently |
usually |
lately |
often |
just |
frequently |
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occasionally |
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never |
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EXPERIENCE | EARLIER OR LATER THAN EXPECTED |
ever? |
already (completed) |
before? |
yet |
(often no adverb) |
still |
Also see Adverbs for Time (summary of tenses).
Remember that static verbs cannot take theprogressive verb form.