Adverbs of Time Quiz

Which adverbs of time are used to talk about the past?

• soon, then, next week/month/year, in 2 days, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow

• already, finally, eventually, after, before

• yesterday, the day before, ago, last week/month/year

• still, yet, while, when

Where should adverbs of time be placed in a sentence to give a different emphasis?

• At the beginning of the sentence

• In the middle of the sentence

• At the end of the sentence

• Both at the beginning and end of the sentence

What do adverbs of time that answer the question 'How long?' express?

• A point in time

• The frequency of an action

• The duration of an action

• The possibility of an action

Which adverbs of time are used to tell us how often something happens?

• always, usually, never

• yesterday, ago, last week

• soon, tomorrow, next month

• yet, still

What does the adverb 'yet' indicate?

• That something hasn't happened, but it's expected to happen

• That something is continuing to happen and hasn't stopped

• A point in time in the past

• The duration of an action

Where is the adverb 'still' placed in a sentence?

• Before the main verb

• After the main verb

• Before the auxiliary verb

• After the subject

Which adverbs of time are used to talk about the future?

• soon, then, next week/month/year, in 2 days, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow

• already, finally, eventually, after, before

• yesterday, the day before, ago, last week/month/year

• still, yet, while, when

What type of adverbs of time are 'hourly, daily, monthly, and yearly'?

• Adverbs of definite frequency

• Adverbs of indefinite frequency

• Adverbs of possibility

• Adverbs of duration

Which adverb of time is used to indicate that something is continuing to happen and hasn't stopped?

• yet

• still

• always

• usually

What type of adverbs of time are 'always, usually, never, often, very often, rarely, sometimes, seldom, occasionally, once in a while, repeatedly, typically, generally, and hardly ever'?

• Adverbs of definite frequency

• Adverbs of indefinite frequency

• Adverbs of possibility

• Adverbs of duration