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Adverbs of time and place

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1. Adverbs of time and place

Adverbs of time and place express when and where an action occurs.

TIME

Why have you come home so late?

PLACE

Look, there is a place to park over there!

Adverbs of time tell us when an action takes place.

Adverb	Examples
Early	She usually gets up very early.
Late	We have dinner late on Saturdays.
Today	I haven't got maths today.
Tomorrow	We could meet tomorrow.
Tonight	We are going to watch a film tonight.
Now	What is your sister doing now?
Then	Cook the carrots first and then add the onions.
Yesterday	Yesterday we had dinner and watched television.

They are usually placed at the end of the sentence, although some may be placed at the beginning to emphasize when the action occurs.

Today is Halloween / It's Halloween today.

Now it's raining / It's raining now.

Adverbs of place tell us where an action occurs.

Adverb	Examples
Here	I've worked here for five years.
There	The bus stop is over there.
Inside	It's starting to rain. Let's go inside.
Outside	The children are playing outside.
Upstairs	Jill is upstairs, in her bedroom.
Downstairs	Go downstairs and have breakfast.
Nearby	Is there a good restaurant nearby?
Far (away)	That city is far away from here.

They are usually placed after the verb or at the end of the sentence.

They are making a snowman outside.

Let's go upstairs to put on your pyjamas.

When we have two adverbs in the same sentence, the adverb of place usually comes first and then the adverb of time.

We could have dinner outside tonight.