{"id":7048,"date":"2017-09-03T20:13:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T18:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=7048"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:27:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:27:12","slug":"adverbial-phrases-of-time-place-and-frequency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/09\/adverbial-phrases-of-time-place-and-frequency\/","title":{"rendered":"Adverbial Phrases of Time, Place, and Frequency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We use <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adverbial phrases of time, place, and frequency to describe where, when, or how often an action takes place<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Adverbial Phrases of Frequency <\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">describing how often something happens<\/span>, you need an adverbial phrase of frequency.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>every day (daily);<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span>every week (weekly); every month (monthly); every year (annually); once a day; twice a year; five times a month; all the time<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Form<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Adverbial phrases of frequency <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">often go in <a href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/08\/present-simple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>present simple<\/strong><\/a> sentences<\/span>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He hunts rabbits <strong>every weekend<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They train <strong>every other day<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p>She takes classes <strong>five times a month<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Adverbial Phrases of Time<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To talk about when something happens, you need an adverbial phrase of time.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>today;<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span>tomorrow; tonight; yesterday; nowadays; now; first of all; beforehand; soon; afterwards; later; next; then<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adverbial phrases of time<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">usually go either at the beginning or the end of a sentence or clause<\/span>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Tomorrow afternoon<\/strong>, I\u2019m going to the free cities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m going to the free cities <strong>tomorrow afternoon<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>First of all<\/strong>, let&#8217;s have ale at an inn. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s have ale at an inn <strong>first of all<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m going to the flea market and <strong>afterwards<\/strong>, I\u2019m going to the citadel. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m going to the flea market and I\u2019m going to the citadel <strong>afterwards<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use <strong>then<\/strong> at the beginning of a sentence or clause<\/span>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Then<\/strong>, we saw the pier.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She&#8217;s going to finish cooking and <strong>then<\/strong> she&#8217;s going to sew some dresses.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use <strong>soon <\/strong>and<strong> now<\/strong> at the end of a sentence<\/span>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She&#8217;s going to quit her job <strong>soon<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arya is calling home <strong>now<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Adverbial Phrases of Place<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To describe where something happens, you need an adverbial phrase of place.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>outside<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">;&nbsp;<\/span>inside; indoors; outdoors; upstairs; downstairs; (over) here; (over) there; abroad; overseas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Adverbial phrases of place <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">usually go after a verb<\/span>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were exiled <strong>in another country<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s keep them <strong>under this desk.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also go after the object of the sentence<\/span>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The maester works <strong>in the library<\/strong> upstairs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your horse is <strong>on the stable<\/strong> over there.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adverbial Phrases Exercise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer this exercise on adverbial phrases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. She sees him ______.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. always<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. once in a while<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. hardly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>2. Jake plays football ______.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. every week<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. all the days<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. Saturdays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>3. His family lives ______.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. in the flat upstairs <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. in the upstairs flat<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. in the above flat<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>4. Mrs. Jones ______ late for lessons.<br>a. never is<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. is never<br>c. always are<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. I hardly ever go shopping _______.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. soon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. these days<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. today<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>6. I&nbsp;_____ my homework on time.&nbsp;<br>a. do always<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. always do<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. do never<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>7. She ______ her mobile phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. almost always&nbsp;leaves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. always almost&nbsp;leaves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c.&nbsp;leaves always<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. Tim&nbsp;always goes cycling ___ Sundays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. every<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. all the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. on<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. I&#8217;m going to visit my family ______.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. tomorrow tomorrow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. the day after tomorrow<br>c. next next day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>10. They only go out ______.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. during&nbsp;occasions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. on&nbsp;occasions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. on special&nbsp;occasions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">Find the answers to this exercise <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/09\/adverbial-phrases-of-time-place-and-frequency\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See also: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/02\/adverbial-phrases-of-frequency-time-and-place\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Adverbial Phrases of frequency, time and place<\/strong><\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/02\/inversion-negative-adverbials\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Inversion with Negative Adverbials<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional information on this topic, check out this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/grammar\/british-grammar\/adverb-phrases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cambridge Grammar Lesson<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">For other English grammar lessons, go to this <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/grammar-index\/\" target=\"_blank\">page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adverbial Phrases Exercise Answers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the answers to the adverbial phrases exercise on this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/09\/adverbial-phrases-of-time-place-and-frequency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <strong>B<\/strong> She sees him <strong>once in a while<\/strong>.<br>2. <strong>A<\/strong> Jake plays football <strong>every week<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. <strong>A<\/strong> His family lives <strong>in the flat upstairs<\/strong>.<br>4. <strong>B<\/strong> Mrs. Jones <strong>is never<\/strong> late for lessons.<br>5. <strong>B<\/strong> I hardly ever go shopping <strong>these days<\/strong>.<br>6. <strong>B<\/strong> I <strong>always do<\/strong> my homework on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. <strong>A<\/strong> She <strong>almost always leaves<\/strong> her mobile phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. <strong>C<\/strong> Tim&nbsp;always goes cycling <strong>on<\/strong> Sundays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;9. <strong>B<\/strong> I&#8217;m going to visit my family <strong>the day after tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. <strong>C<\/strong> They only go out <strong>on special&nbsp;occasions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We use adverbial phrases of time, place, and frequency to describe where, when, or how often an action takes place. 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