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h  Where an action occurs?                             h  When an action occurs?
               h  How often an action accurs?

               Adverb of Time: It shows the time of action. It is formed with words–
                    today, soon, now, tomorrow, etc.

               An adverb of time answers the question – ‘when’.
               For example:
                    Priyanka left a few months ago    .               The school will open tomorrow      .
                    I have never seen you earlier   .                 The dog barks at her daily   .



             A.  Complete the sentences with the best adverb.

                       slowly       beautifully      well         loudly        carelessly
                       easily        excitedly         finally      suddenly      quickly


                  1.  Come here __________       . You have to see this!
                  2.  We knew that she had got the job when we saw her __________              talking on the phone.
                  3.  He had __________       put the vase on the table. It fell on the floor.

                  4.  Shreya is throwing a party on Saturday. She has __________           finished her PhD.
                  5.  Let’s walk __________     . I don’t want to be the first one at the meeting.

                  6.  Alex had __________       put up the bookshelves. It was too difficult for me to do on my
                       own.
                  7.  Everything happened so _____________          . We had to move to California in less than
                       one day!
                  8.  Why does he always have to talk so _________          . You can hear him in the next room!

                  9.  Although she speaks five languages, she did not do _______________________               on the
                       translation exam.
                 10.  I was so surprised. His new apartment was __________           decorated.

             B.  Underline the adverbs of time in the following sentences.
                  1.  I shall come back soon.

                  2.  We shall play the match today.
                  3.  She wrote to me a letter yesterday.

                  4.  All of sudden a loud noise was heard.
             C.  A proverb is an old, wise saying. Complete these proverbs using adverbs of time from
                   the box. Some of the adverbs will need to be used more than once.

                       early     while     twice     soon    tomorrow    before    once    late    never    today

                  1.  __________     to bed and __________      to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.



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