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Adverbs of time “ALREADY” AND “YET”

“Already” is used when Means something has happened.
something has happened,
Adverbs of time are used to give more precise See also: usually sooner than expected.
information about exactly when something happens. Present continuous 4 “Yet” means “until now.” It
They can also refer to a continuing event or action. Past perfect simple 11 shows that something hasn’t
happened, but it will happen
in the future. Means “until now.”
“JUST” AND “ABOUT TO”
These adverbs give Means something has happened very recently.
more information
about when or if an PAST NOW FUTURE
action happened.

Means something will FURTHER EXAMPLES
happen very soon.

RECENT PAST NOW NEAR FUTURE

FURTHER EXAMPLES

“STILL” FURTHER EXAMPLES
The adverb “still” means an
action or situation is ongoing.

PAST NOW

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