Adverbs of frequency and time in Spanish (ahora...)
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Adverbs of frequency and time (adverbios de tiempo) give information on time, duration, and frequency.
They give an answer to questions starting with “when?” or "how often?”.
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Adverbs of frequency and time generally modify the verb they refer to.
Since they refer to a verb, they do not change according to the gender or number.
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Adverbs of fequency and time can be placed before or after the verb they modify.
Examples:
Spanish adverb | English adverb | Example | English translation |
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ahora | now | Ahora me voy a casa. | I'll go home now. |
anoche | last night | Anoche salí con unos amigos. | Last night I went out with some friends. |
anteanoche | night before last | Anteanoche ví a Juan. | The night before last I saw Juan. |
anteayer | day before yesterday | Anteayer me fui de compras. | The day before yesterday I went shopping. |
antes | before | Volví a casa antes de que se levantara. | I arrived home before he got up. |
aún | still, yet | Aún no se ha ido. | He has not left yet. |
ayer | yesterday | Ayer me fui a Madrid. | Yesterday I went to Madrid. |
después | after | Después, nos fuimos al teatro. | Then we went to the theatre. |
hoy | today | Hoy tengo una cita por Skype. | Today I have a Skype meeting. |
jamás | never | Jamás sería capaz de hacerte daño. | I would never be able to hurt you. |
luego | after, then | Ahora ceno y luego voy al cine. | Now I have dinner and then I'll go to the cinema. |
mañana | tomorrow | Mañana es mi cumpleaños. | Tomorrow is my birthday. |
nunca | never | Nunca te mentiría. | I would never lie to you. |
pronto | soon | Te llamaré pronto. | I will call you soon. |
siempre | always | Siempre tomo un café en ese bar. | I always have a coffee in that bar. |
tarde | late | Esa noche volvímos a casa tarde. | That night we came back home late. |
temprano | early | Ayer me desperté temprano. | Yesterday I got up early. |
todavía | still, yet | Todavía no he visto esa película. | I have not watched that movie yet. |
ya | already | Ya te dije que fumar no está permitido. | I already said to you that smoking is not allowed. |
In addition to single words, Spanish uses adverbial expressions to express time as well.
There are different types of adverbial expressions:
Adverbial expression | English | Example |
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a menudo | often | A menudo voy a la piscina. ( I often go to the swimming pool.) |
de nuevo | again | Tengo que ir a la farmacia de nuevo. (I have to go to the pharmacy again.) |
de pronto | suddenly | Se fue de pronto. (Suddenly he went away.) |
de repente | suddenly | La tierra empezó a temblar de repente. (Suddenly the earth started shaking.) |
Adverbial expression | English | Example |
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a veces | sometimes | A veces desayuno huevos. (Sometimes I have eggs for breakfast.) |
de día | in the daytime | Llegamos a Gante de día. (We arrived in Ghent in the daytime.) |
de noche | in the nighttime | Nos fuimos de la oficina de noche. (We left the office in the nighttime.) |
por la mañana | in the morning | Por la mañana suelo tomarme un café. (I usually have a coffee in the morning.) |
por la noche | at night | Llegué a casa por la noche. (I arrived home at night.) |
por la tarde | in the afternoon | Por la tarde me fui al parque. (In the afternoon, I went to the park.) |
Adverbial expression | English | Example |
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al amanecer | at dawn | Nos fuimos a la playa al amanecer. (We went to the beach at dawn.) |
al anochecer | at nightfall | Miguel llegó a Cádiz al anochecer. (Miguel arrived in Cadiz at nightfall.) |
al atardacer | at dusk | Paseamos por la playa al atardecer. (We strolled along the beach at dusk.) |
al salir el sol | at sunrise | Salieron al salir el sol. (They set off at sunrise.) |
Adverbial expression | English | Example |
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de ahora en adelante | from now on | Desde entonces, no podemos quejarnos ya. (From now on, we cannot complain anymore.) |
de vez en cuando | once in a while | De vez en cuando voy a Valencia a ver a mi novio. (I go to Valencia to visit my boyfriend once in a while.) |
desde entonces | since then | He madurado desde entonces. (I have grown up since then.) |
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