Common adverbs

Non degree, non focus, common adverbs

Adverb	Typical Function	Example sentence
now	Temporal (time)	She is leaving now.
then	Temporal (time)	He was living in Paris then.
yesterday	Temporal (time)	They met yesterday.
tomorrow	Temporal (time)	I’ll call you tomorrow.
soon	Temporal (time)	The results will be announced soon.
already	Temporal / aspect-related	She has already finished.
still	Temporal / continuity	He is still waiting.
again	Temporal / repetition	She tried again.
here	Place (locative)	Put the bag here.
there	Place (locative)	He waited there for hours.
everywhere	Place (locative)	We looked everywhere.
nowhere	Place (locative)	The key was nowhere to be found.
abroad	Place (locative/directional)	She studied abroad.
fast	Manner	He ran fast.
well	Manner	She played well.
badly	Manner	The plan failed badly.
quietly	Manner	They left quietly.
clearly	Manner	She spoke clearly.
perhaps	Epistemic	Perhaps he forgot.
maybe	Epistemic	Maybe she’ll come later.
certainly	Epistemic	She will certainly agree.
possibly	Epistemic	He could possibly be right.
unfortunately	Stance / evaluative	Unfortunately, the flight was cancelled.
fortunately	Stance / evaluative	Fortunately, no one was hurt.
indeed	Stance / confirmation	It was, indeed, a mistake.
obviously	Evidential / epistemic	He is obviously upset.