Common temporal adjuncts¶
Adjunct |
Form |
Function |
Example |
|---|---|---|---|
early |
AdvP |
Adjunct |
They finished the report early. |
now |
AdvP |
Adjunct |
We are leaving now. |
then |
AdvP |
Adjunct |
She spoke then. |
soon |
AdvP |
Adjunct |
He will arrive soon. |
yesterday |
AdvP |
Adjunct |
They left yesterday. |
today / tomorrow |
AdvP |
Adjunct |
I’ll call you tomorrow. |
recently / lately |
AdvP |
Adjunct |
She has recently started. |
already |
AdvP |
Adjunct |
They have already finished. |
still |
AdvP |
Adjunct |
He is still sleeping. |
always / often / sometimes |
AdvP |
Adjunct |
I sometimes walk to work. |
in the morning / afternoon / evening |
PP |
Adjunct |
We met in the morning. |
at 5 o’clock / at noon |
PP |
Adjunct |
The train arrives at 5 o’clock. |
on Monday / on Christmas Day |
PP |
Adjunct |
We met on Monday. |
since last week / for two hours |
PP |
Adjunct |
She has been working since last week. |
by tomorrow / until Friday |
PP |
Adjunct |
Finish it by tomorrow. |