4.

- Complete each sentence with a time word or phrase from the box:
yet /often /ever /never /already /so far /just /always
a

Thanks for the present!. Ive ___________ wanted a pet goldfish.

Have you _________ drunk pineapple juice? Its fantastic.

Ive __________ heard some fantastic news!. Ive passed my exams.

Hurry up!. Havent you finished ___________? Youre so slow!

Ive __________ been on a big ship before. Its an interesting experience!

Were very busy today. __________ weve sold over a hundred bikes.

Ive _________ passed this building, but this is the first time Ive been inside.

Can I have a different book? Ive __________ read this one.

Adverbs
What are adverbs?
An adverb is a word that modifies verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.

Adverbs vs Adjectives
The difference between an adverb and an adjective is the following:

An adjective modifies a noun.

Example:
"John is tall." (The adjective tall modifies the
noun John)

An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or another

adverb.
Examples:
"That idea is simply ridiculous." (The adverb simply modifies the
adjective ridiculous)
"She sings nicely." (The adverb nicely modifies the verb sing)
"She did it really well." (the adverb really modifies the adverb well)

Read the passage:

Mrs Smith immediately called the police
when she saw the criminals assaulting the
poor boy aggressively. It was the most
horrible scene that she had ever witnessed in
her life. She had always lived peacefully in
that neighborhood. No one

had ever disturbed her quiet nights there.

The words " immediately, aggressively, peacefully, ever, always, there" are adverbs.

What are the different types of adverbs?

Basically, most adverbs tell you how, in what way, when, where, and to what
extent something is done. In other words, they describe the manner, place, or time of
an action. Here are some examples:

He speaks quietly. ( quietly is an adverb of manner.)

I live here. (here is an adverb of place.)

We'll leave tomorrow . (tomorrow is an adverb of time.)

She never sleeps late . (never is an adverb of frequency.)

Adverb rules:
1. Regular adverbs:
Adverbs in English often end in -ly.
These adverbs are formed by adding -ly to the end of an adjective:
Adjective + ly

Examples:
Adjective

Adverb

slow

slowly

beautiful

beautifully

careful

carefully

violent

violently

Spelling rules:

true truly (the silent e is dropped and add ly)

happy happily ( y becomes i and add ly.)

possible possibly (e after a consonant is dropped and ly is added.)

full fully (after ll and add y is added.)

fanatic fanatically (after adjectives ending in -ic add -ally - there is an

exception: public-publicly)

2. Exceptions:
However, this is not the only way to form an adverb. Many adverbs do not end in -ly.
This is a list of adverbs that don't follow the rule:
Adjective

Adverb

fast

fast

hard

hard

late

late

early

early

daily

daily

Some adjectives change their form when they become adverbs:

adjective

adverb

good

well

3. Things to remember:
Many words are not adverbs although they end in -ly. Here are examples of adjectives
that end in -ly.

Examples:

a kindly teacher

a lonely girl

an elderly person

a friendly policeman

To decide whether a word is an adverb ask questions with how, where and when.

How does James speak Spanish? He speaks Spanish fluently.

Where do the kids play soccer? They play soccer here.

When did she write the email to her husband? She wrote the
email immediately.

Position of adverbs
1. Adverb of Manner
Examples of adverbs of manner are " nicely, beautifully, slowly, carefully, awfully..."
These adverbs come after the direct object or after the verb if there isn't any direct
object.

He did the work efficiently. (The adverb of manner efficiently comes

after the direct object the work.)

He drove the lorry carelessly. (The adverb of manner carelessly comes

after the direct object the lorry.)

He spoke fluently. (The adverb of mannerfluently comes after the

verb spoke.)

2. Adverbs of Place
Examples of adverbs of place are "here, there, behind, above..."
Adverbs of place are like adverbs of manner. They come after the direct object or the
verb.

I met him here. (The adverb of place here comes after the direct
object him.)

He sat there. (The adverb of place there comes after the verb sat.)

3. Adverbs of Time
Examples of adverbs of time are " recently, now, then, tomorrow, yesterday..."
Adverbs of time are usually put at the end of the sentence but they may also come at the
beginning of the sentence.

I will show you the house tomorrow.

Tomorrow, I will show you the house.

4. Adverbs of Frequency
Examples of adverbs of frequency are "always, never, seldom, usually..."

Adverbs of frequency come before the main verb except the main verb
"to be":

I sometimes visit my uncle.

We have often seen him pass by the house.

They are seldom at work.

Occasionally, sometimes, often, frequently and usually can also go at

the beginning or at the end of a sentence:
o

Sometimes, they visit him.

I miss him occasionally.

Rarely and seldom can also go at the end of a sentence (often with
"very"):
o

We see them rarely.

John eats meat very seldom.

5 Choose the correct answers.

1. Has the childminder fed the baby yet / already / ever?
2. We have ever / just / never swum in the sea because I hate salty water.
3. The cleaner has already / yet / ever washed all the windows.
4. Daniel Radcliffe has been an actor for / since / already he was five years old.
5. My hairdresser has ever / just / yet opened a new salon.
6. Have you ever / yet / since eaten spicy ice cream?

Read the text and make necessary changes to the verbs. The tenses that are
used in the text: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Simple, Past
Simple.
We

(be) at a party today. Today Nick

guests
Lisa

(already/come) to his party. Everybody

(dance) with Mark. Tina

cream. Barbara and Tina

party. They

(have) a birthday. Many

(be) happy.

(hold) some drinks and ice-

(talk) about the party. They

(like) the

(buy) beautiful dresses for the party yesterday and now

they

(discuss) the prices for the clothes. Michael

at the table. He
He
yet. He

(not/eat) anything yet and he

(get) up three hours ago and he

They

(be) difficult for him to

(go) to visit their friends.

(not come) back yet.

Yesterday all the family

(be) very busy. They

Nicks party. Nicks mother

(help) her. Nicks father

(do) many things for

(cook) many tasty things. Nick also

(not cook) anything because he

very busy at work. Nicks sister Patricia

brother

(be) hungry.

(not/have) time for lunch

(go) to bed very late yesterday. So it

get up in the morning. Nicks parents

(stand)

(be)

(bake) a nice cake and Nicks

(clean) the house.

So today Nick and his friends

happy returns of the day, Nick!

(celebrate) his birthday. Many