Syntaxdifficulty 2
adverbs-of-time
ahora (now), antes / después (before/after), ya (already), todavía / aún (still), siempre / nunca / jamás (always/never), entonces / luego (then), pronto (soon), temprano / tarde (early/late), enseguida (right away), una vez (once), más tarde (later), de nuevo (again).
Examples
Ya he comido.
→ I've already eaten.
ya = already, signals completion.
Todavía no ha llegado.
→ He still hasn't arrived.
todavía no = still hasn't (negated continuation).
Llamaré más tarde.
→ I'll call later.
más tarde — multi-word time adverb, acts as a unit.
Words in this rule
| Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|
| ahora | IN |
| después | IN |
| entonces | RB |
| antes | IN |
| todavía | RB |
| nunca | RB |
| siempre | RB |
| de nuevo | RB |
| ya | RB |
| una vez | IN |
| más tarde | RB |
| temprano | JJ |
| pronto | RB |
| enseguida | RB |
| luego | — |
| tarde | RB |
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