Syntaxdifficulty 2
adverbs-of-time
Sentenceahora (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 | English |
|---|---|
| ahora | now |
| después | after |
| entonces | then |
| antes | before |
| todavía | still |
| nunca | never |
| siempre | always |
| de nuevo | again |
| ya | already |
| una vez | once |
| más tarde | later |
| temprano | early |
| pronto | soon |
| enseguida | right away |
| luego | then |
| tarde | delay |
Practice Spanish in context
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