Adverbs of Time Worksheet (With Answer Key)

A printable worksheet on adverbs of time, in five parts, with a full answer key. Adverbs of time cause fewer spelling problems than adverbs of manner and far more ordering problems, so most of this sheet is about position and about telling the three types apart.

The three types, briefly

Part A — Find the adverb of time

Underline the adverb of time and say which of the three types it is.

1. We are leaving tomorrow.
2. She has already finished.
3. They rarely eat out.
4. He spoke quietly.
5. I saw him recently.
6. The train runs hourly.

Part B — Where does it go?

Rewrite each sentence with the adverb in brackets in its natural position.

1. I have finished the report. (already)
2. She is late for meetings. (never)
3. We will discuss it. (tomorrow)
4. He goes to the gym. (twice a week)
5. They have not replied. (yet)

Part C — Choose the right word

1. Have you finished (yet / already)?
2. I have (yet / already) seen that film.
3. She (still / yet) lives in Chittagong.
4. He doesn’t work here (anymore / never).
5. They have been waiting (since / for) two hours.

Part D — Frequency order

Put these adverbs in order from the most often to the least often.

sometimes  ·  never  ·  always  ·  rarely  ·  usually  ·  occasionally

Part E — Correct the mistake

1. I go always to bed early.
2. She has finished yet her homework.
3. Yesterday I have seen your brother.
4. He never is late.
5. We live here since 2019.

Answer key

Part A. 1. tomorrow – definite   2. already – indefinite   3. rarely – frequency   4. none – quietly is manner   5. recently – indefinite   6. hourly – frequency

Part B. 1. I have already finished the report. 2. She is never late for meetings. 3. We will discuss it tomorrow. 4. He goes to the gym twice a week. 5. They have not replied yet.

The pattern: single-word frequency and indefinite adverbs go before the main verb but after be – she is never late, not she never is late. Definite time expressions and multi-word frequency phrases go at the end.

Part C. 1. yet – questions and negatives   2. already – positive statements   3. still – a situation continuing   4. anymore   5. for – for takes a length of time, since takes a starting point

Part D. always → usually → often → sometimes → occasionally → rarely → never. From the list given: always, usually, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, never.

Part E. 1. I always go to bed early – the frequency adverb goes before the main verb. 2. She has not finished her homework yet – yet needs a negative or a question. 3. Yesterday I saw your brother – a definite past time cannot take the present perfect. 4. He is never late – after be, not before it. 5. We have lived here since 2019 – since needs the present perfect.