Teaching Adverbs Of Time – Just - Already - Yet and Still

This pre-intermediate lesson plan starts with a review of some already familiar vocabulary like yesterday, tomorrow and next year. The lesson continues by introducing the featured adverbs of time. Then, students will have ample opportunity to practice using the target vocabulary. I love using these activities as review in later lessons as well. By the end of the lesson, your students will have a clearer understanding of adverbs of time. They’ll leave class feeling confident enough to begin using them in everyday conversation.

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1. A6.1 - Adverbs of Time just, already, still, yet Off2Class Lesson Plan ESL Lesson Plan © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
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3. Adverbs of time An adverb of time explains when something happens. Adverbs of time answer the questions When? and How long? I went to the store yesterday. Can you think of some other adverbs of time? In this sentence, yesterday is an adverb of time. It answers the question When? © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
4. Adverbs of time Adverbs of time can describe points in time. These adverbs are usually used at the beginning or the end of a sentence. They may contain more than one word. If you want to emphasize the time, you can place the adverb at the beginning of the sentence. now, presently, then, today, tomorrow, tonight, yesterday, next week/month/year, last week/month/year, this week/month/year… Yesterday I went to the store. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
5. What about you? Can you answer these questions about yourself? What did you do yesterday? What will your life be like ten years from now? Are you planning to take any trips next year? What are you planning to do tomorrow? © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
6. Adverbs of time Adverbs of time can describe relationships in time. Below are some examples, but there are more… afterward, already, beforehand, earlier, eventually, finally, first, formerly, just, last, later, lately, next, previously, recently, since, soon, still, then, yet We have already seen that film. Eventually, we had dinner together. Jane arrived first at the dinner party. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
7. Just We use the present perfect or past perfect with just when referring to a short time before the moment of speaking. I’ve just arrived home. We’ve just finished dinner. In the perfect simple, just comes between the auxiliary verb have and the past participle. Just is also used in spoken English with the past simple. I just arrived home. We just finished dinner. Using just with the past simple is more common in North American English. subject auxiliary participle just © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
8. Oh no, I missed it! The flight to New York departed at 9am. It’s 9:05am and John is in a taxi. He’s a long way from the airport. ‘Steve, it’s John here… I am stuck in traffic. I missed the plane.’ ‘Unfortunately, …’ Can you finish the sentence for John? What can you say about the plane? © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
9. 1. The plane landed at the airport very recently. 2. The movie finished a few moments ago. 3. I ate lunch a short time ago. 4. She did her homework very recently. 5. They met a few moments ago. 6. He finished running very recently. Use just in sentences Remove the orange expression of time, change the verb to the present perfect, and insert just. Remember, in North American English you can also use just with the present simple. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
10. Already Already is used to say that something has happened early – or earlier than it could have happened. The plane has already left. The plane already left. Already can also appear at the end of a sentence. The plane has left already. The plane left already. Like just, British English generally uses already with perfect tenses, while you can use the past simple in North American English. This is common in informal spoken English. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
11. 7. The train departed at 7:00. Harry arrived at the train station at 7:05. Harry asked a staff member where the train was. What did the staff member say? 8. Sam finished his homework at 5pm. His mother arrived home at 6pm and asked him, ‘Did you complete your homework?’ What did Sam say to his mother? 9. Angela bought milk three hours ago. Ron asks Angela, ‘I’m going to the store. Do we need any milk?’ How did Angela respond? Practice just and already Read each scenario. Then, answer the question. Use just or already in your response. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
12. Already and just Make up your own response, using already or just. ‘I’m going to cook dinner. What do you want?’ ‘Can you please feed the cat?’ A D C B ‘Take the dog for a walk.’ ‘Please pack your bag. We need to leave in one hour.’ © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
13. I’m going to finish soon but… On Monday, Leo said he would finish painting the house by Friday… but it’s Saturday now. He didn’t finish the job. Can you finish Leo’s sentence for him? I’m sorry. I expected to finish yesterday. Unfortunately, … © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
14. Yet I haven’t finished yet. I didn’t finish yet. I haven’t seen that movie yet. Did you see that movie yet? I have seen that movie yet. Yet with the past simple is common in North American English. Yet usually appears with the perfect tenses, and shows that we expect something to happen. We use yet in negative sentences and in questions. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
15. 10. He is writing his report. (finish) He hasn’t finished it yet. 11. Kyle is waiting at the station. (train/departed) 12. It is snowing. (stop) 13. I’m looking for my keys. (find) 14. I’m thinking about which college to go to next year. (make a decision) Practice yet Make another sentence using not… yet. Use the words provided in brackets. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
16. Leo has been painting all week Leo started painting on Monday. Now it is Saturday. Nothing has changed… Leo is painting on Saturday. What can we say about Leo? He started painting He is painting. Monday Saturday Remember, Leo has continued painting during this time. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
17. Still Still is used to talk about something that hasn’t finished, especially when we expected to finish it earlier. He started painting He is painting. Monday Saturday Leo is still painting. We can use still… not to show surprise. Leo started painting on Monday, and he still hasn’t finished. Still appears after the subject in simple tenses, and after the auxiliary in continuous tenses. It is used with various tenses. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
18. Nothing has changed Use still to talk about Benjamin. 2005 now I like football. I like football. I work at an art gallery. I work at an art gallery. I exercise every day. I exercise every day. I live in London. I live in London. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
19. 15. She hasn’t left the house yet. She still hasn’t left the house. 16. Gabriel hasn’t completed his homework yet. 17. We haven’t bought our tickets yet. 18. You haven’t seen the film yet. 19. Lukas hasn’t cooked dinner yet. 20. Milo hasn’t returned from the office yet. Practice still to show surprise! Each sentence contains not… yet. Express the sentence a similar way using still... not to show surprise. Remember, still… not displays impatience or surprise! © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
20. Make sentences with still Each person started the activity an hour ago. Make a sentence using still, yet or still… not. Gary A D C B Agnes Suzanne Rory © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
21. Make logical sentences Jeremy’s still at work because… Roger is waiting at the doctor’s clinic because… Henry is still sitting at the dinner table because… …he hasn’t eaten all his vegetables yet …he hasn’t finished his report yet …she hasn’t found it yet Saul is still waiting inside the house because… …it’s not time for his appointment yet Judy is still looking for her scarf because… …it hasn’t stopped raining yet © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
22. 21. Evan, why are you so late? We’ve _________ eaten dinner. You can order something for yourself. 22. ‘Excuse me Sir, but did Bus 435 go past?’ ‘Yes, two minutes ago. You _________ missed it unfortunately.’ 23. ‘Would you like to order?’ ‘Sorry, but can you come back in a few minutes? We’re not ready _________.’ 24. Jan started reading that book weeks ago and she’s _________ reading it now. Complete with just, yet, still or already Read each exercise carefully. Is there a negative verb? Is the activity continuing? Is there a simple or perfect tense? © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.
23. 25. Eddie lived in Rome when he was a student, so of course he has many friends there. 26. I heard a knock at the door two seconds ago, so I guess that Tom’s arrived. 27. Dad, stop asking me about my homework. I told you that I’ve done it about five times! 28. Roger was supposed to arrive at 5pm, but he’s not here. Complete with just, yet, still or already This time, re-phrase the orange words, by adding just, still, yet or already. There may be more than one answer. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.