Adverbs of Time: To Tell When (Part A)
A function of the adverbs of time is
to tell when an event happened or will happen. These adverbs generally indicate what day (example: tomorrow, today, yesterday) and/or what part of a day (last night, recently, later) an event happened or will happen.
Examples:
Today
Ngay
ó n
Tomorrow
B
u kas
Yesterday
Kah
a pon
Last night
Kagab
í Day before yesterday
Kamakalaw
á Examples:
Today
Ngayon
Tomorrow
Bukas
Yesterday
Kahapon
Last night
Kagabi
Day before yesterday
Kamakalawa
See how each adverb is used in a sentence.
Examples:
The storm will arrive today.
Dá rating ang
bagyó ngayó n .
Today is a good day!
Magandá ang
a rawngayó n !
We don’t have classes tomorrow.
Walá kamí ng pa sok bu kas .
Tomorrow, I will watch a movie.
Bu kas ,
manó noó d ako ng
si ne .
Tomorrow is Christmas day!
Bu kas ay
a raw ng
Paskó !
Myrna’s birthday was yesterday.
Kaarawá n ni Myrna
kaha pon .
Yesterday, she visited her mom and dad.
Kaha pon ,
dina law niyá ang
na nay at
ta tay niyá .
Laura bought a lamp yesterday.
Bumilí si Laur
á ng
lá mpará kaha pon .
I wasn’t able to sleep last night.
Hindí akó nakatu log kagabí .
Last night was fun!
Ang
sayá kagabí !
O tan studied last night for the exam.
Nag-a ral si
O tan
kagabí pa ra sa
pagsusu lit .
Where were you the day before yesterday?
Ná saá n ka noó ng kamakalawá ?
Dad arrived the day before yesterday.
Dumatí ng si
ta tay noó ng kamakalawá .
The day before yesterday was the feast.
Pistá noó ng kamakalawá .
Examples:
The storm will arrive today.
Darating ang bagyo ngayon.
Today is a good day!
Maganda ang araw ngayon!
We don’t have classes tomorrow.
Wala kaming pasok bukas.
Tomorrow, I will watch a movie.
Bukas, manonood ako ng sine.
Tomorrow is Christmas day!
Bukas ay araw ng Pasko!
Myrna’s birthday was yesterday.
Kaarawan ni Myrna kahapon.
Yesterday, she visited her mom and dad.
Kahapon, dinalaw niya ang nanay at tatay niya.
Laura bought a lamp yesterday.
Bumili si Laura ng lampara kahapon.
I wasn’t able to sleep last night.
Hindi ako nakatulog kagabi.
Last night was fun!
Ang saya kagabi!
Otan studied last night for the exam.
Nag-aral si Otan kagabi para sa pagsusulit.
Where were you the day before yesterday?
Nasaan ka noong kamakalawa?
Dad arrived the day before yesterday.
Dumating si tatay noong kamakalawa.
The day before yesterday was the feast.
Pista noong kamakalawa.
