本篇的目的在蒐集時間副詞與子句，常常在對話的時候不知道要加哪一個時間副詞才好，要不然就是加了時間卻搞錯時態，尤其是某一些時間副詞可以存在多種時態之中 (
* 代表)。
Past過去的某個時間點A few years agoA few years ago, not many people lived here.
Fifty years agoFifty years ago, people walked everywhere.
In the 1940sWorld War II took place in the 1940s.
the other day 幾天之前I saw your friend the other day. 前幾天我看到你朋友
過去某段時間From 1960 to 1970The Beatles performed together from 1960 to 1970.
During the Second World WarThey met and fell in love with each other during the Second World War.
* Recently 最近，近來Something happened recently.說明：常用於完成式或過去式
* For ten yearsI lived in
Taiwan for ten years.
我曾經住在台灣十年
過去某段時間一直到現在
* For ten yearsI have lived in
Taiwan for ten years.
我住在台灣已十年了
* Recently 最近，近來Recently she has changed enormously.Lately 近來What have you been doing lately?
說明：語意跟 recently 相同，但通常用於否定句和疑問句
For about the last ten years 最近約十年I have lived in
Taiwan for about the last ten years.
Since 1980I have lived in
Taiwan since 1990.
To date 到目前為止，迄今To date, we have not received any replies.
So far 到目前為止So far he has done very well at school.
In successive years 連年不斷，連續幾年We have had the good harvests in successive years.
說明：通常 in years 指的是未來時間，for years 指的是過去時間，但事實上還是要看語意，本例子指的是過去連續幾年。
那時候* ThenHe worked in that factory then.
At the timeHe was very poor at the time.
By 用在過去的時間
*By 一個過去時間點By the end of the day we had sold over 2000 tickets.
到那天結束為止，我們已售出 2000 張票。
By eight o'clock he had arrived at my hotel.
到八點的時候，我們已經到旅館了。
說明：by 後面接一個特定的時間，代表發生的事早於或不晚於這段時間。
*By the timeBy the time we left work, the sun had set.
當我們下班的時候已經太陽西下了。
By the time we left work, the sun was setting.
當我們下班的時候太陽正要西下。
說明：By the time X, Y。 代表 Y 的時間早於或不晚於 X。
PresentThese days 近來These days, the population is growing so fast.
Nowadays 如今，目前Nowadays, people drive their cars to commute.
At the present time 目前Now 現在
FutureLater 待會I'll tell you later.
Soon 不久之後Soon, there will be a lot of shopping malls.
* Then 到那時候Things will be different then.
In two years/weeks/daysIn twenty years, people might buy groceries by computer.
In the years to come 未來的日子裡In the decade ahead 未來十年The years/days/months aheadThere will be many difficult and challenging days ahead.
以後的日子裡將會是困難和挑戰
In the futureIn the future, people are going to use cars even more.
Tonight 今晚We'll go to a concert tonight.
By 用在未來的時間
*By 一個未來時間點By the end of today we will have sold over 2000 tickets.
到今天結束為止，我們將售出 2000 張票。
By eight o'clock he will have arrived at my hotel.
到八點的時候，我們將已經到旅館了。
說明：by 後面接一個特定的時間，代表發生的事早於或不晚於這段時間。
*By the timeBy the time I leave work, the sun will be setting.
到我們下班的時候將已經太陽西下了。
By the time I leave work, the sun will have set.
到我們下班的時候太陽將正要西下。
說明：By the time X, Y。 代表 Y 的時間早於或不晚於 X。
