SIGNAL WORDS

SIGNAL WORDS

In the sentence, signal words are usually used before the main verb

In the sentence, signal words are

usually used before the main verb

Every second - kiekvieną sekundę,

every minute - kiekvieną minutę,

every hour, hourly - kiekvieną valandą

every day, daily - kasdien,

every night - nightly - kas naktį,

every week, weekly - kiekvieną savaitę,

every month, monthly- kas mėnesį,

every year, annually - kasmet,

every summer - kiekviena vasarą,

every autumn - kiekvieną rudenį,

every winter - kiekvieną žiemą,

every spring - kiekvieną pavasarį.

Always - visada,

constantly - pastoviai,

never - niekada,

often, frequently - dažnai,

usually, normally, generally - paprastai,

sometimes - kartais,

occasionally - retkarčiais,

rarely - seldom - infrequently - retai.

These signal words can be used

at the beginning or at the end of a sentence.

Now,

at the moment,

at present.

These signal words can be used at the beginning or at the end of a sentence.

Yesterday,

in 1740,

in 1830.

Two days ago,

two months ago,

two years ago,

last Monday,

last week,

last month,

last year.

When I was a child, ... .

When something happened in the past, ... .

Yesterday morning at 7 o'clock.

While ... .

All day ... .

All night ... .

All day yesterday ... .

• I was reading a book while my brother was listening to music.

• All day yesterday, I was working with my business partners.

PRESENT SIMPLE

Present Continuous.

PRESENT PERFECT

In the sentence, signal words are used :

• before the main verb
• (prieš pagr. veiksmažodį):

EXAMPLES

Examples

I always wake up at the same time.

He seldom drives a car.

They don't often go to the swimming pool.

She doesn't usually buy meat .

Do you often read books?

Does he sometimes listen to rock?

I am listening to music now.

You are listening to music at the moment.

He is listening to music at present.

Now I am listening to music.

Already - jau (teigiamam sakinį ir klausiamajam);

just - ka tik;

ever - kada nors, visada (klausiamajam sakinį);

never - niekada (neigiamam sakinį).

• At the end of a sentence
• (sakinio gale):

Past Simple

since - nuo (since 2010);

for - laikotarpiui įvardinti (for twenty days- dvidešimt dienų laikotarpyje);

yet - dar (ne), neigiamam sakinį;

yet - jau, klausiamajam sakinį;

so far - ligi šiol.

Past Continuous

• In a positive, negative and inerrogative sentences

(teigiamam, neigiamam ir klausiamajam sakinį):

recently - neseniai, pastaruoju metu, ;

lately - neseniai, pastaruoju metu,

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLES

I wrote a letter yesterday.

Yesterday, I wrote a letter.

He cooked dinner two hours ago.

We didn't go to the cinema last Saturday.

Did he play football in 1983?

I have already made a doll house.

He has never been to Italy.

Have you ever tried Chinese food?

Have you written a letter yet?

He has recently lost some weight.”

“I haven’t seen her recently.”

“Have you spoken to Beth recently?”

Exercises:

Ever-never

since-for

Already-yet-just

https://www.englishgrammar.org/grammar-exercise-36/

https://agendaweb.org/grammar/for_since_already-exercises.html

https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/122.html

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/t102-just-already-yet.htm