Adverbials of time
时间状语
We use adverbials of time to say:
我们用时间状语描述：
when something happened:
某事发生：
I saw Mary yesterday.
She was born in 1978.
I will see you later.
There was a storm during the night.
for how long :
时间长短：
We waited all day.
They have lived here since 2004.
We will be on holiday from July 1st until August 3rd.
how often (frequency):
频率大小：
They usually watched television in the evening.
We sometimes went to work by car.
We often use a noun phrase as a time adverbial:
我们经常用名词短语作时间状语: