The main adverbs of time in Italian are:
Prima (before) |
To indicate an action which took place before another.
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Prima di andare a lavorare, faccio la spesa.
Before going to work, I go shopping. |
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Dopo (after) |
To indicate an action which took place before another.
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Dopo essere andato alla posta, sono passato in banca.
After going to the bank, I went to the bank. |
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Ieri (yesterday) |
Indicates the day before today and so we use the passato prossimo or imperfetto. |
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Ieri sono andata al cinema.
I went to the cinema yesterday. |
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Avant'ieri |
the day before yesterday: we use a past tense. |
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Avant'ieri sono andata al mare.
I went to the beach the day before yesterday. |
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Oggi (today) |
| We use the present, past or future tenses. |
| E.g: |
Oggi vado/ sono andata/ andrò dal parrucchiere.
Today I'm going/ I went to the hairdresser's. |
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| We use the present or future tenses. |
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Domani vado/andrò a far la spesa.
I'm going to do the shopping tomorrow. |
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The day after tomorrow we use the present or future tenses. |
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Dopodomani è/sarà domenica.
The day after tomorrow is Sunday. |
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Stamattina (this morning)
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| We use the present, past or future tenses. |
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Stamattina compro/ho comprato/comprerò la carne.
This morning I bought/ I'm going to buy some meat. |
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| We use the present, past or future tenses. |
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Stasera vado/ sono andata/ andrò a mangiar la pizza.
This evening I ate/ I'm going to eat a pizza. |
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| We use the present, past or future tenses. |
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Stanotte vado/andrò/sono andata a ballare.
Tonight I'm going/ I went to a night club. |
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