Definition

Adverbs are words that modify

 a verb (He drove slowly. — How did he drive?)

 an adjective (He drove a very fast car. — How fast was his car?)
 another adverb (She moved quite slowly down the aisle. — How slowly did
she move?)

As we will see, adverbs often tell when, where, why, or under what conditions
something happens or happened. Adverbs frequently end in -ly; however, many words and
phrases not ending in -ly serve an adverbial function and an -ly ending is not a guarantee
that a word is an adverb. The words lovely, lonely, motherly, friendly, neighborly, for
instance, are adjectives:

 That lovely woman lives in a friendly neighborhood.

If a group of words containing a subject and verb acts as an adverb (modifying

the verb of a sentence), it is called an Adverb Clause:

 When this class is over, we're going to the movies.

When a group of words not containing a subject and verb acts as an adverb, it is called

an adverbial phrase. Prepositional phrases frequently have adverbial functions (telling
place and time, modifying the verb)

Like adjectives, adverbs are describing words. They describe verbs or

adjectives. They tell how, when, or where an action takes place.

Like adjectives, adverbs are describing words. They describe verbs or adjectives. They

tell how, when, or where an action takes place.
How When Where
slowly yesterday here
gracefully today there
swiftly tomorrow everywhere
quickly soon

Examples: She spoke quickly. (how) 

She spoke yesterday. (when) 
She spoke here. (where)

Adverbs of time tell when.

Example:
The train left yesterday.
Yesterday is an adverb of time. It tells when the train left.
Adverbs of place tell where.
Example: 
The boy walked away.
Away is an adverb of place. It tells where the boy walked.

Adverbs of manner tell how.

Example: 
The boy walked quickly.
Quickly is an adverb of manner. It tells how the boy walked.

Adverbs of Time

Los adverbios de tiempo señalan cuándo se realiza la acción indicada por el verbo.

I will call you tomorrow.

Te llamaré mañana.

He went to Paris last week.

Fue a Paris la semana pasada.

Some day we'll go to England.

Algún día iremos a Inglaterra.

Muchas veces en lugar de usar una sola palabra se forman frases que comienzan con preposición.

Peter will come at two thirty.

Peter vendrá a las 2.30.

I will be back in one hour.

Volveré en una hora.
Adverbs of time describe when something happens. These examples are commonly used:

after
already
during
finally
just
last
later
next
now
recently
soon
then
tomorrow
when
while
and yesterday.

Adverbs of place describe where something happens. Most adverbs of place are also
used as prepositions. Some commonly used examples include the following:

abroad
anywhere
downstairs
here
home
in
nowhere
out
outside
somewhere
there
underground
upstairs.

I wanted to go upstairs.
She has lived in the city since June. (in the city – prepositional phrase)