Antonio noticed a fire at a grocery store while walking downtown one night. He promptly ran to the nearest fire alarm box to report it. The firemen arrived soon after and quickly got to work putting out the fire. They fastened a hose to a hydrant and used long ladders and hoses to extinguish the fire in the upper window. In a short time, the fire was put out, saving many lives and property, thanks to Antonio's prompt action and the firemen's quick response.

1. Recognizing Adverbs

2. A Text A Day
Thinking Fast
Antonio often like to walk downtown and look
at the display in the show windows.
One night while he was walking leisurely along
the street, quite suddenly, he noticed a reddish glow
in the upper window of a grocery store. He ran
promptly to the nearest fire alarm box.

3. Soon the firemen arrived. The trucks stopped
at a corner near the store. As some firemen fastened
a large hose to the nearest fire hydrant, others
nimbly climbed a long ladder to the upper window of
the building and trained their very long hoses at the
burning store.
In a short time, the fire was put out. Many lives
and property were saved. Thanks to Antonio and the
firemen who acted quickly.

4. Presentation

6. Analysis and Discussion
a. How many days did the farmers plant rice?
b. How long do fishermen catch fish?
c. How long did the band play the music?
d. For how long will the house the carpenters build
last?

7. Generalization
What adverb tells us how long the action is done?
The group of words that answer these questions
are called adverbs of duration. They tell us how long
the activity is done. We use time frame that indicates
the duration or longevity.

8. Application
Identify the adverbs of duration in the following
sentences. Use them in your own sentences.
1. My father stayed abroad for two years.
2. We celebrated our feast day for one day.
3. Long hours were spent on planning the field trip.
4. Lighted posts were built along the roads
permanently.
5. I will be out of town for a week.

9. Enrichment
Write a short narration about the picture. Use adverbs
of duration.

10. Enrichment
Write a short narration about the picture. Use adverbs
of duration.

11. Choose the appropriate adverb to complete the
sentence from the words/phrases in the box.
endlessly in a year overnight nine months
a week a day
1. The conception of a mother takes _________.
2. We had a semestral break _________.
3. The children _________ swam on the pool.
4. Writing as a craft is not just an _________ practice.
5. A school child attends a grade level _________.

12. Assignment
Use the following adverbs of duration in sentences.
in a year tentatively a day
forever alternately an hour