1 PG 228 ADVERBS

2 Adverbs Adverbs can modify  Verbs  Adjectives  Or other adverbs They often tell how, how much, how often, how well, or when somone does something.

3 Adverbs Ejemplos: Bienmalmuynunca hoysiempretemprano aquíayer

4 Adverb that end in –ly in English Many adverbs that end in –ly in english, end in –mente in Spanish.

5 Adverbs To form adverbs which end in –mente, add –mente to the femenine form of the adjective. If it does not have a femenine form, just add –mente to the standard form : Lentolenta-mentelentamente Buenobuena-mentebuenamente Feliz-mentefelizmente Amable-menteamablemente

6 Adverbs Adverbs that end in –mente generally follow the verb: Luis canta fabulosamente Adverbs chat modifica en adjetive ir anote advera precede the Word chey modifica: Diana no esta casi nunca ocupada.

7 Common verbs and adverbial expressions A menudoOpten A tiempoEn time A vecessometimos Además (de)furthermore; besides ApenasHardly; scarcely AsíLike this; so BastanteEnough; quite Casialmost Con frecuenciafrequently De vez en cuandoFrom time to time MenosLess Muchas vecesA lot, many times PocoLittle Por lo menosAt least Prontosoon

8 practica  Luis dibuja ___________ (pronto, maravillosamente, mucho)  Mis amigos están________ contentos. (nunca, siempre, tranquilamente).  Tu estas_________lista para el examen. (bien, casi, frecuentemente)  El doctor dijo que tu necesitabas una operación _________(tarde, inmediatamente, bien).