Adverbes

Anadverbisawordthatdescribesaverb,generallytotellusmoreabouttheway somethingisbeingdone(rapidly,perfectly,etc.). Structure Ifthemasculinesingularformoftheadjectiveendsinavowel,justaddment,e.g.,vrai (true),vraiment(truly). Ifanadjectiveendsinant,changeittoamment,e.g.,constant(constant):constamment (constantly). Ifanadjectiveendsinent,changeittoemment,e.g.,vident(obvious):videmment (obviously). Exception:lent(slow)lentement(slowly). Thefollowingadverbstakebeforetheending:aveuglment(blindly),enormment, prcisment,profondment(deeply). Thefollowingadverbsareirregular: Bon,Bien,(good/well) Bref,Brivement,(brief/briefly) Gentil,Gentiment,(nice/nicely) Mauvais,Mal,(bad/badly) Meilleur,Mieux,(better/best) Rapide,Vite,(quick/quickly) Exercice1 Changethefollowingadjectivesintoadverbs: 1.actif: 2.juste: 3.diffrent: 4.bref: 5.malheureux: Exercice2 Completethefollowingsentenceswithadverbsformedfromtheadjectivesgivenin brackets: 1. (violent)Deuxlvessesontbattus 2. (frquent)Jevaisaucinmaassez 3. (courant)Monpreparlelitalien. 4. (rcent)Celaestarriv 5. (prudent)Ilfautagir 6. (vrai)Tuasbientravaill. 7. (constant)Jeletrouvecassepieds.IlparledesesvacancesenGrce.

8. (lent)Calmezvous.Ilfautquevousrespiriezplus Othercommonadverbs: Time Aujourdhui Demain Hier Maintenant Tard Tt Dj Enfin Bientt Ensuite Longtemps Place Ici L Lbas Partout Quelquepart Quantity Assez Beaucoup Peu Tropde Plus Moins

Frequency Parfois Souvent Toujours Manner Bien Mal Vite Positionofadverbs

Theplacementofadverbsdependstosomeextentuponthetypeofadverbandtheword thatitismodifying. Shortadverbsthatmodifyaverbusuallyfollowtheconjugatedverb Nousparlonsbienanglais. Nousavonsbientravaill. Adverbsoffrequencyareusuallyplacedaftertheverb,exceptforparfois,whichis normallyplacedatthebeginningofthesentence. Jefaistoujoursdusportleweekend. Parfois,monprofsemetencolre. Adverbsoftimewhichreferstospecificdayscanbeplacedatthebeginningortheend ofthesentence. Aujourd'hui,jevaisallerchezlecoiffeur. Ilspartirontdemain. LongadverbsareoftenplacedatthebeginningorendofthesentenceGnralement, nousmangeonsvers19heures Jenel'aipasfini,malheureusement. However,ifthelongadverbspecificallymodifiestheverb,itisplacedaftertheconjugated verb Elleafrquemmentchangdetravail.

 Adverbsofplaceareusuallyfoundafterthedirectobject. Ilatoujourseuenviedhabiterlbas. J'aimistesclsici. Adverbswhichmodifyadjectivesorotheradverbsareusuallyplacedinfrontofthe modifiedword. Jesuistrscontente. Pierrefaitassezsouventdusport. Innegativeconstructions,adverbswhichnormallyfollowtheverbareplacedafter pas. Jemangebien.Jenemangepasbien. Jaibienmang.Jenaipasbienmang. Iltravailletrop.Ilnetravaillepastrop. Ilatroptravaill.Ilnapastroptravaill.