1. UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL
ECUADOR
FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÌA LETRAS Y
CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN
ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS
CARRERA PLURINLINGÜE
TEMA:
NOMBRE: KATHERINE CHACÓN
THE ADVERBS
OCTUBRE 2013

2. A WORD THAT MODIFIES A VERB, AN ADJECTIVE,
ANOTHER ADVERB, OR A SENTENCE.

3. the adverbs are divide in five groups
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Adverbs of manner
Adverb of time
Adverb of frequency
Adverb of place
Adverb of degree

4. In Spanish, are
adverbs of
manner those that
finish in “mente”
ex: fácilmente
They answer to
the question as:
How? Of What
way?
In English, they
finish in “ly “
Ex: quickly
Adverbs
of
Manner

5. The adverbs of manner describe
how the action is carried out .
• Ex:
• slowly
Quickly

6. If the adjective ends in “y”, you
change the “y” to “i” before adding
“ly.
Ex: easy
Happy
easily
happily

7. When the adjective ends in “le ”, you
change la “e” to “y” .
• ex:
• Gentle
gently

8. These adjectives are adverbs or
adjectives, without adding “ly”
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Hard
Fast
Little
Very much.
she studies hard
he drives fast
I like it very much
• Note: the adverb of “good” is “well”.
Ex: He sings well.

9. Adverbs of time
• They are the most frequent
Today
Yesterday
Tomorrow
Now
Soon
Lately
Ago
Late
Early
 note: they are placed at the end of the sentence.

10. Examples:
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I’m leaving today .
He’ll come soon.
I’m sorry I’m late.
Tow years ago.
I woke up early.

11. The adverbs of frequency
• These adverbs are the most common:
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Always
Often
Usually
Sometimes
Seldom
Never/ever
Also

13. The adverbs of frequency are place:
• Behind of verb to be
Ex: He is often late
• Between the subject and the verb in tense present
simple.
Ex: I seldom go to the church.
• Between the verb “have” and past participle in the
present perfect.
I have never been to Europe.

15. Adverbs of place.
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Here
There
Over there
Up
Down
Everywhere
Near
Far
Where

19. Examples:
• Come here!
• He lives there.
• I looked everywhere.
• It’s very far.
• Where are you from?

20. The adverbs of quantity.
• These adverbs can modify a verb, an adjective, and
even to another adverb.
• Almost
• Very
• Rather
• Too
• Really
• So
• Only
• Enough (this is placed behind of the adjective and
the adverb)

22. Examples:
• I only want this one
• it’s too hot.
• I’m very tired.
• It isn’t hot enough.