Adverbial Expressions

Question 1

a menudo

Answer 1

often

Question 2

a tiempo

Answer 2

on time

Question 3

a veces

Answer 3

sometimes

Question 4

además (de)

Answer 4

furthermore, besides

Question 5

apenas

Answer 5

hardly, scarcely

Question 6

así

Answer 6

like this, so

Question 7

bastante

Answer 7

enough, rather

Question 8

casi

Answer 8

almost

Question 9

con frequencia

Answer 9

frequently

Question 10

de vez en cuando

Answer 10

from time to time

Question 11

despacio

Answer 11

slowly

Question 12

menos

Answer 12

less

Question 13

muchas veces

Answer 13

a lot, many times

Question 14

poco

Answer 14

little

Question 15

por lo menos

Answer 15

at least

Question 16

pronto

Answer 16

soon

Question 17

rápido

Answer 17

quickly

Question 18

Adverbial expressions that suggest the Imperfect are:

Answer 18

a menudo, a veces, con frequencia, muchas veces

Question 19

Some adverbs do not follow any pattern of origination, and must simply be memorized. Here is a list of some common ones:

Answer 19

bastante quite
demasiado too
mal badly
mucho a lot
muy very
nunca never
peor worse
poco little
siempre always

Question 20

When two adverbs modify the same verb,_____

Answer 20

only the second one uses the -mente ending. The first adverb is the same as the feminine singular form of the adjective.

Question 21

Examples of two adverbs modifying the same verb:

Answer 21

Juan trabaja lenta y cuidadosamente.
Juan works slowly and carefully.

El chico le habló clara y cortésmente.
The boy spoke to him clearly and courteously.

El autor escribió rápida y fácilmente.
The author wrote quickly and easily.

Question 22

Another way to form an adverb is to use the preposition con + the singular form of the noun.

Answer 22

cuidadoso (carefully)
cuidadosamente or con cuidado

perfecto (perfectly)
perfectamente or con perfección

cariñoso (affectionately)
cariñosamente or con cariño