Adverbs Flashcards
actively
activement
Frankly, honestly
franchement
Fortunately
heureusement
Unfortunately
malheureusement
To form an adverb from an adjective that ends in a consonant take the feminine singular form and add…
ment
Fem form of actif
active
Fem form of franc
franche
Fem form of heureux
heureuse
Fem form of malheureux
malheureuse
Lately
Dernièrement
Seriously
sérieusement
If the masculine singular form of an adjective already ends in a vowel do not use the feminine form. Just add MENT to the end of the masculine form
Absolu = absolument (absolutely) Vrai = vraiment (really)
Constantly
constamment
Fluently
Couramment
Differently
Différemment
Obviously
Évidemment
Slowly
Lentement
This adverb doesn’t follow the -ant or -ent rules
Irregular Adverbs
bon- bien (well)
gentil- gentiment (nicely)
mauvais- mal (badly)
Petit- peu (little)
Fast
Rapidement or vite
Never
Jamais
Sometimes
Parfois
Often
Souvent
From time to time
De temps en temps
Sometimes
Quelquefois
Pretty big
Assez grande
Place an adverb that modifies a verb immediately after the verb
Elle parle BIEN le français? (Does she speak French well?)
Ils parlent constamment.
They talk constantly
In passé composé short adverbs are typically placed BEFORE the past participle
Ils sont VITE partis.
They left quickly