adverbs

Question 1

How are adverbs used?

Answer 1

Adverbs are used with verbs, adjectives or another adverb to express how, where or to what extent something happens.

Question 2

Generally, how are English adverbs formed from their adjectives?

Answer 2

By adding ‘ly’ to the adjective

e.g slow … slowly

Question 3

Generally, how are French adverbs formed from their adjectives?

Answer 3

By adding ‘ment’ to the feminine form of the adjective

e.g. lente (slow) … lentement (slowly)

Question 4

What adverb means ‘profoundly’?

(hint profond = profound)

Answer 4

profondément

n.b. the minor spell change; é instead of e

Question 5

What is the irregular adverb corresponding to the adjective ‘beau’ (beautiful)?

Answer 5

bien (well)

Question 6

What is the irregular adverb corresponding to the adjective ‘mauvais’ (bad)?

Answer 6

mal (badly)

Question 7

Comparatives - what phrase is used for ‘more … than’?

Answer 7

…. plus….. que …

e.g.

tu parles plus lentement que moi

(You speak more slowly than me)

Question 8

Comparatives - what phrase is used for ‘less … than’?

Answer 8

…. moins….. que …

e.g.

tu parles moins lentement que moi
(You speak less slowly than me)

Question 9

Comparatives - what phrase is used for ‘same … as’?

Answer 9

….. aussi….. que….

tu parles aussi lentement que moi

(You speak as slowly as me)

Question 10

Superlatives - what phrase is used for ‘the most’?

Answer 10

… le plus….

tu parles le plus lentement

(You speak the slowest )

Question 11

Adverbs of place - what adverb means ‘inside’?

Answer 11

dedans

Question 12

Adverbs of place - what adverb means ‘outside’?

Answer 12

dehors

Question 13

Adverbs of place - what adverb means ‘here’?

Answer 13

ici

Question 14

Adverbs of time - what adverb means ‘already’?

Answer 14

déjà

Question 15

Adverbs of place - what adverb means ‘over there’?

Answer 15

là-bas

Question 16

Adverbs of place - what adverb means ‘far’?

Answer 16

loin

Question 17

Adverbs of place - what adverb means ‘everywhere’?

Answer 17

partout

Question 18

Adverbs of time - what adverb means ‘sometimes’?

Answer 18

quelque fois

Question 19

Adverbs of time - what adverb means ‘after’?

Answer 19

après

Question 20

Adverbs of time - what adverb means ‘always’?

Answer 20

toujours

Question 21

Adverbs of time - what adverb means ‘today’?

Answer 21

aujourd’hui

Question 22

Adverbs of time - what adverb means ‘tomorrow’?

Answer 22

demain

Question 23

Adverbs of time - what adverb means ‘yesterday’?

Answer 23

hier

Question 24

Adverbs of time - what adverb means ‘day after tomorrow’?

Answer 24

après-demain

Question 25

Adverbs of time - what adverb means ‘day before yesterday’?

Answer 25

avant-hier

Question 26

Adverbs of quantity - what adverb means ‘enough’?

Answer 26

assez

Question 27

Adverbs of quantity - what adverb means ‘too much’?

Answer 27

trop

Question 28

Adverbs of quantity - what adverb means ‘a lot’?

Answer 28

beaucoup

Question 29

Adverbs of quantity - what adverb means ‘a little’?

Answer 29

un peu

Question 30

Adverbs of quantity - what adverb means ‘very’?

Answer 30

très

Question 31

Adverbs of frequency - what adverb means ‘sometimes’?

Answer 31

quelquefois

Question 32

Adverbs of frequency - what adverb means ‘often’?

Answer 32

souvent

Question 33

Adverbs of frequency - what adverb means ‘always’?

Answer 33

toujours

Question 34

Adverbs of sequence - what adverb means ‘firstly’?

Answer 34

d’abord

Question 35

Adverbs of sequence - what adverb means ‘afterwards’?

Answer 35

après

Question 36

Adverbs of sequence - what adverb means ‘next’?

Answer 36

ensuite

Question 37

Adverbs of sequence - what adverb means ‘finally’?

Answer 37

enfin

Question 38

Adverbs of sequence - what adverb means ‘then’?

Answer 38

puis