Adverbs of Mode or Manner

Question 1

What do adverbios de modo, de manera o modales indicate?

Answer 1

“How” or “in which way” was the task carried out ie how something was done.

Question 2

what do adverbios de modo indicate?

Answer 2

If something was done rightly or wrongly

Question 3

what are the first 3 adverbios de modo

Answer 3

1. bien
2. mal
3. regular - so-so

Question 4

what are the 3 possible meanings of bien?

Answer 4

1. good 2. well 3. correctly

Question 5

what are the 3 possible meanings of mal?

Answer 5

1. bad 2. wrong 3. wrongly

Question 6

No sé por qué he suspendido el examen si respondí todas las preguntas bien

Answer 6

I don’t know why I failed the test since I answered all the questions correctly.

Question 7

Seguro que te has portado mal y por eso papá te ha castigado.

Answer 7

I am sure you have misbehaved and that’s why dad has grounded you.

Question 8

• ¿Cómo te encuentras de la gripe, Paco?

- Regular, aun no me he curado del todo.

Answer 8

• How are you dealing with that cold, Paco?

- So-so, I still feel a bit sick.

Question 9

what adverbs indicate “better” and “worse”?

Answer 9

mejor, peor

Question 10

Mejor cállate antes de que te metas en problemas

Answer 10

You’d better be quiet before you get in trouble.

Question 11

Creo que las medicinas que le han dado a mi madre no están funcionando porque ella se siente peor cada día.

Answer 11

I think the medicines they have given my mother aren’t working because she’s feeling worse every day.

Question 12

what 4 adverbs indicate a motion or movement done at a certain pace?

Answer 12

1. deprisa (quick, quickly),
2. rápido (fast),
3. despacio (slow/slowly),
4. lento (slow/slowly)

Question 13

¿Tu hijo ya tiene quince años? ¡Hay que ver lo deprisa que pasa el tiempo!

Answer 13

Your son is already fifteen? I can’t believe how quickly time goes by!

Question 14

Las gacelas corren rápido. Nunca atraparías una a pie.

Answer 14

Gazelles run fast. You would never catch one on foot.

Question 15

Vas cargado con mucho peso. Camina despacio o te puedes hacer daño.

Answer 15

You are carrying a lot of weight. Walk slowly or you could hurt yourself.

Question 16

La mejor forma de hacer salsa de tomate es cocinando los tomates a fuego lento.

Answer 16

The best way to make tomato sauce is by cooking the tomatoes in low heat.

Question 17

What 3 adverbs indicate something is done a certain way or the same way as something else?

Answer 17

1. así (like this/that, this way),
2. como/igual (like, same (as)),
3. cual (the exact way)

Question 18

Si sujetas el taladro así, el agujero será grande y el cuadro quedará torcido.

Answer 18

If you hold the drill like that, the hole will be too big and the picture will be crocked.

Question 19

Hice la tortilla de patatas como me dijo mi madre pero no me salió igual.

Answer 19

I made the potato omelet like my mother told me but it wasn’t the same.

Question 20

¡Créeme, te lo estoy contando cual me lo contaron a mí!

Answer 20

Believe me, I am telling you the exact way they told me.

Question 21

What 2 adverbs are used when there’s a condition to do something else?

Answer 21

1. según (depending on),

2. conforme (just as)

Question 22

Iremos a la fiesta según a la hora que volvamos de la playa.

Answer 22

We’ll go to the party depending on the time we get back from the beach.

Question 23

El general siguió las órdenes conforme se le ordenó.

Answer 23

The general followed the instructions as directed.

Question 24

When an adverb ends in –mente what type of adverb is it usually? (3 egs)

Answer 24

an adverbios de modo eg fuertemente, débilmente, felizmente

Question 25

Le pedí amablemente el coche a mi hermano pero aun así no me lo prestó.

Answer 25

I kindly asked my brother to lend me his car but even still he didn’t let me borrow it.