Grammar- Adverbs Flashcards

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1
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In french what do adverbs mostly end with?

A

-MENT

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give some examples of common adverbs that describe time?

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Souvent= often 
jamais=never 
bientot=soon 
maintentant= now 
quelquefois=sometimes
tot=early 
deja= already 
toujours= always
tard= late
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give some examples of common adverbs that describe places?

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dedans= inside 
dehors= outside 
ici= here 
la= there 
partout= everywhere 
quelque part = somewhere
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give some examples of common adverbs that describes quantity or degree?

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beaucoup= alot 
assez= enough 
tres= very 
vraiment=really 
peu= little 
trop= too much 
peu-etre= maybe
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give some examples of common adverbs that describe sequence

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d'abord= at first 
donc= thus/so 
puis= then
enfin= finally 
alors= therefore/so
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where are adverbs placed in sentences that are conjugated in present, future or imparfait tenses?

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the adverb is placed immediately after the verb or after the pas in the negative form

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where are adverbs placed in sentences that are conjugated in passe compose, near future or plus que parfait?

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Adverbs are placed between the auxiliary verb (etre or avoir) and the past participle or between the pas and the past participle in the negative form

j’ai BEAUCOUP parlé
je n’ai pas BEAUCOUP parlé

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where are adverbs that have three syllables or more placed in a sentence? eg incroyablement

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Placed after the past participle

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For which adjectives should you add -MENT too to make them an adverb?

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1) Masculine adjectives ending with -i, -u, -ai, and -e
2) neutral adjectives ending with -e without an accent eg. rapide->rapidement
3) Masculine adjectives that dont end with -i, -u, -ai or -e but do in their feminine form eg. heureux->heureuse-> heureusement

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Which adjectives should you add -emment or -amment too to make them and adverb?

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Adjectives ending in -ent or -ant

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