Grammar- Adverbs Flashcards
In french what do adverbs mostly end with?
-MENT
give some examples of common adverbs that describe time?
Souvent= often jamais=never bientot=soon maintentant= now quelquefois=sometimes tot=early deja= already toujours= always tard= late
give some examples of common adverbs that describe places?
dedans= inside dehors= outside ici= here la= there partout= everywhere quelque part = somewhere
give some examples of common adverbs that describes quantity or degree?
beaucoup= alot assez= enough tres= very vraiment=really peu= little trop= too much peu-etre= maybe
give some examples of common adverbs that describe sequence
d'abord= at first donc= thus/so puis= then enfin= finally alors= therefore/so
where are adverbs placed in sentences that are conjugated in present, future or imparfait tenses?
the adverb is placed immediately after the verb or after the pas in the negative form
where are adverbs placed in sentences that are conjugated in passe compose, near future or plus que parfait?
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
where are adverbs that have three syllables or more placed in a sentence? eg incroyablement
Placed after the past participle
For which adjectives should you add -MENT too to make them an adverb?
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
Which adjectives should you add -emment or -amment too to make them and adverb?
Adjectives ending in -ent or -ant