Adverbs

AdverbsAdverbs tell us how an action (verb) is being done.An adverb describes the verb(and sometimes modify adjectives or other adverbs.)

Superman flew quickly.

Quickly is the adverb.

How do you tell which word is an adverb?Its super easy!

The dog barked loudly.

2 questions.What did the dog do? Barked (Verb)How did it do it? Loudly (adverb)

Adverbs in EnglishIt is really easy to spot an adverb in English as most of them end in lyQuicklyLoudlyHurriedlyNoisilyQuietly

Adverbs in SpanishIt is just as easy to spot them in Spanish as they tend to end in mente.

normalmente

seriamente

sabrosamente

How to form adverbs in SpanishStart with the adjective.Spell it in the feminine way.Add mente on the end.

1. perfect= adjective = perfecto. perfectaperfectamente

and there you have perfectly in Spanish

Piece of cake!!!

generouslygeneroso

generosa

generosamente

quietlytranquilo

tranquila

tranquilamente

magnificentlymagnfico

magnfica

magnficamente

seriouslyserio

seria

seriamente

unfortunatelydesafortunado

desafortunada

desafortunadamente

What a word!!!

If there is an accent in the adjective, you must keep the accent in the adverb

fcilfcil

fcilmente

If there is no feminine form, just add mente.

felizmentefeliz

If there is no feminine form, just add mente.

enormementeenormeSome adverbs dont follow the mente rule

Adverbs with mente usually follow the verb.Mara dibuja maravillosamente.Mara draws marvelously.

Adverbs that modify an adjective or another adverb go before the word they modify.Luisa juega muy bien el softbol.Luisa plays softball very well.There are a couple more which are used frequently but do not follow the patternWe cannot say I play good.We say I play well well is the adverbgood is the adjectiveWhat is the word for good in Spanish?buenoTo make the adverb well we change it to bienToco bien I play wellWhat is the adverb of bad in English?BadlyIn English, this adjective and adverb follow the pattern.In Spanish they dontWhat is the word for badmaloand badly?malToco malI play badly

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Transforma los adjetivos en adverbios. 1. alegre __________2. constante ___________3. gradual ___________4. perfecto ___________5. real ___________6. frecuente __________7. tranquilo __________8. regular __________9. maravilloso __________10. normal __________11. bsico __________12. afortunado __________alegrementeconstantementegradualmenteperfectamenterealmentemaravillosamentefrecuentementenormalmentetranquilamentebsicamenteregularmenteafortunadamente19Y t? Qu opinas? Dvicio canta..

bien / mal / muy bien / bastante malThelonious Monk toca..

bien / mal / muy bien / bastante mal

...el piano

Y t? Qu opinas? Leo Messi juega

bien / mal / muy bien / bastante mal

...al ftbol.Lady Gaga baila..

bien / mal / rpidamente / lentamente.

Y t? Qu opinas? Shakira habla..perfectamente / bien / mal / bastante mal

..el espaol. Usain Bolt corre...

rpidamente / lentamente / muy mal.

Cmo juegas al ftbol? JuegoCmo cocinas? CocinoCmo tocas la guitarra? TocoCmo llegas a la escuela? LlegoCmo hablas el espaol? Hablo

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