Adverbs are words that describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They can describe how, where, when, or to what extent something happens. In English, most adverbs are formed by adding -ly to an adjective. In French, adverbs are usually formed by adding -ment to the masculine singular form of an adjective if it ends in a vowel, or to the feminine singular form if it ends in a consonant. There are some irregular adverbs like très, assez, and trop. The position of adverbs varies, but they usually follow verbs or come before other adjectives and adverbs.

1. Adverbs

2. Adverbs are words used to describe a verb, an
adjective or another adverb.
They can be divided into four groups:
• How something happens
• Where something happens
• When something happens
• To what extent

3. Formation of adverbs
In English, most adverbs are made from an
adjective + LY. To form French adverbs you
start with the adjective and add MENT:
• To the masculine singular form of the
adjective if it ends in a vowel:
Vrai Vraiment
• To the feminine singular form of the adjective
if it ends in a consonant:
Malheureux Malheureusement

4. Formation of adverbs
Exceptions:
• Some adverbs have an extra accent compared
to the original adjective.
Énorme énormément
• ENT/ANT EMMENT/AMMENT
Brillant brillamment

5. Common irregular adverbs:
• Très - Very
• Assez - Rather/fairly
• Trop - Too
• Beaucoup - A lot
• Vite - Quickly
• Bien - Well
• Mal - Badly
• Même - Even
• Tout - All/quite/completely
• Peu - Little/not much
• Encore - Again

6. Position of adverbs
• Adverbs usually follow the verb:
Je regarde beaucoup la télé.
• Adverbs often come before the adjective or another
adverb:
Elle est très sympa.
Nous les adorons vraiment beaucoup.
• In a compound tense, adverbs come between the
auxiliary and the past participle:
Il s’est souvent réveillé à bonne heure.
• Many verbs of time and place follow the past
participle:
J’ai vu ma tante hier.