This document summarizes the different types of adverbs in Spanish and English. It discusses five main groups of adverbs: manner, time, frequency, place, and degree. For each group, it provides examples to illustrate how they are used and formed. The types of adverbs described include adverbs ending in "mente" in Spanish and "ly" in English to indicate manner, common time adverbs like today and tomorrow, frequency adverbs such as always and never, place adverbs like here and there, and degree adverbs including very, too, and enough.

1. UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL
ECUADOR
FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÌA LETRAS Y
CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN
ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS
CARRERA PLURINLINGÜE
TEMA:
NOMBRE: KATHERINE CHACÓN
THE ADVERBS
OCTUBRE 2013

2. A WORD THAT MODIFIES A VERB, AN ADJECTIVE,
ANOTHER ADVERB, OR A SENTENCE.

3. the adverbs are divide in five groups
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Adverbs of manner
Adverb of time
Adverb of frequency
Adverb of place
Adverb of degree

4. In Spanish, are
adverbs of
manner those that
finish in “mente”
ex: fácilmente
They answer to
the question as:
How? Of What
way?
In English, they
finish in “ly “
Ex: quickly
Adverbs
of
Manner

5. The adverbs of manner describe
how the action is carried out .
• Ex:
• slowly
Quickly

6. If the adjective ends in “y”, you
change the “y” to “i” before adding
“ly.
Ex: easy
Happy
easily
happily

7. When the adjective ends in “le ”, you
change la “e” to “y” .
• ex:
• Gentle
gently

8. These adjectives are adverbs or
adjectives, without adding “ly”
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Hard
Fast
Little
Very much.
she studies hard
he drives fast
I like it very much
• Note: the adverb of “good” is “well”.
Ex: He sings well.

9. Adverbs of time
• They are the most frequent
Today
Yesterday
Tomorrow
Now
Soon
Lately
Ago
Late
Early
 note: they are placed at the end of the sentence.

10. Examples:
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I’m leaving today .
He’ll come soon.
I’m sorry I’m late.
Tow years ago.
I woke up early.

11. The adverbs of frequency
• These adverbs are the most common:
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Always
Often
Usually
Sometimes
Seldom
Never/ever
Also

13. The adverbs of frequency are place:
• Behind of verb to be
Ex: He is often late
• Between the subject and the verb in tense present
simple.
Ex: I seldom go to the church.
• Between the verb “have” and past participle in the
present perfect.
I have never been to Europe.

15. Adverbs of place.
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Here
There
Over there
Up
Down
Everywhere
Near
Far
Where

19. Examples:
• Come here!
• He lives there.
• I looked everywhere.
• It’s very far.
• Where are you from?

20. The adverbs of quantity.
• These adverbs can modify a verb, an adjective, and
even to another adverb.
• Almost
• Very
• Rather
• Too
• Really
• So
• Only
• Enough (this is placed behind of the adjective and
the adverb)

22. Examples:
• I only want this one
• it’s too hot.
• I’m very tired.
• It isn’t hot enough.