Los adverbios - Leccion

Los adverbios

Another way to describe

What are adverbs?

• In English, adverbs modify (describe) verbs. They help us tell when, where, how, how long, or how much an action (verb) is done.

• The same definition applies to adverbs in Spanish.

How are adverbs formed in English?

• Some words are inherently adverbs. For example, "yesterday" tells us when an action was done. "A lot" tells us how often something was done.

• Many adverbs end in -ly. This is especially true for the adverbs that tell us how something was done. For example, I happily studied my Spanish verb conjugations. "Happily" describes the action of studying.

• If the adjective ends in y, the adverb is formed by changing the y to i and adding ly.

• If the adjective ends in a letter other than y, simply add -ly.

Open Ended

Practice:

If the adjective ends in y, the adverb is formed by changing the y to i and adding ly.

Change the following adjectives to adverbs:

happy

funny

grumpy

ready

Open Ended

Practice:

If the adjective ends in a letter other than y, simply add -ly.

Change the following adjectives to adverbs:

solemn

grave

serious

determined

How are adverbs formed in Spanish?

• Like English, some words are inherently adverbs. For example, "ayer" tells us an action was done "yesterday". "Mucho" tells us an action was done "a lot".

• If an adverb ends in -ly in English, it most likely ends in -mente in Spanish. For example, I happily studied my Spanish verb conjugations. "Happily" in Spanish is "felizmente".

• If the adjective ends in 'o', change the 'o' to 'a' and add -mente.

• If the adjective ends in any other letter, simply add -mente.

Open Ended

Practice:

If the adjective ends in 'o', change the 'o' to 'a' and add -mente.

Change the following adjectives to adverbs:

serio

bonito

rápido

tranquilo

Open Ended

Practice:

If the adjective ends in any other letter, simply add -mente.

Change the following adjectives to adverbs:

fácil

triste

alegre

feliz

Multiple Choice

tranquilo = calm

What is "calmly"?

• tranquilomente

• tranquilamente

Multiple Choice

triste = sad

What is "sadly"?

• tristemente

• tristamente

Open Ended

Translate the following sentences:

1. Juan runs very quickly. He is very athletic.

2. I usually speak calmly.

3. You all (SP) played very slowly yesterday.

Multiple Select

Look at the sentences again. Mark all the describing words that are adverbs.

1. Juan runs very quickly. He is very athletic.

2. I usually speak calmly.

3. You all (SP) played very slowly yesterday.

• quickly

• athletic

• calmly

• slowly

• yesterday