Adverbs

Adverbs/Adverbios

​An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs answer the questions when, where, how, and to what extent (how much or how long).

​Types of Adverbs

Adverbs of Quantity

• más - more

• menos - less

• tanto - much

• mucho - alot, very much

These adverbs answer the questions
¿Cuanto/ Cuanta? How much?

​Types of Adverbs

Adverbs of Place

• aquí - here

• acá- over here

• ahí - over there

• detrás - behind

​These adverbs answer the questions ¿Dónde? ¿A dónde? ¿Hacia Dónde? Where? Where to? Which way?

​Types of Adverbs

Adverbs of Time

• ahora - now

• después - after

• ayer - yesterday

• anoche - last night

​These adverbs answer the questions Cuando? Cuanto Tiempo? Con qué frequencia? Para cuando? Desde Cuando? Hasta Cuando?

When? How long? How often? How soon? Since when? How much longer?

​Types of Adverbs

Adverbs of Manner

• adrede - intentionally

• bien - well

• brillantemente - brilliantly

• débilmente - weakly

​These adverbs describe how or in what manner something was done.

​Types of Adverbs

Adverbs of Affirmation

• ciertamente - certainly

• obviamente - obviously

• seguramente - surely

​These adverbs serve to reinforce or emphasize a statement.

​Types of Adverbs

Adverbs of Denial or doubt

• en absoluto - at all

• negativamente - negatively

• probablemente - probably

• posiblemente - possibly

​These adverbs serve to deny statements and are used in to express doubt or uncertainty.