ADVERBIOS-ESP II

Adverbs (or -ly words)

​These describe how an action is performed

e.g. quickly, slowly, immediately

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​In Spanish they often end in -mente

Adverbios (Adverbs)

-Sometimes it's important to know how often and when you do certain things. If I want to impress my doctor at my next check-up, I want to respond with ''often'' or ''frequently'' when she asks me how much I exercise. On the other hand, sometimes I want to share how ''rarely'' I participate in some activities, such as eating unhealthy foods.

-Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adverbs of frequency will modify only verbs, since they tell how frequently something is done. Whether or not you fudge the numbers a bit, Spanish adverbs of frequency will help you communicate how often and when actions take place.

Adverbios de frecuencia

• Adverbs of frequency express how often (time) we do an action.

• We use them to talk about our habits.

• Talk about the frequency in which we develop each activity.

Open Ended

Give me an example of 'adverbs of frequency' in English.

Hay dos maneras de escribir una oración usando adverbios:

• Al principio de la oración.

  • EX. Todos los días voy al parque.

• Al final de la oración.

  • EX. Voy al parque todos los días.

Ejemplos de adverbios de frecuencia

Always-Siempre

Sometimes- A veces, algunas veces

Never-Nunca

From time to time- De vez en cuando

Every other day-Un día sí y otro no

Everyday-todos los días/cada día

Daily-A Diario

Frequently-Frecuentemente/ con frequencia

Never Ever-Jamás

Every morning- todas las mañanas

Mucho-Often, a Lot

Multiple Choice

She never draws.

• Ella nunco dibujo

• Ella nunce dibuja

• Ella nunca dibujas

• Ella nunca dibuja

Multiple Choice

I am always hungry

• Siempro tenga hambre

• Siempre tengo hambro

• Siempre tengo hambre

• Siempro tenga hambre

Multiple Choice

They swim sometimes.

• Naden a veces

• Nada a vezes

• Noden a vecos

• Nadan a veces

Multiple Choice

I run every day

• Corro a diario.

• Corra a diaria.

• Corro a diaria.

• Corro o diaria.

Adverbs (or -ly words)

​These describe how an action is performed

e.g. quickly, slowly, immediately

​In Spanish they often end in -mente

• + mente

​

= lentamente​

​+ mente

​change ___-o to _____-a

• lento > lenta

feminine adjective

How do you form it

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• + mente

​

= útilmente​

​+ mente

nothing changes!

• útil

even easier

What happens if the adjective doesn't end in -o?

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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