French Adverbs

In English, many adverbs end in . . .

• -ly

• -ment

• -ed

• -ons

In French, many adverbs end in . . .

• -ly

• -ment

• -ed

• -ons

How do we form most adverbs in French?

• Take the feminine form of the adjective & add -ment

• Take the masculine form of the adjective and add -ment

• Take the plural form of the adjective and add -ment.

• Take the feminine form of the adjective and add -ly

In French, adverbs are usually placed . . .

• before the verb

• after the vert

• at the beginning of a sentence

• at the end of a sentence

Adverbs of time, such as hier & demain usually appear . . .

• after the verb in the sentence

• before the verb in the sentence

• at the beginning or end of a sentence

• only at the beginning of a sentence

Match the following

• de temps en temps

• today

• aujourd'hui

• regularly

• rarement

• rarely

• souvent

• often

• régulièrement

• from time to time

Match the following

• après

• soon

• aussi

• first

• bientôt

• also

• d'abord

• a lot

• beaucoup

• after

Match the following

• en ce moment

• tomorrow

• encore

• already

• demain

• at this time

• déjà

• still

• en retard

• late

Match the following

• ici

• yesterday

• là

• finally

• ensuite

• then (next)

• enfin

• there

• hier

• here

Match the following

• toujours

• maybe

• maintenant

• so

• peut-être

• now

• si

• a long time

• longtemps

• always