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

• régulièrement

• regularly

• aujourd'hui

• from time to time

• de temps en temps

• rarely

• souvent

• today

• rarement

• often

Match the following

• beaucoup

• first

• après

• after

• aussi

• soon

• d'abord

• also

• bientôt

• a lot

Match the following

• en retard

• at this time

• en ce moment

• tomorrow

• encore

• still

• demain

• already

• déjà

• late

Match the following

• hier

• there

• ensuite

• yesterday

• là

• then (next)

• ici

• here

• enfin

• finally

Match the following

• toujours

• now

• peut-être

• maybe

• si

• so

• maintenant

• always

• longtemps

• a long time