the Adverbs

The Adverbs

Los adverbios son palabras que modifican el significado de un verbo, un adjetivo u otro adverbio.

Adverbs can modify the meaning of:

a verb

I never eat fruit
No como nunca fruta

An adjective / adverb

you are so good (adjetivo)
tú eres tan bueno
I spend too much money (adverbio)
gasto demasiado dinero



Position of an adverb modifying a verb



An adverb modifies a verb can be placed in one of three positions: 


First position of the sentence (if you want to highlight)


Tomorrow I will fly to London 
Mañana volaré a Londres


Last position of prayer


I returned from New York yesterday
Volví de Nueva York ayer


central position


Center position before no auxiliary verb:




I always work hard 
Siempre trabajo duro


Do you always wake up so early?
¿Te levantas siempre tan pronto?


as an exception to the verb to be in times past simple present simple and the adverb goes after the verb
:
I am sometimes lazy
A veces soy perezoso

Position of an adverb modifying an adjective / adverb

In this case the adverb is placed before the word it modifies:


Your house is very nice
Tu casa es muy bonita


This rule has only 2 exceptions: adverbs ago and enough:


I did well enough to pass my exam
Lo hice suficientemente bien para aprobar el examen



Types of Adverbs




• Adverbios de Tiempo (Adverbs of Time)
• Adverbios de Frecuencia (Adverbs of Frecuency)
• Adverbios Locales (Adverbs of Location)
• Adverbios Modales (Adverbs of Manner)
• Adverbios interrogativos (Interrogative Adverb)

Temporal adverbs (Adverbs of Time)

The typical position of these adverbs is final position and answer the question When? (When?). We show some temporal adverbs:



Adverbs Temporary Goals

Adverbio	Significado
Yesterday	ayer
Today	hoy
Tomorrow	mañana
Tonight	esta noche




Subjective Temporal Adverbs

Adverbio	Significado
Early	temprano
Just	recientemente
Late	tarde
Now	ahora
Soon	pronto
Then	entonces




Adverbs of Frecuency

The typical position of adverbs of frequency is the center position and answer the question How often? (How often?).

Adverbs of absolute frequency

Adverbio	Significado
Always	siempre
Frequently	frecuentemente
Often	a menudo
Sometimes	a vecez
Once	una vez
Twice	dos veces
Three times	tres veces
Rarely	rara vez
Seldom	rara vez
Never	nunca




Other adverbs of frequency

Adverbio	Significado
Daily	diariamente
Weekly	semanalmente
Monthly	mensualmente
Yearly	anualmente




Adverbs of place

Adverbs of place answer the question where? (where)



Adverbs classic situation

Adverbio	Significado
Above	encima
Ahead	en frente
Back	detrás
Behind	detrás
Beside	al lado de
Beyond	más alla
Centrally	centralmente
Down	abajo
Here	aquí
Inside	dentro
Outside	fuera
Over	encima
Rear	detrás
Up	arriba

Adverbs of situation with the suffix "-where"

Adverbio	Significado
Everywhere	en todos los lugares
Somewhere	en algún lugar
Nowhere	en ningún lugar

Adverbs of movement

Adverbio	Significado
Upwards	hacia arriba
Downwards	hacia abajo
Forwards	hacia adelante
Backwards	hacia detrás
Homeward	hacia casa
Uphill	cuesta arriba
Downhill	cuesta abajo

Adverbs of manner (Adverbs of Manner)

These adverbs answer the question How? (How?) And can occupy the central position in the sentence.



Adverbio	Significado
well	bien
badly	mal
fast	rápidamente
slowly	lentamente
hardly	duramente
easily	fácilmente
properly	adecuadamente
wrong	incorrectamente

Adverbios de interrogativos 

Adverbio	Significado
When?	¿Cúando?
Where?	¿Dónde?
Why?	¿Por qué?
How?	¿Cómo?