At a glance
Kinds of adverbs
- Manner: how?slowly, well, carefully
- Place: where?here, there, outside, upstairs
- Time: when?now, today, yesterday, soon
- Frequency: how often?always, often, never
- Degree: how much?very, too, quite, almost
- Reason and resultso, therefore, hence
- 1Manner: how?beautifully
- 2Place: where?at the concert
- 3Time: when?last night
The kinds
The tortoise walks slowly. (manner)
My room is upstairs. (place)
I'll call you later. (time)
She always smiles. (frequency)
It's very hot. (degree)
It was raining, so I took an umbrella. (result)
Where do adverbs go?
| Position | Which adverbs | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Front | time, comment words | Yesterday, it rained. Luckily, no one was hurt. |
| Middle: before the main verb, after be | frequency, degree, just, already, almost | She often walks. He is always late. |
| End | manner, place, time | He drove carefully. See you tomorrow. |
- Do not put an adverb between a verb and its object:
She speaks very well English.→ She speaks English very well.
Adverb or adjective?
Some words have the same form: fast, hard, late, early, high, straight, daily.
He runs fast. (adverb)
a fast car (adjective)
She is a good singer. (adjective)
She sings well. (adverb)
Adverb or preposition?
He is inside. (adverb, alone)
He is inside the house. (preposition + noun)
Also: in, out, up, down, before, after, above, below, behind, near.
Practice
Answer the questions. Get 7 out of 10 to finish this lesson.