Transcript 7B.1 Adverbs - Petal School District

Point de départ
Adverbs describe how, when, and where actions take
place. They modify verbs, adjectives, and even other
adverbs. You’ve already learned some adverbs such
as bien, déjà, surtout, and très.
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To form an adverb from an adjective that ends in a
consonant, take the feminine singular form and add
-ment. This ending is equivalent to the English -ly.
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If the masculine singular form of an adjective ends in
a vowel, just add -ment to the end.
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To form an adverb from an adjective that ends in -ant
or -ent in the masculine singular, replace the ending
with -amment or -emment, respectively. Both
endings are pronounced identically, like femme.
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Some adverbs are irregular.
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Although the adverb rapidement can be formed from
the adjective rapide, you can also use the adverb
vite to say fast/quickly. Note that when you use
vite with a verb in the passé composé when
meaning fast, the adverb needs to be placed after
the past participle.
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You’ve learned jamais, parfois, rarement, and
souvent. Here are three more adverbs of
frequency: de temps en temps (from time to time),
en général (in general), quelquefois (sometimes).
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Place an adverb that modifies an adjective or another
adverb before the word it modifies.
Place an adverb that modifies a verb immediately
after the verb.
In the passé composé, place short adverbs before the
past participle.
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Essayez!
Donnez les adverbes qui correspondent
à ces adjectifs.
complètement
1. complet _____________
7. impatient _____________
2. sérieux _____________
8. bon _____________
3. séparé _____________
9. franc _____________
4. constant _____________
10. difficile _____________
5. mauvais _____________
11. vrai _____________
6. actif _____________
12. gentil _____________
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