Chapter 7- Les Adverbes

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Chapter 7- Les Adverbes

• What they do.
• Where they are positioned.
• Adverb list.

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Les Adverbes- What they do.

• An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an
  adjective or another adverb.
• He reads often.
• She drove a very fast car.
• They did it really well.

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Les Adverbes- Position

• In English, adverbs are usually positioned at the
  end of the sentence, but not always.
• We sing badly.
• She wants to play soccer, but can rarely play.

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Les Adverbes

• In English, adverbs can be formed from nouns and
  adjectives by adding an ly ending.
• In French, adverbs can be formed by adding a
  ment ending.
• Anytime you see that ending, you are looking at
  an adverb.

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Les Adverbes

• In French, the adverb is never placed between the
  subject and verb.
• It is always placed after the verb it modifies.
  
• Je joue bien au foot.
• Elle chante mal.

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Les Adverbes

• Bien Well
• Très bien Very well
• Mal Badly
• Beaucoup A lot, much, very much
• Un peu A little, a little bit

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Les Adverbes

• Souvent Often
• Toujours Always
• Aussi Also
• Maintenant Now
• Rarement Rarely, Seldom(ly)

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Les Adverbes

• Elle joue bien au basket, mais elle joue au foot
  mal.
• Nous regardons les enfants souvent.
• Tu aimes Marc, mais tu aimes aussi Jean-Luc.

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Les Adverbes

• We always speak French.
• ___________________________________
• He eats a lot.
• ___________________________________
• I am studying now.
• ______________________________________