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Adverbs give information about verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or entire sentences. Adverbs of manner tell how something is done. Most adverbs of manner

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Page 1: Adverbs give information about verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or entire sentences. Adverbs of manner tell how something is done. Most adverbs of manner
Page 2: Adverbs give information about verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or entire sentences. Adverbs of manner tell how something is done. Most adverbs of manner

Adverbs give information about verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or entire sentences.

Adverbs of manner tell how something is done.

Most adverbs of manner are formed by adding –ment to the feminine form of the adjective.

Page 3: Adverbs give information about verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or entire sentences. Adverbs of manner tell how something is done. Most adverbs of manner

Masculine feminine Adverb

ActifAmer CertainCruelDouxFrancLentPublicSérieux

ActiveAmèreCertaineCruelleDouceFrancheLentePubliqueSérieuse

Activement Amèrement Certainement Cruellement Doucement Franchement Lentement PubliquementSérieusement

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If the masculine singular form of an adjective ends in a vowel, you add –ment to form the adverb.

Masculine Adverb

AbsoluFacilePoliSincèreVrai

AbsolumentFacilement Poliment Sincèrement Vraiment

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If the masculine singular form of an adjective ends in –ant or –ent, -ant is replaced by -ament and -ent is replaced by –emment.

Adjective Adverb

Constant Courant Prudent

Constamment CourammentPrudemment

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Some adjectives form adverbs by adding -ément to the masculine form.

Adjectives ending in –e drop the –e before –ément is added.

Adjective Adverb

AveugleCommun ConfusEnormeIntenseObscurPrécisProfondUniforme

Aveuglément Communément Confusément tEnormémentIntensément Obscurément Précisément Profondément Uniformément

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A number of adjectives can be used as adverbs, mostly in set phrases.

The masculine singular form of the adjective is used.Francais Anglais

Parler (tout)basSentir bon/mauvaisCouter cherPayer cherS’arrêter court Aller tout droit Travailler dur Parler/crier fortLire tout haut Mettre la radio plus hautChanter fauxVoir clairCouper fin Tenir ferme Viser juste

To speak (very) softlyTo smell good/badTo buy/sell at a high priceTo cost a lot, To pay a high priceTo stop shortTo go straight aheadTo work hardTo speak/yell, cry out loudlyTo read aloudTo turn the radio up louderTo sing off keyTo see clearlyTo slice thinTo stand firm To aim correctly

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Some adverbs are irregular.

Adjective Adverb

GaiGentilBrefBonMauvaisMeilleurPire

GaimentGentimentBrièvementBienMalMieuxPis

HappilyGentlyBrieflyWellBadlyBetterWorse

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Some other common adverbs of manner do not end in –ment.

Francais Anglais

AinsiDeboutExprèsViteVolontiers

ThusUp, awake, standing upOn purposeQuicklyGladly

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Usually they follow directly the verbsIn compound tenses, short adverbs usually follow the auxiliary verb, and longer adverbs usually follow the past participle.

When an adverb modifies and adjective or another adverb, it precede the verbs it modifies:

Adverbs of manner ending in –ment can be replaced by avec plus the corresponding noun.

Ils se disputent constamment .Apres le diner, ils se sont disputés amèrement et Julie a vite quitté le salon

They argue constantlyAfter dinner, they argued bitterly & Julie quickly left the living room .

Cette lettre est très importanteLes spectateurs étaient profondément émus.

This letter is very important. The audience was deeply moved.

JoyeusementViolemment Discrètement Amèrement

Avec joieAvec violenceAvec discrétion Avec amertume

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Sans + noun is often the equivalent of English adverbs ending in –lessly or English adverbs formed from negative adjectives.

D’une façon, d’une manière, d’un ton, or d’un air plus an adjective may be used in place of an adverb when no adverb exists.

Sans espoirSans honteSans hésitation Sans succès

HopelesslyShamelesslyUnhesitatinglyUnsuccessfully

D’une façon compétenteD’une manière compatible D’un ton moqueurD’un air indécis

CompetentlyCompatiblyMockinglyIndecisively

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Actuellement AlorsAprèsAprès-demain Aujourd’huiAuparavant AussitôtAutrefoisAvant Avant-hierBientôtDéjàDemain Dernièrement Désormais Encore

At present Then After, afterwardsThe day after tomorrowTodayPreviously, beforehandImmediatelyFormerly, in the pastBeforeThe day before, yesterdaySoonAlready, everTomorrowLatelyFrom now on Still, yet, again

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Encore une foisEnfin EnsuiteHierJamais Longtemps maintenant N’importe quand Parfois Précédemment Quelquefois rarement Récemment Souvent Tard TotToujours Tout à l’heureTout de suite

Again At last, finallyNext, following that Yesterday Never For a long time Now Anytime Sometimes Previously Sometimes Rarely, seldomRecently oftenLate Early AlwaysA short while ago, very soon Immediately

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Many phrases expressing points in time function as adverbial phrases.

Le week-endEn semaine La semaine dernière/prochaineLe matin / l’après-midiLe soir/la nuit Tous les joursToute la journéeTous les ansTous les moisToutes les semaines

Le lendemain La veille Une fois, deux fois, etc.Une /deux fois par semaine/ moisMardiLe mardiMardi prochain Mardi dernier

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AilleursAutourD’ailleursDedansDehorsDerrièreDessousDessusDevantEn basEn hautIciLà LoinN’importe ouNulle partNulle part ailleursPartout partout ailleursPrèsQuelque part

Elsewhere, somewhere elseAroundBesidesInsideoutsideBehindBelow, underAboveIn frontDown, downstairsUp, upstairsHereThereFar awayAnywhereNowhereNowhere elseEverywhere, Everywhere elseNearsomewhere

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