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Adverbs

bien well quelquefois sometimes
mieux better toujours always
mal badly vite quickly
peu little donc therefore
déjà already encore yet
bientôt soon quelque part somewhere
ici here maintenant now
there tôt early
dedans inside tard late
dehors outside peut-être maybe
souvent often jamais (n)ever
d'habitude usually nulle part nowhere

To form an adverb, simply take the feminine form of an adjective and add -ment to the end.  If the masculine form ends in -e, you just add the -ment to that.  Adjectives ending in -ent or -ant take the endings -emment and -amment.

Masculine Feminine Adverb
naturel naturelle naturellement
heureux heureuse heureusement
lent lente lentement
facile facile facilement
probable probable probablement
intelligent inelligente intelligemment
brillant brillante brillamment
récent récente récemment

Note:  Some adverbs such as actuellement (currently, now) and éventuellement (possibly, perhaps) can be deceiving.  

A Few Irregular Adverbs
vrai vraiment
gentil gentiment
profond profondément
bref brièvement
précis précisément

Note:  Adverbs are placed right after the verb in a simple tense.  Adverbs of opinion and time usually go at the beginning or end of the sentence.  When peut-être and sans doute begin a sentence or clause, they are usually followed by que.  With the passé composé, most adverbs are placed between the auxiliary verb and past participle.  In negative sentences, pas precedes the adverb, except with peut-être, sans doute, sûrement, and probablement.  Adverbs of time and place generally follow the past participle.

 

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