adverbs & adverbial phrases

Where should the bold adverbs go in these sentences? He speaks French and Spanish. fluently I use public transport. hardly ever I thought I’d lost my phone, but it was in my bag. fortunately It’s important that you arrive on time. extremely As soon as I know, I’ll tell you. straightaway

Types of adverbs: time, manner, degree, comment He speaks French and Spanish fluently. I hardly ever use public transport. I thought I’d lost my phone, but fortunately it was in my bag. It’s extremely important that you arrive on time. As soon as I know, I’ll tell you straightaway.

position of adverbs Adverbs of manner He walks very slowly. I speak five languages fluently. The driver was seriously injured in the accident. usually go after the verb or verb phrase, however, with passive verbs they go in mid-position.

position of adverbs Adverbs of frequency I hardly ever have time for breakfast. Liam’s always late for work. I would never have thought you were 40. go before the main verb but after the verb to be.

position of adverbs Adverbs of time and place My parents will be here in half an hour. It rained all day yesterday. Sandy will be here in twenty minutes. usually go at the end of a sentence or clause. Place adverbs come before time adverbs.

position of adverbs Adverbs of degree I’ve nearly finished. We’re incredibly tired. My husband works a lot but he doesn’t earn much. extremely, incredibly, very, etc. go before adverbs and adjectives a lot and much go after the verb or verb phrase a little / a bit go before the adjective and after the verb

put the adverbs in the normal position She wasn’t injured when she fell. seriously Their house was damaged in the fire. badly, last week Ben is at his friend’s house. often, in the evening My father has a nap. usually, in the afternoon Julia left and she didn’t say goodbye. early, even Martin talks fast. always, incredibly We’re boing to the cinema. probably, tonight I send emails. rarely, nowadays I’ve bought a beautiful new coat. just, really His brother died in a skiing accident. apparently, nearly Karen realized that she was going to learn to drive. eventually, never

confusing adverbs & adverbial phrases Write sentences using these adverbs: at the moment / actually especially / specially ever / even hard / hardly in the end / at the end late / lately near / nearly still / yet