Verbs – Adverbs – Part 1 - (Words that end in ..ly in English)

Summary of contents – Lesson 21

1-     What is an adverb? How they are used and how to recognise them.

2-     How adverbs ending in -ly like in the English word ‘easily’ are formed in Spanish using -mente. A look at some basic formation rules.

3-     101 adverbs that don’t end in -mente. Making sentences and a closer look at the adverbs ‘aun’ and ‘aún’.

Aims of the lesson

1-     Being comfortable with the concept of how adverbs are used in conversation.

2-     Being able to identify adverbs in sentences by understanding how and why they are used.

3-     Understanding how –mente- is used in Spanish to formulate adverbs that when translated into English end in -ly. Knowing how to form adverbs that end in -mente depending on whether the adverb is based on a masculine or feminine adjective.

4-     Having a sound knowledge of the most common adverbs that don’t end in -mente. Understanding what they mean, how they are used and being able to explain how they add information to the word or phrase they are used with.