1. Lesson 2 Grammar
Adverbs

2. Los perros usualmente no llevan ropa.
Adverbs modify verbs. They describe the time, place or manner that the action takes place. Most English adverbs end in –ly.
Los perros usualmente no llevan ropa.
Dogs don’t usually wear clothes.
Usually describes when the action takes place.
Las muchachas están hablando rápidamente.
The girls are talking rapidly.
Rapidly describes how the action takes place.

3. Many adverbs are formed from the singular femenine form of an adjective + mente.
Adjective Adverb Meaning
Correcta Correctamente Correctly
Lenta Lentamente Slowly
Estúpida Estupidamente Stupidly

4. Many adverbs have special forms that do not end in –mente.
Bien
Mal
Luego
Mañana
Nunca
Pronto
Tarde
Siempre
Abajo
Arriba
Aquí
Well
Badly
Later, Then
Tomorrow
Never
Soon
Late
Always
Below (down)
Above (up)
Here