Los adverbios: -ly y el lugar de los adverbios de frecuencia
quick → quickly, good → well, y «I often go» (no «I go often»).
Formación en -ly
La mayoría de los adverbios de modo: adjetivo + -ly (= «-mente»): slow → slowly, careful → carefully, easy → easily. Irregulares: good → well, fast → fast, hard → hard (hardly = ¡apenas!).
Adverbios de frecuencia
| Adverbio | Lugar | Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|
| always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never | antes del verbo principal | I often go to the cinema. |
| ídem | después de be | She is always late. |
| ídem | entre el auxiliar y el verbo | I have never seen it. |
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Coloca «always»: She is late.
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Coloca «usually»: I get up at 7.
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I usually get up at 7. -
¿Adverbio de «good»?
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well -
Corrige: I speak very well English.
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I speak English very well.