Place of Adverbs

Place of Adverbs- La place des adverbes

General Rule

Most adverbs follow the verb they modify.

1. Je parle français couramment. (I speak French fluently.)
2. Ils écrivaient bien*. (They used to write well.)
3. Nous cuisinons souvent. (We often cook.)
4. Vous êtes arrivés rapidement. (You arrived quickly.)
5. On mangera vite. (We’ll eat quickly.)

Continue with all the rules in the premium worksheet.

Practice the place of adverbs

Does the adverb go before or after the verb ? Choose the answer A or B that fits.

1.     On couramment parle anglais. We speak English fluently.

A. correct

B. incorrect

2.     Ils ont hier mangé. They ate yesterday.

A. correct

B. incorrect

3.     Vous voyagez souvent. You travel often.

A. correct

B. incorrect

4.     La femme ne veut aller nulle part. The woman doesn't want to go anywhere.

A. correct

B. incorrect

5.     Nous y allons enfin. We're going there finally.

A. correct

B. incorrect

6.     Tu as tard écrit. You wrote late.

A. correct

B. incorrect

7.     Elles sont vite apparues. They appeared quickly.

A. correct

B. incorrect

8.     Nous racontons les histoires bien. We tell stories well.

A. correct

B. incorrect

9.     Ces Américains encore visitent Paris. These Americans are still visiting Paris.

A. correct

B. incorrect

10.   L’homme veut partir demain. The man wants to leave tomorrow.

A. correct

B. incorrect

 Answers here.