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A2 Grammar

Adverbs: How, When, Where, How Often

Adverbs describe HOW, WHEN, WHERE, or HOW OFTEN something happens. **Manner (how?):** Add **-ly** to adjective - slow → slowly, quick → quickly, careful → carefully - She speaks English **fluently**. - He drives **carefully** in the rain. **Frequency (how often?):** Position = before main verb, after "be" - always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never - I **always** drink coffee in the morning. - She is **never** late for work. **Time (when?):** today, yesterday, tomorrow, soon, already, yet, still **Place (where?):** here, there, everywhere, outside, upstairs **Irregular adverbs (no -ly!):** - good → **well** (NOT goodly!) - fast → **fast** (NOT fastly!) - hard → **hard** (hardly = barely, different meaning!)

Examples

She speaks Hindi fluently but writes English slowly.

I usually take the 8 AM train.

💡 "He played good" is wrong! "Good" is an adjective. Say "He played well." Good describes nouns, well describes verbs.