USE

Answers to the question HOW…?

POSITION
a) After the verb to describe how an action is done
S + V + DO + IO + M + P + T
She was walking peacefully along the corridor.
b) At the beginning of a sentence followed by comma
Fortunately, we could solve the problem on time.
FORMATION
- Regular: Adjective + -ly  sad + -ly = sadly
 Spelling:
Happy + -ly = happily
Terrible + -ly = terribly
Beautiful + ly = beautifully
 Exceptions:
* Not all words ending in –ly are adverbs of manner (friendly, silly)
 These adjectives use the expression IN A … WAY to express
manner
They spoke in a friendly way.

* Not all adjectives accept -ly ending (redly)

* Not all -ly adverbs can be translated as -mente (importantly)

 Options: Con + N
De forma + ADJ
FORMATION
- Irregular
* good / well
* (= adjective): hard, fast, late, far …
They worked hard to achieve their goal.

 The words hardly and lately have different meanings

He could hardly walk = It was difficult for him to walk.
I haven’t seen John lately = I haven’t seen him recently.
 very / extremely / terribly / absolutely / really far
 quite / fairly / pretty far
= far
 a bit / slightly far
X (not) at all far
 POSITION
Before adjectives or adverbs

USE
They give us information about the intensity of
adjectives or adverbs

He finished his homework very quickly.

The documentary was quite interesting.