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Adverbs of Manner, Place, Time, and Frequency

📝Adverbs of Manner, Place, Time, and Frequency

📝Adverbs give us more information about how, where, when, or how often something happens.

1️⃣Adverbs of Manner (How?) 🎭

📝These adverbs describe how an action is done. Usually formed with -ly from adjectives.

👉Usually formed with -ly from adjectives.

slowly quickly carefully badly loudly well

🎤She sings beautifully.
🏃He runs fast. (⚠️ irregular form, not fastly)

2️⃣Adverbs of Place (Where?) 🌍

📝These adverbs tell us where something happens.

here there inside outside upstairs downstairs nearby everywhere abroad

⚽They are playing outside.
🪑Come here and sit down.

3️⃣Adverbs of Time (When?) ⏰

📝These adverbs say when something happens.

now then today yesterday tomorrow later soon already yet still just

🛍️We'll go shopping tomorrow.
📚I've already finished my homework.

4️⃣Adverbs of Frequency (How often?) 🔁

📝These adverbs show how often something happens.

Frequency Scale

100% → always
90% → usually
70% → often
50% → sometimes
20% → rarely / seldom
0% → never

Word Order Rule

⚠️Before the main verb:

She always helps her friends.

⚠️After 'be':

He is always late.

🦷I always brush my teeth in the morning.
🍟She never eats fast food.
⚽They often play football on Saturdays.

5️⃣More Types of Adverbs (B1–B2 Review)

Adverbs of Degree (how much?)

very quite too enough almost completely

Adverbs of Certainty (how sure?)

probably definitely certainly surely

Adverbs of Comment (opinion)

fortunately unfortunately luckily obviously clearly

Adverbs of Sequence (order)

first next then finally

6️⃣Common Mistakes ❌✅

❌She sings good.
✅She sings well.
(good = adjective / well = adverb)
❌He goes always to the gym.
✅He always goes to the gym.
(frequency adverbs go before main verb)
❌I am never late always.
✅I am never late.
(don't use two frequency adverbs together)

✨Quick Tips

🎭Manner = how
🌍Place = where
⏰Time = when
🔁Frequency = how often
📍Adverbs usually go after the verb or before adjectives/adverbs.
🔄Frequency adverbs have special word order rules.

📊Quick Reference Table

Type	Question	Examples	Position
Manner	How?	slowly, quickly, well	After verb
Place	Where?	here, there, outside	After verb/object
Time	When?	now, yesterday, soon	Beginning/end of sentence
Frequency	How often?	always, never, often	Before main verb / after be

📝More Examples by Category

🎭Manner:

🎨She paints beautifully.
🚗Drive carefully!
🗣️He speaks loudly.

🌍Place:

📍The keys are somewhere.
🏠Let's go inside.
✈️They traveled abroad.

⏰Time:

📅We'll meet tomorrow.
✅I've just finished.
⏳Are you ready yet?

🔁Frequency:

📚She usually studies at night.
🌧️It rarely rains here.
🏋️I sometimes go to the gym.