Adverb is a word which is used to modify verb, adjective or adverb. There are six kinds of adverb in English. They are:
1) Adverb of Time
2) Adverb of Place
3) Adverb of Manner
4) Adverb of Frequency
5) Adverb of Probability
6) Adverb of Degree
1) Adverb of Time
Adverb of time is used to tell the time that an action happens or someone does something. There are many adverbs of time as the following.
| Today, last night, yesterday, now, tomorrow, last month, before… |
Formula1:
| Sentence + Adverb of Time |
Example:
- I study English today.
- He met his friends last night.
Formula2:
| Adverb of Time + Sentence |
Example:
- Yesterday she went to
- Now I’m learning English.
2) Adverb of Place
Adverb of place is used to tell the place where an action occurs or where someone does something. There are many adverbs of place as the following.
| Here, there, inside, outside… or we can use with the preposition of place like at school, at the market… |
Formula:
| Sentence + Adverb of Place |
Example:
- My dog sleeps outside.
- We have the meeting in the hotel.
3) Adverb of Manner
Adverb of manner is used to tell how an action happens.
Those Adverbs of Manner are:
| Badly, beautifully, carefully, quickly, softly, lately, hardly, late, hard, truly, fast, easily, fully, automatically… |
Formula:
| Subject + Intransitive Verb + Adverb of Manner |
Example:
- She sings beautifully.
- He runs quickly.
NOTE: For lately and hardly its formula is:
| Subject + Lately/Hardly + Verb + Complement |
Example:
- She hardly believes you.
- He lately goes to
WARNING: Don’t use adverb after “Linking Verb”.
4) Adverb of Frequency
Adverb of frequency is used to expresses how often something happens or someone does something.
| 100% | 80% | 60% |
| Always everyday | usually normally generally | often frequently |
| 50-40% | 20% | 10% | 0% |
| sometime occasionally | seldom | rarely hardly ever | never |
Formula:
| Subject + Adverb of Frequency + Verb + Complement |
Example:
- They always do their homework at night.
- We sometime go to the cinema at the weekend.
5) Adverb of Probability
Adverb of probability is used to show how sure when someone does something.
| Probably, perhaps, definitely, obviously, certainly, truly, exactly.... |
Formula1:
| Adverb of Probability + Sentence |
Example:
- Perhaps she comes today.
- Probably I have to get up early tomorrow.
Formula2:
| Subject + Modal Verb + Adverb of Probability + Main Verb + Complement |
Example:
- He will probably get married next year.
- Many people can exactly speak English very well.
6) Adverb of Degree
Adverb of degree is used to give information about the extent or degree of something.
| Very, quite, fairly, extremely, too, enough, so, almost, a lot... |
Formula1:
| Subject + Intransitive Verb + Adverb of Degree |
Example:
- My friends talk a lot.
- The economy grows extremely.
Formula2:
| Sub +Transitive Verb + Object + Adverb of Degree |
Example:
- My boss treats all workers fairly.
- Children study English, too.
Formula3:
| Subject +Linking Verb + Adverb of Degree + Adjective |
Example:
- She seems too hungry.
- I feel too much better.
