ADVERBS OBJECTIVE Students will be able to form

ADVERBS

OBJECTIVE • Students will be able to form adverbs from a given adjective on a worksheet. • Students will be able to describe how they do something.

DO NOW: • Find the nous form: • Parler • Mincir • Tordre • Finir • Jouer

ADVERBS • In english, an adverb is a word that describes an action. In most cases, it ends in « ly. » • I run really fast • He reads absolutely well.

HOW DO YOU FORM THEM IN FRENCH? • You will see three kinds of adjectives: • Ones that end in consonants - « actif » • ones that end in vowels (a, e, i, o, u) • ones that end in -ant or -ent

THE FIRST KIND: • if the adjective ends in a consonant (anything except a, e, i, o, u), find the feminine form. • How do you find the feminine form? Let’s review.

FEMININE ADJECTIVES: • There are regular ones - brun-) brune • There are ones that end in -eux , which become « euse » Heureux - heureuse • There are ones that end in f, which become ve • actif- active • There are ones that end in c, which become che • blanc -) blanche

FIND THE FEMININE FORMS OF THESE ADJECTIVES: • actif • franc • malheureux • bleu

ONCE YOU HAVE THE FEMININE FORM, MAKING AN ADVERB IS SIMPLE • Just add an -ment to it • franc- franchement • actif - activement • malheureux - malheureusement

IF THE ADJECTIVE ENDS WITH A VOWEL (A, E, I, O, U), SIMPLY • place -ment at the end • absolu - absolument • vrai - vraiment

IF THE ADJECTIVE ENDS IN -ANT OR ENT • change the ending to -amment or -emment • constant- constamment • courant - couramment • différent - différemment • évident -évidemment

NEW: THE IMPERFECT • This is where you want to take notes

THE IMPERFECT TENSE MEANS "WAS" • I was running • I was sleeping • He was playing • We were studying

IN ORDER TO FORM THE IMPERFECT • Find the nous form of the verb • Nous parlons • Nous aimons • Nous trouvons

CHOP OFF THE ONS • Parl • Aim • Trouv

ENDINGS • Ais • Ait • Ions • Iez • Aient

PARLER • Je parlais • Tu parlais • Il parlait • Nous parlons • Vous parliez • Ils parlaient

LET'S TRY OUT IN THE IMP. • Regarder • Jouer