Adverbs

A1–B2

Add detail about how, when, where and how often things happen.

Lessons in this category

Meet the main kinds of adverbs — manner, time, place, frequency and degree.

Always, usually, never — how often something happens.

Quickly, carefully, well — describing how an action happens.

Where an adverb goes in a sentence, and why it can move.

More quickly, faster — comparing how two actions are done.

Very, quite, extremely — saying how much or to what extent.

Too tired vs tired enough — saying there's too much, or just the right amount.

So tired vs such a tiring day — intensifying an adjective or a whole noun phrase.

Even, only, just — pointing to exactly the part of a sentence that matters.