Adverbs of time and place
Adverbs of time and frequency
Adverbs of time usually come after the verb. They don’t always follow the regular pattern for formation but useful expressions include:
| French | English |
| toujours | always |
| souvent | often |
| jamais | never |
| quelquefois | sometimes |
| tard | late |
| aujourd’hui | today |
| aussitôt | immediately |
| d’habitude | usually |
| bientôt | soon |
| demain | tomorrow |
| maintenant | now |
| French | toujours |
|---|---|
| English | always |
| French | souvent |
|---|---|
| English | often |
| French | jamais |
|---|---|
| English | never |
| French | quelquefois |
|---|---|
| English | sometimes |
| French | tard |
|---|---|
| English | late |
| French | aujourd’hui |
|---|---|
| English | today |
| French | aussitôt |
|---|---|
| English | immediately |
| French | d’habitude |
|---|---|
| English | usually |
| French | bientôt |
|---|---|
| English | soon |
| French | demain |
|---|---|
| English | tomorrow |
| French | maintenant |
|---|---|
| English | now |
- elle arrive toujours en retard - she always arrives late
- nous travaillons quelquefois le dimanche - we sometimes work on Sundays
- il joue souvent au foot - he often plays football
Adverbs of place
Useful adverbs like là-bas (over there), ici (here) and quelque part (somewhere) usually follow the verb:
- le musée se trouve là-bas - the museum is over there
- c’est ici ! - it’s here!
- ton manteau est quelque part dans la maison – your coat is somewhere in the house
