Spanish grammar - The placement of adverbs

The placement of adverbs

Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, providing additional information about how, when, where, or to what extent something happens.

Adverbs of manner, place, and time are placed after the verb.

Adverbs of frequency and degree are usually placed before the verb.

Examples:
	El gato come bien. The cat eats well. bien is an adverb of manner so it is placed after the verb comer means 'to eat'
	María canta mal en la ducha. María sings badly in the shower. mal means 'badly' mal is an adverb of manner so it is placed after the verb cantar means 'to sing' ducha means 'shower'
	Estamos aquí para ayudarte. (We) are here to help you. aquí is an adverb of place so it is placed after the verb para means 'to'
	Mis abuelos viven cerca de la playa. My grandparents live nearby the beach. cerca means 'nearby' cerca is an adverb of place so it is placed after the verb abuelos means 'grandparents' vivir means 'to live'
	Vamos allá con nuestros amigos. (We) are going there with our friends. allá means 'there' allá is an adverb of place so it is placed after the verb
	El perro está afuera, en el jardín. The dog is outside in the garden. afuera means 'outside' afuera is an adverb of place so it is placed after the verb
	Mi padre trabaja dentro de la casa. My father works inside the house. dentro means 'inside' dentro is an adverb of place so it is placed after the verb padre means 'father'
	Ella siempre llega temprano a la oficina. She always arrives early at the office. temprano is an adverb of time so it is placed after the verb oficina means 'office'
	Voy ahora mismo al supermercado. (I) am going right now to the supermarket. ahora mismo means 'right now' ahora mismo is an adverb of time so it is placed after the verb
	Él viene después de la cena. He comes after dinner. después de means 'after' después is an adverb of time so it is placed after the verb cena means 'dinner'
	Los niños salen tarde de la escuela. The children go out latefrom school. tarde is an adverb of time so it is placed after the verb
	Siempre estudio español por la noche. (I) always study Spanish at night. siempre is an adverb of frequency so it is placed before the verb noche means 'night'
	Nunca fumo en casa. (I) never smoke at home. nunca means 'never' nunca is an adverb of frequency so it is placed before the verb fumar means 'to smoke'
	A veces corro en el parque con mi perro. (I) sometimes run in the park with my dog. a veces is an adverb of frequency so it is placed before the verb
	Rara vez nado en la piscina del gimnasio. (I) rarely swim in the gym's pool. rara vez means 'rarely' rara vez is an adverb of frequency so it is placed before the verb piscina means 'pool'
	A menudo leo libros de ciencia ficción. (I) often read science fiction books. a menudo is an adverb of frequency so it is placed before the verb ciencia ficción means 'science fiction'
	Estoy muy cansado después de trabajar. (I) am very tired after working. muy is an adverb of degree so it is placed before the adjective después means 'after'
	Ella está bastante feliz con su nuevo trabajo. She is quite happy with her new job. bastante means 'quite' bastante is an adverb of degree so it is placed before the adjective feliz means 'happy' nuevo means 'new' trabajo means 'job'
	El coche es demasiado caro para comprar. The car is too expensive to buy. demasiado means 'too' demasiado is an adverb of degree so it is placed before the adjective
	El profesor es poco amable con los estudiantes. The teacher is not very kind to the students. poco means 'not very' poco is an adverb of degree so it is placed before the adjective amable means 'kind'
	Estamos bastante ocupados con el nuevo proyecto. (We) are quite busy with the new project. bastante is an adverb of degree so it is placed before the adjective ocupados means 'busy'
	Nos vemos pronto en la reunión. (We) will see each other soon at the meeting. pronto means 'soon' pronto is an adverb of time so it is placed after the verb verse means 'to see each other'
	Ven ahora mismo a la sala de estar. Come right now to the living room. ahora mismo is an adverb of time so it is placed after the verb sala de estar means 'living room'
	Él llega enseguida a la fiesta. He arrives immediately at the party. enseguida means 'immediately' enseguida is an adverb of time so it is placed after the verb
	Estamos lejos de nuestra casa. (We) are far from our house. lejos is an adverb of place so it is placed after the verb
	El atleta corre rápido en la carrera. The athlete runs fast in the race. rápido means 'fast' rápido is an adverb of manner so it is placed after the verb atleta means 'athlete' carrera means 'race'
	Ella escribe despacio para evitar errores. She writes slowly to avoid mistakes. despacio means 'slowly' despacio is an adverb of manner so it is placed after the verb
	Vivimos juntos en un apartamento. (We) live together in an apartment. juntos is an adverb of manner so it is placed after the verb apartamento means 'apartment'
	Lo hago así para que lo entiendas. (I) do it like this so that you understand. así means 'like this' así is an adverb of manner so it is placed after the verb para que means 'so that'
	Mi madre se levanta temprano para trabajar. My mother gets up early to work. temprano is an adverb of time so it is placed after the verb levantarse means 'to get up'