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J'ai bien mangé, il parle souvent de toi, nous sommes déjà partis: tap the tiles to put French adverbs where they belong, before or after the participle.
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In short
In simple tenses, the adverb goes right after the verb: il parle souvent, je mange bien. In compound tenses, short common adverbs (bien, mal, déjà, souvent, toujours, beaucoup, trop, encore) go between the auxiliary and the participle: j'ai bien mangé. Longer -ment adverbs usually go after: il a répondu calmement.
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| Tense | Position | Example |
|---|---|---|
| present | after the verb | Elle chante bien. |
| passé composé (short) | between aux. and participle | Elle a bien chanté. |
| passé composé (-ment) | after the participle | Il a parlé lentement. |
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I ate well at lunchtime.
He often talks about you.
We've already left.
She worked a lot this week.
Have you forgotten your keys again?
He answered the question calmly.
I never drink coffee in the evening.
Where does the adverb go in a French sentence?
English often puts adverbs before the verb (I often go), but French never does: je vais souvent. Time and place adverbs like hier, aujourd'hui, ici, là-bas are flexible and often go at the start or end: Hier, j'ai vu Marie or J'ai vu Marie hier.
Elle a toujours aimé la musique.
She has always loved music.
On a trop mangé, je crois.
We ate too much, I think.
- Je souvent vais au cinéma.Je vais souvent au cinéma.
After the verb.
- J'ai mangé bien.J'ai bien mangé.
Short adverb before the participle.