Looking for a list of the most common French adverbs? You've come to the right place! In this article, we're listing down 120 of the most common ones that you can use in your everyday speech.
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Common French Adverbs
French Adverbs that Start with A
| absolument | absolutely |
| actuellement | currently |
| ailleurs | elsewhere |
| alors | so |
| ainsi | thus; so |
| après | after |
| assez | quite, fairly |
| aujourd'hui | today |
| aussi | as; as well |
| aussitôt | immediately |
| autant | as much |
| autrefois | in the old days |
| autrement | differently |
| autour | around |
| avant | before |
| avant-hier | on the day before yesterday |
| avec | with |
French Adverbs that Start with B
| beaucoup | a lot |
| bas | low |
| bien | well |
| bientôt | well |
| bientôt | soon |
| brusquement | abruptly |
French Adverbs that Start with C
| cependant | nonetheless |
| certes | admittedly |
| certainement | certainly |
| ci | here |
| combien | how much/many |
| comme | as |
| comment | how |
| complètement | completely |
French Adverbs that Start with D
| d'abord | first |
| davantage | more |
| debout | standing |
| dehors | dehors |
| déjà | already |
| delà | beyond |
| beyond | tomorrow |
| depuis | since |
| dernièrement | lately |
| désormais | from now on, henceforth |
| dessus | dessus |
| devant | in front of |
| doucement | doucement |
French Adverbs that Start with E
| également | également |
| encore | again/still |
| enfin | finally; eventually |
| ensemble | together |
| ensuite | next, then |
| énormément | enormously |
| environ | about |
French Adverbs that Start with F
| facilement | easily |
| franchement | frankly |
French Adverbs that Start with G
| gentiment | kindly |
| guère | hardly |
French Adverbs that Start with H
| haut | high |
| heureusement | fortunately |
| hier | yesterday |
French Adverbs that Start with I
| ici | here |
| immédiatement | immediately |
French Adverb that Starts with J
| jamais | never |
French Adverbs that Start with L
| là | there |
| là-bas | over there |
| là-dedans | in here, in there |
| là-dessus | on here; on there |
| largement | greatly; well |
| légèrement | lightly; slightly |
| lentement | slowly |
| loin | far |
| longtemps | for a long time |
| lors | when |
| lors de | during |
French Adverb that Start with M
| maintenant | now |
| mal | poorly; badly |
| même | even |
| moins | less |
| mieux | better |
French Adverbs that Start with N
| naturellement | naturally |
| ne | not |
| non | no; not |
French Adverb that Starts with O
| oui | yes |
French Adverbs that Start with P
| parfois | sometimes |
| partout | everywhere |
| pas | not |
| parfaitement | perfectly |
| peu | few, little |
| peut-être | perhaps |
| plutôt | rather |
| plus | more, ___-er |
| point | hardly any; almost no |
| pourquoi | why |
| pourtant | yet |
| précédemment | previously |
| précisément | precisely |
| premièrement | firstly |
| près | near |
| presque | nearly |
| profondément | profoundly |
| puis | then |
French Adverbs that Start with Q
| quelque | some |
| quelque part | somewhere |
French Adverbs that Start with R
| rapidement | rapidly |
| rarement | rarely |
French Adverbs that Start with S
| seulement | only |
| sérieusement | seriously |
| simplement | simply |
| si | as/so |
| soudain | suddenly |
| souvent | often |
| surtout | especially |
French Adverbs that Start with T
| tant | so much |
| tantôt | sometimes |
| tard | late |
| tellement | so (much) |
| tôt | early |
| toujours | always |
| tout | all |
| très | very |
| trop | too much |
French Adverbs that Start with V
| vite | quickly |
| vraiment | really |
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Here are some FAQs about Common French Adverbs
Where do adverbs go in French?
When an adverb modifies a verb, it is placed after the verb. If an adverb modifies an adjective or an adverb, it will be placed before the word it modifies.
Where do you put adverbs in French?
Adverbs are placed either after the verb or before an adjective or adverb, it modifies.
How are most French adverbs formed?
If the adjective ends with a vowel, add –ment to the adjective to form the adverb. If the adjective ends with a consonant, change it to the feminine form (to get the “e” at the end) and add –ment.
Where do you put time in a French sentence with time adverbs?
Adverbs of time are found after the verb and the object.
Where do adverbs go in French in the negative form?
French adverbs are placed after the second part of the negation (pas) in a negative sentence.
