Some Italian Adverbs that deal with time
Generally the adverbs follow the verbs such as in "Parlo raramente" (I rarely speak) or "Ho mangiato spesso a Roma." (I often ate in Rome.)
There are some adverbs, when used with compound tenses are placed in between the conjugated verb and the past participle such as; "Non ho mai mangiato i piselli." (I have never eaten peas.) These include
gia
non ... ancora
non ... mai
non ... più
Here are some adverbs dealing with time
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appena dopo gia di solito spesso mai presto raramente sempre lentamente rapidamente ancora non ... mai non ... più non ... ancora |
just after already usually often ever soon rarely always slowly quickly still not ... ever or never not ... any more still ... not |
| You can learn more about adverbs on pages 136 & 137 of the book "English Grammar for Students of Italian" by Sergio Adorni and Karen Primorac, copyright 1995. If you do not own this book, don't worry, it is not mandatory that you do. However, it can be very useful in a lot of ways and if you would like to know more about this book and where to buy it, click on the graphic link to the right or simply go to our online bookstore. | You can learn more about these and other Italian adverbs and how to use them on pages 121 - 123 (page #'s may vary as I have an older edition) of "Ciao", copyright 1986. If you do not own this book, don't worry, it is not mandatory that you do. However, it can be very useful in a lot of ways and if you would like to know more about this book and where to buy it, click on the graphic link to the right or simply go to our online bookstore. |
