IF THE ADJECTIVE FORM ENDS WITH A CONSONANT OR AN E, JUST ADD MENTE TO FORM THE ADVERB
GENERAL
NORMAL
INTELIGENTE
ADJECTIVE + MENTE
when the adjective ends in o, the adverb is formed by changing the o to an a then adding -mente
Ellos corrieron rpidamente* [the adverb maintains whatever accent the adjective might have] rpidorpida--rpidamente
secreto-secretasecretamente
extraoextraaextraamente
When there are more than 2 adverbs in a sentence, the last one in the list maintains the mente. The others still change the o to a [if applicable] before dropping the mente; the others just drop the mente. Trabajamos lenta, frecuente y miserablemente.
p. 189 A, B
Qu vas a hacer este fin de semana y cmo lo vas a hacer? Por ejemplo: Voy a correr lentamente.
Start thinking about the map test! Irregular pretritos in the next class. Miniprueba adverbios next class