GrammarAdverbsPositionPlacement – Free Exercise Placement – Free Exercise show special characters display incorrect answers Exercise B1 Is the adverb in the right or wrong spot? (For incorrect sentences, you will see the solution when you click “show answer” and then hover over the speech bubble.) Nous avons aidé notre enfant hier à faire ses devoirs. rightwrongHier nous avons aidé notre enfant à faire ses devoirs.|Nous avons aidé notre enfant à faire ses devoirs hier.|[Yesterday, we helped our child with his/her homework.]|Adverbs that refer to an entire sentence usually come at the beginning or end of the sentence, and only very rarely at the end of the sentence. Il n’a jamais pris l’avion.rightwrong[He’s never flown in a plane before.]|Jamais is the second part of the negation in this sentence, so it comes after the conjugated verb. Elle a changé beaucoup depuis la dernière fois.rightwrongElle a beaucoup changé depuis la dernière fois.|[She’s changed a lot since last time.]|When the verb is conjugated in a compound tense, shorter adverbs (bien, mal…), adverbs of manner or amount (beaucoup, trop, assez…) and certain indefinite adverbs of time (souvent, toujours, trop, quelque fois…) are placed before the participe passé. Vous mangez tranquillement le dessert.rightwrong[You calmly eat your dessert.]|Adverbs usually come after the finite verb when it is conjugated in a simple (non-compound) tense. Anna et Zoé sont allées ensemble au cinéma.rightwrong[Anna and Zoé went to the cinema together.]|Ensemble always comes after the verb to which it refers. J’ai trouvé le repas dans ce nouveau restaurant réellement très bon.rightwrong[I thought the meal at the new restaurant was really very good.]|Adverbs that refer to adjectives or to other adverbs are placed before the adjective or adverb to which they refer. Sûrement ils viendront à 8 heures.rightwrongIls viendront sûrement à 8 heures.|[They will surely come at 8 o’clock.]|Sûrement and certainement are never placed at the beginning of a sentence. Je ne peux pas t’aider souvent à faire tes devoirs.rightwrong[I can’t help you with your homework often.]|Adverbs that refer to an infinitive are placed after the infinitive in question. Pendant le concert, la chanteuse a chanté bien.rightwrongPendant le concert, la chanteuse a bien chanté.|[During the concert, the singer sang well.]|When the verb is conjugated in a compound tense, shorter adverbs (bien, mal…), adverbs of manner or amount (beaucoup, trop, assez…) and certain indefinite adverbs of time (souvent, toujours, trop, quelque fois…) are placed before the participe passé. Certainement il aura oublié ses clefs.rightwrongIl aura certainement oublié ses clefs.|[He will surely have forgotten his keys.]|Sûrement and certainement are never placed at the beginning of a sentence. Online exercises to improve your French Improve your French with Lingolia. Each grammar topic comes with one free exercise where you can review the basics, as well as many more Lingolia Plus exercises where you can practise according to your level. Check your understanding by hovering over the info bubbles for simple explanations and handy tips. Placement – Free Exercise Placement – mixed exercises Lingolia Plus French Unlock all grammar exercises for French with a Lingolia Plus account 698 interactive grammar exercises for French sorted by topic and level (A1–C1) with a built-in progress tracker and awards system Get started with Lingolia Plus La place des adverbes – Lingolia Plus Exercises La place des adverbes – règles A2 La place des adverbes – correct ou incorrect ? A2 La place des adverbes – structure de la phrase (1) A2 La place des adverbes – structure de la phrase (2) A2 La place des adverbes – négation B1 A1Beginner A2Elementary B1Intermediate B2Upper intermediate C1Advanced