List of Common Adverbs

A
abnormally
absentmindedly
accidentally
acidly
actually
adventurously
afterwards
almost
always
angrily
annually
anxiously
arrogantly
awkwardly
B
badly
bashfully
beautifully
bitterly
bleakly
blindly
blissfully
boastfully
boldly
bravely
briefly
brightly
briskly
broadly
busily
C
calmly
carefully
carelessly
cautiously
certainly
cheerfully
clearly
cleverly
closely
coaxingly
colorfully
commonly
continually
coolly
correctly
courageously
crossly
cruelly
curiously


D
daily
daintily
dearly
deceivingly
delightfully
deeply
defiantly
deliberately
delightfully
diligently
dimly
doubtfully
dreamily
E
easily
elegantly
energetically
enormously
enthusiastically
equally
especially
even
evenly
eventually
exactly
excitedly
extremely
F
fairly
faithfully
famously
far
fast
fatally
ferociously
fervently
fiercely
fondly
foolishly
G
generally
generously
gently
gladly
gleefully
gracefully
gratefully
greatly
greedily
H
happily
hastily
healthily
heavily
helpfully
helplessly
highly
honestly
hopelessly
hourly
hungrily
I
immediately
innocently
inquisitively
instantly
intensely
intently
interestingly
inwardly
irritably
J
jaggedly
jealously
joshingly
joyfully
joyously
jovially
jubilantly
judgementally
justly
fortunately
frankly
frantically
freely
frenetically
frightfully
fully
furiously



K
keenly
kiddingly
kindheartedly
kindly
kissingly
knavishly
knottily
knowingly
knowledgeably
kookily
L
lazily
less
lightly
likely
limply
lively
loftily
longingly
loosely
lovingly
loudly
loyally



M
madly
majestically
meaningfully
mechanically
merrily
miserably
mockingly
monthly
more
mortally
mostly
mysteriously
N
naturally
nearly
neatly
needily
nervously
never
nicely
noisily
not
O
obediently
obnoxiously
oddly
offensively
officially
often
only
openly
optimistically
overconfidently
owlishly
P
painfully
partially
patiently
perfectly
physically
playfully
politely
Q
quaintly
quarrelsomely
queasily
queerly
questionably
questioningly
quicker
R
rapidly
rarely
readily
really
reassuringly
recklessly
regularly
S
sadly
safely
scarcely
scarily
searchingly
sedately
seemingly
T
tenderly
tensely
terribly
thankfully
thoroughly
thoughtfully
tightly
poorly
positively
potentially
powerfully
promptly
properly
punctually

quickly
quietly
quirkily
quizzically
reluctantly
repeatedly
reproachfully
restfully
righteously
rightfully
rigidly
roughly
rudely
seldom
selfishly
separately
seriously
shakily
sharply
sheepishly
shrilly
shyly
silently
sleepily
slowly
smoothly
softly
solemnly
solidly
sometimes
soon
speedily
stealthily
sternly
strictly
successfully
suddenly
surprisingly
suspiciously
sweetly
swiftly
sympathetically
tomorrow
too
tremendously
triumphantly
truly
truthfully
U
ultimately
unabashedly
unaccountably
unbearably
unethically
V
vacantly
vaguely
vainly
valiantly
vastly
W
warmly
weakly
wearily
well
wetly
Y
yawningly
yearly
yearningly
yesterday
yieldingly
Z
zealously
zestfully
zestily
unexpectedly
unfortunately
unimpressively
unnaturally
unnecessarily
utterly
upbeat
upliftingly
upright
upside-down
upward
upwardly
urgently
usefully
uselessly
usually
utterly
verbally
very
viciously
victoriously
violently
vivaciously
voluntarily
wholly
wildly
willfully
wisely
woefully
wonderfully
worriedly
wrongly
youthfully
List of the Most Common Prepositions
A throuh D
aboard
about
above
absent
across
after
against
along
alongside
amid
amidst
among
anti
around
as
at
atop

before
E throuh M
except
excepting
excluding

following
for
from

in
in front of
inside
instead of
into

like
N throuh R
near
next

of
off
on
on top of
onto
opposite
out of
outside
over

past
per
plus
S throuh W
save
since

than
through
till
times
to
toward
towards

under
underneath
unlike
until
up
upon
behind
below
beneath
beside
besides
between
beyond
but
by

concerning
considering

despite
down
during


mid
minus

regarding
round

versus
via

with
within
without
Cou!t"#$% & U!'ou!t"#$% Nou!(
In connection with much / many people often speak of countable nouns and uncountable nouns.
Cou!t"#$% !ou!( have a singular and a plural form. In plural these nouns can be used with a number
!that"s why they are called "countable nouns"#. $ountable nouns take many.
Example:
%&& friends ' many friends
U!'ou!t"#$% !ou!( can only be used in singular. (hese nouns cannot be used with a number !that"s why
they are called "uncountable nouns"#. )ncountable nouns take much.
Example:
%&& money ' much money
Not%) *f course you can count money ' but then you would name the currency and say that you have got
+ euro !but not ,+ money-#.
T"#$% o* E!$+(h T%!(%(
tense
.ffirmative//egative/0u
estion
)se 1ignal 2ords
S+,-$% Pr%(%!t A) 3e speaks.
N) 3e does not speak.
Q) 4oes he speak5
action in the present taking place
o!'%. !%/%r or (%/%r"$ t+,%(
facts
actions taking place one after
always every 6 never
normally often seldom
sometimes usually
if sentences type I !If I talk, #
another
action set by a timetable or
schedule
Pr%(%!t
Pror%((+/%
A) 3e is speaking.
N) 3e is not speaking.
Q) Is he speaking5
"'t+o! t"0+! -$"'% +! th%
,o,%!t o* (-%"0+!
action taking place only for a
limited period of time
action arranged for the future
at the moment just just now
7isten8 7ook8 now right now
S+,-$% P"(t A) 3e spoke.
N) 3e did not speak.
Q) 4id he speak5
action in the past taking place
o!'%. !%/%r or (%/%r"$ t+,%(
actions taking place one after
another
action taking place in the middle
of another action
yesterday 9 minutes ago in
%::& the other day last ;riday
if sentence type II !If I
talked, #
P"(t Pror%((+/% A) 3e was speaking.
N) 3e was not speaking.
Q) 2as he speaking5
action o+! o! at a certain time
in the past
actions taking place at the same
time
action in the past that is
interrupted by another action
when while as long as
Pr%(%!t P%r*%'t
S+,-$%
A) 3e has spoken.
N) 3e has not spoken.
Q) 3as he spoken5
putting emphasis on the r%(u$t
action that is still going on
action that stopped recently
finished action that has an
influence on the present
action that has taken place once
never or several times before the
moment of speaking
already ever just never not
yet so far till now up to now
Pr%(%!t P%r*%'t
Pror%((+/%
A) 3e has been speaking.
N) 3e has not been
speaking.
Q) 3as he been
speaking5
putting emphasis on the 'our(%
or 1ur"t+o! !not the result#
action that recently stopped or is
still going on
finished action that influenced the
present
all day for < years since %::=
how long5 the whole week
P"(t P%r*%'t
S+,-$%
A) 3e had spoken.
N) 3e had not spoken.
Q) 3ad he spoken5
action taking place before a
certain time in the past
sometimes interchangeable with
past perfect progressive
putting emphasis only on the *"'t
!not the duration#
already just never not yet
once until that day
if sentence type III !If I had
talked, #
P"(t P%r*%'t
Pror%((+/%
A) 3e had been speaking.
N) 3e had not been
speaking.
Q) 3ad he been
speaking5
action taking place before a
certain time in the past
sometimes interchangeable with
past perfect simple
putting emphasis on the 1ur"t+o!
or 'our(% of an action
for since the whole day all
day
Futur% I S+,-$% A) 3e will speak.
N) 3e will not speak.
Q) 2ill he speak5
action in the future that cannot be
influenced
(-o!t"!%ou( decision
assumption with regard to the
future
in a year next 6 tomorrow
If-1atz (yp I !If you ask her,
she will help you.#
assumption> I think probably
perhaps
Futur% I S+,-$%
!going to#
A) 3e is going to speak.
N) 3e is not going to
speak.
Q) Is he going to speak5
1%'+(+o! made for the future
conclusion with regard to the future
in one year next week
tomorrow
Futur% I
Pror%((+/%
A) 3e will be speaking.
N) 3e will not be
speaking.
Q) 2ill he be speaking5
action that is o+! o! at a
certain time in the future
action that is sure to happen
in the near future
in one year next week
tomorrow
Futur% II S+,-$% A) 3e will have spoken.
N) 3e will not have
spoken.
Q) 2ill he have spoken5
action that will be *+!+(h%1
at a certain time in the future
by ?onday in a week
Futur% II
Pror%((+/%
A) 3e will have been
speaking.
N) 3e will not have been
speaking.
Q) 2ill he have been
speaking5
action taking place before a
certain time in the future
putting emphasis on the
'our(% of an action
for 6 the last couple of hours
all day long
Co!1+t+o!"$ I
S+,-$%
A) 3e would speak.
N) 3e would not speak.
Q) 2ould he speak5
action that ,+ht take place if sentences type II
!If I were you, I would go
home.#
Co!1+t+o!"$ I
Pror%((+/%
A) 3e would be speaking.
N) 3e would not be
speaking.
Q) 2ould he be
speaking5
action that might take place
putting emphasis on the
'our(% / 1ur"t+o! of the action

Co!1+t+o!"$ II
S+,-$%
A) 3e would have
spoken.
N) 3e would not have
spoken.
Q) 2ould he have
spoken5
action that ,+ht have
taken place in the past
if sentences type III
!If I had seen that, I would
have helped.#
Co!1+t+o!"$ II
Pror%((+/%
A) 3e would have been
speaking.
N) 3e would not have
been speaking.
Q) 2ould he have been
speaking5
action that might have taken
place in the past
puts emphasis on the 'our(%
/ 1ur"t+o! of the action