Adding 'ment'
French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 6.6.1
Forming Adverbs by Adding 'ment'
Adverbs describe the action that is being done, for example 'quickly'. To form most adverbs in French all you need to do is add 'ment' to the adjective.
Rule
All you need to do is add 'ment' to the end of the feminine form of the adjective.
Get the feminine form of the adjective:
- Actuel → actuelle
Add 'ment' to the end:
- Actuelle + 'ment' → actuellement
Some common adverbs
- Actuel → actuelle → actuellement (currently)
- Certain → certaine → certainement (certainly)
- Actuel → actuelle → actuellement (currently)
- Dernier → dernière → dernièrement (lastly)
- Facile → facile → facilement (easily)
- Heureux → heureuse → heureusement (happily, fortunately)
Test yourself on Adding 'ment'
'Rapide' means quick in French.
How do you say 'quickly' in French?Which of the following is NOT a correct adverb?