# Where adverbs go

> id: grammar.adverbs.position · category: grammar · depth: standard · levels: B1 · review: internally_reviewed

**Summary.** Close to what they modify: after the verb (habla bien), before adjectives (muy caro). Nothing splits haber + participle: ya he comido, never *he ya comido.

Adverbs go close to whatever they modify. Adverbs of manner and quantity normally follow the verb: trabaja mucho, cocina bien, llueve poco. Degree adverbs go before the adjective or adverb they intensify: muy caro, bastante lejos, demasiado tarde.

Sentence adverbs that comment on the whole clause can float, often to the front: francamente, no entiendo; afortunadamente, llegó a tiempo; quizás tengas razón.

Two hard limits compared with English. Nothing may come between haber and the participle in compound tenses: siempre he vivido aquí (never *he siempre vivido), ya hemos comido. And negation hugs the verb: no siempre means 'not always', while nunca means 'never' — position changes the meaning.

## Examples
- Siempre hemos trabajado juntos. — We have always worked together. *(Adverb outside the verb pair.)*
- No siempre tiene razón. — He's not always right.
- Siempre hemos trabajado juntos, aunque no siempre estamos de acuerdo. — We have always worked together, though we don't always agree.

Related: grammar.adverbs.manner, grammar.adverbs.quantity

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