Adverbs of quantity: "Mucho, poco, bastante,..." Share Copied!
Quantitative adverbs are used to talk about the approximate amount of things.
Gramática: Adverbios de cantidad: "Mucho, poco, bastante,..."
A1 Spanish Adverbs of quantity
Level: A1
Module 3: Día a día (Day to day)
Lesson 19: Precios y dinero (Prices and money)
Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
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- "Mucho" y "poco" as adverbs do not change their form.
- "Mucho" and "poco" as adjectives adjust to the number and gender of the noun.
- The adverb "bastante" does not change its form when combined with adjectives.
- The adverb "nada" does not change its form.
Adverbios de cantidad | Ejemplos |
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mucho
| Tengo mucho dinero. (I have a lot of money.) Tú tienes muchas tarjetas (You have many cards). |
poco
| Ana tiene poco dinero. (Ana has little money.) Paco visita pocas tiendas. (Paco visits few shops.) |
bastante | Este vino es bastante caro. (This wine is quite expensive.) |
nada | No quiero comprar nada. (I don't want to buy anything.) |
Exercise 1: Adverbios de cantidad: "Mucho, poco, bastante,..."
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
poco, muchas, pocos, nada, mucha, mucho, bastante
Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
1
poco
little
2
pocos
few
3
mucha
a lot of
4
bastante
quite