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Adverbs of quantity: "Mucho, poco, bastante,..."

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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  1. "Mucho" y "poco" as adverbs do not change their form.
  2. "Mucho" and "poco" as adjectives adjust to the number and gender of the noun.
  3. The adverb "bastante" does not change its form when combined with adjectives.
  4. The adverb "nada" does not change its form.
Adverbios de cantidadEjemplos

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.)

bastanteEste vino es bastante caro. (This wine is quite expensive.)
nadaNo quiero comprar nada. (I don't want to buy anything.)

Exercise 1: Adverbios de cantidad: "Mucho, poco, bastante,..."

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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poco, muchas, pocos, nada, mucha, mucho, bastante

1.
Tengo ... euros en mi bolsillo.
(I have few euros in my pocket.)
2.
Este precio es ... alto.
(This price is quite high.)
3.
Esto es ... efectivo.
(This is not very effective.)
4.
En esta tienda no hay ... interesante.
(There is nothing interesting in this shop.)
5.
Tengo ... energía.
(I have a lot of energy.)
6.
Pago ... por esta ropa.
(I pay a lot for these clothes.)
7.
Tengo ... amigas.
(I have many friends.)
8.
Esto no cuesta ....
(This costs nothing.)

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