The irregular participles are used as verbal adjectives, and with the verbs ser, &c., and do not form compound tenses with haber; excepting preso, prescrito, provisto, roto, and a few others; as,
He is early awaked. | El está despierto temprano.
They have provided. | Ellos han provisto, (proveido.)
ADVERBS.
Adverbs are formed from adjectives of one termination by adding to them mente; as, dulce, dulcemente: and from those of two terminations by adding mente to the feminine; as, gracioso, graciosamente. They admit the superlative; as, graciosísimamente.
When two or more adverbs ending in ly occur in the same sentence, the termination mente is added to the last only; as,
He speaks elegantly and correctly.
El habla correcta y elegantemente.
A FEW OF THE ADVERBS.
| Here, | acá, aquí. | Little, | poco. |
| There, | allá, allí, ahí. | Already, | ya. |
| Near, | cerca. | Often, | á menudo. |
| Far, | léjos. | To-day, | hoy. |
| Where, | donde, adonde. | Yesterday, | ayer. |
| Within, | dentro. | To-morrow, | mañana. |
| Without, | fuera. | Last night, | anoche. |
| Up, | arriba. | Now, | ahora. |
| Down, | abajo. | Presently, | luego. |
| Before, | delante. | Late, | tarde. |
| Behind, | detras. | Early, | temprano. |
| Upon, | encima. | Always, | siempre. |
| Under, | debajo. | Never, | nunca, jamas. |
| Well, | bien. | Thus, | así. |
| Ill, | mal. | Very, | muy. |
| More, | mas. | Even, | aun. |
| Less, | ménos. | Yes, | si. |
| Much, | mucho. | No, nor, | no, ni. |