Los adverbios de cantidad se usan para hablar sobre la cantidad aproximada de cosas.

(Quantitative adverbs are used to talk about the approximate amount of things.)

  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 cantidad (Adverbs of quantity)Ejemplos (Examples)

Mucho / Muchos

Mucha / Muchas

Tengo mucho dinero. (I have a lot of money.)

Tú tienes muchas tarjetas. (You have many cards.).

Poco / Pocos

Poca / Pocas

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

1.
Tengo ... euros en mi bolsillo.
(I have few euros in my pocket.)
2.
Esto no cuesta ....
(This costs nothing.)
3.
Tengo ... energía.
(I have a lot of energy.)
4.
Tengo ... amigas.
(I have many female friends.)
5.
Este precio es ... alto.
(This price is quite high.)
6.
En esta tienda no hay ... interesante.
(There is nothing interesting in this shop.)
7.
Esto es ... efectivo.
(This is ineffective.)
8.
Pago ... por esta ropa.
(I pay a lot for these clothes.)

Exercise 2: Multiple choice

Instruction: Choose the correct answer

1. Perdón, esta chaqueta es muy bonita, pero es ___ dinero para mí.

Excuse me, this jacket is very nice, but it's ___ for me.)

2. Hoy no compro ___ cosas; solo llevo ___ y pago en efectivo.

I don't buy ___ things today; I only have ___ and I pay in cash.)

3. —¿Quiere azúcar en el café? —No, gracias, no quiero ___ de azúcar; es muy caro aquí.

—Do you want sugar in your coffee? —No, thanks, I don't want ___ sugar; it's very expensive here.)

4. Este menú es ___ barato y no necesito pagar con tarjeta.

This menu is ___ cheap and I don't need to pay by card.)

Exercise 3: Rewrite the phrases

Instruction: Rewrite the sentences by adding the adverb of quantity indicated in parentheses and changing the form if necessary (much, many, much, many, little, few, little, few, quite, none).

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  1. Hint Hint (mucho) Tengo trabajo hoy.
    ⇒ _______________________________________________ Example
    Tengo mucho trabajo hoy.
    (I have a lot of work today.)
  2. Hint Hint (mucha) En este mercado hay fruta.
    ⇒ _______________________________________________ Example
    En este mercado hay mucha fruta.
    (There is a lot of fruit at this market.)
  3. Hint Hint (muchos) En esta calle hay coches.
    ⇒ _______________________________________________ Example
    En esta calle hay muchos coches.
    (There are many cars on this street.)
  4. Hint Hint (pocos) En esta tienda hay clientes.
    ⇒ _______________________________________________ Example
    En esta tienda hay pocos clientes.
    (There are few customers in this shop.)
  5. Hint Hint (bastante) Este piso es caro.
    ⇒ _______________________________________________ Example
    Este piso es bastante caro.
    (This flat is quite expensive.)
  6. Hint Hint (nada) En este bar no hay clientes.
    ⇒ _______________________________________________ Example
    En este bar no hay nada de clientes.
    (There are no customers in this bar.)

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