Telling the time in French-Lesson 2: past and to the hour

Telling the time in French-Lesson 2: past and on the hour

Multiple Choice

"Il est une heure cinq". What does this mean in French?

• It is 1 o'clock

• It is 5 o'clock

• It is 5 past one.

Past the hour in French

• State the time on the hour: Il est une heure

• Add the specific number past the hour: Il est une heure cinq

Open Ended

How would you say: "It is 20"past 2 in French?

Quarter past and half past are special.

• Quarter past: et quart ( and quarter)

• Half past: et demie( and half)

• Il est une heure et quart

• Il est une heure et demie

Multiple Select

"Il est six heures et demie". What does this mean in English? Tick all that apply.

• It is 6 o' clock

• It is half past 6

• It is 6:30

• It is 6 and a half.

To the hour

• State the time on the hour: Il est deux heures

• State moins after this: Il est deux heures moins

• State the specific number needed to reach that hour: Il est deux heures moins dix.

• This means: It is ten minutes to 2/It is 1:50.

Multiple Choice

How would you say, "It is 7: 35/25 minutes to 8 in French?

• It est sept heures moins vingt-cinq

• Il est huit heures moins vingt-cinq

• Il est huit heures moins trente-cinq

• Il est sept heures moins trente-cinq

Multiple Choice

"Il est neuf heures moins cinq." What time is that?

• Five minutes to 9/8:55

• Five minutes to 8/ 7:55

• Five past 9/9:05

• Five minutes past 8/8:05

Quarter to the hour is special.

• State the time on the hour: Il est deux heures.

• State moins and add " le quart"

• So we say: Il est deux heures moins le quart: It is a quarter to two/ 1:45.

Multiple Choice

"4:45/ A quarter to 5" in French would be:

• II est 4 heures moins le quart

• Il est 5 heures moins le quart

• Il est 4 heures moins quart

• Il est 5 heures moins quart

Key points to remember

• Past the hour: State the hour directly followed by the number of minutes that have past: "Il est 7 heures dix".

• Quarter past and half past: et quart/ et demie

• To the hour: State the hour, "moins" then the number of minutes needed to reach that hour: " Il est 8 heures moins cinq-It is five to 8/7:55

• Quarter to: "moins le quart".

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