Reviewing French Time

Reviewing French Time

By: Madame Pope

​Quelle Heure Est-il?

• Il est une heure. - It is 1:00. (Notice that HEURE is singular)

• Il est une heure cinq. - It is 1:05. (Notice that HEURE is still singular)

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• Il est deux heures. - It is 2:00. (Notice that HEURES is now plural)

• Il est deux heures vingt. - It is 2:20. (Notice that HEURES is still plural)​

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• Il est midi. - It is noon.

• Il est minuit. - It is midnight.​

Subject | Subject

• du matin - in the morning

  Il est deux heures du matin.​

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• de l'après-midi - in the afternoon

  Il est trois heures de l'après-midi.

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• du soir - in the evening/at night

  Il est sept heures du soir.​

​Times of the Day

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• Il est six heures moins vingt-​cinq. - It is 25 minutes to six. (5:35)

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• Il est huit heures moins le qua​rt. - It is quarter to eight. (7:45)

​After the :30 mark:

• Il est cinq heures et quart. - It is quarter past five. (5:15)

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• Il est neuf heures et demie. - It is half past nine. (9:30)​

​Before the :30 mark:

​Fancy Time!

​* 21h10 - 12 = 9:10 (This is 9:10 A.M.)

* 17h00 - 12 = 5:00 (This is 5:00 A.M.)

* 13h30 - 12 = 1:30 (This is 1:30 A.M.)​

​Out of Official Time (A.M.)

​* 4:00 + 12 = 16h00 (This is 4 P.M.)

* 7:00 + 12 = 19h00 (This is 7 P.M.)

* 6:30 + 12 = 18h30 (This is 6:30 P.M.)​

​Into Official Time (P.M.):

​Official Time!

Official Time is used to distinguish between A.M. and P.M. In French speaking countries, there are no words for A.M. and P.M.

​Notice that big numbers (above 12 = P.M. and lower numbers below 12 = A.M.

12h00​ = 12:00 noon and 0h00 = 12:00 midnight

​À Quelle Heure Est...?

When discussing the time that things happen, you must include AT (à)!

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• À quelle heure est le train? - At what time is the train?

  Le train est à six heures et quart. - The train is at 6:15.

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• À quelle heure est le déjeuner? - At what time is lunch?

  Le déjeuner est à midi. - Lunch is at noon.​

Subject | Subject

Multiple Choice

ça veut dire quoi?

• It's noon

• It's midnight

• It's morning time

• it's the afternoon

Multiple Choice

ça veut dire quoi?

• It is 11 pm

• It is noon

• It is midnight

• it is morning time

Multiple Choice

ça veut dire quoi?

• 8:29 pm

• 8:29 am

• 9:27 am

• 9:27 pm

Multiple Choice

ça veut dire quoi?

• afternoon time

• noon

• morning time

• evening time

Multiple Choice

ça veut dire quoi?

• 2:30

• 6:45

• 6:30

• 6:15

Multiple Choice

ça veut dire quoi?

• 9:15

• 9:45

• 8:45

• 10:45

Multiple Choice

ça veut dire quoi?

• 11 pm

• 11 am

• 11:15

• 11:30

Multiple Choice

ça veut dire quoi?

• 3:55

• 4:15

• 14:05

• 4:05

Multiple Choice

ça veut dire qoui?

• 8:54

• 7:54

• 6:54

• 8:06

Multiple Choice

ça veut dire quoi?

• 12:52

• 3:08

• 2:42

• 2:52

Multiple Choice

ça veut dire quoi?

• 1 o'clock

• 3 o'clock

• 11 o'clock

• 10 o'clock

Multiple Choice

ça veut dire quoi?

• 2:23

• 10:33

• 10:23

• 12:33

Multiple Choice

ça veut dire quoi?

• 6:02

• 6:58

• 5:02

• 5:58

Multiple Choice

ça veut dire quoi?

• 5:15

• 5:30

• 4:45

• 4:15

Multiple Choice

ça veut dire quoi?

• 7:43

• 8:43

• 7:33

• 8:53

Multiple Choice

Turn this into official time: 2:08 pm

• 13:08

• 17:08

• 15:08

• 14:08

Multiple Choice

Take this out of official time: 21:43

• 9:43 pm

• 10:43 pm

• 8:43 am

• 11:43 pm

Multiple Choice

Take this out of official time: 18:16

• 6:16

• 8:16

• 7:16

• 5:16

Multiple Choice

Take this out of official time: 19:53

• 8:53

• 7:53

• 9:53

• 6:53

Multiple Choice

Turn this into official time: 10:48

• 24:48

• 20:48

• 21:48

• 22:48