How to ask time in French. Referenceting French verbs

For the designation of time, Francophones use a bunch of different prepositions, and sometimes they do without them. With the designation of time in the clock, it is used à, with the day of day, DANS (DANS LA NUIT) can be used or any preposition (Le Matin, LE SOIR). The same with the days of the week. Sometimes a certain article appears in front of them, which is "each" or "according to (Wednesdays)". With months, EN or AU MOIS DE + month is used. With all the time of the year, EN (en Hiver, En Été) is used with the exception of the Spring Au Printemps. Years require EN. Sometimes articles can be added: EN L'AN 2000.

A QUELLE HEURE ARRIVE LA TANTE? - A MIDI. - In which aunt comes to a tete? - At noon.

Je Vais Au Travail à Sept Heures Et Demie. - I go to work in half the eighth.

MON FILS EST VENU à La Maison Tard Dans La Nuit. "My son came home late at night."

Unbeu Matin J'ai EU Une IDée Brillante. - One beautiful morning / one beautiful morning I had a brilliant thought.

Le Matin Tout Le Monde Va à Ses Affaires. - In the morning everyone goes on their affairs.

CE SOIR ON VA PROJETER UN BEAU FILM à La Télé. - Tonight on TV will show an excellent film.

J'ai Des Cours Lundi, Mercredi et Vendredi. - I have lectures on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Le Dimanche Je Vais Me Promener Avec Ma Famille. - On Sundays, I go to walk with my family.

En Janvier Commencent Les Vacances d'Hiver. - In January, winter holidays begins.

Au Mois De Février on Célèbre La Journée Du Défenseur de la Patrie. - In February (month), celebrate the day of the defender of the Motherland.

Les Étudiants ONT DEUX SESSIONS D'Examens Par An en hiver et en été. - Students have two exam sessions per year: in winter and summer.

L'Année Scolaire Commence EN Automne. - The academic year begins in the fall ..

Au Printemps Toute La Nature Change Sous Les Rayons Tièdes Du Soleil La Neige Disparaît, De Petits Ruisseaux Coulet Gaiement Le Long Des Chemins. - In the spring, all nature changes under the warm rays of the Sun: the snow disappears, small streams flow along the roads.

The combination of "this year", "this week", "last year", "last week" and others generally ignore the prepositions.

CETTE ANNÉE NOUUS NE SOMMES ALLÉS NULLE PART. "This year we did not go anywhere."

L'Année Passée J'ai Beaucoup Travaillé. - Last year I worked a lot.

La Semaine Suivante Une Délégation De Spécialistes Français Visitera Notre Fonderie. - Next week our foundry will be attended by a delegation of French specialists.

In the meaning of "through" in the time sense, the preposition of DANS is used, and in the value "for" - the preposition en. The value "on (some time)" expresses Pour. The pretext of Depuis has two values: 1) from some moment and 2) for some period.

DANS TROIS JOURS NOTRE CONGÉ FINIRA ET NOUUS AURONS À REVENIR. - Three days, our vacation will end, and we will have to come back.

Je Lirai Ce Manuel En Six Jours. - I read this tutorial in six days.

In any country, you may need time information. How long does the store work? When should I be written out of the hotel? For what time did the flight suffered?

We offer you a French phrasebook with the topic "Time and weather".

Adcharations of time in French. All numbers in French can be found on the link.

Prepositions of the time in French.

Weather and Seasons in French

In addition, you may be interested in the weather. In France, it is indicated by the following words.

In French winter - HIVER.

Spring in french - printemps.

Summer in french - été.

Autumn in French - Automne.

And now - a small video with popular phrases about the weather.

Times of French verbs

Times in French is larger than in Russian. They are divided into simple and complex. Simple times of verbs are formed without auxiliary verb, complex - when it is helpful. Total auxiliary verbs Four: être (be), Avoir (having), Aller (go), Venir (Prii). Aller and Venir verbs are used to create verbs of the IMMÉDIAT: Aller group - for the next time, Venir is the nearest past.

Hidden french verbs of present

In addition, French verbs are divided into three groups that form times in different ways. At the verbs of the first group, the end of the initial form -er, in the second - -ir. To deliver French verbs of the first or second group to the desired form, you need to replace the end of the initial form to the corresponding end of another form. The third group of French verbs includes all who did not fall into the first and second, including modal verbs of Vouloir (want), Pouvoir (Can), Devoir (should) and the verbs of individual arrangement. The verbs of the third group do not hide in a single pattern, and therefore they are called "wrong".

French verbs also change in inclinations showing how the action refers to reality is it real (expressive inclusion), it is expressed to it (subjunctive inclination) or it depends on some condition (conditional inclination), someone's desire ( imperative mood).

Hidden french verbs of past completed time

The past time passed (Passé Simple) expresses the completed effect in the past.

Passed unfinished time in french

The past time (IMPARFAIT) expresses the action in the past time at the time of its commission.

Passé composé form formation

Sophisticated time expressing completed action (Passé Composé).

To hide the French verb in time, Passé Composé you need to take an auxiliary verb Avoir or être in the present time and add the severity of the past time.

The formation of forms of the prescribed time in French

Difficult time expressing completed action (Plus-Que-Parfait). It is also called the expected time.

To hide the French verb in the time of Plus-Que-Parfait, you need to take an auxiliary verb Avoir or être in time ImpaRfait and add the severity of the past time.

Forms of completed last time in French

The completed past time preceding the other past (Passé Antérieur). This form of French verbs is also called directly preceded time.

Unlike the Plus-Que-Parfait, which also has also been involved, the form of Passé Antérieur is used after certain unions and is not used in conversational speech! The form of Passé Antérieur is accompanied by the form of Passé Simple in the main sentence.

Simple future time (FUTUR SIMPLE)

To hide the French verb in a simple future, you need to take an undefined word of the verb and add the end of the verb Avoir.

Difficult future Time (Futur Antérieur)

This form is used to express the future action, which precedes another future action.

In French there are 8 times. Consider them in order from the most consumed to least important.

Le Prèsent et le Futur de L'Indicatif. Present and future time of expressing inclination.

Prèsent and Futur- two major time of spoken speech; Présent is used when it comes to events occurring at the time of speech, and Futur to tell about the events that will happen later.

Je Mange Des Crevettes Et Je Les Aime. I eat shrimp, and I love them. Je Mangerai Demain Au Restaurant. Tomorrow I will eat in the restaurant.

When is the présent de l'indicatif?

- To express the action that occurs when it is said or written:

Le Frid Sèvit Du Nord Au Sud Dela France.Holod is rampant throughout France

Tu Me Fais de La Peine. You make Me Feel sad.

- to express a repeating action

Le Bureau Ferme à dix-sept heures. The office closes at 17 o'clock.

To designate long situations or actions.

Il Devient Dur d'Oreille. He hears worse.

- To express the concepts that are out of time.

Un Home Averti En Vaut Deux. For the broken two unbounds give.

When is FUTUR used?

- To designate actions that will be sure to happen in the future.

Le Marriage Aura Lieu en Juin. The wedding will take place in June.

Gràce à Cette Glacière, Vos Boissons Resteront Fraîches. Thanks to the refrigerator, your drinks will remain cool.

- To express orders.

TU M'ATTENDRAS à la porte. You will wait for me at the entrance.

- To express the assumption.

QUI A RENVERSÉ LES POTS DE FLEURS? CE Sera Sans Doute Le Vent. Who overthrew the flower pots? Probably this wind.

L'Imparfait et Le Passé Simple de L'Indicatif. The incomplete and completed times of expressing inclusion.

The past time expresses duration and incompleteness in the past.

When is IMPARFAIT used?

- to designate unfinished action in the past:

Elle Craignait Les Araignées. She was afraid of spiders.

- In the stories:

Alorrs, Quand Le Vin Remplissait Les Verres, Les Têtes S'échauffaient et Commencaient Les Récits de Chasses Extraordinaires. And so, when glasses were filled and ignited minds, stories began about extraordinary incidents on the hunt.

- to designate the usual repetitive action in the past:

LE DIMANCHE, ILS ALLAIENT À LA PêCHE. On Sundays, they went fishing.

Il Lisait Son Journal Dans Le Train, Sur Le Trajet du Retour. He read his newspaper on the train on the way back.

- To designate the action, simultaneously with another action in the past:

Je Pensais Justement à Eux Quand Ils Sont Arrivés. I just thought about them when they arrived.

Elle Mettait La Clé Dans La Serrure Au Moment Oû L'Orage Éclatait. She inserted the key into the castle when the thunderstorm broke out.

- to designate the action that almost happened:

Un PEU Plus, Tu Manquais Ton Train! A little more and you would be late for the train!

On Allait Connaître Le Nom De L'Assassin Quand L'Image Vacilla, PUIS L'Écran Devint Noir. When the name of the killer has become almost known, the screen flashed, and the image disappeared.

When is Passé Simple?

Passe Simple is a time characteristic of writing:

Indicates the action completed at a certain moment of last:

Nous Arrivàmes Au Sommet un PEU Avant Huit Heures. We have reached a vertex of about eight hours;

- describes an event in the historical or literary text:

On Sonna Le Tocsin, La Foule Assiégea La Maison Du Gouverneur. Nabat sounded, the crowd rushed to the house of the governor.

Impairfait and Passé Simple are times for narration. Passé Simple is most often used in the novels: it is using this time that the events are described. L'Imparfait is given a secondary place: they are resorted to the description of the circumstances, against the background of which proceeds.

Le Passé Composé Et Le Plus-Que-Parfait de L'Indicatif. The past composite and long-lasting time of expressive inclination.

The last composite time is used to express actions or events that are main in the statement. A long-lasting time is used to indicate the action or state preceding another action or state in the past.

When is Passé Composé?

- To designate the action completed by the time of speech.

Le Gouvernement A RemBoursé L'Emprunt Obligatoire. The government has extinguished the loan.

- For the story of the past events.

Devine Qui J'ai Rencontré! Guess who I met!

When is PLUS-QUE-PARFAIT consumed?

Plus-Que-Parfait denotes the action preceding to another past, expressed in Passé Simple, Passé Composé or Impairfait.

Elle Revint S'Installer Dans La Ville Oû Elle Avait Passé Son Enfance. She returned to stay in the city where he had a childhood.

Il A Été Premier Minister Mais Il Avait Été Minister Des Finances Auparavant. He became the prime minister, although it was the Minister of Finance.

C'ÉTAIT UN DÉTAIL QUI AVAIT Retenu Mon Attention. It was a detail that attracted my attention.

Le Passé Antérieur et Le Futur Antérior de L'Indicatif. The preceding and previous future of the expressive inclination.

When is FUTUR ANTÉRIEUR?

Futur Antérieur is used in oral and writing speech to designate the action that will be held in the future at the specified time: TU AURAS CHANGÉ D'AVIS AVANT DEMAIN. Even before tomorrow you will change your opinion;

Or to refer to the future action preceding to another future action: Quand Tu Viendras No Voir, La Neige Aura Fondu. When you visit us, the snow is already melted.

When is Passé Antérieur?

- Passé Antérieur, like Passé Simple, is most often used in writing.

- In an independent sentence, it expresses the completed effect relating to the past.

ILS Erent Installé Les Tribunes Pour Le Jour De La Fête. For the holiday, they equipped the stands.

- In the complex sentence, Passé Antérieur expresses the action preceding the other past action expressed by Passé Simple.

Lorsque J'eus Achevé Ce Voyage, Jenmentrepris de Rédiger Mes Mémoires. Having finished the journey, I sat down to write memoirs.

You probably noticed that by asking the question: "Quelle Heure Est - Il? "You can hear different answers. For example: "Il Est Onze Heures du Soir" or "Il Est Vingt - Trois Heures". Is there any difference between these two answers? How to ask a question about the time in French? Let's try to find answers.

In French there are two time style: Casual style (L'Heure Courante) and administrative style (L'Heure Administrative). As we see from the name, everyday style is used for everyday communication, and the administrative style of time in French is used in the schedule (at train stations, at airports, etc.) Therefore, to question: "Quelle Heure Est - Il? "You most often, hear the first answer. What is the difference between these two styles, we will now see from the table:

Now pay attention to the following points:

1. Ask a question: "What time is it?" In French, you can in a few ways: "QUELLE HEUR EST - IL? "And" Vous Avez L'Heure S'il Vous Plaît? »The second option you will hear if you are insecure that the answer has a watch.

2. In French, the time does not have such a thing as "night", that is, there is a division: morning (with one o'clock o'clock before noon), noon, after dinner (with one hour and up to six o'clock in the evening), evening (from six hours and until midnight ). Accordingly, in a daily style after specifying the time, you can add "du matin" expressions, "de l'Après - MIDI", "du soir", but it is not a prerequisite.

3. Up to half (for example, until 11:30), we add a minute to the previous hour, and after half, we take the next one. Compare: IL EST DEUX HEURES VINGT (14:20). IL EST TROIS HEURES MOINS VINGT (14:40).

4. The word "minute (s)" is not used in French time, but is meant, so we will say: "Il Est Quatre Heures Une" (16:01).

5. Quarter in French "Le Quart", but correctly say: "Il Est Dix Heures et.quart. »(10:15), but" Il Est Onze Heures moins.le.quart. "(10:45), that is, when we add a quarter will be used by the expression" Et Quart ", and when we take away -" Moins Le Quart ".

Initially, the study of French, you may have difficulties with how to answer correctly, but in fact, this is a matter of time))).