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Heure
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used to refer to clock time.
ie. Quelle heure est-il? Il est 6 heures. C'est l'heure du diner! |
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Temps
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refers to time as a general or abstract concept.
ie. Le temps passe vite. Ou - Je n'ai pas le temps de voyager. |
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Fois
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means time in the sense of an occasion or time in succession:
ie. J'y vais, mais c'est la dernière fois! (I'm going, but it is the last time!) |
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Habitual Action (Days of the Week)
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If "Le" is placed before a day of the week, it means "on or every."
ie. Le Samedi, ils vont en ville. (On Saturdays, they go downtown.) |
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Seasons
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Le Printemps, L'Ete, L'Automne, L'Hiver
"En" is used with months or seasons to express in, except wit printemps, which takes au. |
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Years & Centuries
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There are 2 ways to express years in French:
1. 1999 -- dix-neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-neuf 2. 1999 - mil neuf cent quatre-vingt dix-neuf "En" is used with years an au with centuries: en 1999 au vingt siecle |
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Dates
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Quel est la date? (What day is it?)
- C'est le vingt mars 2006. When referring to date and day of the week, use le before either of the two. ie. Elle rentre lundi, le sept juin. Ou - Elle rentre le lundi sept juin. |
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Hours & Minutes
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Time in French is indicated like so:
1:10 - une heure dix 3:05 - trois heures cinq |
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Time Past Half-Hour
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Subtracted from the next hour:
6:35 - sept heures moins vingt-cinq 8:50 - neuf heures moins dix |
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Time (Quarter & Half Hours)
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These have Special formulas:
4:15 quatre heures et quart 2:30 deux heures et demie 9:45 dix heures moins le quart |
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Concepts of A.M. & P.M.
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Normally expressed with du or de l':
1:15 AM une heures et quart du matin 3:20 PM trois heures vingt de l'apres-midi |
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Divisions of Time (Periods of the Day)
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Le, La, L' are used before the noun to express the idea of "in" or "at":
ie. J'ai tous mes cours l'apres-midi. Ou - Je me leve tot le matin car je travaille. |
