Adverbs of time in French
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Adverbs of time in French
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HideWhat are temporal adverbs?
Adverbs of Time (French: les adverbes de temps) are used to answer the question quand (when).The most important temporal adverbs you have to keep in mind are:
- aujourd’hui (today)
- maintenant (now)
- toujours (always)
List of adverbs of time in French
| Français | English | Example sentences |
|---|---|---|
| après | after, afterwards | J’arriverai un peu après. |
| aussitôt | immediately | Il arriva aussitôt. |
| autrefois | formerly | Elle ne vous aimait pas autrefois. |
| avant | before | La justice avant tout. |
| bientôt | soon | Je serai bientôt revenu. |
| d’abord | first, firstly | Je me tus d'abord. |
| déjà | already | Il était déjà nuit. |
| demain | tommorow | Ne viens pas demain. |
| encore | still, again | Lui, marchait encore. |
| enfin | finally | Il retentit enfin. |
| ensuite | next, afterwards | On compara ensuite. |
| hier | yesterday | Je l’ai vu hier encore. |
| jadis | long ago | Il y avait travaillé jadis. |
| jamais | never, ever | On ne sait jamais. |
| maintenant | now, right now | Où est-il maintenant? |
| quelquefois | sometimes | Quelquefois aussi nous lisons. |
| parfois | occasionally | Il arrive parfois. |
| puis | then | Puis il dit à Madame Dupont. |
| rarement | rarely, seldom | Ils étaient rarement seuls. |
| soudain | suddenly | Soudain, elle vit André. |
| souvent | often | J'y pense souvent. |
| tard | late | Il est trop tard. |
| toujours | always, still | On peut toujours. |
| tôt | early | Le soir vient tôt. |
| tout à coup | all of a sudden | Tout à coup, j'ai perdu l'appétit. |
| tout de suite | at one, immediately | Je vais l'appeler tout de suite. |
Exercises
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Quiz about the French adverbs of time
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