Adverbs of Time Flashcards
What is the French adverb for ‘now’?
maintenant
True or False: ‘Demain’ means ‘yesterday’ in French.
False
Fill in the blank: ‘________’ means ‘later’ in French.
plus tard
What does ‘aujourd’hui’ mean?
today
Which adverb means ‘soon’ in French?
bientôt
True or False: ‘Hier’ means ‘tomorrow’ in French.
False
What is the French term for ‘always’?
toujours
Fill in the blank: ‘________’ translates to ‘often’ in English.
souvent
What is the meaning of ‘parfois’?
sometimes
Which adverb means ‘never’ in French?
jamais
True or False: ‘Tôt’ means ‘late’ in French.
False
What does ‘tard’ mean?
late
Fill in the blank: ‘________’ means ‘recently’ in French.
récemment
What is the French adverb for ‘eventually’?
finalement
Which adverb means ‘every day’ in French?
tous les jours
True or False: ‘Maintenant’ means ‘then’ in French.
False
What does ‘à l’heure’ mean?
on time
Fill in the blank: ‘________’ translates to ‘in the past’ in English.
dans le passé
What is the meaning of ‘d’abord’?
first
Which adverb means ‘immediately’ in French?
immédiatement
True or False: ‘Avant’ means ‘after’ in French.
False
What does ‘après’ mean?
after
Fill in the blank: ‘________’ means ‘next’ in French.
suivant
What is the French term for ‘previously’?
précédemment
Which adverb means ‘during’ in French?
pendant
True or False: ‘Souvent’ means ‘rarely’ in French.
False
What does ‘bientôt’ translate to in English?
soon
What is the meaning of the adverb ‘demain’?
‘tomorrow’
True or False: Adverbs of time tell us when something happens.
True
What is the adverb for ‘now’ in French?
‘maintenant’
True or False: Adverbs in French usually come after the verb they modify.
True
What is the position of adverbs of frequency in a sentence?
They usually come before the main verb.
Which adverb means ‘never’ in French?
‘jamais’
What is the adverb for ‘later’ in French?
‘plus tard’
True or False: ‘tôt’ means ‘early’ in French.
True
What is the adverb for ‘yesterday’ in French?
‘hier’
What is the meaning of ‘tard’?
‘late’
Fill in the blank: The adverb ‘tous les jours’ means _______.
‘every day’
What is the adverb for ‘later on’ in French?
‘plus tard’
What is the adverb for ‘today’ in French?
‘aujourd’hui’
True or False: ‘bientôt’ means ‘soon.’
True
What is the adverb for ‘finally’ in French?
‘enfin’
Finalement
Précédemment
Previously - Revenons sur les problèmes mentionnés précédemment (Let’s go back to the previously mentioned issues)
Actuellement
Currently - Vous ne pouvez actuellement pas acheter ce produit (You can’t currently buy this product)
Dernièrement
Lately
Finalement / Enfin
Finally
Quotidiennement
Da
Daily
Mensuellement
Monthly
Vous serez prélevé mensuellement
you will be charged monthly
Dorénavant
From now on
hereafter
Encore
Again, Still - Elle vit encore à cette adresse
Ensuite
then
Alors
Then - Il a alors commencé à boire
Quasiment
Almost
La seconde bouteille est quasiment pleine
À l’heure
On time
En retard
(To be) late
Tôt
Early
Tout de suite
Immédiatement
Immediately
At once
Directly
D’abord
First
D’ici là
From here on
Until then
Presque
Nearly
Almost
lorsque
when
lors de
at the time of
when
plus tard
later
au cours
during
over
à cette époque-là
at that time there
À la suite de
After
Following
à la suite de
after / following
après
after
avant de
before
Dans
In
A point in the future
Je partirai dans cinq minutes
Depuis
Since
Le début d’une action qui dure encore
J’habite à Paris depuis six mois
Pendant
During / for
Indique une durée définie
Pendant Les vacances, j’ai pris beaucoup de photos
Heir, il a plu pendant cinq heures
Pour
For
Indique une durée prévue dans l’avenir
Marie est en cours pour un an
Je partirai en Chine pour deux ans
En
Duration
Time to do something
Je ferai le ménage en dix minutes
pendant des années
for years
Pas encore
Not yet
Déjà
Already
lors de (pendant, durant)
during, at the time of
