What time is it?

Bon Jour

Comment ça va?

Today we are going to work on telling the time in French.

You already know how to count in French so let’s start by 

learning how to say What Time is it? In French:

QUELLE HEURE EST-IL?

Fantastic.  Now the question is made using the verb être (to 

be) as in English and the subject il.

So the answer must be:

IL EST+ (HOUR)

In French, we don’t use the words for “a.m.” and “p.m.”.  

Time is usually expressed on a 24 hour clock.  Thus, 3 p.m. 

is translated as quinze heures or 15h.

Let’s practice how you tell the time:

·        Quelle heure est-il?

·        Il est une heure (1:00 am)

·        Il est deux heures (2:00 am)

·        Il est trois heures trente/ trois heures et demie (3:30 am)

·        Il est cinq heures moins le quart (4:45 a.m.)

·        Il est midi (Noon)

·        Il est minuit (Midnight)

That’s all for today.  Keep working on your French.

Au Revoir!

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Verbes du deuxième groupe

Bon Jour

Today we are going to continue studying the verbal group in French on their present tense.


Previously we have worked on the first group (verbs ending on -er).  Today we are going to work on the verbs of the second group which means, the verbs that end on ir on their infinitive form.

When you want to conjugate the verbs of the second group you just need to eliminate the last two letters (ir) and add the following letters to the ending:

Subject	Ending
Je	-is
Tu	-is
Il/Elle	-it
Nous	-issons
Vous	-issez
Ils/Elles	-issent

This is a short list of some of the most common Second Group French verbs:


abolir, aboutir, abrutir, accomplir, (s') accroupir, adoucir, affaiblir, affermir, affranchir, agir, agrandir, alourdir, alunir, amerrir, anéantir, aplanir, aplatir, appauvrir, applaudir, approfondir, arrondir, , assainir, assombrir, assoupir, assourdir, attendrir, atterrir, avertir, bâtir, blanchir, blêmir, (re)bondir, brandir, brunir, chérir, choisir, compatir, convertir, définir, dégourdir, démolir, démunir, désobéir, divertir, ducir, éblouir, éclaircir, élargir, embellir, endurcir, engloutir, engourdir, enlaidir, enrichir, envahir, épaissir, épanouir, établir, étourdir, (s') évanouir, faiblir, finir, fleurir, fournir, fraîchir, franchir, frémir, garantir, gémir, grandir, gravir, grossir, guérir, intervertir, investir, jaillir, jaunir, maigrir, mincir, moisir, munir, mûrir, noircir, nourrir, obéir, obscurcir, pâlir, périr, pourrir, punir, raccourcir, rafraîchir, raidir, rajeunir, ralentir, réagir, réfléchir, refroidir, réjouir, remplir, resplendir, rétablir, retentir, rétrécir, réunir, réussir, rougir, saisir, salir, subir, surgir, trahir, unir, verdir, vernir, vieillir, vomir 


Some verbs ending on -ir are however part of the third group because they are irregular.


Let’s make an example.  We take the verb “Finir” (To Finish).  We eliminate the last two letters and we start conjugating it:

Je finis

Tu finis

Il finit

Nous finissons

Vous finissez

Ils finissent

Now it’s up to you.  Try to conjugate the following verbs:

·        Rougir (To turn red)

·        Définir (To define)

·       Unir (To unite)

·       Choisir (To chose)

Au revoir!

Months of the Year

Bon Jour

On our previous lesson we have learnt  how to say the days of the week in French.  Today we are going to continue working on our vocabulary.  This time I am going to teach you the months of the year.

In written French, days of the week and months of the year are not capitalized, unless they happen to be used at the beginning of a sentence.

After this, let’s learn how to say the months of the year in French:

FRENCH	ENGLISH
Janvier	January
Février	February
Mars	March
Avril	April
Mai	May
Juin	June
Juilliet	July
Août	August
Septembre	September
Octobre	October
Novembre	November
Décembre	December

Au revoir

Verbes du premier groupe

Bon Jour

Today we are going to start learning how to conjúgate the present verbs in French.

Verbs in French are classified in three groups that are conjugated in different ways:

Groups	Ending in	Example
1st Group	-er	Manger (eat)
2nd Group	-ir	Finir (Finish)
3rd Group	-ir, oir, re	Vouloir (Want)

Let’s start working on the 1st group.  In order to conjugate the first group on its present tense you first have to eliminate the last two letters (er) and add the following ending:

Subject	Ending
Je	-e
Tu	-es
Il/Elle	-e
Nous	-ons
Vous	-ez
Ils/Elles	-ont

Let’s make an example.  We take the verb “Danser” (To Dance).  We eliminate the last two letters and we start conjugating it:

Je danse

Tu danses

Il danse

Nous dansons

Vous dansez

Ils dansent

Now it’s up to you.  Try to conjugate the following verbs:

·        Chanter (Ton sing)

·        Regarder (To watch)

·       Posséder (To own)

·       Brûler (To burn)

Au revoir!