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Telling time in French worksheet with answers for French 1 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: Ask the time with Quelle heure est-il ? and answer with Il est + number + heure(s): Il est trois heures. For French 1 students practising telling time in French, this worksheet gives 20 problems from easy to hard: write the hour, quarter or half and match the time. The answer key is on a separate page, and the worksheet is a free printable PDF.

These problems train the hours, the quarter and half hours, midi and minuit, the 24-hour clock and the question À quelle heure ? They begin with writing simple times and finish with a reading and a short schedule of your own.

Level: French 1 (high school, ACTFL Novice) · Standards: ACTFL Novice Mid, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational, WL 2.1 Cultural Practices

Problem 1 Write the hour ★★★

Write each time in French as a full sentence beginning with Il est.

  1. 1:00
  2. 5:00
  3. 9:00
  4. 11:00

Problem 2 Quarter or half ★★★

Write the time in French.

  1. 6:15
  2. 8:30
  3. 2:45
  4. 10:30

Problem 3 Match the time ★★★

Match each time to its French phrase.

  1. 7:45
  2. 7:15
  3. 7:30
  4. 7:10

1. sept heures et demie · 2. sept heures dix · 3. huit heures moins le quart · 4. sept heures et quart

Problem 4 Midi or minuit ★★★

Choose midi or minuit for each situation.

  1. Lunch time at school: Il est ____.
  2. New Year’s Eve fireworks: Il est ____.
  3. 12:30 at lunch: Il est ____ et demi.

Problem 5 French to English ★★★

Translate into English.

  1. Il est quatre heures moins dix.
  2. Il est midi et quart.
  3. Il est une heure et demie.

Problem 6 Read the clocks ★★★

Three clock faces to read: 7:10, 9:45 and 12:30123
Three clocks to read.

Write what time each clock shows. For clock 2, use moins le quart; for clock 3, use midi.

Problem 7 Une or un ★★★

Choose the correct sentence in each pair.

  1. (1) Il est un heure. · (2) Il est une heure.
  2. (1) Il est deux heure. · (2) Il est deux heures.
  3. (1) Il est midi et demie. · (2) Il est midi et demi.

Problem 8 Official time in words ★★★

Write each official time in words, as on a train schedule.

  1. 14 h 15
  2. 18 h 40
  3. 21 h 05
  4. 23 h 55

Problem 9 24-hour to 12-hour ★★★

Rewrite each time in everyday French, adding du matin, de l’après-midi or du soir.

  1. 09 h 00
  2. 15 h 30
  3. 20 h 15

Problem 10 Complete the phrase ★★★

Fill in the missing words: et quart, et demie, moins le quart or moins cinq.

  1. 4:30 — Il est quatre heures ____.
  2. 4:15 — Il est quatre heures ____.
  3. 4:45 — Il est cinq heures ____.
  4. 4:55 — Il est cinq heures ____.

Problem 11 Ask the question ★★★

Write the question that gets this answer. Start with À quelle heure.

  1. Le match commence à dix-neuf heures.
  2. Le bus part à sept heures vingt.
  3. Le concert finit à vingt-deux heures.

Problem 12 English to French ★★★

Translate into French.

  1. What time is it?
  2. It is a quarter past ten.
  3. It is ten to nine.

Problem 13 Add à plus the time ★★★

Write a sentence saying when each event happens.

  1. La classe de français / 8:20
  2. Le déjeuner / 12:15
  3. L’entraînement de foot / 16:45

Problem 14 Fix the mistake ★★★

Each sentence has one mistake. Rewrite it correctly.

  1. Il est trois et demie.
  2. Il est un heure et quart.
  3. Le film commence au huit heures.

Problem 15 Part of the day ★★★

Complete each sentence with du matin, de l’après-midi or du soir.

  1. Mon réveil sonne à sept heures ____.
  2. Le match commence à quatre heures ____.
  3. Nous dînons à huit heures ____.

Problem 16 Read the timetable ★★★

Bus timetable of line 12 at Lycée Pasteur: 07 h 15, 07 h 45, 12 h 30, 16 h 10 and 18 h 40Ligne 12 — arrêt Lycée PasteurDépart vers le centre-ville07 h 15Départ vers la gare07 h 45Départ de la pause de midi12 h 30Départ après les cours16 h 10Dernier départ18 h 40
Bus timetable near a high school.

Answer in French with a full sentence and the time in words.

  1. À quelle heure part le bus après les cours ?
  2. À quelle heure est le dernier départ ?
  3. Et le départ de la pause de midi ?

Problem 17 Read about a day in Montréal ★★★

Read the text, then answer the questions in English.

Lucas habite à Montréal. Le matin, son bus arrive à sept heures quarante. Le cours d’histoire commence à huit heures et quart. Le soir, le match de hockey commence à dix-neuf heures, mais il finit seulement à vingt et une heures quinze. Après le match, Lucas rentre chez lui vers vingt-deux heures.

  1. When does Lucas’s bus arrive?
  2. When does history class begin?
  3. How long does the hockey game last?

Problem 18 Translate the schedule ★★★

Translate into French. Write the times in words.

  1. The concert in Dakar starts at 8:30 p.m. and ends at 11:00 p.m.
  2. My train leaves at 6:50 a.m., so I get up at 5:30.
  3. At what time does the library close?

Problem 19 Write a dialogue ★★★

Write a short dialogue of four lines between two friends. One asks what time it is, the other answers (use et quart or moins le quart) and mentions a class or a bus leaving soon.

Problem 20 My school day ★★★

Write five sentences describing your school day. Give five different times with à, one in official 24-hour style and one using midi.

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