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Adverbs Relating to Time 01

Time adverbs help you say when something happens in French. This quiz builds confidence with common time words and correct placement in sentences.

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Fascinating Fact:

immédiatement means “immediately”, finalement means “finally”.

In GCSE Fast French, time-related adverbs make your writing and speaking clearer by showing when actions happen. Getting their position right also improves accuracy in longer sentences.

Key Terms

  • Time adverb: A word or phrase that tells when something happens, such as earlier, today, or soon.
  • Time marker: A clue in a sentence that places an event in the past, present, or future.
  • Sentence position: The place a word goes in a sentence, which can affect meaning and how natural your French sounds.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

Where do time adverbs go in French sentences?

Time adverbs can often go at the start or end of a sentence for emphasis. In compound tenses, many short adverbs also fit between the auxiliary verb and the past participle.

How do I know if a French word is an adverb of time?

An adverb of time answers the question “when?” about the action, for example whether it happens now, later, or already. It usually adds extra timing detail without changing the subject.

Do time adverbs change in French like adjectives?

Most time adverbs do not change for gender or plural, so they stay the same form. This makes them easier to learn than adjectives, which often need different endings.

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In each question you will be given a word or words in English. All you have to do is choose the French equivalent from the four choices offered.
1 .
Usually
Maintenant
Vraiment
D’habitude
Rarement
Maintenant = now
Vraiment = really
Rarement = rarely
2 .
Formerly / in the past
Auparavant
Récemment
Tôt
En général
Récemment = recently
Tôt = early
En général = in general
3 .
After
En retard
Ensemble
Tout de suite
Après
En retard = late
Ensemble = together
Tout de suite = immediately
4 .
At the same time
Plus tard
Tout à coup
À la fois
Partout
Plus tard = later
Tout à coup = suddenly
Partout = everywhere
5 .
Early
Tout près
Longtemps
Là
De bonne heure
Tout près = very near
Longtemps = for a long time
Là = there
6 .
In the future
À l'avenir
En haut
Pas encore
Lentement
En haut = upstairs
Pas encore = not yet
Lentement = slowly
7 .
On time
Pendant
À l’heure
À peine
Suffisamment
Pendant = during
À peine = scarcely
Suffisamment = sufficiently
8 .
Soon
Quand
En avance
Bientôt
En bas
Quand = when
En avance = in advance
En bas = downstairs
9 .
At first / firstly
Déjà
Ici
Franchement
D’abord
Déjà = already
Ici = here
Franchement = frankly
10 .
Before
Environ
Avant
Parfois
Peut-être
Environ = approximately
Parfois = sometimes
Peut-être = perhaps
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - French adverbs

Author:  Graeme Haw
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