1. Time with minutes
French I
Le 30 Octobre

2. Les Numeros d__ __ x c__nq n__ __f s__x h__ __t __nz__
The vowels are missing from these numbers. Can you fill in the gaps and write what the number is (e.g. 7, 3, 5)?
d__ __ x c__nq n__ __f
s__x h__ __t __nz__
_n q__ __tr__ d__x
tr__ __s s__pt

3. LESSON OBJECTIVES Good: Say the time in French using “o’clock”.
Great: Also say the time using half past.
Even better: Also say the time for other minutes
Superstar: Also say the time using “quarter past” and “quarter to”.

4. Time with Minutes
To indicate that it is a certain number of minutes after the hour, we write the number of minutes after “heures”.
Ex. 3:07 = Il est trois heures sept.

5. Practice
What would the following times be?
1:20
6:14
8:03
12:25
3:18

6. ET DEMIE =
HALF PAST

7. It’s half past one./ It is 1:30.
IL EST UNE HEURE
ET DEMIE 12 1 11 2 10 3 9 8 4 7 5 6
It’s half past one./ It is 1:30.

8. It’s half past eleven. / It is 11:30.
IL EST ONZE HEURES
ET DEMIE 12 1 11 2 10 3 9 8 4 7 5 6
It’s half past eleven. / It is 11:30.

9. ET QUART =
QUARTER PAST

10. IL EST DEUX HEURES ET QUART 12 1 11 2 10 3 9 8 4 7 5 6
It is a quarter past two. / It is 2:15.

11. It is a quarter past six./ It is 6:15.
IL EST SIX HEURES
ET QUART 12 1 11 2 10 3 9 8 4 7 5 6
It is a quarter past six./ It is 6:15.

12. MOINS LE QUART =
QUARTER TO

13. It is a quarter to two. / It is 1:45.
IL EST DEUX HEURES
MOINS LE QUART 12 1 11 2 10 3 9 8 4 7 5 6
It is a quarter to two. / It is 1:45.

14. It is a quarter to five. / It is 4:45.
IL EST CINQ HEURES
MOINS LE QUART 12 1 11 2 10 3 9 8 4 7 5 6
It is a quarter to five. / It is 4:45.

15. TIME Cinq heures = Five o’clock Cinq heures et quart = quarter past five Cinq heures et demie = half past five Cinq heures moins le quart = quarter to five

16. Telling the time
Draw 4 clocks in your book (digital or with hands) and write the time underneath in French.
________ heures = _______ o’clock
______ heures et quart = quarter past _______
_______ heures et demie = half past _______
____ heures moins le quart = quarter to _____

17. L’HEURE Match up the times in your book.
sept heures
une heure et demie
dix heures et quart
quatre heures moins le quart
onze heures
cinq heures et demie
midi
neuf heures et quart
Write out the times in French
A D (careful! Is this quarter
B to 9 or quarter to 10?)
C E. 6.45