 |
|
| Share / Tweet / Pin Me! | |
Adverbes de temps
Adverbs of time express when the action of a verb occurs.
| actuellement | currently | |
| alors | then | |
| après | after | |
| après-demain | the day after tomorrow | |
| aujourd’hui | today | |
| auparavant | previously, beforehand | |
| aussitôt | immediately | |
| autrefois | formerly, in the past | |
| avant | before | |
| avant-hier | the day before yesterday | |
| bientôt | soon | |
| d’abord | first, at first | |
| déjà | already, ever | |
| demain | tomorrow | |
| depuis | since | |
| dernièrement | lately | |
| désormais | from now/then on | |
| dorénavant | from now/then on | |
| enfin | at last, finally | |
| ensuite | next | |
| hier | yesterday | |
| immédiatement | immediately | |
| jamais | ever, never | |
| longtemps | for a long time | |
| maintenant | now | |
| précédemment | previously | |
| puis | then | |
| récemment | recently | |
| subitement | suddenly, all of a sudden | |
| tard | late | |
| tôt | early |
French also has some expressions that serve as adverbial phrases of time:
| à la fois | at the same time | ||
| à l’avance | ahead of time, in advance | ||
| à temps | in time | ||
| au fur et à mesure | as, while | ||
| ça fait (un an…) | it’s been (a year), (a year) ago | ||
| ce matin | this morning | ||
| ce soir | tonight | ||
| dans l’intervalle | meanwhile | ||
| de bonne heure | early | ||
| demain matin | tomorrow morning | ||
| demain soir | tomorrow night | ||
| de suite | (informal) | at once | |
| d’ores et déjà | already | ||
| en avance | early, ahead of time | ||
| en même temps | at the same time | ||
| en retard | late | ||
| hier matin | yesterday morning | ||
| hier soir | last night | ||
| il y a | ago | ||
| n’importe quand | anytime | ||
| sur-le-champ | right away | ||
| tout à coup | all of a sudden | ||
| tout à l’heure | a little while ago; in a little while | ||
| tout de suite | immediately | ||
Adverbs of Time Quiz
Think you’ve got it? Test yourself on French adverbs of time with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:
Note: You must be logged into your Progress with Lawless French account to take this test. If you don’t have one, sign up – it’s free!
Related lessons
French lesson plans
- Passé composé (Lesson, 6th-8th grade)
- Qui veut jouer avec moi ? (Lesson, 7th grade)
En español
In italiano
Share / Tweet / Pin Me!
This free website is created with love and a great deal of work. If you love it, please consider making a 
Fear of speaking, glossophobia, is one of the most common phobias – even just in one’s native language. If you feel nervous when speaking French, it’s probably due to a lack of confidence in your skills. The obvious solution is to improve your French, but there are also other ways to increase your confidence and feel more comfortable speaking French.
Learn how to translate French infinitives, imperatives, and participles into English.