Adverbs of time and place
Adverbs of time
To give more information about when something happened or is happening, use an adverbUsed to describe verbs and adjectives of time, after the verbA word used to describe an action or state of being. .
| French | English | Example |
| 补耻箩辞耻谤诲鈥檋耻颈 | today | Aujourd鈥檋ui, c鈥檈st mon anniversaire. - Today it is my birthday. |
| 产颈别苍迟么迟 | soon | Ils arriveront 产颈别苍迟么迟. - They鈥檒l arrive soon. |
| demain | tomorrow | Nous irons au parc demain. - We鈥檒l go to the park tomorrow. |
| en ce moment | at this time/at the moment | Je ne suis pas tr猫s content en ce moment. - I鈥檓 not very happy at the moment. |
| hier | yesterday | Elle a fait ses devoirs hier. - She did her homework yesterday. |
| souvent | often | Je vais souvent au centre commercial. - I often go to the shopping centre. |
| toujours | always | Il parle toujours de foot. - He鈥檚 always talking about football. |
| French | 补耻箩辞耻谤诲鈥檋耻颈 |
|---|---|
| English | today |
| Example | Aujourd鈥檋ui, c鈥檈st mon anniversaire. - Today it is my birthday. |
| French | 产颈别苍迟么迟 |
|---|---|
| English | soon |
| Example | Ils arriveront 产颈别苍迟么迟. - They鈥檒l arrive soon. |
| French | demain |
|---|---|
| English | tomorrow |
| Example | Nous irons au parc demain. - We鈥檒l go to the park tomorrow. |
| French | en ce moment |
|---|---|
| English | at this time/at the moment |
| Example | Je ne suis pas tr猫s content en ce moment. - I鈥檓 not very happy at the moment. |
| French | hier |
|---|---|
| English | yesterday |
| Example | Elle a fait ses devoirs hier. - She did her homework yesterday. |
| French | souvent |
|---|---|
| English | often |
| Example | Je vais souvent au centre commercial. - I often go to the shopping centre. |
| French | toujours |
|---|---|
| English | always |
| Example | Il parle toujours de foot. - He鈥檚 always talking about football. |
Adverbs of place
To add information about where something happened or is happening, add an adverb of place.
| French | English | Example |
| dehors | outside | Les enfants ne veulent pas aller jouer dehors parce qu鈥檌l pleut. - The children don鈥檛 want to go and play outside because it鈥檚 raining. |
| ici | here | Il va venir nous voir ici. - He鈥檒l come and see us here. |
| 濒脿/濒脿-产补蝉 | there/over there | Tu vois l鈥檃rbre l脿(-bas) ? - Do you see that tree (over) there? |
| partout | everywhere | Il y a des caf茅s partout dans ma ville. - There are caf茅s everywhere in my town. |
| quelque part | somewhere | J鈥檃i perdu mon parapluie quelque part. - I鈥檝e lost my umbrella somewhere. |
| French | dehors |
|---|---|
| English | outside |
| Example | Les enfants ne veulent pas aller jouer dehors parce qu鈥檌l pleut. - The children don鈥檛 want to go and play outside because it鈥檚 raining. |
| French | ici |
|---|---|
| English | here |
| Example | Il va venir nous voir ici. - He鈥檒l come and see us here. |
| French | 濒脿/濒脿-产补蝉 |
|---|---|
| English | there/over there |
| Example | Tu vois l鈥檃rbre l脿(-bas) ? - Do you see that tree (over) there? |
| French | partout |
|---|---|
| English | everywhere |
| Example | Il y a des caf茅s partout dans ma ville. - There are caf茅s everywhere in my town. |
| French | quelque part |
|---|---|
| English | somewhere |
| Example | J鈥檃i perdu mon parapluie quelque part. - I鈥檝e lost my umbrella somewhere. |
Translate these sentences into French.
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My brother travels everywhere.
Mon fr猫re voyage partout.
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It is often cold outside.
Il fait souvent froid dehors.
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He is happier here than in Paris.
Il est plus heureux ici qu鈥櫭 Paris.
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Today I鈥檓 in France and tomorrow I鈥檒l be in England.
Aujourd鈥檋ui, je suis en France et demain, je serai en Angleterre.