How to ask and tell the time in French (1)

To ask what time it is in French, there are different options:

• Vous avez l’heure ? (to ask if you don’t know if the person you are talking to can give you the time)
• Quelle heure est-il ? (formal)
• Il est quelle heure ? (casual)

There are two different ways to tell the time:

• The formal way (professional appointments, medical appointments, airports, administrations…)
• The casual way (family, friends, colleagues…)

For each of these ways, your sentence will start with “Il est…”.

Example:

Il est 15h00 (formal).

Il est 3h00 (casual).

 

 

 

 

A few objects for time  :

Une montre (watch)

Une horloge (clock)

Un portable (cellphone)

Un réveil (alarm clock)

 

Et chez vous, quelle heure est-il?

 

Drag and drop the right sentence on the clock. Then, check your answer!