Unit 6 · Lesson 4
Talking About Yesterday
Combine the passé composé with time expressions to tell stories about things that happened.
Common past time expressions
hier
/ yesterday
avant-hier
/ the day before yesterday
ce matin
/ this morning
ce soir
/ tonight (past)
la semaine dernière
/ last week
le mois dernier
/ last month
l'année dernière
/ last year
il y a + time
/ [time] ago (il y a trois jours = 3 days ago)
Time expressions
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French
hier
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English
yesterday
Hier, j'ai regardé un film.
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Sample paragraph
Hier, je me suis levé tôt. J'ai mangé des céréales et j'ai bu du jus d'orange. Ensuite, je suis allé à l'école à pied. Après les cours, j'ai fait mes devoirs et j'ai regardé un film avec ma famille.
Yesterday, I got up early. I ate cereal and drank orange juice. Then, I went to school on foot. After class, I did my homework and watched a film with my family.
Time expressions to English
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Click a French word, then click its English match.
Past time expressions
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Hint: yesterday
Yesterday, I ate a pizza.
Talking about yesterday quiz
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How do you say 'two weeks ago' in French?
You can talk about the past in French.
You know the passé composé with avoir and être, irregular past participles, and how to use time expressions. Take the test before moving on.