French Time Activities, Lessons - World Language Cafe - Free Printable

You're working on a French time-telling worksheet titled “L’Heure #1” — which means “The Time #1”. The goal is to fill in the blanks with the correct French words for telling the hour, using the word bank on the right.

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🔍 Step-by-Step Explanation:

In French, to say “It’s [hour] o’clock”, you use:
> Il est [number] heures.

But there are two special cases:
- 1 o’clock → Il est une heure. (not “un” — feminine “une” because “heure” is feminine)
- Midnight & Noon → Il est midi / minuit (not “12 heures”)

Also, note:
- For 12 AM = minuit
- For 12 PM = midi

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✔ Let’s Fill in the Blanks:

#### 1. `? – What time is it?`
→ This is just a title question. No blank to fill.

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#### 2. `Il est _______. = It’s 12PM.`
→ midi

#### 3. `Il est _______. = It’s 12AM.`
→ minuit

#### 4. `Il est _______. = It’s 1 o’clock.`
→ une heure *(but only “une” is in the word bank — and “heure” is implied)*
✔ Use: une

#### 5. `Il est _______. = It’s 2 o’clock.`
→ deux heures → use: deux

#### 6. `Il est _______. = It’s 3 o’clock.`
→ trois heures → use: trois

#### 7. `_______ quatre heures. = It’s 4 o’clock.`
→ Should be: Il est quatre heures. → So blank = Il est

#### 8. `Il _______ cinq heures. = It’s 5 o’clock.`
→ Should be: Il est cinq heures. → blank = est

#### 9. `_______ six heures. = It’s 6 o’clock.`
→ Il est six heures. → blank = Il est

#### 10. `_______ sept heures. = It’s 7 o’clock.`
→ Il est sept heures. → blank = Il est

#### 11. `_______ huit heures. = It’s 8 o’clock.`
→ Il est huit heures. → blank = Il est

#### 12. `_______ neuf heures. = It’s 9 o’clock.`
→ Il est neuf heures. → blank = Il est

#### 13. `_______ dix heures. = It’s 10 o’clock.`
→ Il est dix heures. → blank = Il est

#### 14. `_______ onze heures. = It’s 11 o’clock.`
→ Il est onze heures. → blank = Il est

#### 15. `_______ douze heures. = It’s 12 o’clock.`
→ Il est douze heures. → BUT — wait! In real French, we usually say midi or minuit for 12, but since this says “douze heures”, and the word bank has douze, we’ll go with:
→ blank = Il est

*(Note: Technically, native speakers rarely say “il est douze heures” — they say “midi” or “minuit” — but for learning purposes, this is acceptable.)*

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📝 Final Answer Key:

| Blank | Answer |
|-------|-------------|
| 1 | midi |
| 2 | minuit |
| 3 | une |
| 4 | deux |
| 5 | trois |
| 6 | Il est |
| 7 | est |
| 8 | Il est |
| 9 | Il est |
| 10 | Il est |
| 11 | Il est |
| 12 | Il est |
| 13 | Il est |
| 14 | Il est |
| 15 | Il est |

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💡 Pro Tip:

In French, always remember:
- Il est + number + heures (except for 1 → une heure)
- Midi = noon, Minuit = midnight
- “Heure” is feminine → so “une heure”, not “un heure”

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✔ You’ve now completed the worksheet correctly! Great job learning “l’heure” in French! 🇫🇷⏰