Daily routines
Routines quotidiennes
- Talk about your daily routine.
- Talk about habits.
- Reflexive pronouns
- The adverbs of frequency: "Toujours, Jamais, Souvent, Rarement"
Learn to describe your daily routines in French using reflexive pronouns and adverbs of frequency. This beginner-level lesson covers essential vocabulary and grammar for talking about morning and evening habits with practical examples and exercises to build confidence.
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Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Sort the words according to whether they correspond to a morning or evening activity in the daily routine.
Activités du matin
Activités du soir
Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Se reveiller
To wake up
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Se doucher
To have a shower
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Rentrer
Return home
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Dîner
To dine
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S'habiller
To get dressed
Exercice 5: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Tell at what hour Raul does what activity. (Tell at what hour Raul does what activity.)
- Describe your daily routine. (Describe your daily routine.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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À 7h00, Raul se réveille. At 7:00 Raul wakes up. |
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À sept heures et quart, Raul prend une douche. At quarter past seven Raul showers. |
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Raul se couche à onze heures et demie du soir. Raul lies down at half past eleven at night. |
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Je me lève à sept heures trente. I get up at half past seven. |
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Je prends mon petit-déjeuner à huit heures moins le quart. I have breakfast at quarter to eight. |
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Je me couche à vingt-deux heures. I lie down at ten in the evening. |
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Exercise 6: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 7: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Je ______ toujours à six heures du matin.
(I ______ always at six in the morning.)2. Ensuite, je ______ rapidement avant le petit déjeuner.
(Then, I ______ quickly before breakfast.)3. Après le travail, je ______ souvent à la maison vers 18 heures.
(After work, I ______ often home around 6 pm.)4. Je ______ rarement avant 23 heures.
(I ______ rarely before 11 pm.)Exercise 8: My daily routine
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Se réveiller - To wake up
Présent
- Je me réveille
- Tu te réveilles
- Il/Elle/On se réveille
- Nous nous réveillons
- Vous vous réveillez
- Ils/Elles se réveillent
Se laver - To wash
Présent
- Je me lave
- Tu te laves
- Il/Elle/On se lave
- Nous nous lavons
- Vous vous lavez
- Ils/Elles se lavent
Se doucher - To shower
Présent
- Je me douche
- Tu te douches
- Il/Elle/On se douche
- Nous nous douchons
- Vous vous douchez
- Ils/Elles se douchent
S'habiller - To get dressed
Présent
- Je m'habille
- Tu t'habilles
- Il/Elle/On s'habille
- Nous nous habillons
- Vous vous habillez
- Ils/Elles s'habillent
Se coucher - To go to bed
Présent
- Je me couche
- Tu te couches
- Il/Elle/On se couche
- Nous nous couchons
- Vous vous couchez
- Ils/Elles se couchent
Exercise 9: Les pronoms réflexifs
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Reflexive pronouns
Show translation Show answerste, se, nous, vous, me
Exercise 10: Les adverbes de fréquence: "Toujours, Jamais, Souvent, Rarement"
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: The adverbs of frequency: "Toujours, Jamais, Souvent, Rarement"
Show translation Show answerssouvent, jamais, rarement, toujours
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A1.16.3 Grammaire
Les adverbes de fréquence: "Toujours, Jamais, Souvent, Rarement"
The adverbs of frequency: "Toujours, Jamais, Souvent, Rarement"
Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Se coucher to go to bed Share Copied!
present
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') je me couche | I go to bed |
| tu te couches | you go to bed |
| il/elle/on se couche | he/she/one goes to bed |
| nous nous couchons | We go to bed |
| vous vous couchez | You go to bed |
| ils/elles se couchent | They go to bed |
Se reveiller to wake up Share Copied!
present
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') je me réveille / j' me réveille | I wake up |
| tu te réveilles | you wake up |
| il/elle/on se réveille | He/she/one wakes up |
| nous nous réveillons | we wake up |
| vous vous réveillez | You wake up |
| ils/elles se réveillent | They wake up |
Se laver to wash oneself Share Copied!
present
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') je me lave | I wash myself |
| tu te laves | You wash yourself |
| il/elle/on se lave | He/she/one washes oneself |
| nous nous lavons | we wash ourselves |
| vous vous lavez | You wash yourself |
| ils/elles se lavent | They wash themselves |
Rentrer return home Share Copied!
present
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') rentre | I return home |
| (tu) rentres | You return home |
| (il/elle/on) rentre | he/she/one returns home |
| (nous) rentrons | we return home |
| (vous) rentrez | You return home |
| (ils/elles) rentrent | they return home |
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Understanding Daily Routines in French
This lesson introduces you to common daily activities and how to describe them in French using reflexive pronouns and adverbs of frequency. You’ll explore typical routines like waking up, showering, getting dressed, and going to bed, all expressed with relevant French phrases to build your everyday vocabulary.
Key Grammar: Reflexive Pronouns
Learn how to use reflexive verbs such as se réveiller (to wake up), se doucher (to shower), and s'habiller (to get dressed). These verbs always use reflexive pronouns (je me, tu te, il/elle se, nous nous, vous vous, ils/elles se) which are essential for describing actions you perform on yourself.
Adverbs of Frequency
The lesson also covers useful adverbs like toujours (always), jamais (never), souvent (often), and rarement (rarely) that help indicate how frequently activities occur. For example: Je me réveille toujours à 7 heures.
Practical Phrases and Exercises
Practice dialogues mimic daily conversations about routines, such as discussing your morning habits or how you prepare for sleep. Multiple choice exercises on verb conjugations solidify your understanding of reflexive verbs in the present tense.
Cultural and Language Notes
French reflexive verbs differ from English primarily in their grammatical structure—French requires pronouns that reflect the subject doing an action to themselves. For instance, “I wake up” is Je me réveille, literally “I myself wake.” Also, French places adverbs like toujours generally before the verb they modify, unlike English.
Useful phrases to remember include: Je me lave (I wash myself), Tu te couches (You go to bed), and Elle se promène (She goes for a walk). Understanding these patterns enhances your ability to describe daily life clearly and naturally in French.
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