TIME Telling the time It’s eight o’clock - It’s eight It’s a.m /eight in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening / at night It’s five (minutes) past eight - It’s eight oh five It’s (a) quarter past one - It’s one fifteen It’s half past three - It’s three thirty It’s ten to two - It’s one fifty Expressions 12 noon / midday / pm (midi) - 12 midnight / am (minuit) It’s about six o’clock (environ) - It’s nearly six o’clock (presque) At o’clock sharp (à heures pile) - To be on time (à l’heure) / in time (à temps) My watch is slow/fast = en retard/en avance The day before (la veille) - days before (l’avant-veille)/later - the previous day (jour précédent) The following day/the day after/the next day (lendemain) The day after tomorrow (après-demain) - The day before yesterday (avant-hier) Early in June, mid-June, at the end of June - Next/Last July - A fortnight (quinzaine) Monday week (lundi en 8) - Within a week (d’ici une semaine) - By Friday (d’ici/pour vendredi)