French Grammar – It is 8 in the morning 🇫🇷

est

Être (to be) conjugation le Présent (Indicatif) in French
je suis
tu es
il/elle/on est
nous Sommes
vous. êtes
ils/elles sont

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Il ____ huit heures du matin

In the sentence “Il ____ huit heures du matin,” the correct word to fill in the blank is “est,” which translates to “is” in English. This is because, in French, to express the time, the verb “être” (to be) is used in the third person singular form, which is “est” for “il” (it/he).

The full sentence “Il est huit heures du matin” follows the structure:

1. “Il est” – This is a fixed expression to state the time, with “il” impersonally representing “it” and “est” being the conjugated form of “être.”
2. The number indicating the hour – “huit” (eight).
3. “Heures” – This is the word for “hours” and is always used when stating the time unless it’s one o’clock (“une heure”).
4. Time of day – “du matin” means “in the morning.” Other options include “de l’après-midi” for the afternoon or “du soir” for the evening.

Using “est” is required because we’re stating a fact about the current time. Other conjugations or verbs wouldn’t be correct for telling the time in French.

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