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  1. We use "à" before a precise time.
  2. We use le before a date or a day of the week.
  3. We use en before a month, a season or a year.
  4. We use "au" before a century.
Prépositions  (Prepositions )Exemples (Examples)
ÀJe vois ma famille à vingt heures. (I see my family at eight o'clock.)
LeTu fêtes ton anniversaire le 3 mai. (You celebrate your birthday on 3 May.)
EnElle part en vacances en juillet. (She goes on holiday in July.)
AuIl est né au 18ème siècle.  (He was born in the 18th century.)

Exceptions!

  1. When you put "le" before a day of the week, it indicates a habit. Example: Je vais au basket le samedi.

Exercise 1: Indiquer un moment précis

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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en, au, le, à, Au

1.
Je prends le métro ... huit heures les matins.
(I take the tube at eight o'clock in the morning.)
2.
... 19ème siècle, la première voiture est crée.
(In the 19th century, the first car was created.)
3.
Nous avons acheté notre première voiture ... 10 mars 2010.
(We bought our first car on 10 March 2010.)
4.
Ton bus part dans dix minutes, ... dix-huit heures.
(Your bus leaves in ten minutes, at six o'clock.)
5.
Vous partez toujours en vacances ... août.
(You always go on holiday in August.)
6.
Ma fille va à la danse ... jeudi.
(My daughter goes to dance on Thursdays.)
7.
La maison est construite ... 19ème siècle.
(The house was built in the 19th century.)
8.
J'ai eu mon permis ... 26 avril 2022.
(I got my driving licence on 26 April 2022.)

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice

Instruction: Choose the correct solution

1. Je prends le bus ___ huit heures du matin.

(I take the bus at eight o'clock in the morning.)

2. Nous allons au garage ___ samedi.

(We go to the garage on Saturdays.)

3. Elle conduit la voiture ___ juillet.

(She drives the car in July.)

4. Il a eu son permis ___ 21e siècle.

(He got his driving licence in the 21st century.)

5. Nous achetons un ticket ___ dix heures.

(We are buying a ticket at ten o'clock.)

6. Le vélo est dans la rue ___ mercredi.

(The bike is in the street on Wednesday.)