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8.2. Quelle est ta routine quotidienne ?

Asking About Someone’s Daily Routine

8.2.1. The Main Idea

To ask about someone’s daily routine, you can use routine quotidienne, meaning daily routine.

Quelle est ta routine quotidienne ?	What is your daily routine?
Quelle est votre routine quotidienne ?	What is your daily routine? formal or plural

You can also ask what someone does at different times of the day.

8.2.2. Main Questions

Quelle est ta routine quotidienne ?	What is your daily routine?
Quelle est votre routine quotidienne ?	What is your daily routine? formal or plural
Qu’est-ce que tu fais le matin ?	What do you do in the morning?
Qu’est-ce que tu fais l’après-midi ?	What do you do in the afternoon?
Qu’est-ce que tu fais le soir ?	What do you do in the evening?
Tu fais quoi après les cours ?	What do you do after class?

8.2.3. Time Expressions

le matin	in the morning
l’après-midi	in the afternoon
le soir	in the evening
la nuit	at night
tous les jours	every day
chaque jour	each day
d’habitude	usually
souvent	often
parfois	sometimes
rarement	rarely
après les cours	after class
avant les cours	before class

8.2.4. Common Daily Routine Verbs

se réveiller	to wake up
se lever	to get up
se laver	to wash oneself
se doucher	to shower
s’habiller	to get dressed
prendre le petit-déjeuner	to have breakfast
aller à l’université	to go to university
étudier	to study
travailler	to work
faire les devoirs	to do homework
faire du sport	to exercise
manger	to eat
rentrer à la maison	to return home
se coucher	to go to bed
dormir	to sleep

8.2.5. Main Answer Pattern

Le matin, je me réveille.	In the morning, I wake up.
Le matin, je me lève.	In the morning, I get up.
L’après-midi, j’étudie.	In the afternoon, I study.
Le soir, je fais mes devoirs.	In the evening, I do my homework.
La nuit, je dors.	At night, I sleep.

8.2.6. A Simple Daily Routine

Le matin, je me réveille à sept heures.	In the morning, I wake up at seven.
Je prends le petit-déjeuner.	I have breakfast.
Ensuite, je vais à l’université.	Then, I go to university.
L’après-midi, j’étudie.	In the afternoon, I study.
Le soir, je fais mes devoirs.	In the evening, I do my homework.
Enfin, je me couche à onze heures.	Finally, I go to bed at eleven.

8.2.7. Asking About Routine with Time

Tu te réveilles à quelle heure ?	What time do you wake up?
Tu te lèves à quelle heure ?	What time do you get up?
Tu vas à l’université à quelle heure ?	What time do you go to university?
Tu étudies quand ?	When do you study?
Tu te couches à quelle heure ?	What time do you go to bed?

8.2.8. Talking About Frequency

Je me réveille tôt tous les jours.	I wake up early every day.
Je fais du sport souvent.	I exercise often.
Je travaille parfois le soir.	I sometimes work in the evening.
Je mange rarement le matin.	I rarely eat in the morning.
Je me couche tard d’habitude.	I usually go to bed late.

8.2.9. Core Patterns

Quelle est ta routine quotidienne ?	What is your daily routine?
Qu’est-ce que tu fais le matin ?	What do you do in the morning?
Le matin, je ___ .	In the morning, I ___.
L’après-midi, je ___ .	In the afternoon, I ___.
Le soir, je ___ .	In the evening, I ___.
Je me réveille à ___ .	I wake up at ___.
Je me couche à ___ .	I go to bed at ___.

8.2.10. Practice

What is your daily routine? informal |

What do you do in the morning? |

I wake up at seven. |

I get up at seven thirty. |

I have breakfast. |

Then, I go to university. |

In the afternoon, I study. |

In the evening, I do my homework. |

Finally, I go to bed at eleven. |

8.2.11. Answers

What is your daily routine? informal	Quelle est ta routine quotidienne ?
What do you do in the morning?	Qu’est-ce que tu fais le matin ?
I wake up at seven.	Je me réveille à sept heures.
I get up at seven thirty.	Je me lève à sept heures trente.
I have breakfast.	Je prends le petit-déjeuner.
Then, I go to university.	Ensuite, je vais à l’université.
In the afternoon, I study.	L’après-midi, j’étudie.
In the evening, I do my homework.	Le soir, je fais mes devoirs.
Finally, I go to bed at eleven.	Enfin, je me couche à onze heures.

8.2.12. Short Dialogue

A : Quelle est ta routine quotidienne ?	A: What is your daily routine?
B : Le matin, je me réveille à sept heures. Ensuite, je vais à l’université.	B: In the morning, I wake up at seven. Then, I go to university.
A : Et le soir ?	A: And in the evening?
B : Le soir, j’étudie et je fais mes devoirs. Après, je me couche à onze heures.	B: In the evening, I study and do my homework. After that, I go to bed at eleven.

8.2.13. Checkpoint

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to ask about someone’s daily routine, talk about morning, afternoon, and evening activities, use common routine verbs, and describe a simple day with time expressions such as le matin, l’après-midi, le soir, ensuite, and enfin.

8.2.14. Try It Out

Try saying this in French:

What is your daily routine?

In the morning, I wake up at seven.

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Possible answer:

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