Verb drill

DELF A1 timetable practice: days, times and a closed centre

Read a weekly French course timetable and a one-day closure notice. Complete eight short answers about subjects, rooms and start and finish times.

In short

Keep each class on its own row: day, subject, hours and room. Then apply the closure notice to its exact date: the centre is closed on Monday 6 May.

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Centre des Lilas · programme habituel
JourCoursHoraireSalle
LundiDessin9 h–10 hA
MercrediFrançais10 h–11 hB
VendrediMusique14 h–15 hA

Attention : le centre est fermé le lundi 6 mai.

Please note: the centre is closed on Monday 6 May.

Study first: turn a timetable into speech

Useful question and answer patterns
QuestionExample answer
Quel jour ?Le mardi.
À quelle heure ?À huit heures.
Dans quelle salle ?Dans la salle C.
Le centre est ouvert ?Non, il est fermé.

For the drill, use the programme at the top and write words rather than digits. A class ending at 15 h finishes at quinze heures. Le lundi describes the regular Monday pattern; le lundi 6 mai points to the particular Monday in the notice.

In a drawing or music class

1 · Complete eight answers from the programme

  1. Le cours de français a lieu le . (day)
  2. Le cours de français commence à heures. (start time in words)
  3. Le cours de français se termine à heures. (finish time in words)
  4. Le cours de français est dans la salle . (room letter)
  5. Le cours de musique a lieu le . (day)
  6. Le cours de musique commence à heures. (start time in words)
  7. Le cours de musique se termine à heures. (finish time in words)
  8. Le lundi 6 mai, le centre est . (open or closed)

One closure or every Monday?

Question 1No account needed
Which statement follows the notice?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Le centre est fermé le 6 mai.. The notice names one date, le lundi 6 mai.

Question 2No account needed
Which room is shared by drawing and music?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

La salle A.. Both the Monday drawing row and the Friday music row list room A.

Try saying a whole row aloud to a partner. They can check the subject, day, start, finish and room separately. Then give them a new closure date and ask which class it affects.