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Yesterday and last week in French

Unit 15 — Past events · 42 words · 4 conversations. Every word and phrase below comes from the free lesson you can practice out loud in your browser or in the app.

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French words for yesterday and last week

Example conversations in French

Last night and weekend

Qu'est-ce que tu as fait hier soir ?
What did you do last night?
Hier soir, je suis resté à la maison.
Last night I stayed home.
Je suis sorti hier soir.
I went out last night.
Tu es allé où hier soir ?
Where did you go last night?
Chez un ami. C'était calme.
A friend's house. It was quiet.
Bien. Ma soirée a été calme aussi.
Nice. My night was quiet too.
Tu as mangé à la maison hier soir ?
Did you eat at home last night?
Oui, j’ai dîné tard hier soir.
Yes, I had a late dinner last night.
Et le week-end dernier ?
What about last weekend?
Le week-end dernier, je suis allé faire de la randonnée.
Last weekend I went hiking.
Ça a l’air super. Le week-end dernier, j’ai travaillé.
Sounds great. Last weekend I worked.
Alors, ça a été un long week-end.
A long weekend then.

Days ago

Quand est-ce que tu as déménagé ici ?
When did you move here?
Il y a trois mois.
Three months ago.
Il y a trois mois ? Ça semble récent.
Three months ago? That feels recent.
Oui, j’ai déménagé ici il y a trois mois.
Yes, I moved here three months ago.
Quand est-ce que tu as commencé le travail ?
When did you start work?
J'ai commencé il y a deux semaines.
I started two weeks ago.
Il y a deux semaines, lundi ?
Two weeks ago, on Monday?
Oui, il y a deux semaines, lundi.
Yes, two weeks ago Monday.
Il y a deux jours, j'étais au lac.
Two days ago I was at the lake.
Oh, sympa. Je n’y suis toujours pas allé moi-même.
Oh nice. I still haven't been down there myself.
Il y a un mois, je connaissais à peine quelqu’un ici.
A month ago I barely knew anyone here.
Oui, mais tu t’es vite installé ici. Ça te va bien.
Yeah, but you've settled in fast. It suits you.

Last week at work

Comment s'est passée la semaine dernière ?
How was last week?
C'était une semaine chargée.
It was a busy week.
Tu as fini ce projet la semaine dernière ?
Did you finish that project last week?
Oui, nous l’avons fini la semaine dernière.
Yes, we finished it last week.
Il y a eu combien de réunions la semaine dernière ?
How many meetings were there last week?
Il y a eu cinq réunions la semaine dernière.
There were five meetings last week.
Tu as pris des jours de congé la semaine dernière ?
Did you take time off last week?
J’ai pris deux jours de congé la semaine dernière.
I took two days off last week.
J’ai eu deux longues semaines d’affilée.
I had two long weeks back to back.
Moi aussi. La semaine dernière et celle d’avant.
Me too. Last week and the week before.
J’espère que la semaine prochaine sera plus facile.
Hopefully next week will be easier.
Oui, la semaine dernière, c’était suffisant.
Yes, last week was enough.

Months and years ago

Quand est-ce que tu as obtenu ton diplôme ?
When did you graduate?
Il y a deux ans.
Two years ago.
Il y a deux ans, ça semble récent.
Two years ago feels recent.
Oui, mais c'était avant ce travail.
Yes, but it was before this job.
Et le voyage en Italie ?
And the trip to Italy?
Il y a un an. Super voyage.
A year ago. Great trip.
Il y a des mois, on a parlé d’y retourner.
Months ago we talked about going again.
Oui, il y a trois mois, j’ai commencé à le planifier.
Yes, three months ago I started to plan it.
On aurait dû réserver le mois dernier.
We should have booked last month.
Le mois dernier était chargé. Ce mois-ci, ça marche.
Last month was busy. This month works.
Les années passent vite. Les mois passent vite aussi.
Years go by fast. Months go by fast too.
Oui. Il y a un an, ça donne l'impression que c'était hier.
Yes. A year ago feels like yesterday.

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