What the time phrases called?

A. N.A1Kwiziq community member

What the time phrases called?

In each of the above sentence, 

future time is indicated using - ce soir, dans duex secondes, tout de suite, plus tard, à dix heures demain matin, demain, dans une heure

And the context is implied in present tense.


What are these future time phrases called ? And where can i find more examples? Can someone share a lawless blog link?

Asked 2 years ago
Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

I'm not sure those phrases or words have a specific name. I'm not even sure why, e.g., ce soir should indicate that future tense (as in future simple tense) is required. It could be present tense or le futur proche, too.

CélineKwiziq team member

Bonjour A,

Here's a link to a lost if time phrases: French expressions of time and frequency

Bonne journée !

A. N. asked:View original

What the time phrases called?

In each of the above sentence, 

future time is indicated using - ce soir, dans duex secondes, tout de suite, plus tard, à dix heures demain matin, demain, dans une heure

And the context is implied in present tense.


What are these future time phrases called ? And where can i find more examples? Can someone share a lawless blog link?

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