jour

day

French noun

Each tense uses this word in a sentence.

Jour in the Present Simple

Jour in the Present Simple
EnglishExample in French
I work every dayJe travaille chaque jour
You enjoy sunny daysTu aimes les jours ensoleillés
He/She spends the whole day readingIl/Elle passe toute la journée à lire
We celebrate this special dayNous fêtons ce jour spécial
You all have a busy dayVous avez une journée chargée
They rest on SundaysIls/Elles se reposent le dimanche

Jour in the Past Compound

Jour in the Past Compound
EnglishExample in French
I had a terrible day yesterdayJ'ai eu une journée horrible hier
You spent the whole day at homeTu as passé toute la journée à la maison
He/She worked all day longIl/Elle a travaillé toute la journée
We chose the wrong dayNous avons choisi le mauvais jour
You all waited three days for nothingVous avez attendu trois jours pour rien
They lost a day because of the strikeIls/Elles ont perdu un jour à cause de la grève

Jour in the Imperfect

Jour in the Imperfect
EnglishExample in French
I was counting the daysJe comptais les jours
You used to wake up early every dayTu te levais tôt chaque jour
He/She was waiting for that dayIl/Elle attendait ce jour-là
We were working day and nightNous travaillions jour et nuit
You all were planning the big dayVous prépariez le grand jour
They were enjoying beautiful daysIls/Elles profitaient des beaux jours

Jour in the Future

Jour in the Future
EnglishExample in French
I will remember this dayJe me souviendrai de ce jour
You will have a free day tomorrowTu auras un jour libre demain
He/She will come one dayIl/Elle viendra un jour
We will choose another dayNous choisirons un autre jour
You all will work three daysVous travaillerez trois jours
They will stay for several daysIls/Elles resteront plusieurs jours

Jour in the Conditional

Jour in the Conditional
EnglishExample in French
I would like a day offJ'aimerais un jour de congé
You would need more daysTu aurais besoin de plus de jours
He/She would prefer another dayIl/Elle préférerait un autre jour
We would take a few daysNous prendrions quelques jours
You all would come that dayVous viendriez ce jour-là
They would wait ten daysIls/Elles attendraient dix jours

Jour in the Present Subjunctive

Jour in the Present Subjunctive
EnglishExample in French
I hope that I have a good day tomorrowJ'espère que j'aie une bonne journée demain
She wants you to take a day offElle veut que tu prennes un jour de congé
It's necessary that he/she work every dayIl faut qu'il/elle travaille chaque jour
They doubt that we finish in one dayIls doutent que nous finissions en un jour
I'm afraid that you all lose a dayJ'ai peur que vous perdiez une journée
It's possible that they come another dayIl est possible qu'ils/elles viennent un autre jour