Talking about my Evening Routine (A2) | Learn French Easily with Podcast | episode 8 | Easy French

Welcome to the Simply French Podcast And this is the subject of our lesson today After the morning routine we will talk about the evening routine It's a great idea The evening routine is very important to be in shape the next day Yes and it's an A2 level French lesson very comprehensive We will use the present tense to describe our habits The past tense to tell about last night's evening and the near future to talk about our plans for this evening Listen carefully and practice with us Repetition is the key Let's go Then Amélie the first question You come home after work You open the door The first thing I do is very simple I put my bag on the floor take off my shoes and lie down on the couch Then I take my phone and check my messages Instagram and the news Okay So your first action is to rest on the couch with your phone The verb is "to rest " It is a reflexive verb My routine is a bit different Ah yes Tell us Victor what's your zen routine When I arrive I don't touch my phone It's a personal rule First I change I take off my work clothes and put on comfortable clothes A jog a T-shirt Then to relax I listen to some music Classical music or jazz It's very calming The verb is "to relax " Okay These are three very important verbs for the evening Yes So we are going to compare our two routines I change and listen to music You rest on the couch Amélie question Do I check my phone when I get home No you are not looking at your phone You are listening to music to relax And you do you change when you arrive No not yet First the sofa that's the priority And you when you get home what is your first action Are you resting Are you listening to music A long pause of five seconds for the listener to think Everyone has their little habits After resting something very important happens I'm hungry It's dinner time Yes dinner What do you usually do for dinner Usually in the evening I am tired I don't have much courage to cook So often I order something to eat A pizza some sushi a Thai dish I understand it's easy and quick I like cooking in the evening it relaxes me I prepare a simple and healthy meal Okay that's very different You cook I order Do you order a pizza in the evening Victor No very rarely I really prefer cooking It's cheaper and better for your health After dinner when you've eaten well it's time for real relaxation Yes after dinner I read a book I like silence and stories it's my calm moment of the day I don't read in the evening I watch a series on Netflix or Disney+ I love series it's my passion Are you on the Book team like Victor or the Series team like Amélie in the evening So if we recap our typical evening right now I Victor am coming back changing clothes listening to music cooking my dinner and reading a book And you Amélie I Amélie am coming back I relax on the couch with my phone I order my dinner and watch a series Our routines are very different but both are relaxation routines Okay that's the usual routine But now let's talk about a specific evening Let's talk about last night To talk about yesterday we must use the passé composé Ah the passé composé with avoir and être Exactly for a finished action in the past Then Amélie what did you do last night Last night oh my Victor it was a special evening I have started a new series a Spanish series I watched the first episode it was great Then I watched the second episode it was even better Then the third the fourth Wait wait how many episodes have you watched in total In total last night I watched six episodes Six I didn't even notice the time passing When I was done I looked at my clock it was three in the morning Then I quickly removed my makeup brushed my teeth and went to bed I slept only four hours Six episodes I understand better why you're tired today You spent the whole night watching TV Yes I watched a lot of episodes and went to bed very late What did you do last night Tell me about your quiet evening I had a very normal very quiet evening I cooked a carrot soup it was delicious After dinner I read my book for an hour Then I called my parents and we talked a bit And at eleven o'clock I went to bed Wow It's like day and night While I was watching my show you read and called a friend Yes Amélie did I watch TV last night No you didn't watch TV you read a book Did you cook last night No I didn't cook I ordered a pizza Think about last night What did you do Did you work Did you see friends Try to make a sentence in your head using the past tense A long pause Amélie since you stayed up very late yesterday you're tired today That's normal I have a proposition for you a little challenge for this evening There there a challenge I like challenges To talk about tonight or tomorrow we use the near future The structure is very simple it is the verb "aller" in the present tense plus the infinitive of the main verb For example this evening I am going to eat fish Okay let's go with the infinitive I'll try What's the challenge The challenge is simple but maybe difficult for you Tonight you're going to try not to watch a series just for one night Instead you're going to read a book just a few pages say ten pages And most importantly you're going to go to bed before midnight Hmm not a series at all Ten pages from a book going to bed before midnight Okay Victor this is a good challenge I accept Tonight I'm going to try I'm going to read my book and go to bed earlier Great I'm very happy So a question to check Tonight are you going to watch six episodes of your show No tonight I'm not going to watch a show I'm going to read What am I going to do tonight You're going to do your usual routine You will cook you will read and you will go to bed at eleven o'clock Exactly my quiet routine And you what are you going to do tonight Are you going to watch TV Are you going to read Are you going to go out Make a sentence in your head using the near future And there you go We now have the three verb tenses to talk about our evening routine The present tense for habits The passé composé for yesterday And the near future for this evening Come on It's the best exercise for memorizing everything Okay Amélie Dinner Normally in the evening you order a pizza Present Yes normally I do And what did you do last night Past tense Last night I ordered sushi And this evening what are you going to do near future Tonight I am going to cook pasta Very good Now the activities after dinner Normally in the evening you watch series Present Yes that's my habit I watch series And what did you do last night Past tense Last night I watched six episodes of my favorite series And what are you going to do tonight future Tonight is the challenge I will read a book Perfect And for sleep Normally you go to bed at midnight Present Yes normally I go to bed at midnight or later And last night what time did you go to bed Past tense I went to bed at three in the morning last night And this evening what time are you going to bed Proudly Tonight I'm going to bed at eleven o'clock I hope Congratulations Amélie And congratulations to you our listeners You now have all the tools to talk about your evening routine Yes it was a very comprehensive and very useful lesson Your final mission is a small writing exercise Please write two sentences in the comments One sentence about your party yesterday using the past tense And a sentence about your evening tonight with the near future For example last night I read a book Tonight I am going to watch a movie We can't wait to read your plans for the evening Thank you very much for your attention and patience Thank you all Keep practicing Have a great evening and goodbye Good evening Goodbye