Grammatical class

Adverb

presque

almost

Details

Syllables

pres-que

Phonetics

pʁɛsk

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

125

Freq. (movies)

339

Freq. (news)

741

Sentences

J'y suis presque.

I'm almost there.

A1

On y est presque.

We are almost there.

A1

J'ai presque fini.

I've almost finished.

A1

Tu m'as presque eu.

You almost had me.

A1

Je l'ai presque oublié.

I almost forgot it.

A2

Tom a presque trois ans.

Tom is almost three years old.

A2

Elle se noya presque.

She almost drowned.

B1

Le dîner est presque prêt.

Dinner's almost ready.

B1

Tom a presque gelé à mort.

Tom almost froze to death.

B1

Le garçon se noya presque.

The boy almost drowned.

B1

Il est presque midi.

It's almost midday.

B2

Il dormait presque.

He was almost asleep.

C2