French Phrase
Le magicien fait son spectacle à sept heures.
Meaning
The sentence means “The magician performs his show at seven o’clock.” It tells the listener the scheduled time of a performance.
When to use
Use this phrase when you need to give or ask for the exact start time of a show, concert, or any scheduled event involving a performer.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Lemagicienfaitsonspectacleàseptheures.
Definite Article (Le)
Le is the masculine singular definite article, used before masculine nouns like 'magicien'.
Noun Gender (magicien)
Magicien is a masculine noun meaning 'magician'.
Verb Conjugation (fait)
Faire conjugated in the present tense for third‑person singular: il/elle fait.
Possessive Adjective (son)
Son agrees with the noun it modifies (spectacle) and means 'his' or 'her'.
Time Preposition (à)
Use à + hour to indicate the exact time something happens.
Hour Expression (sept heures)
Hours are expressed with the number followed by 'heures'; 'sept heures' = 7:00.
🗨In Conversation
À quelle heure commence le spectacle du magicien ?
What time does the magician’s show start?
Le magicien fait son spectacle à sept heures.
The magician performs his show at seven o’clock.
✕Common Mistakes
Le magicien faites son spectacle à sept heures.
The verb should be conjugated for third‑person singular (il/elle fait), not second‑person plural.
Le magicien fait son spectacle en sept heures.
Use à to indicate the exact time; en would express duration (in seven hours).
Le magicien fait son spectacle à sept heure.
Hours are plural unless the hour is one (une heure).
↔Alternatives
Le magicien joue à sept heures.
The magician plays at seven o’clock.
Le magicien présentera son spectacle à sept heures.
The magician will present his show at seven o’clock.
Le spectacle du magicien débute à sept heures.
The magician’s show begins at seven o’clock.
Cultural Tip
In French, the preposition à is always used with a specific hour (à sept heures, à midi, à minuit). If you want to stress punctuality, you can add 'précises' – à sept heures précises. Remember that 'sept heures' can refer to either 7 a.m. or 7 p.m.; context or a clarifier like 'du soir' or 'du matin' removes the ambiguity.