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French at A2
Everything written for A2 learners (everyday French), with explanations, practice and reading at the right level.
Verbs & tensesPractical guideA2
The imparfait in French: forms, uses and examples
Learn the imparfait in French: stems, endings, spelling, past habits and descriptions, with examples, common mistakes and a nine-question quiz.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableA2
Envoyer conjugation: envoie, envoyons and enverrai
Learn envoyer in seven tenses and moods: envoie versus envoyons, the future stem enverr-, envoyé with avoir, and the subjunctive envoyions.
Reading & writingReadingA2
A2 French reading: the same film scene, twice
Read Noé’s two viewings of a French film scene. Learn sous-titres, doublage and réplique, then compare what changes on the screen and in the sound.
Reading & writingGraded storyA2
A2 French reading: a borrowed book contains a seed packet
Read an A2 French story about a seed packet found in a borrowed library book. Use the labelled note to distinguish sender, finder and intended recipient.
Grammar & usagePhrasebookA2
Moi, toi, lui: French stressed pronouns in short exchanges
Use moi, toi, lui and the other French stressed pronouns in short answers, after prepositions and for contrast. Practise four exchanges and a quick quiz.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA2
Ask about a workshop waiting list in French
Practise asking for a workshop place, joining a waiting list and accepting a later offer, with a photography vocabulary picture set.
Pronunciation & listeningArticleA2
French k and g sounds: practise cou and goût
Compare cou /ku/ and goût /gu/, learn where the tongue goes, and recognise c, qu, g and gu with picture cards, spelling examples and a short quiz.
Words & expressionsVerb drillA2
Essayer or tenter: practise trying on, attempting and ça te tente
Practise essayer and tenter in twelve gaps: present forms, trying clothes, attempting an action and ça te tente. Includes accepted spelling variants.
Everyday FrenchGap-fillA2
Accept shopping help but decline a visit in French: gap-fill messages
Complete French messages that accept an errand, decline a visit and arrange a doorstep drop-off. Includes a word bank, pictures and English translations.
Reading & writingCheat sheetA2
French recipe abbreviations: c. à s., c. à c. and more
Decode French recipe shorthand: c. à s. (tablespoon), c. à c. (teaspoon), g, cl, th. 6, QS, une pincée. A one-page reference with a worked example.
Words & expressionsPicture sceneA2
Campagne or champs: explore the French countryside
Explore a rural scene to distinguish la campagne from les champs. Learn a wheat field, a village and the separate campaign meaning, then test your choices.
Verbs & tensesQuizA2
Negative passé composé: nine questions on ne and pas
Place ne, pas, jamais, rien and personne around a past-tense verb group. Nine questions also practise pronouns, pas encore and de after negation.
DELF, DALF & examsExam practiceA2
A2 French reading and writing: change the plan when the time changes
Read a workshop update, calculate the new finish time and write a fresh message to a friend. Includes a timetable, model reply and review checklist.
Everyday FrenchCommon mistakesA2
Borrow a tool in French: emprunter, prêter and bringing it back
Ask a neighbour to lend you a tool in French. Compare emprunter and prêter, name four tools, agree a return time and check a change to the arrangement.
Words & expressionsVocabulary listA2
En bois, en verre, en tissu: describe materials in French
Describe eight everyday objects by material. Compare en verre with de verre, practise colours and textures, and keep contents separate from composition.
Pronunciation & listeningPractical guideA2
French rounded vowels: practise u, ou and eu in small sets
Compare /y/, /u/, /ø/ and /œ/ with a mouth-position table, short sentences, picture prompts and a focused partner-feedback routine.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableA2
Courir conjugation: cours, couru and the double r in courrai
Learn courir in seven tenses. Compare courons with courrons and courais with courrais, remember couru, then test the spellings in a drill and quiz.
Reading & writingReadingA2
A2 French reading: moving from a city to a small village
Nadia leaves Lyon for a village of 400 people. An A2 first-person text comparing city and village life: shops, transport, neighbours and silence.
Reading & writingGraded storyA2
A2 French short story: the couple who swap jobs for a day
Julien, a baker, and Sarah, a primary-school teacher, swap jobs for a charity day. An A2 story with glosses and questions on what went wrong and what they learned.
DELF, DALF & examsPhrasebookA2
Clarify a French question: which city do you mean?
Practise French clarification phrases for a question about two cities. Ask which place and period the speaker means, then give a relevant short answer.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA2
An error on the restaurant bill: a French dialogue
Point out two coffees billed instead of one, ask for a correction and check the new drinks subtotal. A French dialogue with practice prompts.
Verbs & tensesArticleA2
Avoir or être: start with the verb
Choose avoir or être in the passé composé by looking at the verb, then check agreement with complete example sentences.
Words & expressionsVerb drillA2
Charger or télécharger: French technology verb drill
Charge a phone, load a page or download a file: compare the meanings, then type twelve present-tense answers. Pictures and examples keep each action clear.
Words & expressionsGap-fillA2
French A2 gap-fill: fabric, colours and curtain measurements
Choose fabric, colour and measurement words in a French curtain-shopping story. Twelve A2 gaps, picture cards and a full English translation.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetA2
Plan or programme? A French cheat sheet for maps and schedules
Find the French word for a map, an outline, a day’s activities or software. Compare plan and programme with examples and three short questions.
Words & expressionsPicture sceneA2
Ranger, trier, classer: explore a desk in French
Sort papers, file bills and put folders away. Explore an illustrated desk, compare ranger, trier and classer, then choose the right action.
Pronunciation & listeningQuizA2
How to pronounce six in French: /sis/, /si/ and /siz/
Choose the sound of six in eight short questions. Compare counting, six cups, six euros, six o’clock and a number used as a label.
Reading & writingExam practiceA2
Write a French class absence email and ask for missed work
Tell a French teacher which class you will miss and ask for the exercises. Practise with an A2 email task, model answer and a past-versus-future check.
Grammar & usageCommon mistakesA2
12 common French grammar mistakes English speakers make
Fix 12 French grammar mistakes: age with avoir, en France, aimer plus an infinitive, articles, agreement and more. Examples and a four-question quiz.
Words & expressionsVocabulary listA2
Meuble, immeuble and meublé: French furniture and furnished-flat vocabulary
Name furniture, describe the building around a flat and spot meublé or meublée in a housing advert. Includes picture cards, ten words and an agreement quiz.
Verbs & tensesPractical guideA2
How to write clear French instructions: a worked example
Write French instructions with consistent imperative or infinitive forms. Follow a form-return example, check pronouns and practise three short questions.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableA2
Être and avoir in the future: serai, aurai and all six forms
Learn the full futur simple of être and avoir, then choose the right verb for age, readiness, availability and having time in five short questions.
Reading & writingReadingA2
A2 French reading: the first vegetables from an allotment
Sami rents a small allotment and grows his first vegetables. Follow the stages from digging to harvest in this A2 French text, with glosses and questions.
Reading & writingGraded storyA2
A2 French story: the cheaper course costs more in travel
Read an A2 French story where the lower course fee leads to a higher total after train tickets. Follow the amounts, the budget and the final choice.
Culture & registerPhrasebookA2
Pas de souci or pas de problème: three ways to use “no problem”
Use pas de souci and pas de problème after requests, apologies and thanks. Practise six short exchanges and add a clear time condition when needed.
Words & expressionsDialogueA2
Remplacer or échanger: replacements, swaps and shop exchanges
Practise a French shop exchange, then compare remplacer A par B, échanger A contre B and échanger avec someone. Includes a dialogue and pictures.
