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French at A2
Everything written for A2 learners (everyday French), with explanations, practice and reading at the right level.
Verbs & tensesDialogueA2
Passé composé questions: tu as, est-ce que or inversion?
Ask about an evening out with three past-tense question patterns. Practise your lines, then check auxiliaries, question words and linking -t-.
Verbs & tensesArticleA2
The passé composé, without the guesswork
Learn the passé composé as two parts, a helper verb and a past participle, then build and check sentences of your own.
Verbs & tensesVerb drillA2
Irregular French past participles: a 16-answer drill
Practise pris, fait, vu and écrit, then use irregular participles in eight complete sentences. Check accents, auxiliaries and agreement with venue.
Culture & registerGap-fillA2
Bouquin or livre: a book recommendation with French gaps to fill
Learn the familiar word bouquin beside neutral livre, explore four kinds of book in pictures, then complete a short story about sharing a good read.
Pronunciation & listeningCheat sheetA2
Why French sounds fast: word links and shorter spoken forms
See how French word links, elision and everyday negatives change familiar written phrases. A compact reference with examples and four practice questions.
Words & expressionsPicture sceneA2
Serviette or torchon? Find the towel, napkin and tea towel
Explore a flat to find a bath towel, table napkins and a tea towel. Learn une serviette de bain, une serviette de table and un torchon with examples.
DELF, DALF & examsQuizA2
DELF A2 speaking practice: describe an object that matters to you
Describe a small blue notebook, explain who gave it to you and answer follow-up questions. An A2 speaking model, keyword plan and eight-question quiz.
Reading & writingExam practiceA2
Write a short French review: an A2 task with a model answer
Write a French review of a drawing workshop. Practise past events, a reason with parce que and a useful recommendation, with a model and checklist.
Words & expressionsCommon mistakesA2
French false friends in context: read the whole sentence
Choose the French meaning of actuellement, sensible, librairie and other lookalikes. Learn the word you need instead, with pictures and a quiz.
Words & expressionsVocabulary listA2
Clavier, touche and bouton: French keyboard vocabulary
Name a keyboard, a single key and a button in French. Learn twelve useful words and phrases, with picture cards and short typing instructions.
Grammar & usagePractical guideA2
Check French adjective agreement: find the noun, then fix the ending
Proofread French adjectives with a room description, four picture cards, irregular forms and a short quiz on the noun each adjective describes.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableA2
Entendre conjugation: entends, entendons and entendu
Learn entendre in seven everyday tense and mood tables, from j’entends to j’ai entendu, then recall the forms in short sentence drills and a quiz.
Words & expressionsReadingA2
Journal or magazine: a newspaper, a diary or the TV news?
Read a short French scene with a newspaper, a travel magazine, a diary and the TV news. Practise journaux and avoid the magazine/magasin spelling trap.
Reading & writingGraded storyA2
A2 French story: a work placement changes a study plan
Read an A2 French story about a completed placement that changes a student’s interests, with seven glosses and questions on past, present and future.
Words & expressionsFlashcardsA2
French fabric vocabulary: materials, weaves and visible textures
Learn French fabric labels with 24 flashcards, from cotton and linen to velvet and twill, then match close-up textures to the right French terms.
Culture & registerText conversationA2
Apologising for forgetting a friend's birthday, by text in French
You forgot your friend's birthday. Send a French apology that sounds sincere, wish them happy birthday late and propose to make up for it.
Everyday FrenchReal documentA2
Read a French brasserie bill and split it
The addition for two at a French brasserie: lunch menus, a free carafe of water, wine by the glass, coffees and service compris. Split it fairly.
Grammar & usageSpot the mistakeA2
Spot the mistake: adjective agreement in a short review
Une chambre propre, des serveurs gentils, la vue magnifique: tap the adjective that doesn't agree in eight sentences from a hotel review, then fix it.
Culture & registerWord scaleA2
How scared are you? French from inquiet to terrifié
From a little worried to frozen with terror: climb seven French words for fear, with the idioms people really use like avoir la trouille.
Culture & registerSorting gameA2
La bise or a handshake? Sort French greeting situations
Kiss on the cheek, handshake or just bonjour? Sort twelve situations the way most French people would, then learn the unwritten rules of la bise.
Everyday FrenchTimelineA2
A day in the life of a French baker
Up at 3 am, the first baguettes at 7, a nap after lunch: follow a French boulanger's day hour by hour, then put it back in order.
Grammar & usageSentence builderA2
Build French sentences with adverbs in the right place
J'ai bien mangé, il parle souvent de toi, nous sommes déjà partis: tap the tiles to put French adverbs where they belong, before or after the participle.
Culture & registerPhrasebookA2
Bon rétablissement or prenez soin de vous: messages that show you care
Wish someone a good recovery or simply say take care. Practise short French messages with bon rétablissement, prends soin de toi and prenez soin de vous.
Everyday FrenchDialogueA2
Return a missed call in French: who called, and what about?
Open a callback, give your name and identify the reason for the earlier call. Practise a complete phone dialogue and three useful follow-up questions.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Question or problème? Asking, discussing and reporting a difficulty
Learn when French uses une question or un problème, with service-desk exchanges, useful verb patterns and four questions to check your choices.
Everyday FrenchVerb drillA2
Running late for an appointment in French: a call and sentence drill
Practise a French call about arriving late, then complete eight useful phrases. Give the booked time, estimate your arrival and ask reception what to do.
Grammar & usageGap-fillA2
Du, de la or de l’' Complete a French breakfast
Choose French partitive articles in a breakfast gap-fill, with food picture cards and clear contrasts for quantities, negatives and one serving.
Verbs & tensesCheat sheetA2
Imparfait spelling cheat sheet: ç, extra e and double i
Check imparfait endings, mangeais versus mangions, commençait versus commencions and double i in étudiions. Includes eight spelling questions.
Words & expressionsPicture sceneA2
French hardware shop vocabulary: find your way around the paint department
Learn twelve French words for paint products, tools and displays. Explore the department and match customer requests to the right object.
Verbs & tensesQuizA2
Imparfait quiz: ten questions on French forms and meaning
Test French imparfait stems, subject endings, spelling and meaning in ten questions. Each answer explains the form or the viewpoint being tested.
Reading & writingExam practiceA2
French hotel complaint email: explain the fault, timeline and request
Write an A2 French hotel complaint about missing hot water. Organise the stay details, report to reception, practical impact and requested response.
Words & expressionsCommon mistakesA2
Patron or chef? French job titles English speakers mix up
Read French workplace and kitchen roles correctly: patron, patronne, chef de projet and cheffe d’équipe, plus a sewing-pattern surprise and a quiz.
Words & expressionsVocabulary listA2
French sensory vocabulary: light, sound, texture, smell and taste
Describe a bright room, a soft cushion and a strong coffee in French. Learn sensory phrases with concrete picture cues, examples and four questions.
DELF, DALF & examsPractical guideA2
Review an A2 French past account: plan, change and reaction
Review a short French account with a changed plan. Compare a draft and revision, check passé composé and imparfait, and rehearse a follow-up answer.
Verbs & tensesConjugation tableA2
Finir conjugation: finis, finissons and fini in seven tables
Conjugate finir across seven tenses and moods. Practise the -iss- present plural, fini in the compound past, future forms and finir de + infinitive.
Reading & writingReadingA2
A2 French reading: follow a shift swap across two weeks
Read a two-week French rota and an accepted shift swap. Compare the schedules, follow future forms and check who works at reception.
