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French venir de test for French 2 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: Venir means to come, and revenir, devenir and tenir follow the same pattern: je viens, nous venons, ils viennent. This French 2 test on venir de has 8 questions worth 20 points, to do in 45 minutes: conjugation, just happened or about to and using depuis. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test checks the present of venir, revenir, devenir and tenir, the immediate past with venir de and depuis with the present tense. Write complete answers, do not use notes, and spell every ending carefully. You have 45 minutes and the total is 20 points.

Level: French 2 (high school, ACTFL Novice High) · Standards: ACTFL Novice High, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational

Time: 45 minutes · 8 questions · Total: 20 points · No dictionary

Question 1 Conjugation (3 points)

Write the correct present form.

  1. venir, vous (1 point)
  2. tenir, ils (1 point)
  3. devenir, tu (1 point)

Question 2 Just happened or about to (2 points)

Complete each sentence with the missing words (venir de or aller, correctly conjugated).

  1. Karim ___ ___ gagner le tournoi. (he won it a minute ago) (1 point)
  2. Karim ___ gagner demain. (he is going to win it) (1 point)

Question 3 Using depuis (2 points)

Write a sentence with depuis for each situation.

  1. Léa lives in Lyon. She moved there three years ago. (1 point)
  2. We study German. We started in September. (1 point)

Question 4 Translation (3 points)

Translate into French.

  1. They have just arrived. (1 point)
  2. Where do you come from? (use tu) (1 point)
  3. My sister is becoming a doctor. (1 point)

Question 5 Correct the errors (2 points)

Rewrite each sentence without the mistake.

  1. Elles vient de partir. (1 point)
  2. Nous tiennons notre sac. (1 point)

Question 6 Which verb? (2 points)

Complete with the correct present form of revenir, devenir or venir.

  1. Mes amis ___ avec moi au concert. (1 point)
  2. Je ___ de l’école à seize heures. (1 point)

Question 7 Reading: postcard (3 points)

Read the postcard and answer in English.

Postcard from Québec City: the writer has been there since Monday, has just visited the Château Frontenac and returns to Montréal on FridayChère Mamie,Je suis à Québec depuis lundi.Je viens de visiter le ChâteauFrontenac : c’est magnifique !Je reviens à Montréal vendredi.
A postcard from Québec City.
  1. Since when is the writer in Québec? (1 point)
  2. What has the writer just visited? (1 point)
  3. When does the writer go back to Montréal? (1 point)

Question 8 Short writing (3 points)

Write 3 sentences in French about a school trip. Use venir de once, depuis once and a form of revenir once.

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