Quick answer: To use public transport in French, name the line or stop (la ligne 3, l'arrêt), ask Quel quai ? or À quelle heure part le train ?, and read the 24-hour timetable. For French A1 students practising public transport in French, this worksheet gives 20 problems from easy to hard: match the transport words, choose quel, quelle, quels, quelles and conjugate prendre. The answer key is on a separate page, and the worksheet is a free printable PDF.
These 20 problems follow a traveller from the platform to the final stop. You match words, choose quel forms, conjugate prendre and partir, and read a departure board and a ticket.
The work targets CEFR A1 reading and everyday interaction. Problems 1 to 7 are easiest, 8 to 15 add small transformations, and the last five ask for full sentences.
Level: French A1 (CEFR beginner) · Standards: CEFR A1, Reading
Problem 1 Match the transport words ★★★
Match each French word with its English meaning:
- le quai
- le retard
- la correspondance
- l’arrêt
Choices: A. transfer · B. platform · C. delay · D. stop.
Problem 2 Choose quel, quelle, quels, quelles ★★★
Complete with the correct form of quel: (1) … quai ? (2) … ligne ? (3) … horaires ? (4) … stations ?
Problem 3 Conjugate prendre ★★★
Conjugate prendre in the present: (1) je … (2) nous … (3) ils … (4) vous …
Problem 4 Conjugate partir ★★★
Conjugate partir in the present: (1) tu … (2) elle … (3) nous … (4) elles …
Problem 5 Translate into English ★★★
Translate into English: (1) Je prends le bus 12. (2) Le train part à 9h05. (3) Quelle est la direction ? (4) Nous descendons à la gare.
Problem 6 Read the departure board ★★★
Look at the board. Answer in French with a full sentence.
- De quelle voie part le train pour Bordeaux ?
- À quelle heure part le train pour Tours ?
- Quel train a du retard ?
Problem 7 Which question word? ★★★
Choose the right option: (1) … part le bus ? (À quelle heure / Quelle heure) (2) De … quai part le train ? (quel / quelle) (3) … voie pour Dijon ? (Quel / Quelle)
Problem 8 Get on, get off, change ★★★
Complete with the correct form of monter, descendre or changer: (1) Nous … à Université. (stop here) (2) Je … dans le bus. (get on) (3) Vous … de ligne à Hôpital. (4) Ils … à la gare. (get off)
Problem 9 Translate into French (1) ★★★
Translate into French: (1) Which platform does the train leave from? (2) I take line 7. (3) What time does the bus leave? (4) Where do you get off?
Problem 10 24-hour time ★★★
Write each time in 24-hour notation as it appears on a timetable: (1) 8:15 a.m. (2) 5:40 p.m. (3) 11:05 p.m. (4) 2:30 p.m.
Problem 11 Put the words in order ★★★
Put the words in order to make a question: (1) part / à / le / train / heure / quelle (2) quai / quel / pour / Genève (3) prenez / ligne / vous / quelle (4) de / part / bus / le / arrêt / quel
Problem 12 Correct the mistake ★★★
Correct the mistake in each sentence: (1) Quelle quai ? (2) Je prend le métro. (3) Le train partent à 8h. (4) Nous prendons la ligne 4.
Problem 13 Read a ticket ★★★
Read the ticket and answer:
- Combien coûte le ticket ?
- Jusqu’à quelle heure est-il valable ?
Problem 14 Polite form with vous ★★★
Rewrite each sentence with vous: (1) Tu prends le bus. (2) Tu pars à 8h. (3) Tu descends ici. (4) Tu changes à Gare.
Problem 15 Complete the dialogue ★★★
Complete the dialogue at the ticket window with the words: billet, quai, part, aller-retour. — Bonjour, un … pour Annecy, s’il vous plaît. — Un aller simple ou un … ? — Un aller-retour. — Voilà. Le train … à 10h20. — Quel … ?
Problem 16 Read the text: a late bus ★★★
Read and answer in French: Julien arrive à la gare de Liège à 18h10. Il prend le bus 26 pour aller chez son amie Nadia. Le bus part de l’arrêt « Gare », à côté du kiosque, mais il a quinze minutes de retard. Julien achète un ticket au conducteur et il le valide. Il descend à l’arrêt « Place du Marché » à 18h55.
- Où arrive Julien à 18h10 ?
- Quel bus prend-il ?
- Combien de retard a le bus ?
- À quelle heure descend-il ?
Problem 17 Give directions on the metro ★★★
Write 3 French sentences telling a friend how to go from Gare to Port using the map: line 3, direction Port, no transfer.
Problem 18 Translate a short message ★★★
Translate into French: “I take bus 5 at the stop near the station. It leaves at 7:45 a.m. and I get off at the market.”
Problem 19 Find five errors ★★★
Correct the five errors: Je prend la ligne 8. Elle partent de la station Parc. Quelle quai est-ce ? Nous descendez à Marché. Vous changes à Gare.
Problem 20 Write a message to a friend ★★★
Write 4 to 5 French sentences: your train has ten minutes of delay and you tell a friend the time and the platform.
