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Job interview in French test for French A2 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: In a French job interview, talk about finished jobs with the passé composé (j'ai travaillé pendant deux ans), and about what you still do with the present plus depuis (je travaille ici depuis 2022). This French A2 test on job interview in French has 8 questions worth 20 points, to do in 40 minutes: job vocabulary, past experience and depuis, pendant, il y a. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test checks the language of a French job interview at CEFR A2. Work alone, without notes, and write complete answers where asked. Use the passé composé for finished jobs and depuis with the present for continuing ones.

Level: French A2 (CEFR elementary) · Standards: CEFR A2, Spoken interaction

Time: 40 minutes · 8 questions · Total: 20 points · No dictionary

Question 1 Job vocabulary (2 points)

Translate into French.

  1. a position (0.5 point)
  2. part-time (0.5 point)
  3. cover letter (0.5 point)
  4. I am available (0.5 point)

Question 2 Past experience (3 points)

Complete with the passé composé of the verb in parentheses.

  1. Pendant trois ans, j’______ (travailler) dans un hôtel. (1 point)
  2. Mon frère ______ (vendre) des téléphones. (1 point)
  3. Nous ______ (faire) un stage à Lyon. (1 point)

Question 3 Depuis, pendant, il y a (3 points)

Choose the correct word: depuis, pendant or il y a.

  1. Je suis cuisinier ______ 2017. (1 point)
  2. J’ai été serveur ______ un an. (1 point)
  3. J’ai quitté mon poste ______ deux semaines. (1 point)

Question 4 Skills and availability (2 points)

Complete with sais or peux.

  1. Je ______ utiliser un logiciel de caisse. (1 point)
  2. Je ______ travailler le dimanche. (1 point)

Question 5 Translate (3 points)

Translate into French.

  1. I have been living in Rabat for two years. (1 point)
  2. For six months, I worked in a pharmacy. (1 point)
  3. Can you start on Monday? (formal) (1 point)

Question 6 Read the ad (3 points)

Read the ad and answer in French.

Job ad for a waiter in Lausanne: full-time, Thursday to Monday 17 to 23, beginners accepted, English useful, starting March 1OFFRE : serveur / serveuse à LausanneRestaurant du lac – contrat à temps pleinHoraires : du jeudi au lundi, 17 h – 23 hDébutant accepté, anglais utileDébut du contrat : le 1er mars
A job ad.
  1. Quel est le poste ? (1 point)
  2. Quels sont les horaires ? (1 point)
  3. Quelle langue est utile ? (1 point)

Question 7 Correct the sentences (2 points)

Rewrite each sentence correctly.

  1. J’ai travaillé ici depuis trois ans. (I still work here.) (1 point)
  2. Tu as de l’expérience ? (an interviewer speaks to a candidate) (1 point)

Question 8 Short introduction (2 points)

Write 3 or 4 sentences to introduce your work background to an interviewer. Use pendant and depuis.

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