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French passé composé weekend test for French A2 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: To talk about last weekend in French, use the passé composé: the present of avoir or être plus a past participle. This French A2 test on passé composé weekend has 8 questions worth 20 points, to do in 45 minutes: verbs with avoir, verbs with être and time markers. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test covers the passé composé for talking about a weekend. There are eight questions worth 20 points. Write complete sentences with accents, and use no notes. Allow about 45 minutes.

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

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

Question 1 Verbs with avoir (2 points)

Put the verb in the passé composé.

  1. Hier, nous ______ (finir) le travail. (0.5 point)
  2. Ils ______ (voir) un film. (0.5 point)
  3. Tu ______ (faire) un gâteau ? (0.5 point)
  4. Vous ______ (prendre) un taxi ? (0.5 point)

Question 2 Verbs with être (2 points)

Put the verb in the passé composé with the right agreement.

  1. Elle ______ (aller) au cinéma. (0.5 point)
  2. Je ______ (rester) chez moi. (a woman speaks) (0.5 point)
  3. Les garçons ______ (sortir) tard. (0.5 point)
  4. Nous ______ (arriver) à midi. (two women) (0.5 point)

Question 3 Time markers (2 points)

Translate into French.

  1. last night (0.5 point)
  2. last weekend (0.5 point)
  3. two days ago (0.5 point)
  4. this morning (0.5 point)

Question 4 Negative sentences (2 points)

Rewrite in the negative.

  1. Nous avons dansé. (0.5 point)
  2. Elle est venue. (0.5 point)
  3. J’ai écouté la radio. (0.5 point)
  4. Ils sont partis. (0.5 point)

Question 5 Correct the mistakes (3 points)

Each sentence has one mistake. Rewrite it correctly.

  1. Hier, ma sœur a sorti avec ses amis. (1 point)
  2. Elle a faite un gâteau. (1 point)
  3. Nous avons restés à Rabat. (1 point)

Question 6 Translate into French (3 points)

Translate into French.

  1. Last Saturday, we went to the market. (1 point)
  2. I did not see Karim. (1 point)
  3. She arrived at noon. (1 point)

Question 7 Reading: Sandrine in Liège (3 points)

Read the text and answer in English.

Le week-end dernier, Sandrine est allée à Liège pour voir sa sœur. Elle a pris le train vendredi soir. Samedi, elles ont visité un musée, puis elles ont mangé des gaufres. Dimanche, Sandrine est partie à 15 h.

  1. How did Sandrine travel? (1 point)
  2. What did the two sisters eat? (1 point)
  3. At what time did she leave on Sunday? (1 point)

Question 8 Write about Mehdi’s weekend (3 points)

Black and white agenda of Mehdi with three Saturday activities and three Sunday activitiessamedidimanche10 h : footing15 h : acheter des baskets21 h : dîner chez Lina9 h : boulangerie11 h : appeler papa17 h : rentrer à Nantes
Mehdi’s weekend agenda.

Look at the agenda. Write three sentences in the passé composé telling what Mehdi did. (1 point per sentence)

See the French Passé Composé Weekend test answer key with scoring

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