The questions are on the French Si Imparfait Conditionnel test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.
Quick answer: To make a hypothesis in French, use si + imparfait in the condition and the conditional in the result: Si j'avais le temps, je voyagerais. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French B1 test on si imparfait conditionnel, from verb forms to short writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.
Answer key and scoring guide of the French B1 test on si imparfait conditionnel. Take the test first without notes, then score it here and revise with the lesson.
Use the model answers and scoring notes below. In open questions, give credit for a different but correct idea, as long as the tenses after si and in the result follow the rule. Deduct for repeated mistakes only once.
Level: French B1 (CEFR intermediate) · Standards: CEFR B1, Spoken production
Si imparfait conditionnel: answers and scoring
Question 1 Verb forms (2 points)
a. nous habitions b. j’irais
Scoring: 1 point each.
Question 2 Complete the sentences (3 points)
a. avais … planterais b. étions … mangerions c. venais … pourrions
Scoring: 1 point each (both verbs correct).
Question 3 Find and correct (2 points)
a. Si j’avais du temps, je lirais. b. Si elle était riche, elle achèterait une villa.
Scoring: 1 point each.
Question 4 Translate (3 points)
a. Si j’avais un jour de congé, j’irais à la mer. b. Et si on prenait le bus ? c. Si j’étais toi, j’appellerais le médecin.
Scoring: 1 point each; half a point if one small error.
Question 5 Polite request (1 point)
Je voudrais un billet pour Annecy.
Scoring: 1 point.
Question 6 Reading: a dream holiday (4 points)
a. À Lille. b. Chez sa tante. c. Elle prendrait le bateau. d. Because it follows si in an imaginary hypothesis.
Scoring: 1 point each.
Question 7 Which pattern? (2 points)
a. regret b. réel
Scoring: 1 point each.
Question 8 Short writing (3 points)
Model: Si je pouvais changer de vie, j’habiterais à Tahiti. Si j’habitais là-bas, je travaillerais moins. Si j’avais plus de temps, j’apprendrais à surfer.
Scoring: 1 point for the si + imparfait structure, 1 for conditional forms, 1 for accuracy and variety.