The questions are on the French Past Conditional test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.
Quick answer: The French past conditional (conditionnel passé) names an action that would have happened but did not. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 9 questions of the French 4 test on past conditional, from conjugation to writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.
Use this guide to mark each question. Accept any correct variant, such as another verb in the reproach. Award half points where the question allows, and deduct for a wrong auxiliary or missing agreement before deducting for spelling.
Level: French 4 (high school, ACTFL Intermediate Mid) · Standards: ACTFL Intermediate Mid, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational, WL 4.1 Language Comparisons
Question 1 Conjugation (2 points)
a tu aurais aimé; b nous serions descendues; c elles se seraient reposées; d j’aurais vu
Scoring: 0.5 per correct form.
Question 2 Choose the form (2 points)
a avait; b serions partis; c aurait pris; d auriez dû
Scoring: 0.5 per correct choice.
Question 3 Complete the sentences (2 points)
a Si tu avais étudié plus, tu aurais réussi. b Si Lina était venue, nous aurions chanté ensemble.
Scoring: 0.5 per verb form.
Question 4 Correct the errors (2 points)
a Si nous avions su, nous serions restés. b Ils seraient arrivés trop tard.
Scoring: 1 point per corrected sentence.
Question 5 Reproaches (2 points)
a Tu aurais dû fermer la porte. b Tu aurais dû me répondre.
Scoring: 1 point each; correct auxiliary form, infinitive after dû.
Question 6 Translation (2 points)
a Si Omar s’était entraîné, il aurait fait partie de l’équipe. b J’aurais voulu visiter Lausanne.
Scoring: 1 point each; half for one error.
Question 7 Reading (3 points)
a She went to the wrong terminal. b She should have read her ticket carefully. c She would have had time to run.
Scoring: 1 point per answer.
Question 8 The concert poster (2 points)
a Si Chloé avait acheté un billet avant vendredi, elle serait entrée au concert. b Tu aurais dû réserver ta place plus tôt.
Scoring: 1 point each. Accept any logical pair of clauses.
Question 9 Writing (3 points)
Model: Si j’avais révisé, j’aurais réussi mon examen d’histoire. J’aurais voulu rester au club de théâtre. Mes amis auraient dû m’avertir.
Scoring: 1 point for the si + plus-que-parfait sentence, 1 for two correct past conditionals, 1 for meaning and spelling.