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Would You Pass GCSE French Right Now?

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If all the questions were multiple choice, that is. Real questions from past GCSE exam papers.

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    Dernière literally means last and semaine means week. So la semaine dernière is last week.

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    Vouloir is a French verb that means to wish or want and the French above reads: “Of course, I had told her in advance what I wanted.”

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    Michel called Sophie just after le petit-déjeuner, or breakfast.

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    Although Sophie arrived a little early, Michel was “déjà là”, or already there.

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    Faire is the only irregular verb in this list.

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    Naissance is birth so date de naissance refers to date of birth.

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    All of these verbs use the verb avoir when forming the past participle except for venir

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    Hotel de ville means town hall – most French cities will have a rather lavish one.

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    Se casser la jambe means to break one’s leg, so that’s what’s going on here.

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    There are 12 verbs that use être when forming the past tense and you can remember them using the MR VANS TRAMPED pnemonic.

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    If you “scream and shout and let it all out” (big up Will.I.Am), you could probably use the verb crier to refer to what you’re doing.

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    Pamplemousse might not be a word you use regularly unless you’re a fan of grapefruit but it’s a fun word so you might as well know it.

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    Coiffeuse might sound like coffers or coffin but it’s in fact a hairdresser.

Would You Pass GCSE French Right Now?

  1. You got an A*

    Très bien! This basically proves that you’re a language genius and should probably just move to France already.

  2. A

    Très bien! I bet you were a straight A student when you were younger too. You could probably pick up French in no time if you lived there.

  3. B

    Bon, well done! You’d pass with a good mark.

  4. C

    Pas mal! You’d pass GCSE French today, no problems.

  5. D

    You’d pass, congratulations. It wouldn’t be a high pass, mind, but who’s counting.

  6. F

    You probably wouldn’t pass GCSE French today, but who cares? You’ve got better things going on anyway.

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