This A1 test checks the present tense of the most common French irregular verbs: être, avoir, aller, faire, prendre, venir, pouvoir, vouloir, devoir and more. It covers correct forms, everyday uses such as age and weather, and negative and question patterns. It is ideal for beginners, classroom review or self-study.
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About this test
This A1 test checks the present tense of the most common French irregular verbs: être, avoir, aller, faire, prendre, venir, pouvoir, vouloir, devoir and more. It covers correct forms, everyday uses such as age and weather, and negative and question patterns. It is ideal for beginners, classroom review or self-study.
Topics covered
être and avoiraller and faireprendre, venir, boirepouvoir, vouloir, devoirsavoir, mettre, lire, écrireNegative sentencesQuestions and inversion
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Answer every question without a dictionary or time pressure.
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Notes for teachers
Use this test after introducing the high-frequency irregular verbs, or as a diagnostic at the start of an A1 course. The distractors target typical errors: regularised forms (*faisez, *voulent, *boient), the wrong subject ending (je peut, tu fait), être instead of avoir for age and hunger, and the wrong position of ne...pas. For follow-up, have learners write a short paragraph about their weekly routine using at least eight different irregular verbs.
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