This 30-question A2 test checks how well learners form and use the French passé composé. It covers past participles with avoir, verbs and reflexive verbs with être, agreement, negation, questions, pronoun and adverb placement, and a short reading text. It suits learners in their second year of French and teachers who need a quick printable check.
This 30-question A2 test checks how well learners form and use the French passé composé. It covers past participles with avoir, verbs and reflexive verbs with être, agreement, negation, questions, pronoun and adverb placement, and a short reading text. It suits learners in their second year of French and teachers who need a quick printable check.
Topics covered
Past participlesAuxiliary avoirAuxiliary êtrePast participle agreementReflexive verbsNegation in the pastQuestions and word orderTime expressions
How to use this test
Download the PDF and print it, or take the test online below.
Answer every question without a dictionary or time pressure.
Check your answers and note the topics you need to review.
Notes for teachers
Use this test after teaching both auxiliaries and the main irregular participles. It targets typical A2 errors: invented participles (*buvé, *mettu), using avoir with movement verbs, missing agreement with être, and putting pas or déjà in the wrong place. Learners who make errors in Part 2 can sort verbs into avoir and être groups. Ask them to retell the reading text from Diego's point of view.
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