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This C2 French grammar test reviews the literary past tenses, especially the passé simple and passé antérieur, together with the imperfect subjunctive and strict sequence of tenses. It also covers participle agreement, relative pronouns, negation, inversion and other fine points of syntax. It is designed for advanced learners, university students and teachers preparing for C2-level exams.
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This C2 French grammar test reviews the literary past tenses, especially the passé simple and passé antérieur, together with the imperfect subjunctive and strict sequence of tenses. It also covers participle agreement, relative pronouns, negation, inversion and other fine points of syntax. It is designed for advanced learners, university students and teachers preparing for C2-level exams.
Part 1 checks the formation of irregular passé simple forms and when to use it. Part 2 tests the literary subjunctive and the strict sequence of tenses. Part 3 covers syntax points that still trip up very advanced learners. Typical errors include confusing fut and fût, adding a circumflex to vinrent, using the subjunctive after après que, and wrongly agreeing the participle in pronominal verbs. As a follow-up, ask students to rewrite a short modern narrative in the passé simple, applying literary sequence of tenses.