INDICATIF french tense identification

Question 1

How do you say ‘I used to go to the park every Saturday’ in French?

Answer 1

J’allais au parc tous les samedis.

imparfait

Question 2

What is the French translation of ‘When I was young, I loved playing outside’?

Answer 2

Quand j’étais jeune, j’adorais jouer dehors.

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Question 3

Translate to French: ‘It was raining when we left the house.’

Answer 3

Il pleuvait quand nous avons quitté la maison.

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Question 4

How do you say ‘She always took the same bus to school’ in French?

Answer 4

Elle prenait toujours le même bus pour aller à l’école.

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Question 5

What is the French version of ‘We were watching TV when the phone rang’?

Answer 5

Nous regardions la télé quand le téléphone a sonné.

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Question 6

Translate to French: ‘They used to live in Paris.’

Answer 6

Ils habitaient à Paris.

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Question 7

How do you say ‘He was reading a book while drinking coffee’ in French?

Answer 7

Il lisait un livre en buvant du café.

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Question 8

What is the French translation of ‘You were always nice to me’?

Answer 8

Tu étais toujours gentil(le) avec moi.

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Question 9

Translate to French: ‘The city was beautiful at night.’

Answer 9

La ville était magnifique la nuit.

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Question 10

How do you say ‘We used to go to the beach every summer’ in French?

Answer 10

Nous allions à la plage chaque été.

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Question 11

What is the French translation for ‘I will go to France next year’?

Answer 11

J’irai en France l’année prochaine.

futur simple

Question 12

How do you say ‘She will call you tomorrow’ in French?

Answer 12

Elle t’appellera demain.

futur simple

Question 13

Translate ‘They will finish their homework later’ into French.

Answer 13

Ils finiront leurs devoirs plus tard.

futur simple

Question 14

What is the French phrase for ‘We will see what happens’?

Answer 14

Nous verrons ce qui se passe.

futur simple

Question 15

How do you express ‘He will be happy to help you’ in French?

Answer 15

Il sera heureux de t’aider.

futur simple

Question 16

Translate ‘You will have a great time at the party’ into French.

Answer 16

Tu passeras un bon moment à la fête.

futur simple

Question 17

What is the French translation for ‘The weather will be nice this weekend’?

Answer 17

Il fera beau ce week-end.

futur simple

Question 18

How do you say ‘I will buy a new car next month’ in French?

Answer 18

J’achèterai une nouvelle voiture le mois prochain.

futur simple

Question 19

Translate ‘She will come as soon as she can’ into French.

Answer 19

Elle viendra dès qu’elle pourra.

futur simple

Question 20

What is the French phrase for ‘We will travel around the world one day’?

Answer 20

Nous voyagerons autour du monde un jour.

futur simple

Question 21

What is the French translation for ‘I ate a delicious cake yesterday’?

Answer 21

J’ai mangé un délicieux gâteau hier.

passé composé

Question 22

Translate ‘She went to the store this morning’ into French.

Answer 22

Elle est allée au magasin ce matin.

This sentence uses the passé composé form of the verb ‘aller’.

Question 23

How do you say ‘We watched a movie last night’ in French?

Answer 23

Nous avons regardé un film hier soir.

This sentence uses the passé composé with ‘avoir’.

Question 24

What is the French equivalent of ‘They arrived late to the party’?

Answer 24

Ils sont arrivés en retard à la fête.

passé composé

Question 25

Translate 'He bought a new phone last week' into French.

Answer 25

Il a acheté un nouveau téléphone la semaine dernière. ## Footnote This sentence also employs the passé composé with 'avoir'.

Question 26

How do you say 'You finished your homework before dinner' in French?

Answer 26

Tu as fini tes devoirs avant le dîner. ## Footnote This sentence demonstrates the structure of the passé composé.

Question 27

What is the French translation for 'She took the train to Paris'?

Answer 27

Elle a pris le train pour Paris. ## Footnote The verb 'prendre' is used here in the passé composé form.

Question 28

Translate 'We went out with friends on Saturday' into French.

Answer 28

Nous sommes sortis avec des amis samedi. ## Footnote 'Sortir' requires 'être' as the auxiliary verb in passé composé.

Question 29

How do you say 'I saw that movie two days ago' in French?

Answer 29

J’ai vu ce film il y a deux jours. ## Footnote This sentence uses the verb 'voir' in the passé composé.

Question 30

What is the French equivalent of 'He made a cake for her birthday'?

Answer 30

Il a fait un gâteau pour son anniversaire. ## Footnote 'Faire' is used in the passé composé with 'avoir'.

Question 31

Translate to French: 'I had already eaten when she arrived.'

Answer 31

J’avais déjà mangé quand elle est arrivée. ## Footnote plus-que-parfait

Question 32

Translate to French: 'He had left before I could talk to him.'

Answer 32

Il était parti avant que je puisse lui parler. ## Footnote plus-que-parfait

Question 33

Translate to French: 'We had finished our homework before going out.'

Answer 33

Nous avions fini nos devoirs avant de sortir. ## Footnote plus-que-parfait

Question 34

Translate to French: 'She had never seen the ocean before that trip.'

Answer 34

Elle n’avait jamais vu l’océan avant ce voyage. ## Footnote plus-que-parfait

Question 35

Translate to French: 'They had gone to bed when I called.'

Answer 35

Ils étaient allés se coucher quand j’ai appelé. ## Footnote plus-que-parfait

Question 36

Translate to French: 'You had already told me that story.'

Answer 36

Tu m’avais déjà raconté cette histoire. ## Footnote plus-que-parfait

Question 37

Translate to French: 'The train had left when we arrived at the station.'

Answer 37

Le train était parti quand nous sommes arrivés à la gare. ## Footnote plus-que-parfait

Question 38

Translate to French: 'We had met him before the party.'

Answer 38

Nous l’avions rencontré avant la fête. ## Footnote plus-que-parfait

Question 39

Translate to French: 'She had forgotten her keys at home.'

Answer 39

Elle avait oublié ses clés à la maison. ## Footnote plus-que-parfait

Question 40

Translate to French: 'By the time I woke up, they had already left.'

Answer 40

Quand je me suis réveillé(e), ils étaient déjà partis. ## Footnote plus-que-parfait

Question 41

What will I have done by tomorrow evening?

Answer 41

J’aurai fini mon travail d’ici demain soir. ## Footnote futur antérieur

Question 42

What will she have done before you arrive?

Answer 42

Elle sera partie avant ton arrivée. ## Footnote futur antérieur

Question 43

What will we have done by the time you get home?

Answer 43

Nous aurons mangé quand tu rentreras. ## Footnote futur antérieur

Question 44

What will they have completed by next week?

Answer 44

Ils auront terminé le projet d’ici la semaine prochaine. ## Footnote futur antérieur

Question 45

What will he have done before I leave?

Answer 45

Il m’aura appelé avant que je parte. ## Footnote futur antérieur

Question 46

What will you have learned by the end of the course?

Answer 46

Tu auras appris beaucoup à la fin du cours. ## Footnote futur antérieur

Question 47

By noon, what will the train have done?

Answer 47

À midi, le train sera arrivé à la gare. ## Footnote futur antérieur

Question 48

What will we have visited by the end of our trip?

Answer 48

Nous aurons visité tous les musées avant la fin de notre voyage. ## Footnote futur antérieur

Question 49

What will she have finished before the weekend?

Answer 49

Elle aura fini son livre avant le week-end. ## Footnote futur antérieur

Question 50

What will I have done by the time you wake up?

Answer 50

Quand tu te réveilleras, je serai déjà parti(e). ## Footnote futur antérieur