A quick phone call

"Un appel rapide"
French A1 writing exercise

Franck calls his wife Lisa before she leaves work.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to be sorry", "if", "but", "to leave (general)", "soon", "perfect", "lasagna", "tomato sauce", "to pass by [a place] (to pop by)", "also", "to need to [do]", "to buy", "bread", "so (=therefore)", "my love", "See you soon".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2024-06-06

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

  • I’ll show you where you make mistakes
  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
  • Change my choices if you want
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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Pronom d'objet direct, Pronom d'objet indirect

Here's a preview of the text for the writing challenge, when you're ready click the start button above:

- Hello Lisa! I'm sorry if I'm bothering you, but I have a question for you. - You're not bothering me, I'm going to leave soon. - Perfect! I want to make lasagna tonight, but I don't have tomato sauce. Can you pass by the supermarket? - Yes, I also need to buy some bread, so it's not a problem! - Thank you my love. See you very soon!

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