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At the library

"À la bibliothèque"
French A2 writing exercise

Alexandre is borrowing a book at his local library.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to borrow", "no problem", "a library card", "to forget", "at home", "to panic", "with", "to find", "not yet", "a backpack", "here it is!", "to keep [something]", "until", "perfect", "have a nice day".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2024-05-15

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
Start the exercise
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, I wish to borrow this book, please. - Yes, no problem. Can I see your library card? - Of course... Oh no, I forgot my card at home! - Don't panic and give me your name. - My name is Alexandre Bonnet, with two n's. - I found you. I can see that you borrowed a book last Sunday, and (that) you haven't returned it yet. - I have it in my backpack. Here it is! - Thank you very much. You can keep the new book until Saturday May 26th. - Perfect, thanks! Have a nice day!

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