A sibling argument

"Une dispute entre frère et sœur"
French A2 writing exercise

Tom calls out for his mother's help because his sister Emma has just been unkind to him.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "just [did something]", "to hit [someone]", "to be [someone's] fault", "to come into [a room]", "but", "to want to [do]", "alone", "a liar", "to stand [somewhere]", "in front of [something]", "a bedroom door", "to come out", "to push [someone]", "to calm down", "to lie (liar)", "to apologise to [someone]", "this instant", "to be sorry".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-04-23

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 Passé Composé (Indicatif), Le Présent (Indicatif), Genre féminin

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- Mum [US: Mom]! Emma just hit me! - It's his fault! He came into my room but I wanted to be alone. - You're a liar! I was standing in front of her bedroom door, but suddenly, she came out and she pushed me. - Calm down! Emma, you must never hit your brother or lie. Apologise to him this instant! - I'm sorry, Tom!

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