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Daytime or nighttime?

"Le jour ou la nuit ?"
French A1 writing exercise

Anna and Tom share their favourite time of the day.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "the morning", "the sun", "to rise (sun)", "a colour", "the sky", "beautiful", "to drink [something]", "a coffee", "the garden", "to listen to [something]", "a bird", "favourite time of the day", "really", "to prefer [something]", "the nighttime", "to open [something]", "a window", "a bedroom", "to look at [something]", "the moon", "a star", "everything", "to be silent", "absolutely", "magical", "very", "different".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-08-10

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), Pluriel, Adjectif

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

- I love mornings. The sun rises and the colours in the sky are beautiful. I drink my coffee in the garden and I listen to the birds. It's my favourite time of (the) day. - Really, Anna? Me, I prefer (the) nighttime. I open my bedroom window and I look at the moon and the stars. Everything is silent, it's absolutely magical! - You and I, we are very different!

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