Basic French in 7 Days (Fast Track): Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more

Untimed topic quiz: 50 questions on Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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Checked October 13, 2026
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Day 6: Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more

Question 1 of 50
On the phone, what does "Ne quittez pas" mean?
- Please hold.
- Speak slowly.
- Call back later.
- Please leave.
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Answer: A. Please hold.
Ne quittez pas literally means don't leave. On the phone it means please hold the line.
Question 2 of 50
What does "C'est de la part de qui?" mean?
- What is your number?
- Where are you?
- Who is it for?
- Who's calling?
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Answer: D. Who's calling?
The person answering asks who is calling: c'est de la part de qui?
Question 3 of 50
Complete with the verb meaning "cancel": Je voudrais ___ mon rendez-vous de mardi.
- prendre
- annuler
- laisser
- rappeler
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Answer: B. annuler
Annuler means to cancel. Prendre rendez-vous means to make an appointment.
Question 4 of 50
You call and hear: "Mme Roy n'est pas là." What is the best reply?
- C'est de la part de qui?
- Allô?
- Est-ce que je peux laisser un message?
- Ne quittez pas.
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Answer: C. Est-ce que je peux laisser un message?
She is not there, so you ask to leave a message. The other phrases are said by the person who answers.
Question 5 of 50
You didn't understand. Complete: Pouvez-vous parler plus ___, s'il vous plaît?
- vite
- tard
- lentement
- souvent
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Answer: C. lentement
Plus lentement means more slowly. Plus vite means faster.
Question 6 of 50
Complete with the right form: Pouvez-vous me ___? (call back)
- rappelez
- rappelle
- rappelé
- rappeler
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Answer: D. rappeler
After pouvez-vous, use the infinitive: pouvez-vous me rappeler?
Question 7 of 50
What does "Pouvez-vous épeler votre nom?" mean?
- Can you write your name?
- Can you repeat your name?
- Can you say your first name?
- Can you spell your name?
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Answer: D. Can you spell your name?
Épeler means to spell, letter by letter.
Question 8 of 50
Listen. When is the appointment offered?
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Réceptionniste: Le docteur Simard est libre jeudi à dix heures quinze. Ça vous va?
- Tuesday at 10:15
- Thursday at 10:15
- Thursday at 10:50
- Thursday at 2:15
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Answer: B. Thursday at 10:15
Jeudi is Thursday, and dix heures quinze is 10:15.
Transcript
Réceptionniste: Le docteur Simard est libre jeudi à dix heures quinze. Ça vous va?
Question 9 of 50
Listen to the message. What does Martin want?
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Bonjour, c'est Martin Gagnon. Je suis au 418 555 0172. Rappelez-moi, s'il vous plaît.
- He wants to speak to Ms. Roy.
- He wants to change his number.
- He wants you to call him back.
- He wants to cancel an appointment.
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Answer: C. He wants you to call him back.
Rappelez-moi means call me back. He gives his number for that.
Transcript
Bonjour, c'est Martin Gagnon. Je suis au 418 555 0172. Rappelez-moi, s'il vous plaît.
Question 10 of 50
Read the text message. How can you cancel?
Rappel: rendez-vous chez le dentiste le mardi 14 mai à 15 h 30. Pour annuler, appelez 24 h à l'avance. Merci!
- Call 24 hours before
- Reply on Tuesday
- Come at 3:30
- Send an email
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Answer: A. Call 24 hours before
Pour annuler, appelez 24 h à l'avance means to cancel, call 24 hours in advance.
Question 11 of 50
What does "pourquoi" mean?
- Where
- When
- Why
- How
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Answer: C. Why
Pourquoi means why. You answer with parce que (because).
Question 12 of 50
Choose the correct word: ___ heure est-il?
- Quels
- Quel
- Quelle
- Quoi
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Answer: C. Quelle
Heure is feminine singular, so use quelle.
Question 13 of 50
Choose the correct word: ___ âge avez-vous?
- Combien
- Comment
- Quelle
- Quel
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Answer: D. Quel
Âge is masculine, so use quel. French asks "what age", not "how many years".
Question 14 of 50
Which question is in the correct order?
- Où vous est-ce que habitez?
- Où est-ce vous habitez que?
- Où est-ce que vous habitez?
- Est-ce que où vous habitez?
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Answer: C. Où est-ce que vous habitez?
The question word comes first, then est-ce que, then the subject and verb.
Question 15 of 50
Which question uses inversion correctly?
- Parlez-vous français?
- Parle-vous français?
- Vous parlez-vous français?
- Parlez-tu français?
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Answer: A. Parlez-vous français?
In inversion, the verb comes first with a hyphen, and it must match the pronoun: parlez-vous.
Question 16 of 50
Someone asks: "Pourquoi tu apprends le français?" Choose the best reply.
- En autobus.
- Demain, à neuf heures.
- Avec mon frère.
- Parce que je travaille à Montréal.
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Answer: D. Parce que je travaille à Montréal.
A pourquoi question needs a reason, which starts with parce que.
Question 17 of 50
Choose the correct word: Combien ___ frères as-tu?
- des
- de
- du
- les
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Answer: B. de
Before a noun, combien is followed by de: combien de frères.
Question 18 of 50
Listen. Where does Paul work?
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Nina: Où est-ce que tu travailles? Paul: Dans une banque, à Laval.
- In a school
- In a store
- In a hospital
- In a bank
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Answer: D. In a bank
Où est-ce que asks where. Paul says dans une banque: in a bank.
Transcript
Nina: Où est-ce que tu travailles? Paul: Dans une banque, à Laval.
Question 19 of 50
Listen. When does the course start?
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Ali: Quand est-ce que le cours commence? Prof: Le trois septembre, à dix-huit heures.
- December 3 at 6 p.m.
- September 3 at 8 p.m.
- September 13 at 6 p.m.
- September 3 at 6 p.m.
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Answer: D. September 3 at 6 p.m.
Le trois septembre is September 3, and dix-huit heures is 6 p.m. (18:00).
Transcript
Ali: Quand est-ce que le cours commence? Prof: Le trois septembre, à dix-huit heures.
Question 20 of 50
Which question asks about a place?
- Où est la gare?
- Quand part le train?
- Qui est le conducteur?
- Combien coûte le billet?
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Answer: A. Où est la gare?
Où means where, so it asks about a place.
Question 21 of 50
What does "Hier, j'ai travaillé" mean?
- Yesterday, I am working.
- Today, I work.
- Yesterday, I worked.
- Tomorrow, I will work.
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Answer: C. Yesterday, I worked.
Hier means yesterday, and j'ai travaillé is the passé composé of travailler.
Question 22 of 50
Choose the correct word: Nous avons ___ au restaurant.
- mangez
- manger
- mangeons
- mangé
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Answer: D. mangé
After avoir, use the past participle. For -er verbs it ends in -é: mangé.
Question 23 of 50
Choose the correct word: J'ai ___ mon travail à 17 h. (finir)
- finé
- finis
- fini
- finu
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Answer: C. fini
The past participle of -ir verbs like finir ends in -i: fini.
Question 24 of 50
Choose the correct word: Elle a ___ le bus pendant vingt minutes. (attendre)
- attendi
- attendé
- attendre
- attendu
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Answer: D. attendu
The past participle of -re verbs like attendre ends in -u: attendu.
Question 25 of 50
Choose the correct word: Ils ___ regardé un film.
- sont
- a
- ont
- avons
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Answer: C. ont
Regarder uses avoir in the passé composé. Avoir with ils is ont.
Question 26 of 50
Choose the correct word: Hier soir, j'ai ___ un bon livre. (lire)
- lisé
- liré
- lit
- lu
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Answer: D. lu
Lire has an irregular past participle: lu.
Question 27 of 50
Which sentence means "I didn't eat"?
- Je n'ai pas manger.
- Je n'ai pas mangé.
- Je n'ai mangé pas.
- Je ne pas ai mangé.
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Answer: B. Je n'ai pas mangé.
In the passé composé, ne ... pas goes around avoir, then comes the past participle mangé.
Question 28 of 50
Listen. What did the speaker do after the housework?
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Samedi dernier, j'ai fait le ménage, puis j'ai vu un film avec ma sœur.
- Read a book
- Cooked dinner
- Saw a movie with their sister
- Visited their sister
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Answer: C. Saw a movie with their sister
Puis j'ai vu un film avec ma sœur means then I saw a movie with my sister.
Transcript
Samedi dernier, j'ai fait le ménage, puis j'ai vu un film avec ma sœur.
Question 29 of 50
Listen. Why did Zoé sleep badly?
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Max: Tu as bien dormi? Zoé: Non, j'ai mal dormi. J'ai bu trop de café hier soir.
- She ate too much.
- She drank too much coffee.
- She watched a movie.
- She worked very late.
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Answer: B. She drank too much coffee.
J'ai bu trop de café hier soir means I drank too much coffee last night.
Transcript
Max: Tu as bien dormi? Zoé: Non, j'ai mal dormi. J'ai bu trop de café hier soir.
Question 30 of 50
Read the text. What did Amira do on Friday?
La semaine dernière, Amira a commencé un nouveau travail. Lundi, elle a rencontré ses collègues. Mardi, elle a appris à utiliser le système. Vendredi, elle a mangé au restaurant avec son équipe.
- She met her co-workers.
- She learned the system.
- She started a new job.
- She ate at a restaurant with her team.
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Answer: D. She ate at a restaurant with her team.
Vendredi, elle a mangé au restaurant avec son équipe. The other things happened on other days.
Question 31 of 50
What does "Je vais visiter Québec" mean?
- I visited Quebec City.
- I'm going to visit Quebec City.
- I'm visiting Quebec City now.
- I want to visit Quebec City.
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Answer: B. I'm going to visit Quebec City.
Je vais + infinitive talks about the near future: I'm going to visit.
Question 32 of 50
Choose the correct form: Nous ___ partir à huit heures.
- avons
- allez
- allons
- vont
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Answer: C. allons
Aller with nous is nous allons.
Question 33 of 50
Choose the correct form: Ils ___ déménager en juillet.
- vont
- ont
- allons
- va
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Answer: A. vont
Aller with ils is ils vont.
Question 34 of 50
Choose the correct form: Tu ___ venir à la fête?
- va
- allez
- vais
- vas
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Answer: D. vas
Aller with tu is tu vas.
Question 35 of 50
Which sentence means "She is going to call"?
- Elle a appeler.
- Elle va appeler.
- Elle vas appeler.
- Elle va appelle.
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Answer: B. Elle va appeler.
Use va (aller with elle) + the infinitive appeler.
Question 36 of 50
Which sentence means "I'm not going to work tomorrow"?
- Je vais pas ne travailler demain.
- Ne je vais pas travailler demain.
- Je ne vais travailler pas demain.
- Je ne vais pas travailler demain.
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Answer: D. Je ne vais pas travailler demain.
Ne ... pas goes around aller (vais), and the infinitive comes after.
Question 37 of 50
What does "la semaine prochaine" mean?
- Next week
- Last week
- Every week
- This week
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Answer: A. Next week
Prochain(e) means next. Last week is la semaine dernière.
Question 38 of 50
Listen. When are they leaving?
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Ce week-end, je vais faire du camping avec des amis. On va partir samedi matin.
- Saturday evening
- Saturday morning
- Friday evening
- Sunday morning
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Answer: B. Saturday morning
On va partir samedi matin means we are going to leave on Saturday morning.
Transcript
Ce week-end, je vais faire du camping avec des amis. On va partir samedi matin.
Question 39 of 50
Listen. What is Hugo going to do tonight?
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Sara: Qu'est-ce que tu vas faire ce soir? Hugo: Je vais rester à la maison et cuisiner.
- Stay home and cook
- Work late
- Go to a restaurant
- Visit Sara
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Answer: A. Stay home and cook
Je vais rester à la maison et cuisiner means I'm going to stay home and cook.
Transcript
Sara: Qu'est-ce que tu vas faire ce soir? Hugo: Je vais rester à la maison et cuisiner.
Question 40 of 50
Read the message. What is Julie going to do tomorrow morning?
Salut Marc! Demain matin, je vais aller au marché. L'après-midi, on joue au tennis? Je vais réserver le terrain pour 14 h. À demain! Julie
- Go to the market
- Visit Marc's family
- Work at the office
- Play tennis
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Answer: A. Go to the market
Demain matin, je vais aller au marché means tomorrow morning I'm going to go to the market. Tennis is in the afternoon.
Question 41 of 50
What does "Pourriez-vous m'aider?" mean?
- Did you help me?
- Could you help me?
- Do you want help?
- Can I help you?
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Answer: B. Could you help me?
Pourriez-vous is the polite form of pouvez-vous: could you.
Question 42 of 50
Choose the correct form: Nous ___ venir demain.
- pouvons
- peux
- pouvez
- peuvent
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Answer: A. pouvons
Pouvoir with nous is nous pouvons.
Question 43 of 50
Choose the correct form: Est-ce que tu ___ ouvrir la fenêtre?
- peuvent
- pouvez
- peux
- peut
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Answer: C. peux
Pouvoir with tu is tu peux (with x).
Question 44 of 50
Choose the correct form: Ils ne ___ pas venir.
- peuvent
- peux
- pouvons
- peut
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Answer: A. peuvent
Pouvoir with ils is ils peuvent.
Question 45 of 50
A store clerk wants to offer help. What does he say?
- Je peux vous aider?
- Vous m'avez aidé?
- Vous pouvez m'aider?
- Je veux de l'aide.
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Answer: A. Je peux vous aider?
Je peux vous aider? means can I help you. Vous pouvez m'aider? asks the other person for help.
Question 46 of 50
Someone asks "Je peux porter votre sac?" You want to accept. What do you say?
- Pardon?
- De rien.
- Oui, merci, c'est gentil.
- Bonne journée.
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Answer: C. Oui, merci, c'est gentil.
Oui, merci, c'est gentil accepts the offer and thanks the person. De rien answers a thank-you.
Question 47 of 50
Complete: Vous ___ répéter, s'il vous plaît?
- pouvons
- pouvoir
- peut
- pouvez
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Answer: D. pouvez
Pouvoir with vous is vous pouvez, followed by the infinitive répéter.
Question 48 of 50
Listen. What is the person looking for?
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Excusez-moi, pouvez-vous m'aider? Je ne trouve pas la sortie.
- The bus stop
- The entrance
- The washrooms
- The exit
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Answer: D. The exit
Je ne trouve pas la sortie means I can't find the exit.
Transcript
Excusez-moi, pouvez-vous m'aider? Je ne trouve pas la sortie.
Question 49 of 50
Listen. What does the man answer?
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Femme: Voulez-vous de l'aide avec vos valises? Homme: Non merci, ça va. Elles ne sont pas lourdes.
- Yes please, the suitcases are heavy.
- No thanks, the suitcases are not heavy.
- He asks her to carry his bag.
- He asks where the exit is.
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Answer: B. No thanks, the suitcases are not heavy.
Non merci, ça va refuses the help, and elles ne sont pas lourdes means they are not heavy.
Transcript
Femme: Voulez-vous de l'aide avec vos valises? Homme: Non merci, ça va. Elles ne sont pas lourdes.
Question 50 of 50
Read the notice. What can the volunteers do?
Besoin d'aide? Nos bénévoles peuvent vous aider à remplir vos formulaires. Le mardi et le jeudi, de 13 h à 16 h. C'est gratuit!
- Help you fill in forms
- Pay your bills
- Teach you English
- Help you find a job
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Answer: A. Help you fill in forms
Nos bénévoles peuvent vous aider à remplir vos formulaires: our volunteers can help you fill in your forms.

Day 6: Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more

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