At the greengrocer's market stall

"À l'étal du primeur"
French B1 writing exercise

Mrs Poulard buys her produce at the greengrocer's market stall.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "a stall (market)", "to be stacked (produce) neatly", "a dozen...", "organic (food)", "a local farm", "to use [something]", "natural compost", "rainwater", "a beefsteak tomato (variety)", "not... anywhere", "a colleague", "to get delayed (person)".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2025-04-24

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

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  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Pronom d'objet direct, Le Futur Simple (Indicatif)

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- Good morning Mr Lepain! I love coming to your stall, everything is always stacked so neatly! Today, I need a dozen apples. Are they organic? - Of course Mrs Poulard, I buy them from a local farm which uses only natural compost and rainwater. - Perfect! I'll also take six of your beefsteak tomatoes, but I don't see them anywhere. - They'll arrive in about half an hour, my colleague got delayed. - No problem, I must also buy some meat, so I'll come back later. - They'll be ready for you! See you later!

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