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First date

"Premier rendez-vous"
French B2 writing exercise

Pierre is nervous before his first date with Julia.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "so [adj.] in one's life", "to rewind", "to start [doing]", "to chat", "to write to each other", "to be falling for [someone] (love)", "every time that...", "a text (phone)", "to beat faster (heart)", "to share", "to take one's courage in both hands (exp.)", "to ask [someone] out", "to wait for [someone] to [do]", "can't help but [do]", "to smile from happiness".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2025-08-04

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: L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Le Présent (Indicatif)

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I've never been so nervous in my life! Let's rewind a little bit: before Julia and I started chatting on Meetic, I had more or less given up on the idea of meeting someone. But after only a few days writing to each other, I knew that I was falling for her. Every time that I received a text from her, my heart would start to beat faster, and everything (that) I was doing, I couldn't wait to share (it) with her. Finally, I took my courage in both hands and I asked her out. And now, as I'm waiting for her to arrive, I can't help but smile from happiness.

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