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Do you like flea markets ?

"Tu aimes les marchés aux puces ?"
French A1 writing exercise

Camille is asking her friend Paul about second-hand markets.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to like [doing]", "a fantastic place", "a pastime", "favourite", "there is...", "weekly", "next to [something]", "a church", "a town", "always", "to find [something]", "an interesting thing", "people", "to sell [something]", "a book", "clothes", "furniture", "to buy [something]", "original", "an object", "to spend (money)", "a lot of money", "it depends".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-09-01

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Pluriel, Le Présent (Indicatif), Question/Interrogative

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- Do you like going to flea markets, Paul? - Yes, Camille! They're fantastic places. It's my favourite pastime. There is a weekly flea market next to my town's church. When I go there, I always find interesting things. People sell (some) books, (some) clothes and (some) furniture. - What do you buy? - I look for original objects. - Do you spend a lot of money? - It depends.

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