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A friend's apology

"Les excuses d'un ami"
French B1 writing exercise

Gaston apologises for hurting his friend Miriam.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to be aware of the consequences", "to mean to [do something]", "to feel guilty", "to go back in time", "to erase", "to apologise", "forever", "to forgive".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-20

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 Passé Composé (Indicatif), Le Présent (Indicatif), Forme négative

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

I don't know what to say. When I did what I did, I wasn't aware of the consequences. I never meant to hurt you and I feel really guilty. If I could go back in time, I wouldn't do it again, but unfortunately, I can't erase what happened. I apologise with all my heart, I will be your friend forever and I hope that you will be able to forgive me.

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