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Le Plus-que-parfait — French grammar quiz in 20 seconds
the past before the past · 5 questions
A 20-second quiz built from our Le Plus-que-parfait grammar guide.
🎬 Watch: 5 quick questions on « Le Plus-que-parfait »
🎧 Narrated by a native French speaker · every line read aloud
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🎬 About this short
A 20-second french grammar quiz on « Le Plus-que-parfait » (the past before the past): 5 real examples, three seconds to guess, then the answer. Every question comes straight from our Le Plus-que-parfait grammar guide — open it for the rules, audio on each example, and a practice quiz.
🔊 The examples
Quand je suis arrivé, le film avait déjà commencéWhen I arrived, the film had already started
Elle était déjà partie quand tu as appeléShe had already left when you called
Je ne savais pas que tu avais vécu à LyonI didn’t know you had lived in Lyon
Il ___ déjà ___ quand je suis arrivéavait … mangé
Elle ___ ___ avant midiétait partie
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