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Junior Cycle French: Present tense & reflexives

How often Present tense & reflexives comes up on the French papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Present tense & reflexives, Common Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Present tense & reflexives.

(a)Choose the right form of jouer: « Nous ___ au tennis. »
  1. jouez
  2. jouons
  3. jouent
(b)What is 'they have' in French?
  1. ils vont
  2. ils sont
  3. ils ont
(c)How do you say 'I go to bed at ten'?
  1. Je me couche à dix heures
  2. Je me lève à dix heures
  3. Je couche à dix heures
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(a) jouons

(b) ils ont

(c) Je me couche à dix heures

Your turn: Common Level questions on Present tense & reflexives.

Common Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q15, Q17
2025Q15, Q17
2024Q15, Q17
2023Q16, Q18
2022Q16

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Present tense & reflexives questions

Present tense & reflexives, 3 marks

Choose the right form of faire: « Ils ___ leurs devoirs après l'école. »

  1. faisent
  2. fait
  3. font
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font

Faire is irregular: je fais, tu fais, il fait, nous faisons, vous faites, ils font. Faisent is not a word.

Present tense & reflexives, 3 marks

Choose the right form of se laver: « Tu ___ le matin ? »

  1. te lave
  2. te laves
  3. se laves
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te laves

With tu the reflexive pronoun is te, and -er verbs end in -es: tu te laves. Se goes with il, elle and ils.

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