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Good luck with that. I'm assuming you mean the passé simple and the subjunctive imperfect (though the later shows up so infrequently it's not a worry). I do not know of any way to specifically find such material. AFAIK only a few quirky writers or translators write in the passé composé (I have read a LOT of books and only ever seen one, though the situation ...

When I was in high school, my teachers would talk about a similar exercise as a test formatif or examen formatif, since it helped you learn in an examination situation. I'm not exactly sure if it was the same thing you're describing though. In my situation, the tests were graded, but they did not count in the students final grades. They were literally ...

To improve your vocabulary, I warmly recommend the free anki software. It help you review your vocabulary daily in way that aims at optimality regarding time spent versus number of words actually learnt, that is words that you will remember more than a few days or weeks. Peruse the website for explanation about its philosophy. it might seems a bit elaborated ...

You have the choice between the rival compact dictionaries Petit Larousse and Petit Robert. I prefer the Petit Larousse since it is far more precise, and its famous "pink pages" contain common expressions, Latin phrases used in French, proverbs etc. Both Larousse and Robert have good conjugation and grammar sections. However, my preferred dictionaries are: ...

Le petit Robert a ma préférence pour refléter et définir le français contemporain, par son amour des mots, plus que des définitions. Les définitions sont adaptées aux mots : tous ont leur transcription phonétique, certains ont leur histoire, les idées associées, les synonymes ou contraires, les variations. Plus qu'un distributeur de définitions, il permet ...