EXERCICES D’ANGLAIS

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 EXERCICE :GROUPE NOMINAL

QUESTIONS:

22 = ______________________________ 
254 = ______________________________ 
4,750 = ______________________________ 
550,980 = ______________________________ 
8,254,780 = ______________________________

REPONSE

TEST
Trouver la forme au féminin de ces noms:
bull, cat, man, doctor, buck, uncle, actor, father

REPONSES cow, female cat, woman, woman doctor, doe, aunt, actress, mother

EXERCISE:
Retrouver le pluriel de ces noms, sans regarder la liste ci−dessus: table, child, thief,
mouse, woman, potato, tooth, alga, goose, wife, sheep, life

REPONSES
>tables, children, thieves, mice, women, potatoes, teeth, algae, geese, wives, sheep, lives

TEST
Complétez comme dans l'exemple:
Exemple: Sally's house > her house > hers
Sam's bike > …………………… > …………………….
Fabiola's car > ……………………. > …………………….
Bill's phone number > ……………………. > …………………….
The Johnsons' dog > ……………………. > …………………….
My dog's kennel > ……………………. > …………………….

REPONSES Sam's bike > his bike > his

Fabiola's car > her car > hers
Bill's phone number > his phone number > his
The Johnsons' dog > their dog > theirs
My dog's kennel > its kennel > its own

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EXERCISE:
Complétez cette phrase avec un groupe nominal constitué d'un article, d'un nom et d'un
adjectif: Peter has ...
− adjectifs: elegant / short / brown / long / little / blue / warm / curly
− articles: a / an / (nothing)
− noms: coat / gloves / beard / eyes

REPONSES (exemples de réponses; il y a d'autres réponses) an elegant / warm coat −

brown / short gloves − curly / little beard − blue
eyes − an elegant, warm, blue coat

TEST
Construire un groupe nominal à partir de ces éléments:
1. book >> interesting − small − Spanish
2. house >> beautiful − modern − small
3. cap >> cotton − funny − green
4. picture >> modern − ugly − rectangular

REPONSES
1. An interesting small Spanish book.
2. A beautiful small modern house.
3. A funny green cotton cap.
4. An ugly modern rectangular picture.

EXERCISE:
Compléter avec des pronoms réfléchis:
1) The door opens ________________ when someone comes near it.
2) Look at your umbrella! You should buy ________________ a new one.
3) There was so much noise, I couldn't make ________________ heard.
4) "− Who taught you Latin?" || "− I taught ________________ ."
5) They lost the match and were ashamed of ________________ .

REPONSES 1) itself | 2) yourself | 3) myself | 4) myself | 5) themselves

EXERCISES:

1) A / AN, SOME or ANY?

1. I've got __________ cookbook. / 2. There is __________ water in the fridge. / 3. There
isn't __________ whisky left in
the bottle. / 4. There was__________ bottle of whisky on the shelf. / 5. She wants to eat
__________ apple. / 6. Have we
got __________ chips?

2) SOMETHING, ANYTHING OR NOTHING ?

1. He's hungry, but there's __________ to eat in the fridge!
2. I don't want to eat__________
3. I can see __________ under the table. What is it?
4. "Pardon? What did you say?" − "__________ "
5. Is there__________ interesting to watch on TV tonight?

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ANSWERS:
Exercise 1) 1: a | 2: some | 3: any | 4: a | 5: an | 6. any
Exercise 2) 1: nothing | 2: anything | 3: something | 4: Nothing! | 5: anything

TEST

Complétez les 4 premières phrases avec SOME ou ANY.

Les deux suivantes sont à compléter avec MUCH ou MANY.

Questions:

1. I have ______________________________ homework to do for tomorrow.

2. I don't see ______________________________ ducks there!
3. Can I have ______________________________ wine, please?
4. Are there ______________________________ vegetables left?

5. There are ______________________________ people in the cinema.

6. Don't eat ______________________________ sugar.

REPONSES:

1) some
2) any
3) some
4) any
5) many
6) much

EXPLICATIONS:

1) Phrase affirmative: j'ai des devoirs à faire pour demain.

2) Phrase négative: je ne vois pas de canards là-bas!
3) Demande polie: Est-ce que je pourrais avoir du vin, s'il-te-plaît?
4) Phrase interrogative: Reste-il des légumes?
5) MANY + pluriel: il y a beaucoup de personnes dans le cinéma.
6) MUCH + singulier: Ne mange pas beaucoup de sucre.

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QUESTIONS:
1. boat
2. record

1. boat
2. record

1. boat _____________________________
2. record _____________________________
3. money _____________________________
4. tree _____________________________
5. furniture _____________________________
6. evidence _____________________________
7. TV set _____________________________
8. happiness _____________________________
9. sadness _____________________________
10. safety _____________________________
11. bottle _____________________________
12. bread _____________________________
13. knowledge _____________________________
14. wall _____________________________
15. garden _____________________________
16. advice _____________________________
17. baggage _____________________________
18. information _____________________________
19. window _____________________________
20. wine _____________________________

REPONSES:

1. Dénombrable/Countable
2. Dénombrable/Countable
3. Indénombrable/Uncountable
4. Dénombrable/Countable
5. Indénombrable/Uncountable
6. Indénombrable/Uncountable
7. Dénombrable/Countable
8. Indénombrable/Uncountable
9. Indénombrable/Uncountable
10. Indénombrable/Uncountable
11. Dénombrable/Countable
12. Indénombrable/Uncountable
13. Indénombrable/Uncountable
14. Dénombrable/Countable

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15. Dénombrable/Countable
16. Indénombrable/Uncountable
17. Indénombrable/Uncountable
18. Indénombrable/Uncountable
19. Dénombrable/Countable
20. Indénombrable/Uncountable

EXPLICATIONS:

1) bateau
2) disque
3) de l'argent
4) arbre
5) meubles
6) preuves
7) poste de télé
8) le bonheur
9) la tristesse
10) la sécurité
11) une bouteille
12) pain
13) la connaissance
14) mur
15) jardin
16) des conseils
17) des bagages
18) des informations
19) fenêtre
20) vin

EXERCISE:

TEST: Ajoutez l'article défini THE dans les phrases, quand cela est nécessaire.
1) I've just seen ________ latest movie by Spielberg.
2) ________ freedom is the best thing on Earth.
3) ________ Prince Charles will be a good King.
4) ________ boy sitting there is called John.
5) I really like ________ Queen Elizabeth III.
6) I don't like ________ vegetables.
7) On ________ Sundays, I sleep all day long.
8) ________ house we've just visited is the most expensive.
9) ________ life is so boring!
10) ________ Spain is a very nice country!

ANSWERS 1. the | 2. X | 3. X | 4. The | 5. X | 6. X | 7. X | 8. The | 9. X | 10. X

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EXERCISE:
Complétez avec l'un des démonstratifs ci−dessus:
John: Could you please give me ________ (1) record on the table over there?
Mike: Do you want ____________ (2) record here?
John: Yes, ________ (3) record.
Mike: Here you are. Oh, could you give me ________ (4) pens on the table over there?
John: _________ (5) ? Sure, here you are.

REPONSES 1. that | 2. this | 3. that | 4. those | 5. These

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 EXERCICE :VERBE

TEST − Mettre le verbe au présent en BE + −ING

1. They ........................ (study) at the moment.
2. She ........................ TV.
3. What ........................ (you/read) at the moment?
4. I ........................ (cook) dinner tonight. Would you like to come?
5. It ........................ (work). I think it's broken.
6. He ........................ (learn) German for his job.

REPONSES 1. are studying | 2. She is watching TV. | 3. What are you reading at the
moment? | 4. I am cooking | 5. It is not working | 6. He is
learning

EXERCISE: Mettre les verbes au présent simple

1. The cinema _______________ (close) at 7 pm.
2. The _______________ (not/think) that you should buy this dress.
3. We usually _______________ (take) a taxi to go to work.
4. How often _______________ (you go) to the swimming−pool?
5. Courses _______________ (begin) the third of September.
6. When _______________ (he arrive) home in the evenings?
7. They _______________ (not/live) in Washington, they _______________ (live) in New
York.
8. We usually _______________ (take) a taxi to go to work.
9. He _______________ (get up) early on Mondays.
10. I _______________ (not/believe) in witches.
11. The Sun's rays _______________ (take) eight minutes to reach the Earth.

REPONSES
1. closes − 2. do not think = don't think − 3. take − 4. do you go − 5. begin − 6. when does
he arrive home? − 7. don't live | live − 8. take − 9. gets
up − 10. don't believe − 11. take

a)QUESTIONS:

1. Listen! Sandra ______________________________ (play) music! 

2. On Sundays, I always ______________________________ (play) football with my
friends. 
3. I ______________________________ (not/like) carrots. 
4. She ______________________________ (hate) westerns. 
5. Can you help Peter? He ______________________________ (do) his homework. 
6. What ______________________________ (you/watch) on TV? Is it interesting? 
7. When I ______________________________ (go) back home, I will phone my
girlfriend. 
8. We usually ______________________________ (take) a taxi to go to work. 
9. They ______________________________ (not/travel) a lot. 
10. She ______________________________ (not/come). She is looking after her little
sister.

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REPONSES:

1) is playing 
2) play 
3) don't like 
4) hates 
5) is doing 
6) are you watching 
7) go 
8) take 
9) don't travel 
10) isn't coming

EXPLICATIONS: 

7) Dans les propositions subordonnées de temps, on utilise le présent à la place du futur:

Quand je serai de retour à la maison, je téléphonerai à ma petite amie.

b) Présent simple ou présent en BE+ −ING ?

Choisir le bon présent

The train always ________________(1: leave) on time.
"What's the matter? Why ________________(2: cry/you)?"
That's strange. They________________(3: not to watch) TV.
He________________(4: not to speak) very good English.
Please be quiet! I________________(5: do) my homework.
Where________________(6: live/they)?
Listen! John ________________ music! (7: play)
I never ________________(8: go) to the swimming pool.
Harold Black's a famous pianist. He________________(9: give) two or three concerts
every week. He
________________(10: travel) a lot and this week he's in New York.
He________________(11: stay) at an
expensive hotel. He's at his hotel now. He________________(12: have) his breakfast in
the dining−room.
He________________(13: drink) a cup of coffee and he________________(14: read) a
newspaper. Harold's
always very busy. He________________(15: play) the piano regularly.
He________________(16: practise) for
four hours every day. He________________(17: go) to bed late and he always
________________(18: get up)
early. But he sometimes________________(19: get) dressed too quickly, and this
morning
he________________(20: wear) one blue sock and one red one!

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Réponses:
1. leaves | 2. are you crying | 3. are not watching (= aren't watching) | 4. does not speak
(= doesn't speak) | 5. am
doing | 6. do they live | 7. is playing | 8. go
9. gives | 10. travels | 11. is staying (= he's staying) | 12. is having | 13. is drinking | 14. is
reading | 15. plays | 16.
practises | 17. doesn't go | 18. gets up | 19. gets | 20. is wearing

PRESENT SIMPLE OU CONTINU

Choisir le bon présent: présent simple ou présent en BE + -ING.

Les 8 premières phrases n'ont pas de rapport entre elles, alors que les 12 dernières
racontent une petite histoire. Bonne chance! Les formes contractées ne sont acceptées
que dans les négations. Toutes les autres formes contractées sont refusées.

Questions:

1. The train always ______________________________ (leave) on time. 

2. What's the matter? Why ______________________________ (cry/you)? 
3. That's strange. Our kids ______________________________ (not/watch) TV because
they are too tired. 
4. He ______________________________ (not/speak) very good English. 
5. Please be quiet. I ______________________________ (do) my homework! 
6. Where ______________________________ (live/they)? 
7. Listen! John ______________________________ (play) music! 
8. I never ______________________________ (go) to the swimming-pool. 
9. Harold Black is a famous pianist. He ______________________________ (give) two or
three concerts every week. 
10. He ______________________________ (travel) a lot and this week he's in New York. 
11. He ______________________________ (stay) at an expensive hotel. 
12. He's at his hotel now. He ______________________________ (have) his breakfast in
the dining-room. 
13. He ______________________________ (drink) a cup of coffee, and... 
14. ... he ______________________________ (read) a newspaper. 
15. Harold's always very busy. He ______________________________ (play) the piano
regularly. 
16. He ______________________________ (practise) for four hours every day. 
17. He ______________________________ (go) to bed late and... 
18. ... he always ______________________________ (get up) early. 
19. But he sometimes ______________________________ (get) dressed too quickly... 
20. ... and this morning he ______________________________ (wear) one blue sock and
one red one!

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REPONSES:

1) leaves 
2) are you crying 
3) aren't watching 
4) doesn't speak 
5) am doing 
6) do they live 
7) is playing 
8) go 
9) gives 
10) travels 
11) is staying 
12) is having 
13) is drinking 
14) is reading 
15) plays 
16) practises 
17) goes 
18) gets up 
19) gets 
20) is wearing

TEST
Conjuguer les verbes au present perfect:
1. Peter _____________ (steal) my trainers!
2. I ________________ (buy) this magazine.
3. We ______________ (write) three pages this afternoon.
4. _________________ (ever/you/be) to London?
5. I ________________ (finish) my work yet.

ANSWERS
1. Paul has stolen my trainers! 2. I have bought this magazine. 3. We have written three
pages this afternoon. 4. Have you ever been to
London? 5. I have not finshed my work yet. I haven't finished my work yet.

TEST − Compléter avec le verbe au prétérit

____________ (1: you/go) to London yesterday?
Yes, I ____________ (2): I ____________ (3: take) the Eurostar and I ____________ (4:
arrive) at Waterloo
Station. I ____________ (5: meet) old friends there. They ____________ (6: be) all very
happy to see me. I
____________ (7: visit) the town with them and I even ____________ (8: see) Prince
Charles! I ____________
(9: go) to Buckingham Palace too! It ____________ (10: be) a wonderful journey!

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REPONSES 1: did you go | 2: did | 3: took | 4: arrived | 5. met | 6. were | 7: visited | 8:
saw | went | was
(GO, TAKE, MEET, BE, SEE sont irréguliers).

EXERCISE:
Pour ajouter un peu de piment à l'exercice, on donne ici uniquement l'une des 4 formes.
Il faut retrouver les 3 autres.
1. give − ?? − ?? − ??
2. ?? − drew − ?? − ??
3. ?? − ?? − begun − ??
4. ?? − ?? − ?? − rencontrer
5. fly − ?? − ?? − ??
6. ?? − sat − ?? − ??
7. ?? − ?? − brought − ??
8. ?? − ?? − ?? − écrire
9. build − ?? − ?? − ??
10. ?? − ?? − ?? − nager

CORRECTION
1. give − gave − given − donner | 2. draw − drew − drawn − dessiner | 3. begin − began −
begun − commencer | 4. meet − met − met − rencontrer
5. fly − flew − flown − voler | 6. sit − sat − sat − être assis | 7. bring − brought − brought −
apporter | 8. write − wrote − written − écrire
9. build − built − built − construire | 10. swim − swam − swum − nager

TEST
Compléter avec le verbe au prétérit simple ou au prétérit progressif.
1. I ___________________ (do) my homework when Peter ___________________
(arrive).
2. When ___________________ (go) to the disco, we ___________________ (see) a car
accident.
3. When they ___________________ (sleep), they ___________________ (hear) a big
noise.

REPONSES 1. I was doing my homework when Peter arrived. 2. When we were going to
the disco, we saw a car accident. 3. When they were
sleeping, they heard a big noise.

EXERCISE
Choisir le bon temps (prétérit simple ou prétérit en −ING?)
I _____________ (1: have) a bath yesterday when the phone _____________ (2: ring).
"That must be my mother," I
_____________ (3: think). As I _____________ (4: get) out of the bath, I _____________
(5: put) my foot on my watch
and I _____________ (6: break) it. The phone _____________ (7: still/ring). I
_____________ (8: run) out of the bathroom

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and I _____________ (9: hit) my head on the door. It _____________ (10: hurt) terribly
and I _____________ (11: want) to
sit down for a moment, but the phone _____________ (12: still/ring). "Please wait a
minute, mother," I _____________
(13: think). The cats _____________ (14: sit) at the top of the stairs. I _____________
(15: not/see) them and I
_____________ (16: fall). At the bottom of the stairs I _____________ (17: get up). My
right leg _____________ (18: hurt)
more than my head. The phone _____________ (19: still/ring). At last I _____________
(20: answer) it. It _____________
(21: be) my mother. "Hello, dear. Is evrything all right?" she _____________ (22: say).

REPONSES
1: was having | 2: rang | 3: thought | 4: was getting | 5: put | 6: broke | 7: was still ringing
| 8: ran | 9: hit | 10: hurt | 11:
wanted | 12: was still ringing | 13: thought | 14: were sitting | 15: didn't see | 16: fell | 17:
got up | 18: was hurting | 19:
was still ringing [ 20: answered | 21: was | 22: said

TEST

COMPLETER AVEC LE VERBE ENTRE PARENTHESES CONJUGUE AU

PRETERIT SIMPLE OU AU PRETERIT EN -ING:
Les formes contractées ne sont pas acceptées dans cet exercice
Questions:

Last week, I ______________________________ (buy) a new car. 

Sarah ______________________________ (do) her homework 

when you ______________________________ (arrive). 

What ______________________________ (you/do) last summer? 

Peter ______________________________ (not to go) to school because 

he ______________________________ (to be) too tired.

REPONSES:

1) bought 
2) was doing 
3) arrived 
4) did you do 
5) did not go 
6) was

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 TEST : Conjuguez le verbe entre parenthèses au bon temps du passé (les contextes
sont indépendants: a) n'a rien à voir avec b) ni c) )

Questions:

a) - Peter, what ______________________________ (you/do) yesterday?

- I ______________________________ (play) football with Mike.

b) John's father ______________________________ (be) very unhappy: 

when he ______________________________ (get) back home, 
he ______________________________ (find) that 
thieves ______________________________ (break) into his flat.

c) Mum, Sarah ______________________________ (break) my TV! 

I ______________________________ (watch) it 
when she ______________________________ (come) into my room 
and ______________________________ (break) it! I can't watch the football match! Do
something!

REPONSES:

1) did you do 

2) played 
3) was 
4) got 
5) found 
6) had broken 
7) has broken 
8) was watching 
9) came 
10) broke

EXPLICATIONS: 

1) (prétérit)
2) (prétérit)
3) (prétérit irrégulier)
4) (prétérit irrégulier)
5) (prétérit irrégulier)
6) (plus-que-parfait: les voleurs ont cambriolé la maison avant l'arrivée du papa)
7) (present perfect: bilan)

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8) (prétérit en ING: action en progression qui a été interrompue)
9) (prétérit irrégulier : événement qui a interrompu l'action en cours)
10) (prétérit irrégulier : événement qui a interrompu l'action en cours)

a) - Peter, what did you do yesterday? (prétérit)

- I played football with Mike. (prétérit)
Traductions: Peter, qu'as-tu fait hier? J'ai joué au football avec Mike.

b) John's father was (prétérit) very unhappy: when he got (prétérit simple irrégulier)
back home, he found (prétérit simple irrégulier) that thieves had broken (plus-que-
parfait) into his flat.
Traductions: Le père de John était très mécontent. Quand il est revenu à la maison, il a
découvert que des voleurs étaient entrés par effraction dans son appartement.

c) Mum, Sarah has broken (present perfect) my TV! I was watching (prétérit en -ING) it
when she came (prétérit) into my room and broke (prétérit) it! I can't watch the football
match! Do something!
Traductions: Maman, Sarah a cassé ma télé! J'étais en train de la regarder, quand elle
est entrée dans ma chambre et elle l'a cassée. Je ne peux pas regarder le match de foot!
Fais quelque chose!

EXERCISES:
1) Mettre ces mots dans le bon ordre pour reconstituer une phrase:
a) to / New York / I / tomorrow / fly / am / to / going
b) she / records / will / to / bring / the / her / party
c) am / married / I / get / going / to
d) later / guitar / the / play / will / you
e) they / eat / to / going / are
2) Mettre ces verbes au futur:
a) I've just finished my homework so I ________ (to play) video games.
b) She ________ (to give) a concert at the Town Hall next Saturday night.
c) They are hungry; they ________ (to have) a snack.
d) You ________ (not to use) the phone, are you?

REPONSES:
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a. I am going to fly to New York tomorrow.
b. She will bring her records to the party.
c. I am going to get married.
d. You will play the guitar later.
e. They are going to eat.

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TEST
Remettre les mots dans le bon ordre pour reconstituer une phrase. Attention: il y a un
mot en trop, à supprimer.
1. you / going / present / will / to / party / their / be ?
2. be / I / cake / tomorrow / leaving / will
3. she / 9 pm / have / will / by / been / ready / bed
4. midnight / eat / will / they / before / left / have / already

REPONSES 1. Will you be going to their party? (present) 2. I will be leaving tomorrow.
(cake) 3. She will have been ready by 9 pm. (bed) 4. They
will already have left before midnight. (eat)

TEST : Complétez ces phrases avec le verbe conjugué au présent en BE +-ING ou au

présent simple. Double-cliquez sur les mots que vous ne comprenez pas.

Attention, pour les négations, utilisez les formes contractées (mais pas pour les
affirmations).

QUESTIONS:

1. Tom ______________________________ tonight. (not to work). He never works on

Sundays. 
2. We ______________________________ with friends when we get to Boston. (to stay)
We've never been there. 
3. Sandra ______________________________ Sarah at the railway station tomorrow. (to
see) 
4. We can't come. We are busy. We ______________________________ tonight. (to
work) 
5. The train ______________________________ at 10 am tomorrow morning. (to arrive)

REPONSES:

1) doesn't work 
2) are staying 
3) is seeing 
4) are working 
5) arrives

EXPLICATIONS: 

1) (sens futur: Tom ne travaillera pas ce soir.)

2) (sens futur: Nous séjournerons chez des amis quand nous arriverons à Boston).
3) (sens futur: Sandra verra Sarah à la gare demain).
4) (sens futur: nous ne pouvons pas venir. Nous sommes occupés. Nous travaillons ce
soir).
5) (sens futur: le train arrivera à 10h demain matin).

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TEST

Mettre à la forme impérative:

1) you / go to the supermarket
2) we / have a drink
3) you / not to smoke
4) we / not to take the car

REPONSES 1. Go to the supermarket! | 2. Let's have a drink! | 3. Don't smoke! | 4. Let's

not take the car. (We'll go there by bus).

TEST − Compléter chaque verbe prépositionnel avec la bonne préposition.

1. I need to turn ___________ my hi−fi system to listen to the radio.
2. "Stop it now! You are too noisy! Turn ____________ your music!"
3. I'm going to have a rest. I take ________ my clothes.
4. "Put _________ your gun! I know you're not going to shoot me!"
5. The prisoner tries to run __________ _____________ the prison.

REPONSES 1. on | 2. down / off | 3. off | 4. down | 5. away from

TEST

Compléter avec le verbe, conjugué au plus−que−parfait:

1. I went to Paris two days ago. I ___________________ (already / to be) to Europe
several years before.
2. I ate the apple I _________________ (to buy) in the supermarket.
3. _________________ you _________________ (to do) your homework when your
friend arrived?
> Réponse: Yes, I _________________.
> Réponse: No, I _________________.

REPONSES 1. I had already been to Paris 2. I had bought 3. Had you done your
homework −> Yes, I had. / No, I
hadn't.

TEST

Mettre les mots dans le bon ordre pour reconstituer une phrase contenant un verbe au
conditionnel:
1. rich / would / If / buy / a / house / were / big / I
2. said / like / come / She / would / not / to / she
3. could / I / big / would / if / give / you / a / ring / I

REPONSES 1. If I were rich, I would buy a big house. 2. She said she would not like to
come. 3. I would give you a
big ring if I could.

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EXERCISE:

Compléter ces phrases avec le verbe conjugué au bon temps (conditionnel passé +
structure hypothétique le cas
échéant):
1. If you ________________ (study) hard, you ________________ (pass) your exam.
2. He told me that he ________________ (like) to come to the USA with us.
3. If he ________________ (work) all day long, he ________________ (be) happy to go to
the pictures with you.

REPONSES (exemples de réponses; il y a d'autres réponses)

1. If you had studied hard, you would have passed your exam. 2. He told me that he
would have liked to come to the
USA with us.3. If he hadn't worked all day long, he would have been happy to go to the
pictures with you.

TEST: trouver la suite logique de chaque phrase.

Questions:

1. If she had time, _____________________________

2. If John didn't know this beautiful girl, _____________________________
3. If they spent too much time on the beach, _____________________________
4. If Betty liked exotic food, _____________________________
5. If there were enough snow, _____________________________
6. If you travelled by bus, _____________________________
7. If I had your address, _____________________________

REPONSES:

1. she would visit you.

2. he wouldn't invite her out.
3. they would get sunburnt.
4. she wouldn't eat at McDonald's every day.
5. we would go skiing.
6. it would be cheaper.
7. I would send you a postcard.

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 EXERCICE PHRASE

TEST

Compléter ce dialogue avec CAN, MAY, MUST ou HAVE TO à la forme affirmative,

interrogative ou négative.
QUESTIONS:

JOHN: '_____________________________ you come to the match this afternoon?'

PETER: 'I'm sorry. I _____________________________ .

I _____________________________ wash my father's car.'

JOHN: 'But it's raining! You _____________________________ wash it!'

PETER: 'I know, but my parents say the rain _____________________________ stop
soon.
And I _____________________________ go out with you tonight
because I _____________________________ go to my grandmother's birthday party
and I _____________________________ come back late.'

REPONSES:

can
can't
must
don't have to
may
can't
must
may

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EXERCISE:
Construire des phrases selon le modèle suivant:
He went to the hairdresser's (His father...) −> His father had him go to the hairdresser's.
(le sujet entre parenthèses est à l'origine de l'action)
1. He stayed in bed. (The nurse...)
2. He will apologize to you (I...)
3. He admitted that he was wrong. (We...)
REPONSES
1. The nurse had him stay in bed.
2. I will get him to apologize to you.
3. We had him admit that he was wrong.

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EXERCISE:
Comparez ces 2 voitures fictives en utilisant les adjectifs ci−dessous:

MERCEDES Mini
(big car) (small car)
$200,000 $10,000

1. expensive, 2. cheap, 3. powerful, 4. large, 5. comfortable, 6. fast

REPONSES (exemples de réponses; il y a d'autres réponses)

1. The Mercedes is more expensive than the Mini. 2. The Mini is cheaper than the
Mercedes. 3. The Mercedes is more powerful than the Mini. 4.
The Mercedes is larger than the Mini. The Mini is not as large as the Mercedes. 5. The
Mercedes is more comfortable than the Mini. The Mini is
less comfortable than the Mercedes.6. The Mercedes is faster than the Mini.

EXERCISE: Complétez les phrases par un comparatif ou un superlatif de supériorité.

Attention au sens.
a. Canada is (big) ______________ than France but China is (populous)
______________country in the world. | b. We stayed at (cheap)
______________hotel in the town but my cousin’s campsite was (cheap)
______________than our hotel. | c. January is generally (bad)
______________than December but February is (cold) ______________ month. | d.
English is (easy) ______________ than German. | e. Chinese
is (difficult) ______________ language. | f. Heathrow is one of (busy) ______________
airports in Europe. | g. My father thinks that the Beatles
were (good) ______________than the Rolling Stones, but in my opinion, U2 is (great)
______________ band.

REPONSES − Canada is (big) bigger than France but China is (populous) the most
populous country in the world. | b. We stayed at (cheap)
the cheapest hotel in the town but my cousin’s campsite was (cheap) cheaper than our
hotel. | c. January is generally (bad) worse than
December but February is (cold) the coldest month. | d. English is (easy) easier than
German. | e. Chinese is (difficult) the most difficult
language. | f. Heathrow is one of (busy) the busiest airports in Europe. | g. My father
thinks that the Beatles were (good) better than the Rolling
Stones, but in my opinion, U2 is (great) the greatest band.

EXERCISE:
Mettre au style indirect:
1. Sarah said, "I am ill."
2. Paul told me, "Go to the cinema and buy two tickets".
3. Thierry explained to us, "I went to Spain during my holidays".
4. John said, "I will buy a new computer soon".
5. My father told me, "Do your homework!"
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REPONSES
1. Sarah said (that) she was ill.
2. Paul told me to go to the cinema and buy two tickets.
3. Thierry explained to us (that) he had gone to Spain during his holidays.
4. John said (that) he would buy a new computer soon.
5. My father told me to do my homework.

EXERCISE:
> Transformer les phrases actives en phrases à la voix passive.
1. They built the house in two months. > aide: The house.......................................
2. We will carry the luggage upstairs.
3. Everyday John feeds the cat.
4. They have not caught the murderer yet.
5. The fog caused the accident. The police called the ambulance. The insurance will
cover the damage.

CORRECTION
1) The house was built in two months. 2)The luggage will be carried upstairs. 3)
Everyday the cat is fed by John. 4) The murder has not been
caught yet. 5) The accident was caused by the fog. The ambulance was called by the
police. The damage will be covered by the insurance.

EXERCISE: Posez une question sur les mots soulignés.

1. Peter bought a big car yesterday.
2. I ate an apple a few hours ago.
3. I met Sandra in Paris.
4. Watching movies is very interesting.

REPONSES 1. Who bought a big car yesterday? 2. What did you eat a few hours ago? 3. Whom
did you meet in Paris? 4. What is very interesting?

EXERCISE: Posez une question sur les mots soulignés.

1. I saw that movie in a big cinema.
2. I will see my girlfriend next summer.
3. I would like to buy three bottles of milk.
4. I love this film because I love Tom Cruise.
5. Sandra stole my keys!
6. I ate a big cake.
7. I spoke to Sarah.

REPONSES 1. Where did you see that movie? 2. When will your see your girlfriend? 3. How
many bottles of
milk would you like to buy? 4. Why do you love this film? 5. Who stole your keys? 6. What did
you eat? 7.
Who did you speak to? To whom did you speak?

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QUESTIONS:

1. Peter drives very carefully, ______________________________? 

2. You didn't go to the supermarket, ______________________________? 
3. You will go to the cinema tomorrow, ______________________________? 
4. You can drive my car, ______________________________? 
5. Sarah doesn't like football, ______________________________?

REPONSES:

1) doesn't he 
2) did you 
3) won't you 
4) can't you 
5) does she

EXPLICATIONS: 

1) Auxiliaire DOES car DRIVES est au présent simple, 3e personne du singulier. Forme
négative car le 1er morceau est à la forme affirmative.
2) Auxiliaire DID car DIDN'T GO est au prétérit simple. Forme affirmative car le 1er
morceau est à la forme négative.
3) Forme contractée WON'T YOU car WILL GO est au futur simple. Forme négative
car le 1er morceau est à la forme affirmative.
4) On reprend ici la forme contractée (négative) du modal CAN. 
5) Auxliaire DOES du présent simple, à la forme affirmative. On utilise le pronom
personnel qui correspond à Sarah: "she" ("does Sarah?" est faux).

EXERCISE:

TEST
Complétez ces phrases avec le bon pronom relatif:
1. The girl, _____________ is sitting on the bench, is called Sarah.
2. The dog, _____________ John has just bought, is very clever.
3. The actor, _____________ films are very famous, is very happy.

Construisez une seule phrase à partir de ces 2 phrases:

4. Peter has met his girlfriend. She is a journalist.
5. His house is located near London. It very large.
6. Peter has just bought a car. He has found it abroad..

REPONSES 1. who 2. which 3. whose 4. Peter has met his girlfriend, who is a journalist.
5. His house, which is located near London, is very
large. 6. Peter has just bought a car, which he has found abroad

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EXERCISE: Choisissez le bon pronom relatif:
1. It is the book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I've just read.
2. She is the girl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sat next to me in the bus.
3. They are the people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . helped me.
4. This is the dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scared me.

Construire une relative définissante à partir de ces 2 phrases:

5. A robot is a machine. It can replace human
workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
6. A vet is a doctor. He treats animals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . ...
7. Pets are animals. They are kept at home as
companions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
8. A robot is a machine. It looks like a human being. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..............

REPONSES:
1. Ø / that / which 2. that / who 3. that / who 4. that / which
5. A robot is a machine which/that can replace human workers.
6. A vet is a doctor who/that treats animals.
7. Pets are animals that/which are kept at home as companions.
8. A robot is a machine which/that looks like a human being.

QUESTIONS:

- Complétez ces phrases avec le bon pronom relatif (dans la liste ci-dessus):
The man, ______________________________ is sitting on the chair, is a teacher. 
- The dog, ______________________________ is eating, belongs to Mike. 
- This actor, ______________________________ films are very bad, is really rich. 
- 

Construisez une seule phrase à partir de ces 2 phrases (utilisez une proposition relative):
John is speaking to his boss. His boss is a famous writer.
______________________________ 
- I like the town. You live there. ______________________________ 
- I like the painting. It is in this room. ______________________________

REPONSES:

1) who 
2) which 
3) whose 
4) John is speaking to his boss, who is a famous writer. 
5) I like the town where you live. 
6) I like the painting which is in this room.

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EXERCISE:

Complétez avec la bonne préposition (chaque préposition ne peut être utilisée qu'une
fois): over − before − till
− under − near − opposite − to

1) He lives _____________ London.

2) The helicopter flew _____________ the house.
3) I'll be back _____________ 10. Don't worry!
4) The bus stop is _____________ the cinema.
5) I waited _____________ 11.
6) he drove from Boston _____________ Miami.
7) They slept _____________ a tree.

REPONSES
1. near | 2. over | 3. before | 4. opposite | 5. till | 6. to | 7. under

TEST − Compléter avec la bonne préposition.

1. Yesterday, I was in New York: I come _____________
2. I think I'll arrive _________________ eight pm _____________
3. My parents gave this record _____________ my sister.
4. I will be in Spain _____________ a few days.
5. I live _____________ Paris.
6. I'll move _____________ Italy next year.

REPONSES 1. from | 2. at − on | 3. to | 4. for | 5. in | 6. to

TEST

A) Mettre ces verbes au gérondif: 1. to give | 2. to walk | 3. to sit | 4. to help

B) Transformer ces phrases en utilisant BY ou WHILE suivi d'un participe présent.
Utilisez l'un de ces verbes:
to look, to watch, to work
1. He passed his exam __________________ very hard.
2. He did his homework __________________ TV.
3. They found the way to our house __________________ at their map.
REPONSES
A) 1. giving | 2. walking | 3. sitting (même règle que pour le présent en −ING: verbe
d'une syllabe se terminant par
Consonne−Voyelle−Consonne > doublement de la consonne finale) | 4. helping
B) 1. by working hard (il a réussi son examen en travaillant dur) | 2. while watching TV |
3. by looking at their map

EXERCISES:
Mettre ces éléments dans le bon ordre pour reconstituer une phrase:
1. tea / have / 's / let / cup / a / of
2. a / car / about / buying / huge / what / ?
3. don't / why / we / together / cinema / to / the / ? / go
4. could / take / we / train / the / Madrid / to

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REPONSES
Let's have a cup of tea.
What about buying a huge car?
Why don't we to the cinema together?
We could take the train to Madrid.

EXERCICE:

Complétez ces phrases avec les bons "question tags"

QUESTIONS:

1. Peter drives very carefully, ______________________________? 

2. You didn't go to the supermarket, ______________________________? 
3. You will go to the cinema tomorrow, ______________________________? 
4. You can drive my car, ______________________________? 
5. Sarah doesn't like football, ______________________________?

REPONSES:

1) doesn't he 
2) did you 
3) won't you 
4) can't you 
5) does she

EXPLICATIONS: 

1) Auxiliaire DOES car DRIVES est au présent simple, 3e personne du singulier. Forme
négative car le 1er morceau est à la forme affirmative.
2) Auxiliaire DID car DIDN'T GO est au prétérit simple. Forme affirmative car le 1er
morceau est à la forme négative.
3) Forme contractée WON'T YOU car WILL GO est au futur simple. Forme négative
car le 1er morceau est à la forme affirmative.
4) On reprend ici la forme contractée (négative) du modal CAN. 
5) Auxliaire DOES du présent simple, à la forme affirmative. On utilise le pronom
personnel qui correspond à Sarah: "she" ("does Sarah?" est faux).

EXERCICE.
What time is it? Quelle heure est-il?
Ecrire en toutes lettres les heures suivantes (elles sont indiquées au format 24 heures):

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QUESTIONS:
1) 14:20 __________________
It's twenty past two.
It's twenty to two.
It's two fourteen.

2) 06:50 __________________
It's ten to seven.
It's six to fifty.
It's sixty sixty.

3) 07:30 __________________
It's half to seven.
It's half past seven.
It's seven past half.

4) 12:00 __________________
It's noon.
It's sixty past eleven.
It's o'clock.

5) 01:15 __________________
It's one past one.
It's a quarter past one.
It's fifteen fifteen.

6) 09:45 __________________
It's a quarter to ten.
It's fifteen past nine.
It's fifteen to eight.

7) 18:22 __________________
It's twenty-two past sixteen.
It's two past twenty.
It's twenty-two past six.

8) 19:51 __________________
It's nine to eight.
It's nine past eight.
It's eight to nine.

9) 00:00 __________________
It's midday.
It's midnight.
It's noon.

10) 15:36 __________________

It's half past four.
It's four to four.
It's twenty-four to four.

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REPONSES:

1. It's twenty past two.

2. It's ten to seven.
3. It's half past seven.
4. It's noon.
5. It's a quarter past one.
6. It's a quarter to ten.
7. It's twenty-two past six.
8. It's nine to eight.
9. It's midnight.
10. It's twenty-four to four.

EXPLICATIONS: 

4) On peut aussi dire MIDDAY.

LES MOTS DE LIAISON : exercice

Compléter cette lettre avec les bons mots de liaison.

Dear Mum and Dad

You must be wondering why you haven't heard from me over the
last couple of weeks.                      it is                  
 I've been trying to collect my thoughts                  
 find the right words to tell you what has happened.      
 I don't want anyone to feel hurt                  
 any decision I might make.
I know I promised when I took the job here that it would be for a
maximum of two years and                     I would return
home and run the family business. Believe me,                  
 that was what I genuinely planned to do.             
 two things have happened to make me want to change
those plans -                      have I been offered a
permanent contract,                      I have fallen in love -
with Neil, a colleague in the same department - I've mentioned
him often in letters.                      , we would like to get
married out here quite soon. I do hope you both aren't too
shocked and disappointed by all of this.                      

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hasn't Paul always shown more flair for business than me?            
 might it not be the best solution that my baby
brother run the family firm?                      I think he'd
do it very well.
Please write soon. I can't feel truly and completely happy about it
all until I hear your reactions. I can't wait for you to meet Neil - I
just know you'll love him!
All my love
Kay

LES MOTS DE LIAISON : exercice

Compléter cette lettre avec les bons mots de
liaison.
Dear Mum and Dad
You must be wondering why you haven't heard from me over the
last couple of weeks. Basically,Actually, it is because I've been
trying to collect my thoughts so as to find the right words to tell
you what has happened. Naturally, I don't want anyone to feel
hurt as a result of any decision I might make.
I know I promised when I took the job here that it would be for a
maximum of two years andconsequently after that I would return
home and run the family business. Believe me, at that timethat
was what I genuinely planned to do. Although But two things have
happened to make me want to change those plans - not only have
I been offered a permanent contract, moreover but also I have
fallen in love - with Neil, a colleague in the same department - I've
mentioned him often in letters. Personally Naturally , we would
like to get married out here quite soon. I do hope you both aren't
too shocked and disappointed by all of this. As well, In
addition, hasn't Paul always shown more flair for business than
me? In the main All in all might it not be the best solution that my
baby brother run the family firm? Personally,I think he'd do it very
well.
Please write soon. I can't feel truly and completely happy about it
all until I hear your reactions. I can't wait for you to meet Neil - I
just know you'll love him!
All my love

> EXERCICE:
Donnez un conseil en anglais à ces 4 personnes. Changez à chaque fois de structure:

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1) I'm too tired at work. Je suis trop fatigué au travail.

2) I'm too fat. Je suis trop gros.

3) I have a temperature. J'ai de la température.

4) I have bad marks at school. J'ai de mauvaises notes à l'école

CORRIGE:
1) I'm too tired at work. Je suis trop fatigué au travail.
You should sleep more.Tu devrais dormir plus.

2) I'm too fat. Je suis trop gros.

You'd better go on a diet. Tu ferais mieux de faire un régime.

3) I have a temperature. J'ai de la température.

Why don't you call a doctor? Pourquoi n'appelles-tu pas un docteur?

4) I have bad marks at school. J'ai de mauvaises notes à l'école.

You ought to study harder to pass your exams. Tu dois étudier plus pour réussir tes
examens.

QUESTIONS:
1. Sabrina doesn't play tennis. (Steve) -» ______________________________ 
2. You went to Australia last year. (I) -» ______________________________ 
3. Mike doesn't like mathematics. (I) -» ______________________________

REPONSES:

1) Neither does Steve. 

2) So did I. 
3) Neither do I.

EXERCISE:
A) Trouvez les adverbes formés à partir de ces adjectifs: bad, clear, different, sad,
simple, calm
B) Insérez ces adverbes dans les phrases: 1. I like this wine. (very much) | 2. We will go
to the cinema tonight. (probably) | 3. I lost my temper.
(nearly)

REPONSES
A . badly, clearly, differently, sadly, simply, calmly
B. 1. I like this wine very much. 2. We will probably go to the cinema tonight. 3. I nearly
lost my temper.

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