1. If I (have) powers, I would arrest all the bad people.
2. She wishes he (be) by her side.
3. If only you (call) me earlier, I would have come.
4. If I (be) you, I wouldn’t have done this that way.
5. He would rather you (arrive) earlier.
6. My grandmother really wishes she (be) younger.
7. Suppose they (forget) their luggage, what would they do?
8. If she (fail), she would have been devastated.
9. I would you rather (leave) now and (come) back before the weather worsens.
10. If they had trusted him, they (be) in big troubles today.
Réponses :
1. If I had powers, I would arrest all the bad people. (Si j’avais des pouvoirs, j’arrêterais tous les méchants.)
2. She wishes he were by her side. (Elle aurait aimé qu’il soit à ses côtés.)
3. If only you had called me earlier, I would have come. (Si seulement tu m’avais appelé plus tôt, je serais venu.)
4. If I were you, I wouldn’t have done this that way. (Si j’étais toi, je ne l’aurais pas fait de cette façon.)
5. He would rather you arrived earlier. (Il préférerait que tu arrives plus tôt.)
6. My grandmother really wishes she were younger. (Ma grand-mère aimerait réellement être plus jeune.)
7. Suppose they forgot their luggage, what would they do? (Imagine qu’ils oublient leurs bagages, qu’est-ce qu’ils feraient ?)
8. If she had failed it, she would have been devastated. (Si elle avait échoué, elle aurait été anéantie.)
9. I would rather you left now and came back before the weather worsens. (Je préférerais qu’il s’en aille maintenant et qu’il revienne avant que le temps n’empire.)
10. If they had trusted him, they would have been in big troubles today. (S’ils lui avaient fait confiance, ils auraient été dans un sale pétrin aujourd’hui.)
1. Cette actrice est célèbre depuis longtemps.
2. Elle a commencé sa carrière dans les années 90.
3. Ce petit garçon chante ses chansons préférées depuis deux heures.
4. J’ai rencontré cet artiste il y a deux ans.
5. Laura avait 6 ans quand elle a déménagé.
6. La première fois que j’ai rencontré Johnny, je travaillais l’école.
7. La dernière fois que je l’ai vue, elle était blonde.
8. Elle lisait depuis une heure lorsqu’elle décida d’aller se coucher.
9. Vanessa et Jack sont mes amis depuis longtemps.
10. She is the best actress I have ever met!
Réponses :
1. This actress has been famous for a long time now.
2. She began her career in the 1990s.
3. This little boy has been singing his favourite songs for two hours.
4. I met this artist two years ago.
5. Laura was six when she moved out.
6. The first time I met Johnny, I was working at school.
7. Last time I saw her, she was blond.
8. She had been reading for an hour when she decided to go to bed.
9. Vanessa and Jack have been my friends for a long time.
10. C’est la meilleure actrice que j’aie jamais rencontrée !
1. J’ai oublié de relier mon dossier, alors je vais devoir partir tôt.
2. Je ne dépense plus autant d’argent qu’autrefois.
3. Quand es-tu allé au supermarché ? – Mercredi et j’ai perdu 300 livres.
4. Depuis combien de temps travailles-tu dans cette entreprise ?
5. Savez-vous où est Jack ? – Oui, il est allé au cinéma.
6. Pourquoi est-ce que mon sac est mouillé ? – Je crois que quelqu’un a renversé ton verre !
7. Quelle nouvelle surprenante ! Tu en as entendu parler ? Le Président s’est marié hier matin.
8. Hier, je me suis réveillé à l’heure du dîner.
9. Quand j’étais jeune, j’ai vécu à l’étranger pendant quelques années.
10. Il n’est pas habitué à travailler. Avant, il passait son temps à ne rien faire !
Réponses :
1. I’ve forgotten to bind my file, so I’ll have to leave early.
2. I don’t spend as much money as I used to.
3. When did you go to the supermarket? – On Wednesday and I lost 300 pounds.
4. How long have you been working in this company?
5. Do you know where Jack is? – Yes, he’s gone to the cinema.
6. Why is my bag wet? – I think somebody has spilled your drink!
7. What surprising news! Have you heard about it? The President got married yesterday morning.
8. Yesterday, I woke up at dinnertime.
9. When I was young, I lived abroad for a few years.
10. He’s not used to working. He used to spend all his time doing nothing.
1. Children _____ respect old people more than now.
2. He _____ wake up early in the morning
3. They _____ (not) living together.
4. He hopes that she _____ (will) his bad temper
5. I (not) smoke.
Réponses :
1. Children used to respect old people more than now. (Autrefois, les enfants respectaient les personnes âgées plus que maintenant.)
2. He is used to wake up early in the morning. (Il a l’habitude de se lever tôt le matin.)
3. They are not used to living together. (Ils n’ont pas l’habitude de vivre ensemble.)
4. He hopes that she will get used to his bad temper. (Il espère qu’elle s’habituera à son mauvais caractère.)
5. I didn’t used to smoke. (Avant, je ne fumais pas.)
1. What _____ (you + to mean) when you told her you wouldn’t come to the wedding?
2. How long _____ (you + to teach)? For 10 years now.
3. I’m not thirsty anymore, I _____ (to drink) the whole bottle!
4. She _____ (stay) in New York for 2 weeks. Today, she lives in Los Angeles.
5. What time _____ (your train + to leave) this morning?
6. The postman _____ (to knock) at the door since 8 a.m.
7. He _____ (to cry) for almost 2 hours now!
8. I _____ (to leave) him 3 years ago.
9. When I _____ (to see) the rainbow, I felt better.
10. They (to have dinner) when the phone _____ (to ring).
Réponses :
1. What did you mean when you told her you wouldn’t come to the wedding? (Qu’est-ce que tu voulais dire lorsque tu lui as dis que tu n’allais pas au mariage?)
2. How long have you been teaching? For 10 years now. (Depuis combien de temps enseignes-tu ? Depuis 10 ans maintenant.)
3. I’m not thirsty anymore, I have drunk the whole bottle! (Je n’ai plus soif, j’ai bu toute la bouteille !)
4. She stayed in New York for 2 weeks. Today, she lives in Los Angeles. (Elle est restée à New York pendant 2 semaines. Aujourd’hui, elle habite à Los Angeles.)
5. What time did your train leave this morning? (A quelle heure partait ton train ce matin ?)
6. The postman has been knocking at the door since 8 a.m. (Le facteur frappe à la porte depuis 8 heures du matin.)
7. He has been crying for almost 2 hours now! (Il pleure depuis presque 2 heures maintenant !)
8. I left him 3 years ago. (Je l’ai quitté il y a 3 ans.)
9. When I saw the rainbow, I felt better. (Lorsque je vis l’arc-en-ciel, je me sentis mieux.)
10. They were having dinner when the phone rang. (Ils dînaient lorsque le téléphone sonna.)
1. If you _____ (know), can’t you tell me?
2. If you _____ (know), you wouldn’t be so nice.
3. If I ever _____ (meet) her again on the street, I _____ (will) scream!
4. It’s high time you _____ (leave).
5. It’s time they _____ (know) the truth.
6. He’d rather you _____ (leave) him alone.
7. I wish you _____ (be) a doctor.
8. They wish they _____ (can) dance like him.
9. The first time you _____ (come) here.
10. Suppose he _____ (get) sick, who will look after him?
Réponses :
1. If you know, can’t you tell me? (Si tu sais, ne peux-tu pas me le dire ?)
2. If you knew, you wouldn’t be so nice. (Si tu savais, tu ne serais pas aussi gentille.)
3. If I ever meet her again on the street, I will scream! (Si jamais je la revois dans la rue, je crie !)
4. It’s high time you left. (Il est grand temps que tu partes.)
5. It’s time they knew the truth. (Il est temps qu’ils sachent la vérité.)
6. He’d rather you left him alone. (Il préférerait que tu le laisses tranquille.)
7. I wish you were a doctor. (Je souhaiterais que tu sois docteur.)
8. They wish they could dance like him. (Ils voudraient danser comme lui.)
9. The first time you came here. (La première fois que tu es venu.)
10. Suppose he gets sick, who will look after him ? (Imagine qu’il tombe malade, qui va le garder ?)
– La phrase affirmative
| I’d been reading |
| You’d been reading |
| He / She / It’d been reading |
| We’d been reading |
| You’d been reading |
| They’d been reading |
– La phrase négative
| I hadn’t been reading |
| You hadn’t been reading |
| He / She / It hadn’t been reading |
| We hadn’t been reading |
| You hadn’t been reading |
| They hadn’t been reading |
– La phrase interrogative
| Had I been reading? |
| Had you been reading? |
| Had he / she / it been reading? |
| Had we been reading? |
| Had you been reading? |
| Had they been reading? |
Sujet + have conjugué au passé + been + verbe en –ing + (complément)
Exemple 1 : « I had been working for them for 5 years when he was hired. » (Je travaillais pour eux depuis 5 ans lorsqu’il a été embauché.)
Exemple 2 : « They were exhausted because they had been walking all day. » (Ils étaient épuisés car ils avaient marché toute la journée.)
Exemple 1 : « He had been waiting for years. » (Il attendait depuis des années.)
Exemple 2 : « When I saw him, I noticed that he had been sleeping a lot. » (Lorsque je le vis, je remarquai qu’il avait beaucoup dormi.)
– La phrase affirmative
| I’d realized |
| You’d realized |
| He / She / It’d realized |
| We’d realized |
| You’d realized |
| They’d realized |
– La phrase négative
| I hadn’t realized |
| You hadn’t realized |
| He / She / It hadn’t realized |
| We hadn’t realized |
| You hadn’t realized |
| They hadn’t realized |
– La phrase interrogative
| Had I realized? |
| Had you realized? |
| Had he / she / it realized? |
| Had we realized? |
| Had you realized? |
| Had they realized? |
Les tableaux ci-dessous prennent pour exemple le verbe lexical irrégulier « to bring » (apporter).
| BASE VERBALE | PRETERIT | PARTICIPE PASSE |
| Bring | Brought | Brought |
– La phrase affirmative
| I’d brought |
| You’d brought |
| He / She / It’d brought |
| We’d brought |
| You’d brought |
| They’d brought |
– La phrase négative
| I hadn’t brought |
| You hadn’t brought |
| He / She / It hadn’t brought |
| We hadn’t brought |
| You hadn’t brought |
| They hadn’t brought |
– La phrase interrogative
| Had I brought? |
| Had you brought? |
| Had he / she / it brought? |
| Had we brought? |
| Had you brought? |
| Had they brought? |