Étiquette : temps

preterit anglais exercice

EXERCICE 2

Mettez les phrases à la forme négative du prétérit:

  1. I sold my house two years ago. → I  my house two years ago.
  2. Tom ran after the taxi. → Tom  after the taxi.
  3. Hiromi wore her new dress at the party. → Hiromi  her new dress at the party.
  4. We went to Paris in February. → We  to Paris in February.
  5. I sent an email to Paul. → I  an email to Paul.
  6. I flew to Paris last week. → I  to Paris last week.
  7. You caught a cold. → You  a cold.
  8. Tina drew a comic book. → Tina  a comic book.
  9. We drove to the seaside. → We  to the seaside.
  10. He left a note for you. → He  a note for you.


CORRECTION EXERCICE 2

  1. I didn’t (did not) sell my house two years ago.
  2. Tom did not run after the taxi.
  3. Hiromi did not wear her new dress at the party.
  4. We did not go to Paris in February.
  5. I did not send an email to Paul.
  6. I did not fly to Paris last week.
  7. You did not catch a cold.
  8. Tina did not draw a comic book.
  9. We did not drive to the seaside
  10. He did not leave a note for you.

exercice preterit anglais

EXERCICE 3

Faites des questions avec les mots entre parenthèses:

  1. (you/dance)   at the club last night?
  2. (she/do)   her homework?
  3. (Sam/work)   at the post office?
  4. (He/help)   you with the cleaning-up?
  5. When (I/say)   that?

EXERCICE 4

Mettre les verbes entre parenthèse au prétérit à la forme nécessaire:

  1. We  for Paris yesterday. (leave)
  2. My friend  (travel) to Japan last year.
  3. I  (live) with my grandparents when I was a child.
  4. We  (work) the whole night.
  5. She  (spend) the whole day working at the mall.
  6. We  (play) video games for an hour.
  7. Our team  (win) the rugby trophy last year.
  8.  you not  (receive) my letter?
  9. She   (not know) what she was supposed to do.
  10. The dog   (enter) the room when I was sleeping.

CORRECTION EXERCICE 3

  1. Did you dance at the club last night?
  2. Did she do her homework?
  3. Did Sam work at the post office?
  4. Did he help you with the cleaning-up?
  5. When did I say that?

CORRECTION EXERCICE 4

  1. left
  2. traveled
  3. lived
  4. worked
  5. spent
  6.  played
  7. won
  8. Did you not receive
  9. did not know
  10. entered

exercice preterit en anglais: poser des questions

EXERCICE 3

Faites des questions en vous aidant des mots entre parenthèses:

  1. (you/see)   that new movie last night?
  2. Why (they/say)   that to her?
  3. When (Simon/arrive)   in Las Vegas?
  4. (they/tell)   about Sarah’s wedding?
  5. How (you/do)   that?
  6. (you/smoke)   a cigarette last night?
  7. (she/learn)   how to speak german?
  8. (Sam/speak)   with you already?
  9. (they/tell)   you about the accident?
  10. When (he/watch)   that movie?


CORRECTION EXERCICE 3

  1. Did you see that new movie last night?
  2. Why did they say that to her?
  3. When did Simon arrive in Las Vegas?
  4. Did they tell about Sarah’s wedding?
  5. How you do that?
  6. Did you smoke a cigarette last night?
  7. Did she learn how to speak german?
  8. Did Sam speak with you already?
  9. Did they tell you about the accident?
  10. When did he watch that movie?

Le present continu ing exercice

EXERCICE 3

Construisez des questions au Present Simple ING:

  1. (he/visit/Paris/today)  ?
  2. (you/eat/sushis)  ?
  3. (you/read/the newspaper)  ?
  4. (we/go/to the supermarket)  ?
  5. (she/make/dinner)  ?

CORRECTION EXERCICE 3

  1. Is he visiting Paris today?
  2. Are you eating sushis?
  3. Are you reading the newspaper?
  4. Are we going to the supermarket?
  5. Is she making dinner?

exercice anglais to be preterit

EXERCICE 2

Formez les questions correctement:

  1. (you / be / tired last night)? → Were you tired last night?
  2. (the movie / be / good)? →  
  3. (we / be / too fast)? →  
  4. (he / be / a writer when he was young)? →  
  5. (you / be / in the class last tuesday)? →  
  6. (he / be / a good player)? →  
  7. (he / be / on time)? →  
  8. (Tom and Tina / be / at the party)? →  
  9. (They / be / in London)? →
  10. (where / you / be)? →  
  11. (what / that noise / be)? →  
  12. (who / that boy / be)? →  
  13. (how / the party / be)? →  
  14. (where / the key / be)? →  
  15. (why / the window open / be)? →  
  16. (who / the singer / be)? →  
  17. (how / your holiday / be)? →  
  18. (what / the weather like / be)? →  
  19. (why / the kids awake / be)? →  
  20. (Sam / be / at the bar)? →  

CORRECTION EXERCICE 2

  1. Were you tired last night?
  2. Was the movie good?
  3. Were we too fast?
  4. Was he a writer when he was young?
  5. Were you in the class last tuesday?
  6. Was he a good player?
  7. Was he on time?
  8. Were Tom and Tina at the party?
  9. Were they in London?
  10. Where were you?
  11. What was that noise?
  12. Who was that boy?
  13. How was the party?
  14. Where was the key?
  15. Why was the window open?
  16. Who was the singer?
  17. How was your holiday?
  18. What was the weather like?
  19. Why were the kids awake?
  20. Was Sam at the bar?

to be preterit exercice

EXERCICE 3

Formez les phrases correctement (interrogatives, affirmatives et négatives):

  1. (I / be / at the pub last night) → I was at the pub last night.
  2. (the dogs / be / quiet)? →  
  3. (we / be / in a supermarket when you called)? →  
  4. (I / be / late)? →  
  5. (he / be / a football player when he was young) →  
  6. (where / we / be)? →  
  7. (you / be / okay)? →  
  8. (we / be / too tired) →  
  9. (how / the movie / be)? →  
  10. (they / be / late for the meeting) →  
  11. (you / be / in the garage) →  
  12. (what / her name / be)? →  
  13. (it / not / be / hot) →  
  14. (he / be / handsome)? →  
  15. (he / not / be my husband at the time) →  
  16. (he / be / scared) →  
  17. (why / you / be / late)? →  
  18. (you / not / be / early) →  
  19. (they not / be / happy together) →  
  20. (we / not / be / in Korea) →  

CORRECTION EXERCICE 3

  1. I was at the pub last night
  2. Were the dogs quiet?
  3. Were we in a supermarket when you called
  4. Was I late?
  5. He was a football player when he was young
  6. Where were we?
  7. Were you okay?
  8. We were too tired
  9. How was the movie?
  10. They were late for the meeting
  11. You were in the garage
  12. What was her name?
  13. It wasn’t hot
  14. Was he handsome?
  15. He wasn’t my husband at the time
  16. He was scared
  17. Why were you late?
  18. You weren’t early
  19. They weren’t happy together
  20. We weren’t in Korea

futur perfect exercice anglais

EXERCICE 2

Mettez les verbes entre parenthèse au futur perfect:

  1. You (finish/not)     this work by the end of the work day.
  2. Don’t come round before 9 o’clock. I (get up/not)     by then.
  3. They (arrive/not)     yet.
  4. He (forget/not)     to lock the door.
  5. We (switch off/not)     the TV.

CORRECTION EXERCICE 2

  1. You will not have finished this work by the end of the work day.
  2. Don’t come round before 9 o’clock. I will not have got up by then.
  3. They will not have arrived yet.
  4. He will not have forgotten to lock the door.
  5. We will not have switched off the TV.

Exercice temps anglais 15

Exercice temps anglais:

Simple Past ou Past Perfect

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Exercice 1

Choisissez le temps qui convient (past simple ou past perfect).

  1. The wind  away the magazines that I  on the garden table.
  2. The teacher  the essays that his students  .
  3. The girls  at the pictures that they  the day before.

Exercice 2

Complétez les phrases suivantes avec le past simple ou le past perfect:

  1. Yesterday, Wendy (go)   to Starbucks after work.
  2. She (sit)   down at a table outside and (look)   at the menu.
  3. When the waiter (come)   to take her order, she (be)   surprised.
  4. It (be)   Simon, an old friend from school.
  5. They (see/not)   each other for at least ten years.
  6. So they (tell)   each other what(happen)   in the past ten years.

Correction exercice 1

  1. The wind blew away the magazines that I had left on the garden table.
  2. The teacher corrected the essays that his students had written.
  3. The girls laughed at the pictures that they had taken the day before.

Correction exercice 2

  1. Yesterday, Wendy went to Starbucks after work.
  2. She sat down at a table outside and looked at the menu.
  3. When the waiter came to take her order, she was surprised.
  4. It was Simon, an old friend from school.
  5. They had not seen each other for at least ten years.
  6. So they told each other what had happened in the past ten years.

Exercice temps anglais 14

Exercice temps anglais

Simple Past OU Present Perfect Simple ?

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Exercice 1

Choisissez le temps qui convient (simple past ou present perfect simple).

1.   to Japan?

2. Yes, I  there four times.

3. When  to Japan?

4. I last  there three years ago.  a few days in Osaka.

Exercice 2

Complétez les phrases suivantes avec le simple past ou le present perfect simple:

1. He (tell/already)   you why he won’t be able to come.

2. The children (go/not)   to school on Tuesday.

3. I (give)   you his email adress last month.

4. Why (you/call/not)   her yet?

5. (you/see)   that new movie yet?

6. I (visit)   a good friend of mine the other day.

7. My parents (send)   me a birthday present yesterday.

8. We (hear)   a great new song on the radio two days ago.

9. We (get/just)   home.

10. So far he (speak/only)   about his new car.


Correction exercice 1

  1. Have you ever been to Japan?
  2. Yes, I have been there four times.
  3. When did you last go to Japan?
  4. I last went there three years ago. I spent a few days in Osaka.

Correction exercice 2

  1. He has already told you why he won’t be able to come.
  2. The children did not go to school on Tuesday.
  3. I gave you his email adress last month.
  4. Why have you not called her yet?
  5. Have you seen that new movie yet?
  6. I visited a good friend of mine the other day.
  7. My parents sent me a birthday present yesterday.
  8. We heard a great new song on the radio two days ago.
  9. We have just got home.
  10. So far he has only spoken about his new car.

Exercice temps anglais 13

Exercice temps anglais:

Simple past ou past progressive

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Exercice 1

Choisissez le temps qui convient (past simple ou past progressive):

1. While Tom  video games, his wife  a book in the lounge.

2. He  a number.

3. While I  around the USA, I  many interesting places.

Exercice 2

Complétez les phrases suivantes avec le past simple ou le past progressive:

1. While Kevin (watch)   soccer on TV, Wendy (listen)   to the radio.

2. When I (walk)   down Queen Street, I (discover)   a wonderful store.

3. The angry little boy (throw)   her toy onto the floor and(stamp)   her foot.

4. I (receive)   your email while I (sit)   in the hospital waiting room.

5. When Tina (be)   little, she (hate)   the smell of broccoli.


Correction exercice 1

  1. While Tom was playing video games, his wife was reading a book in the lounge.
  2. He stood up, went to the phone and dialled a number.
  3. While I was travelling around the USA, I visited many interesting places.

Correction exercice 2

  1. While Kevin was watching soccer on TV, Wendy was listening to the radio.
  2. When I was walking down Queen Street, I discovered a wonderful store.
  3. The angry little boy threw her toy onto the floor and stamped her foot.
  4. I received your email while I was sitting in the hospital waiting room.
  5. When Tina was little, she hated the smell of broccoli.