Stphanie Melyon-Reinette

UNIVERSITE DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE (UNIVERSITY OF THE FRENCH WEST INDIES) UNITE DE FORMATION DE RECHERCHE SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES DES ACTIVITES PHYSIQUES ET SPORTIVES

Langue Vivante Anglais Exercices de Grammaire

Enseignant :

Stphanie MELYON-REINETTE Doctorante, 4me anne Vacataire Dpartement dEtudes Anglophones C.R.I.L.LA.S.H. (EA 4095)

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A. CONJUGAISON DES VERBES : NEGATION & INTERROGATION

I. Mettre la forme interrogative, puis la forme ngative (avec contractions) 1. Bill and Peter are on friendly terms. 2. Her brother plays the piano. 3. The policeman caught the thief. 4. Patricia has been waiting for them for a long time. 5. Their children can speak Italian. 6. Your English friend would have understood the play. 6. John has got a tape-recorder. 7. His wife often goes to London. 8. Their daughter is good at Maths. 9. The audience has been disappointed. 10. The neighbours have bought a new car. II. Mettre la forme interro-ngative (avec contractions) 1. She will be glad to see us. 2. We should invite our cousins. 3. You bought your camera in London. 4. Jennifer looks like he mother. 5. Everybody was surprised. 6. Her husband did the cooking. 7. Nancy always does her homework alone. 8. You have met my wife. 9. Their son would be glad to spend the year in the United States. 10. The movie would have been too serious for the children. III. Rpondre aux questions selon le modle:

Did he buy a book ? (a record) No , he di dnt ( buy a b oo k) , he b ou ght a re cord.

1. Did he wear an overcoat? (a raincoat). 2. Did they give her a watch? (a necklace). 3. Did he catch a fish? (nothing). 4. Did she tell the truth? (a lie). 5. Did they teach the pupils two languages? (only one). 6. Did he drink ginger-beer? (milk). 7. Did you go to Cornwall? (the Isle of Wight). 8. Did Charles Dickens write plays? (novels). 9. Did he speak several foreign languages? (only English). 10. Did Diana do the cooking? (the washing-up). 11. Did you eat a hot dog? (a sandwich). 12. Did you see John? (his wife). 13. Did they leave this morning? (last night). 14. Did he bring a bottle of Whisky? (a bottle of gin). 15. Did she know everybody in the party? (only me).

B. EMPLOIS IDIOMATIQUES DES AUXILIAIRES. TAGS & PHRASES ELLIPTIQUES.

IV. Faire suivre les phrases suivantes de rponses elliptiques exprimant (a) lapprobation ( oui , ces t bi e n vrai ), (b) ltonnement ( vraim e nt ? ). 1. He plays better than his brother. 2. Im good at languages. 3. They were very angry. 4. Shes been lucky. 5. You made a big mistake. 6. Shes as tall as her mother. 7. It froze last night. 8. Joan can make good cakes. 9. Girls work harder than boys. 10. The neighbours have got a new dog. V. Faire suivre les phrases de propositions elliptiques (a) et moi aussi, (b) et John aussi, (c) et les enfants aussi. 1. She found the play boring. 2. She has been to Canada. 3. Jack likes detective films. 4. Judith will stay in London in July. 5. You are keen on jazz. 6. She plays chess. 7. Youve forgotten her birthday. 8. She had a busy time. 9. Youve seen this play. 10. You would be tired.

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VI. Faire suivre du question tag ( nest-ce pas ? ) les phrases suivantes : 1. You trust me. 2. He made a fool of himself. 3. Weve lost our way. 4. She didnt hear what we said. 5. Theres been an accident. 6. Theres enough tea for everybody. 7. He doesnt drive well. 8. That was a blunder. 9. You and I are good friends. 10. Youve never seen a ballet. 11. She has lunch at the canteen. 12. Hes never been to Russia in winter. 13. You bought your umbrella at Woolworths. 14. Everybody knows who we are. 15. Theyd told you what to do. VII. Traduire. 1. Nous tions en retard, et eux aussi. 2. Il ne fume pas, et elle non plus. 3. Tu naimes pas le chocolat ? Bien sur que si ! 4. Ils regardent la tlvision tous les soirs, pas moi. 5. Si tu ne veux pas couter ce concert, moi si. 6. Nous djeunons la cantine, pas vous ? 7. Wendy a achet un nouveau parapluie. Tiens, cest vrai ! 8. Vous ntes pas fatigu ? Si. 9. Il boit beaucoup de th, et elle aussi. 10. Sils taient New York ils iraient au spectacle tous les soirs, moi pas.

C. PRESENT PROGRESSIF ET PRESENT SIMPLE.

VIII. Transformer les phrases suivantes selon le modle :

(Look), the boys are playing football (+ on Saturdays) T he boys pl ay fo otball on S aturdays.
1. Look, Dad is smoking his pipe (+ after lunch). 2. Look, Mrs. Robinson is doing her shopping (+ every morning). 3. Look, the neighbours are having tea in the garden (+ often). 4. Listen, my sister is playing the flute (+ every evening). 5. Look, its raining (+ always on Sundays). 6. Peter is going to the dentists (+ twice a year). 7. Listen, the neighbours are quarelling (+ often). 8. She is not working (+ on Saturdays). 9. Mr. Webb is reading the evening paper (+ after tea). 10. Mrs. Williams is driving to her office (+ every morning). IX. Mettre les verbes au prsent progressif ou au prsent simple. 1. I (to look) for my glasses. You (to wear) them! 2. He .. (to know) where the terrorists (to hide). 3. Dad (to work) in the garden on Saturday afternoons. He (to mow) the lawn now. 4. I (to agree + often) with you, but now I (to think) you (to make) a mistake. 5. I (to understand) what they (to say) to each other. I (to know) what language they (to speak). 6. He (to walk +generally) very slowly, but today he (to run) because he is late. 7. Ts half past 7, the Morgans (to have) dinner. They (to go + always) to bed early. 8. The children are at the seaside, they (to enjoy) their holidays, they (to like) swimming. 9. I (think) a new civilization (to be) born. 10. Mrs. Smith (to do negative) the shopping today, her husband (to do + always) it on Saturdays.

D. PRETERITE, PRESENT PERFECT, PAST PERFECT.

X. Rpondre affirmativement aux questions suivantes par des phrases compltes.

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1. Did they fly to Ireland ? 2. Did you fall into the river? 3. Did she speak to you? 4. Did he hit the target? 5. Did she feel happy? 6. Did they wake up late? 7. Did you hide behind the tree? 8. Did you hurt your wrist? 9. Did they swear to tell the truth? 10. Did they seek shelter in the barn? XI. Mettre le verbe au prtrit ou au present perfect. 1. I . this record at the HMV shop (to buy). 2. Look! I a new tie (to buy). 3. She in this school ten years ago (to teach). 4. She in this school for ten years, she likes it very much (to teach). 5. They have a new dog, they it for a week (to have). 6. Ireland a republic since 1922 (to be). 7. The police the murderer (to arrest + not yet). 8. The police the murderer last night (to arrest). 9. I this film (to see) when I in Cardiff (to be). 10. He two accidents since the beginning of the year (to have), he one last week (to have). XII. Transformer les phrases selon le modle suivant : Ex : Im going to write a letter (action prochaine) I ve jus t wri tte n a le tte r (action rcente). 1. Shes going to buy a new hat. 2. Im going to read Jane Eyre. 3. Theyre going to have lunch. 4. Theyre going to break the news to him. 5. Im going to do the washing-up. 6. Were going to invite the Robinsons. 7. A new school is going to be built. 8. Theyre going to close the shop. 9. Im going to finish my work. 10. Were going to spend the weekend in the country.

E. LIMPERATIF
XIII. Traduire: 1. Achetons le journal. 2. Noublie pas dapporter ta raquette. 3. Je vous en prie, reprenez des cerises. 4. Venez voir ce que jai trouv. 5. Ne soyez pas si btes. 6. Ne mattendez pas. 7. Puis-je emprunter votre dictionnaire ? Oui, je vous en prie. 8. Cest lanniversaire de ta sur, faisons lui un cadeau. 9. Ne fais pas trop de bruit. 10. Ne lui parlons pas, faisons semblant de ne pas lavoir vu.

F. LE PASSIF
XIV. Mettre au passif (exprimer le complment dagent). 1. Barbara made this cake. 2. The editor wrote the article. 3. The Queen will open the exhibition. 4. Did Bob break the window? 5. Tobacconists sell stamps in France. 6. Johns friends will help him. 7. Will the police arrest the murderer? 8. I didnt make the mistake. 9. Jennie does the cooking. 10. Do many tourists visit your town? XV. Mettre au passif (sous-entendre le complment dagent). 1. They dont drink tea out of a glass. 2. We will remember their generosity. 3. Has anybody helped you? 4. They opened the Suez Canal in 1869. 5. They speak four languages in Switzerland. 6. Nobody ever found out the truth. 7. Did they punish the boys? 8. People will blame them. 9. They 4/8

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took us to the theatre every evening. 10. Nobody could answer the question. 11. They will miss you. 12. They were building a new school. XVI. Mettre au passif en sous-entendant le complment dagent, puis traduire : 1. They told him to keep the secret. 2. They said she was a witch. 3. People had told me not to disturb him. 4. Somebody has told me a lie a told about you. 5. People say he was a very precocious child. 6. Nobody has told her that we were waiting for her. 7. People had told them not to sit on the grass. 8. Nobody will tell them where to go. 9. People said he had committed suicide. 10. They had told us not to take too much luggage. 11. Nobody has ever heard him use bad language. 12. Someone saw them break into the house. 13. Has anybody heard them complain? 14. Somebody saw you write some graffiti on the wall of the school. 15. We heard somebody laugh in the audience.
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G. CONCORDANCE DES TEMPS, STYLE INDIRECT.

XVII. Transformer les phrases selon le modle. Ex. He says he doesnt understand. He sai d he didnt unders ta nd . 1. She tells us she cant come with us. 2. He says he hasnt made up his mind. 3. I think it will be a great success. 4. They dont know what happened. 5. I imagine theyre having a god time. 6. Theyre ashamed of what they have done. 7. She says in her letter that when she is in London she will go and see them. 8. He often tells his friends that when he is 18 he will join the Navy. 9. I realize we are making a mistake. 10. He swears he saw the accused come out of the house.

XVIII. Mettre au style indirect: 1. Do you want to have a rest? , she asked us. 2. Dont be noisy, she said to the children. 3. What did you do after the match?, my father asked me. 4. I cant stay because my friends are waiting for me, Barbara said. 5. How long have you known each other?, john asked them. 6. Have you been waiting for me?, Ken asked his sister. 7. Im sorry Im late, she said. 8. Dont lie to me, she said to him. 9. Do you like my new dress?, she asked me. 10. I cant remember where I put my fathers letter, Peter complained.

H. LA PROPOSITION INFINITIVE.
XIX. Construire des phrases avec to want + proposition infinitive , suivant le modle : Ex. You must come tomorrow (I) I wa nt y ou to co me tom o rro w. 1. You must wait for us (We). 2. They must listen to me (I). 3. We must write to our friends more often (Our friends). 4. We mustnt be late (The teacher). 5. I must buy my wife a gold watch (My wife). 6. They must learn German (Their parents ). 7. John must mow the lawn ( His
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father). 8. She must give up smoking (Her doctor). 9. You mustnt play in the kitchen (Your mother). 10. She must tell us the truth (We).

I. LE NOM.
XX. Mettre au pluriel. 1. A watch, a bath, a mouth, a mouse, a house, a dish, a cloth, an ox, a fox, a birth, a church, a pass, a path. 2. A toy, a hobby, a play, a key, a fly, a difficulty, a buoy, a lady. 3. A photo, a hero, a Negro, a dynamo, a tomato, a ghetto, a commando. 4. A wife, a roof, a leaf, a thief, a half, a safe, a knife, a loaf. 5. A clergyman, a German, a boy-friend, a cherry-tart, a woman driver, a mother-in-law, a handshake, a baby-sitter, a barman, a fellow-traveller. 6. Mr. Jones (pl: the), Mr. Smith, Mr. Evans.

J. LARTICLE DFINI.
XXI. Ajouter larticle si cest ncessaire : 1. French often think that Russian is a difficult language. 2. Fred plays cricket better than he plays the piano. 3. most people prefer cinema to classical music. 4. Japanese have loveliest gardens in the world. 5. I like coffee better than tea, but tea they drink in British Isles is very good. 6. Prime Minister made an important speech in Parliament last week. 7. cats are very fond of milk. 8. Are relationships between Congress and President always good? 9. He thinks Wales has best rugby team in British Isles. 10. English believe in democracy and freedom of press. 11. dinner will be at 8 tonight. I enjoyed lunch we had together on Fifth Avenue. 12. engineers are better paid than teachers. 13. Most of people I met in United States were very hospitable. 14. man in street is not really interested in politics. 15. We spent three weeks in Isle of Skye last summer. 16. neighbours go to church on Sunday venings. 17. I like people to mind their own business. people who live on second floor are very inquisitive. 18. Do you think men drive better than women? 19. During war, King George VI was on friendly terms with Prime Minister. 20. RSPCA means: Royal society for prevention of .. cruelty to animals. 21. next week will be last week of holidays. 22. Do Great Britain and United States speak same language? 23. books are expensive. I borrowed book Im reading from public library. 24. French people and fond of good food, they say French cooking is best in world. 25. English children dont go to school on Saturdays.

K. COMPARATIFS & SUPERLATIFS.

XXII. Construire des phrases suivant le modle : Ex. Bob > Fred (tall) B ob is talle r tha n Fre d. Fred isnt as tall as Fred.

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1. My luggage > yours (heavy). 2. He > his wife (old). 3. Our house > theirs (comfortable). 4. Chinese > Esperanto (difficult) 5. The United States > India (rich) 6. Her results > her brothers (bad). 7. A cricket ball > a golf ball (big). 8. Thomas Hardys novels > his poems (well-known). 9. We > they (clever). 10. She > he (good at languages).

XXIII. Construire des phrases suivant le modle: Ex. We run fast (they) We run faste r tha n they do . 1. She drives well (he). 2. I was pleased (she). 3. They spoke loudly (we). 4. We work hard (they). 5. You are strong (he). 6. He went far (she). 7. She gets up early (he). 8. She gets up early (her husband). 9. They are bad at maths (we). 10. He swims fast (his sister).

L. LES ADJECTIFS NUMERAUX.

XXIV. Lire et crire le lettres les dates. 1. 1089 1346 1485 1572 1800 2. 1154 1666 1789 1893 1909. 3. 1270 1431 1547 1726 1914. 4. 1387 1602 1719 1848 1965.

XXV. Lire et crire en faisant suivre de th, nd ou rd les nombres ordinaux correspondant : 32 12 41 11 50 15 15 43 13 20 28 79 40 200 201 203 1,000.

M. ADVERBES, PREPOSITIONS ET CONJONCTIONS.

XXVI. Complter les phrases par des prpositions : 1. Hes ill, hes been ... bed ..... a week. 2. The teacher is not very pleased our progress. 3. It will soon be 12. No, its only 20 ... my watch. 4. I had to get used . getting up very early. 5. It was very clever . him to succeed finding the solution so quickly. 6. What are you trying to hide .. us? 7. They always blame me whatever goes wrong. 8. She wont leave here next. 9. What did she go . town ? 10. They all stared . him, some laughed .. him. 11. Shes been waiting . you .. 5 oclock. 12. What .. having dinner the Caf Royal ? 13. The police are trying to determine who is responsible .. the accident. 14. . the time we get . Dover it will be raining. 15. Whats wrong you? 16. He is so interested .. computers that he insisted buying one. 17. I dont object .. lending him my bike, but I wish he had one his own. 18. They think French people spend too much money .. food. 19. We may go .. a long 7/8

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walk tomorrow, it will depend the weather. Lets hope the best. 20. She reminded me my promise to take her to the opera. 21. The man was charged . High treason and sentenced .. life imprisonment. 22. I am looking forward . meeting your sister. 23. Our son is good maths, he is keen on architecture. 24. The neighbours are away .. holiday, they wont be back ... next month. 25. The Royal Society the prevention .. cruelty .. animals (ou: the R.S.P.C.A.). 26. They prefer going to the canteen ... cooking their own meals. 27. Why are they angry . me? 28. I met Barbara . my way to the station. 29. We had some difficulty understanding what he meant. 30. They tried to prevent her . marrying. 31. Do you believe ghosts. 32. What are you accusing her ? 33. He fell love her and ask her to marry him. 34. They were speaking . each other a low voice. 35. She stayed .. us .. a week .. the holidays 36. He doesnt approve people working Sundays. 37. If you are thirsty, help yourself . some fruit juice. 38. They threatened him giving them the keys. 39. Ill lend you the money .. condition that you give it back to me . the end of the year. 40. He didnt want to join the club, but they talked to him joining it .
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N. SITUER UNE ACTION DANS LE TEMPS

Date, Frquence, Dure.

XXVII. Complter les phrases avec for et since : 1. He has been in London ......... Christmas. 2. We havent seen the Robinsons . years. 3. They have been playing bridge . for two hours. 4. They have been playing bridge . two oclock. 5. Ireland has been a republic . 1922. 6. I havent smoked a cigarette . six weeks. 7. He has been living in New York .. he was twelve. 8. Weve been waiting for you a quarter of an hour. 9. Weve been waiting for you .. a quarter to twelve. 10. Shes been learning English . five years. XXVII. Poser des questions commenant par how long, dont les rponses sont les phrases suivantes. Traduire les questions et les rponses : 1. We had to wait for an hour. 2. Theyve known her for ten years. 3. It takes him twenty minutes (to walk to the station). 4. He had been asleep for half an hour. 5. Well be away for a month. 6. She stayed in hospital for two weeks. 7. He has been retired for two years. 8. It will take them six months (to build the bridge). 9. Hes been dead for five years. 10. Hes going to speak for an hour.

In S. Bertrand-Delpine. 200 exercices de grammaire anglaise avec corrigs , p. 39. Ophrys, 1986.

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