Exercice de révision sur les temps, gérondifs, infinitifs, auxiliaires de mode
1. - (be) you at the seaside last week?
- Yes, I (be). The sun (shine) every day. We had a fine weather.
- Lucky you. Here it (rain) since Monday. How long you (stay) there?
- Just one week. I (come) back yesterday. And I (work) tomorrow. So I’m glad because I (tidy) already
everything.
2. - You should (avoid) (eat) so much crisps. You (get) fat if you (stop, not) (eat).
- (Worry, no)! I (try) (become) the fattest man in the world.
- In that case, go on (eat). I (bring) you some more, and coke too.
4. I (tell) you as soon as I (know) his answer.
5. (cheat) he really during the exam?
- Yes, he (short form)! He even (admit) (cheat).
- My god, he (be) punished, that’s for sure!
6. I (think) of (buy) a new car, but I don’t know yet which model. John (buy) a C4 recently. (know) you if he’s
satisfied?
- He (drive) for two weeks, but I (see, not) him yet.
7. I’m looking forward to (hear) from you. I (hear not) from you for a while.
8. He (hope) still (break) the world record but it’s not easy. He first (try) to balance plates on a stick. But he
(manage not) (prevent) them from (fall). Then he (tried) (break) the record (juggle) with them. But his
parents (be) furious because he (break) them all. One evening, they (must) (eat) on the tablecloth because
they didn’t have any left. Now, he (train) to be the fastest (close) the door one hundred times. Listen! He
(practice) for four hours now. His parents (hear) slamming doors for four hours too. It (get) on their nerves.
They are afraid of (go) mad if he (continue) (train).
9. I (love) him since I (meet) him.
10. With such a bad report, I think you (can) (go) to the party next week.
11. - 11h40: The baby (sleep) all morning. (think) you I should wake him up?
- No, let him (sleep) a bit. He (wake) up when he (be) hungry.
12. - Would you mind (lend) me your homework? I (have, not) much time yesterday (do) it. Moreover it was
difficult. I (manage, not) (solve) it.
- I’m sorry, I can’t help you (do) your homework because I (do, not) it either. I (have) a bath (read) with my
sheets when I (drop) them in the water. I let you (imagine) the state afterwards…
13. – My god, you’re all sunburnt! (Know not) you that you (obligation) apply sun cream before (sunbathe)?
- Yes, but I (know not) I would stay so long in the sun. I (lie) on the terrace last Saturday when I (fall) asleep.
When I (wake up), I was (burn). It (hurt) terribly.
Exercice de révision sur les temps, gérondifs, infinitifs, auxiliaires de mode
1. - Were you at the seaside last week? (last week)
- Yes, I was. The sun shone every day. We had a fine weather. (last week, des faits)
- Lucky you. Here it has been raining since Monday. How long did you stay there? (la personne est revenue,
car c’était ‘last week’, donc période révolue, achevée  Past simple
- Just one week. I came back yesterday. And I ‘m working tomorrow (plannifié). So I’m glad because I have
already tidied everything. (already: PPS)
2. - You should avoid eating so much crisps. You ‘ll get fat if you don’t stop eating
should + inf - avoid + gerund
- will dans la P1 quand if + prés
- stop + gerund car arrêter ‘de’
- Don’t worry! I’m trying to become the fattest man in the world. (est en train d’essayer - essayer de + inf)
- In that case, go on eating. I ‘ll bring you some more, and coke too.
top go on + gerund - decision instantannée
4. I ‘ll tell you as soon as I know his answer.
futur simple - P2 de temps: présent
5. Did he really cheat during the exam? (demande d’un fait passé)
- Yes, he did! He even admitted cheating ou he has even admitted cheating
admit: soit à ce moment là ou on se base sur la consequence - to admit + gerund.
- My god, he’s going to be punished, that’s for sure! (conviction)
6. I ‘m thinking of buying a new car, but I don’t know yet which model. John has bought a C4 recently. Do
you know if he’s satisfied?
envisager, être en train de  pres cont - of = prép  + gerund - recently  PPS
- He has been driving for two weeks, but I haven’t seen him yet.
for two weeks: vu le context = depuis deux semaines  PPC
yet  PPS
7. I’m looking forward to hearing from you. I haven’t heard from you for a while.
to look forward to + gerund - for a while: depuis un certain temps  PPS
8. He still hopes to break the world record but it’s not easy. He first tried to balance plates on a stick. But he
didn’t manage to prevent them from falling. Then he tried to break the record juggling with them. But his
parents were furious because he broke them all. One evening, they had to eat on the tablecloth because
they didn’t have any left. Now, he is training to be the fastest to close the door one hundred times. Listen!
He has been practicing for four hours now. His parents have heard slamming doors for four hours too. It is
getting on their nerves. They are afraid of going mad if he continues training.
to hope: généralement pas de continu
juggling: en jonglant
to try to + inf: essayer de
to hear: jamais de continu  PPS dans ce cas
9. I ‘ve loved him since I met him.
P1: PPC mais love: pas au continu dans ce contexte
P2 : past simple
10. With such a bad report, I think you won’t be allowed to go to the party next week.
‘can’ au futur quand autorisation  to be allowed to + inf
11. - 11h40: The baby has been sleeping all morning. Do you think I should wake him up?
- No, let him sleep a bit. He ‘ll wake up when he ishungry.
all morning, mais encore toujours cette période de temps  PPC ou PPS
P1 : futur simple P2 de temps : pres simple
12. - Would you mind lending me your homework? I didn’t have much time yesterday to do it. Moreover it
was difficult. I didn’t manage to solve it.
- I’m sorry, I can’t help you do your homework because I didn’t do it either. I was having a bath reading my
sheets when I dropped them in the water. I let you imagine the state afterwards…
13. – My god, you’re all sunburnt! Don’t you know that you have to apply sun cream before sunbathing?
- Yes, but I didn’t know I would stay so long in the sun. I was lying on the terrace last Saturday when I fell
asleep. When I woke up, I was burnt. It hurts terribly.