Exercice: Entourez la lettre correspondant à la seule

GRAMMAIRE UE201- SUJET SESSION 1 MAI 2008
Un corrigé est donné à la suite ; c’est un document de travail qui donne les réponses les
plus évidentes ; à la correction, nous sommes amenés parfois à accepter également
d’autres réponses.
L’exercice A (lexique) n’étant plus au programme, n’est pas donné ici.
II- Reformulez les phrases suivantes en utilisant pour chacune (a) ago; (b) for ; (c) since (9 pts)
1. He went to England in January.
(a) ______________________________________________
(b)_______________________________________________
(c) ______________________________________________
2. I started learning the guitar in 2006.
(a) ______________________________________________
(b)_______________________________________________
(c) ______________________________________________
3. I last saw him in November.
(a) ______________________________________________
(b)_______________________________________________
(c) ______________________________________________
III. Entourez la lettre correspondant à la seule solution qui convient dans le contexte donné.
Ne rien écrire, ne rien barrer (10 points).
1) Oasis ... have performed several times at Wembley Stadium over the past few years.
A) had to / B) can / C) will / D) must
2) He is so strong that he … carry 100 kilos on his back.
A) should / B) can / C) used to / D) must
3) Lady Shower … probably invite you at her place if she was not so busy.
A) can / B) need / C) shall/ D) would
4) You know, you ... drink that much, it’s bad for you.
A) shan’t / B) might not / C) needn’t / D) couldn’t
5) I doubted that Mary … allow him to play all night.
A) would / B) should / C) ought to / D) used to
6) I .... recover quickly otherwise I can’t play at the next gig.
A) might / B) shall / C) must / D) could
7) If they can, they… go to Poland during the next summer holidays.
A) must / B) have to / C) used to / D) will
8) No one … disagree with him when he thinks he is in the right.
A) must / B) need / C) has to / D) may
9) I … agree with you; this piece of furniture really seems to weather well with time.
A) ought to / B) should / C) might / D) must
10) Sitting for an exam … necessarily be a painful experience.
A) is not to/ B) need not / C) shall not / D) must not
IV. Mettre au passif. Dans certains cas, deux constructions sont possibles. Donnez-les (omettre
le complément d'agent lorsqu'il n'est pas indispensable) (8 pts) :
1. People always look forward to the holidays.

_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
2. They would have sent an embassy to Rome.
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
3. Why do people believe that the number thirteen is bad luck?
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
4. People should not rely on the Internet for news.
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
5. They are currently treating him for exhaustion.
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
6. They fear that fifteen people died in the accident.
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
V - Temps et aspect: compléter avec le verbe suggéré à la forme appropriée (12 points, -1 par
erreur).
1) For years now he __________________ (not touch) a drink, ever since the doctor
__________________ (tell) him he __________________ (develop) a gastric ulcer.
2) It __________________ (say) here that you shouldn’t drink alcohol when you ______________
(take) this medicine.
3) By the time we __________________ (arrive), the snow __________________ (eventually/stop).
It __________________ (fall) for over two hours and the house __________________ (cover) with
white pure snow.
4) The little girl __________________ (bite) her nails for quite a while when the teacher finally
_________________ (decide) to let her in.
5) They __________________ (drive) for at least two hours when they __________________
(realise) that they __________________ (forget) the key to their country house.

PROPOSITION DE CORRIGE
II- Reformulez les phrases suivantes en utilisant pour chacune (a) ago; (b) for ; (c) since (9 pts)
1. He went to England in January.
(a) He went to England one year ago
(b) He’s been in England / he hasn’t been to England for one year
(c) He’s been in England / he hasn’t been to England since 2007 –It’s one year since …
2. I started learning the guitar in 2006.
(a) I started learning the guitar two years ago
(b) I have been learning/playing the guitar for two years
(c) I have been learning/playing the guitar since 2006
3. I last saw him in November.
(a) I last saw him six months ago
(b) I haven’t seen him for six months
(c) I haven’t seen him since November
III. Entourez la lettre correspondant à la seule solution qui convient dans le contexte donné.
Ne rien écrire, ne rien barrer (10 points).
1) Oasis ... have performed several times at Wembley Stadium over the past few years.
A) had to / B) can / C) will / D) must
2) He is so strong that he … carry 100 kilos on his back.
A) should / B) can / C) used to / D) must
3) Lady Shower … probably invite you at her place if she was not so busy.
A) can / B) need / C) shall/ D) would
4) You know, you ... drink that much, it’s bad for you.
A) shan’t / B) might not / C) needn’t / D) couldn’t
5) I doubted that Mary … allow him to play all night.
A) would / B) should / C) ought to / D) used to
6) I .... recover quickly otherwise I can’t play at the next gig.
A) might / B) shall / C) must / D) could
7) If they can, they… go to Poland during the next summer holidays.
A) must / B) have to / C) used to / D) will
8) No one … disagree with him when he thinks he is in the right.
A) must / B) need / C) has to / D) may
9) I … agree with you; this piece of furniture really seems to weather well with time.
A) ought to / B) should / C) might / D) must
10) Sitting for an exam … necessarily be a painful experience.
A) is not to/ B) need not / C) shall not / D) must not
IV. Mettre au passif. Dans certains cas, deux constructions sont possibles. Donnez-les (omettre
le complément d'agent lorsqu'il n'est pas indispensable) (8 pts) :
1. People always look forward to the holidays.
The holidays are always looked forward to.
2. They would have sent an embassy to Rome.
An embassy would have been sent Rome.
3. Why do people believe that the number thirteen is bad luck?
Why is it believed that the number thirteen is bad luck?

Why is the number thirteen believed to be bad luck?
4. People should not rely on the Internet for news.
The Internet should not be relied on for news.
5. They are currently treating him for exhaustion.
He is currently being treated for exhaustion.
6. They fear that fifteen people died in the accident.
It is feared that fifteen people died in the accident.
Fifteen people are feared to have died in the accident.
V - Temps et aspect: compléter avec le verbe suggéré à la forme appropriée (12 points, -1 par
erreur).
1) For years now he __________________ (hasn’t touched) a drink, ever since the doctor
__________________ (told) him he __________________ (was developing) a gastric ulcer.
2) It __________________ (says) here that you shouldn’t drink alcohol when you ______________
(take) this medicine.
3) By the time we ________ (arrive), the snow __________ (will eventually have stopped). It
__________________ (fell) for over two hours and the house __________________ (was covered)
with white pure snow.
4) The little girl __________________ (had been biting) her nails for quite a while when the
teacher finally _________________ (decided) to let her in.
5) They __________________ (had been driving) for at least two hours when they
__________________ (realised) that they __________________ (had forgotten) the key to their
country house.