Dans le texte suivant, mettez les verbes entre parenthèses au Prétérit

NOM & Prénom
Classe
DATE
NOTE : _____ / 50
NOTE : ______ /20
ENGLISH TEST – PRETERIT
1. Comment dites vous en anglais ? 3 points
a. il y a deux mois : _______________________________
b. l’an dernier : ___________________________________
c. hier après-midi : ________________________________
d. mercredi dernier : _______________________________
e. il y a deux minutes : _____________________________
f. l'hiver dernier : _________________________________
2. Conjuguer les verbes suivants aux formes affirmatives, interrogative et négatives. 12
points
Verbe
Affirmative
Interrogative
Négative
To eat
He
To come
You
To work
We
To arrive
They
3. Dans le texte suivant, mettez les verbes entre parenthèses au Prétérit. 20 points
THE LIFE OF… John Lennon
John Winston LENNON _______________ (TO BE) born in Liverpool on October 9th, 1940. His
Aunt Mimi _______________ (TO LOOK AFTER) him after his parents’ divorce.
A school, John _______________ (TO BE) bright, but lazy. Later, John’s headmaster said, “He
_______________ (TO REFUSE) to obey instructions”. John _______________ (TO FAIL) all his
exams. But He _______________ (TO GO) to Liverpool Art College.
John’s first group _______________ (TO BE) called « The Quarrymen ». He _______________ (TO
FORM) the group with three school friends when he _______________ (TO BE) fifteen. Later they
_______________ (TO CHANGE) their name to « the Beatles ». The Beatles first _______________
(TO PLAY) at the Cavern club in Liverpool.
John _______________ (TO GET) married in 1962 and the Beatles _______________ (TO
RELEASE) their first single Love Me Do. They _______________ (TO TOUR) Britain and
_______________ (TO RELEASE) another single Please Please Please, and an L.P. In 1965, the
Beatles _______________ (TO GO) to Buckingham Palace and the Queen _______________ (TO
GIVE) them an award, the M.B.E. (Member of the British Empire).
John’s first book, In His Own Write, _______________ (TO COME) out in 1965. It
_______________ (TO BE) a great success. In 1966, John _______________ (TO CHANGE) his

image. He _______________ (TO CUT) his long hair and _______________ (TO BEGIN) to wear
round glasses. The same year, he _______________ (TO MEET) a Japanese artist called Yoko ONO.
John _______________ (TO DIVORCE) his wife and _______________ (TO MARRY) Yoko ONO
in 1969. John and Yoko then _______________ (TO GO) to the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam and
_______________ (TO SPEND) several days in bed giving interviews about world peace. John
_______________ (TO RECORD) a new album called Give Peace a Chance. The following year,
John _______________ (TO RETURN) his M.B.E. to Buckingham Palace to protest against British
involvement in Northern Ireland.
In 1971, John _______________ (-TO RELEASE) the album Imagine. John and Yoko
_______________ (TO LEAVE) Britain to live in the U.S.A. They _______________ (TO TAKE)
part in demonstrations against the Vietnam War. The American authorities _______________ (TO
TRY) to deport John.
In 1975, John finally _______________ (TO WIN) his battle against deportation. On October 9th that
year, Yoko _______________ (TO GIVE) birth to their son, Sean. He _______________ (TO
DECIDE) to stay at home and look after Sean while Yoko _______________ (TO GO) back to work.
In 1980, John and Yoko _______________ (TO RECORD) an album together, Double Fantasy. John
_______________ (TO BE) very happy with the album. He even _______________ (TO BEGIN) to
think about a world tour. Then, on December 9th 1980, as John _______________ (TO ARRIVE)
home from a recording session, an assassin _______________ (TO SHOOT) him, an ironic death for a
pacifist.
4. Mettez les verbes entre parenthèses au Présent Simple, Présent ING ou Prétérit. 15
points
a. Every day, I ________________ to school. ? (to go)
b. It is 7.30 A.M. and we ____________________ (to have) my breakfast.
c. Last year, my parents ____________________ a new house. (to buy)
d. Every morning at 7.30 A.M. I ____________________ (to have) breakfast.
e. At the moment, it ____________________ (to rain).
f. In 2001, planes ____________________ in the towers of the World Trade Center. (to crash)
g. Look! The policemen ____________________ (to arrest) someone next door.
h. Tomorrow, they ____________________ a plane to go to N.Y. (to take)
i. Yesterday, he ____________________ football with his friends. (to play)
j. He usually ____________________ late. (to work)
k. Two days ago, I ____________________ my driving licence. (to lose)
l. John ____________________ his moped at the moment. (to repair)
m. I never ____________________ late at a meeting. (to arrive)
n. She always ____________________ to close the door. (to forget)
o. M. Desplanches ____________________ (to love) musicals.