Exercice: Entourez la lettre correspondant à la seule

GRAMMAIRE UE201- SUJET SESSION 2 JUIN 2009
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.
B- Reformulez les phrases suivantes en utilisant pour chacune (a) ago; (b) for ; (c) since (9 pts)
1. Paul last flew to San Francisco in January.
(a) _______________________________________________________
(b) _______________________________________________________
(c) _______________________________________________________
2. Linda moved to Italy in 1978.
(a) _______________________________________________________
(b) _______________________________________________________
(c) _______________________________________________________
3. Charles Spenser Chaplin died in 1977.
(a) _______________________________________________________
(b) _______________________________________________________
(c) _______________________________________________________
C. Entourez la lettre correspondant à la seule solution qui convient dans le contexte donné. Ne
rien écrire, ne rien barrer (10 points).
1) Polly ran down the steps so fast that she ... hold onto the railing to keep from falling.
A) might / B) had to / C) should / D) couldn’t
2) ... we all to go to the meeting?
A) Have / B) Are / C) Need /D) Should
3) You ... at least have left a message! We waited for you all night!
A) will / B) can / C) may / D) might
4) How... she leave a message? All the phone lines were tied up!
A) needed / B) could / C) might / D should
5) Every time she failed, she ... try again.
A) could / B) should / C) might / D) would
6) I'm afraid we really ... be off, Mike, my wife will be expecting us.
A) must / B) can’t / C) could / D) might not
7) Oh, you ... show him out, he knows the way.
A) shan’t / B) might not / C) needn’t / D) can’t
8) They ... go through sixty boxes of files before they were able to find the right letter.
A) were able to / B) might / C) had to / D) could
9) They ... have thought you were joking when you asked them to leave immediately.
A) may / B) had to / C) shall / D) need
10) You guys ... have this messy room cleaned up by four o'clock!
A) are to / B) would / C) can / D) might
D. 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. They claim some people are not working hard enough.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

2. People think that Malcolm made a terrible mistake.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
3. Someone told me Mike wanted to earn more money.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
4. An interior designer is redecorating their flat.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
5. You shouldn’t talk to her.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
6. They made her hand over the money
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
E - Temps et aspect : compléter avec le verbe à la forme appropriée (13 points, -1 par erreur).
1) When the wall __________________ (come down), he __________________ (live) in East
Germany for nearly thirty years.
2) They _______________ (go) to London for a meeting next week. There, they_
________________ (meet) the new Prime Minister who __________________ (only be) in office
for a couple of weeks.
3) I won't give you the money until you __________________ (release) all the hostages
4) By the time the police __________________ (surrounded) his house, he __________________
(already fly) to a foreign country and ______________ (say) goodbye to his relatives.
5) When she __________________ (hear) her son's car driving up the drive Linda _
_________________ (decide) to open a bottle of champagne.
6) Paul __________________ (marry) Natasha for her money two years ago. Since then he
________________ (do) nothing but play golf.

PROPOSITION DE CORRIGE
B- Reformulez les phrases suivantes en utilisant pour chacune (a) ago; (b) for ; (c) since (9 pts)
1. Paul last flew to San Francisco in January.
(a) Paul last flew to San Francisco six months ago.
(b) Paul hasn’t been to Frisco for six months.
(c) Paul hasn’t been to Frisco since January.
2. Linda moved to Italy in 1978.
(a) Linda moved to Italy over 30 years ago.
(b) She has been living in Italy for 30 years.
(c) She has been living in Italy since 78.
3. Charles Spenser Chaplin died in 1977.
(a) Charles Spenser Chaplin died 33 years ago.
(b) He has been dead for 33 years.
(c) He has been dead since 1977
C. Entourez la lettre correspondant à la seule solution qui convient dans le contexte donné. Ne
rien écrire, ne rien barrer (10 points).
1) Polly ran down the steps so fast that she ... hold onto the railing to keep from falling.
A) might / B) had to / C) should / D) couldn’t
2) ... we all to go to the meeting?
A) Have / B) Are / C) Need /D) Should
3) You ... at least have left a message! We waited for you all night!
A) will / B) can / C) may / D) might
4) How... she leave a message? All the phone lines were tied up!
A) needed / B) could / C) might / D should
5) Every time she failed, she ... try again.
A) could / B) should / C) might / D) would
6) I'm afraid we really ... be off, Mike, my wife will be expecting us.
A) must / B) can’t / C) could / D) might not
7) Oh, you ... show him out, he knows the way.
A) shan’t / B) might not / C) needn’t / D) can’t
8) They ... go through sixty boxes of files before they were able to find the right letter.
A) were able to / B) might / C) had to / D) could
9) They ... have thought you were joking when you asked them to leave immediately.

A) may / B) had to / C) shall / D) need
10) You guys ... have this messy room cleaned up by four o'clock!
A) are to / B) would / C) can / D) might
D. 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. They claim some people are not working hard enough.
__It is claimed some people are not _________________________
__ some people are claimed not to be working_________________
2. People think that Malcolm made a terrible mistake.
_ It is thought that Malcolm made a terrible mistake.____________
__ Malcolm is thought to have made a terrible mistake.___________
3. Someone told me Mike wanted to earn more money.
_ I was told Mike wanted to earn more money ___________
_______________________________________________________
4. An interior designer is redecorating their flat.
__Their flat is being redecorated_________________
_______________________________________________________
5. You shouldn’t talk to her.
__She shouldn’t be talked to .____________________________
_______________________________________________________
6. They made her hand over the money
__She was made to hand over the money _____________________
_______________________________________________________
E - Temps et aspect : compléter avec le verbe suggéré à la forme appropriée (13 points, -1 par
erreur).
1) When the wall __came down________________ (come down), he __had been
living________________ (live) in East Germany for nearly thirty years.
2) They ____ are going __ (go) to London for a meeting next week. There, they_meet?/are
meeting?________________ (meet) the new Prime Minister who _has only
been__________________ (only be) in office for a couple of weeks.
3) I won't give you the money until you __have released________________ (release) all the
hostages
4) By the time the police _had surrounded_________________ (surrounded) his house, he ___had
already flown_______________ (already fly) to a foreign country and ______(had) said_________
(say) goodbye to his relatives.
5) When she ___heard_______________ (hear) her son's car driving up the drive Linda
_decided_________________ (decide) to open a bottle of champagne.
6) Paul ___married_______________ (marry) Natasha for her money two years ago. Since then he
_has been doing/has done?_______________ (do) nothing but play golf.