exercices – past perfect

EXERCICES – PRESENT PERFECT
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1. Conjuguez les verbe entre parenthèses au Preterit ou Present Perfect en fonction du contexte
a. The boy ___________________ (to kill) two students yesterday.
b. A man ___________________ (to kill) 2 students. It was horrible.
c. A serial killer ___________________ (to spend) 8 years in jail before being executed last month.
d. The murderer ___________________ (to spend) several years in jail. He has 3 more years to do.
e. The judge ___________________ (to condemn) him to 25 years in jail. I’ve just heard the news.
f. Last year, a judge ___________________ (to condemn) the two boys to 10 years in prison.
2. Complétez les énoncés suivants avec since ou for et mettez le verbe entre parenthèses au Présent Perfect
a. I ___________________ (t o live) in this house __________ 15 years.
b. May parents ___________________ (to work) here __________ 1969
c. My grand father ___________________ (to stay) in his village __________ he was born.
d. I ___________________ (to study) English __________ 5 years
e. We ___________________ (to work) __________ 10 minutes.
3. Posez les questions portant sur les groupes de mots en gras.
a. He has lived in this flat for 6 months.
b. I have worked here since August 2002.
c. They have left school for 2 years.
4. Complétez les traductions avec le PRESENT PERFECT ou le PRETERIT en fonction du contexte.
a. Il a trouvé le revolver dans la chambre de son père.
He _______________________ the gun in his father’s bedroom.
b. Le Principal a décidé d’installer un dectecteur de métal.
The Principal ________________________ to install a metal detector.
c. Il a vécu au Maryland jusqu’en 1999.
He _______________________ in Maryland until 1999.
d. Le journaliste a écrit un livre sur les jeunes meutriers.
The journalist _______________________ a book on young murderers.
e. Bill l’a acheté hier mais il ne l’a pas encore lu.
Bill __________ it yestarday but he __________________________yet.
EXERCICES – PAST PERFECT
1. Dans les phrases suivantes, mettez un verbe au Preterit, l’autre au Past Perfect.
Misha ________________ before the Germans ________________ to arrest her. (leave/arrive)
She ________________ six months with this family after the Germans ________________ her parents. (stay/take)
She ________________ because they ________________ to denounce her. (escape/want)
Misha ________________ in Belgium after a hunter ________________ the wolf. (arrive/shoot)
2. Mettez les phrases suivantes au mode demandé : - = négatif, ? = interrogatif.
She had walked through Europe….(-)
The student had visited the Louvre….(?)
The Police had arrested her parents (-)
She had stayed 6 months with this family (?)
EXERCICES – PAST PERFECT OU PRETERIT + ING
3. Dans les phrases suivantes, mettez un des verbes au Prétérit et l’autre au Past Perfect ou Prétérit ING
Misha (leave) ________________ after the Germans (arrest) ________________ her parents.
While she (stay) ________________ with the wolf, she (share) ________________ her food.
Misha (hate) ________________ human beings after a hunter (kill) ________________ Maman Rita.
She (sleep) ________________ when a wolf (approach) ________________