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Grammaire
I. Compléter avec le verbe suggéré au temps et à l’aspect appropriés (12 points)
1) Mrs Minns might be able to tell us something. We ___________________________ (see) her
first thing tomorrow.
2) He ___________________________ (be) a professional tennis player for ten years when that
stupid accident (bring) ___________________________ his career to an end.
3) ‘I ___________________________ (do) my share. Now it’s your turn!’
4) ‘Wait a minute! ___________________________ (you / tell) me that you just went to his house
and asked him about it? Just like that?’
5) ‘I ___________________________ (be) ill for so long I don’t remember what it’s like to feel
good.’
6) He knew that she ___________________________ (lie) to him all that time, but he still wanted
to talk to her again.
7) ‘___________________________ (you / wash) the dishes? Good. Now you can go play’.
8) On December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft ___________________________ (carry out) a surprise
raid on Pearl Harbor.
9) If he ___________________________ (realize) that he ___________________________ (be)
hurtful, he would have stopped teasing you.
10) ‘Oh dear, look at the time! We ___________________________ (talk) for almost two hours!’
II. Question sur la « Grammaire explicative de l’anglais » (4 points)
Du point de vue syntaxique, quelles sont les caractéristiques formelles des modaux en anglais ?
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III. Reformuler les phrases suivantes en utilisant FOR (9 points)
1. I last went fishing ten years ago. ___________________________________________________
2. How long ago did Queen Elizabeth marry Prince Philip? ________________________________
3. Mozart died in 1791. _____________________________________________________________
4. It’s many hours since I had anything to eat. ___________________________________________
5. American baseball players went on strike some months ago. _____________________________
6. How long ago did Kate start teaching music? _________________________________________
7. I first met my friend Paul ten years ago. _____________________________________________
8. I lived in Spain from 2002 to 2008. _________________________________________________

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9. Daniel's been complaining of a stomach ache since Monday.
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IV. Modalité : complétez avec un modal suivi du verbe à la forme infinitive qui convient (Ø,
en HAVE – EN, BE+ING) ; si un modal n’est pas possible, utilisez une forme de substitution
(13 points)
1. ___________________________ (you /always/ make) fun of me as soon as I open my mouth?
2. Had I known about the politician’s reputation, I ___________________________ (not vote) for
him.
3. You ___________________________ (stay) here overnight. In winter, the roads
___________________________ (be) icy in this region.
4. When he was young, he ___________________________ (work) day and night and not even
feel tired.
5. I don’t really know why they’re not here yet. They ___________________________ (be)
delayed or they ___________________________ (forget) about our invitation.
6. At this hour tomorrow, we ___________________________ (fly) across the Atlantic.
7. You ___________________________ (worry): you worked so hard, you are sure to win.
8. You ___________________________ (worry): John is often late, he _____________________
meet his friends at the pub again.
9. She was definite: James ___________________________ (leave) her like that. She
___________________________ (try) to find him.
V. Mettre au passif (omettre le complément d'agent lorsqu'il n'est pas indispensable, si deux
constructions sont possibles, les donner toutes les deux) (12 points)
1. If you intervene, people will just laugh at you.
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2. Sarah told me that the manuscript had been refused.
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3. The authorities are examining our application right now.
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4. Until that year, our grandmother had always looked after us.
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5. It’s predictable—people will say that our candidate is soft on law and order.
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6. I don’t want people to find out our little secret.
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7. The director herself, no less, showed us around the building.
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8. The director herself, no less, showed us the new project.
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9. People are making me act like this, and I don’t like it.
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10. A car that two men were pushing came into view.
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GRAMMAIRE DE L’UE 201
I. Compléter avec le verbe suggéré au temps et à l’aspect appropriés (13 points)
1) Mrs Minns might be able to tell us something. We ___are seeing (see) her first thing tomorrow.
2) He __________had been _ (be) a professional tennis player for ten years when that stupid accident
(bring) _____brought__________ his career to an end.
3) ‘I __________’ve done__________ (do) my share. Now it’s your turn!’
4) ‘Wait a minute! __Are you telling _______ (you / tell) me that you just went to his house and
asked him about it? Just like that?’
5) ‘I ______’ve been ________ (be) ill for so long I don’t remember what it’s like to feel good.’
6) He knew that she ____had been lying___ (lie) to him all that time, but he still wanted to talk to
her again.
7) ‘_____Have you washed_______ (you / wash) the dishes? Good. Now you can go play’.
8) On December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft ____carried out_______________________ (carry out)
a surprise raid on Pearl Harbor.
9) If he ____had realized_______________________ (realize) that he __was being__ (be)
hurtful, he would have stopped teasing you. Why __didn’t you make ___ (you/not make) a remark?
10) ‘Oh dear, look at the time! We ___have been talking___ (talk) for almost two hours!’
II. Question sur la « Grammaire explicative de l’anglais » (4 points)
Du point de vue syntaxique, quelles sont les caractéristiques formelles des modaux en anglais ?
- N’existent qu’au présent ou au prétérit (PAS d’infinitif, forme en –ING, P. passé, impératif)
- Il est en tête du groupe verbal
- Il doit être suivi d’une Base verbale (pas d’un nom, ni d’un modal, ni de DO auxiliaire)
- Les modaux ne sont jamais suivis de TO ( ? exception ought)
- Pas de –s à la 3ème pers. du sing. du présent
III. Reformuler les phrases suivantes en utilisant FOR (9 points)
1. I last went fishing ten years ago. I haven’t gone fishing for 10 years.
2. How long ago did Queen Elizabeth marry Prince Philip?
How long have Q. E. And P. P. been married?

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3. Mozart died in 1791. He’s been dead for a long time (220 years)
4. It’s many hours since I had anything to eat. I haven’t eaten anything for hours.
5. American baseball players went on strike some months ago. American baseball players have been
on strike for some months.
6. How long ago did Kate start teaching music? (FOR) How long has Kate been teaching music?
7. I first met my friend Paul ten years ago. I’ve known my friend Paul for ten years/ I’ve been
friends with ....
8. He first enrolled in Nancy2 in 2007. He’s been in Nancy2 for four years.
9. I lived in Spain from 2002 to 2008. I lived in Spain for 6 years.
10. Daniel's been complaining of a stomach ache since Monday. Daniel's been complaining of a
stomach ache for three days.
IV. Modalité : complétez avec un modal suivi du verbe à la forme infinitive qui convient (Ø,
en HAVE – EN, BE+ING) ; si un modal n’est pas possible, utilisez une forme de substitution
(13 points)
10. Must you always make (you /always/ make) fun of me as soon as I open my mouth?
11. Had I known about the politician’s reputation, I would not have voted (not vote) for him. He
can (be) really dumb, sometimes!
12. You should (stay) here overnight. In winter, the roads can (be) icy in this region.
13. When he was young, he could (work) day and night and not even feel tired.
14. I don’t really know why they’re not here yet. They may have been (be) delayed or they may
have forgotten (forget) about our invitation.
15. At this hour tomorrow, we will be flying (fly) across the Atlantic.
16. You needn’t worry (worry): you worked so hard, you are sure to win.
17. You needn’t worry (worry): John is often late,
he must be meeting /will be meeting (meet) his friends at the pub again.
18. She was definite: James couldn’t leave (leave) her like that. She must (should? Could? ) (try)
V. Mettre au passif (omettre le complément d'agent lorsqu'il n'est pas indispensable, si deux
constructions sont possibles, les donner toutes les deux) (12 points)
1. If you intervene, people will just laugh at you.
If you intervene, you will just be laughed at.
2. Sarah told me that the manuscript had been refused.
I was told (by Sarah) that the manuscript had been refused.
3. The authorities are examining our application right now.
Our application is being examined right now.
4. Until that year, our grandmother had always looked after us.
Until that year, we had always been looked after by our grandmother.
5. It’s predictable—people will say that our candidate is soft on law and order.
It will be said that our candidate is soft on law and order.
Our candidate will be said to be soft on law and order.
6. I don’t want people to find out our little secret.
I don’t want our little secret to be found out.
7. The director herself, no less, showed us around the building.
We were showed around the building by the director herself, no less,
8. The director herself, no less, showed us the new project.
We were shown the new project by the director herself, no less.
The new project was shown to us by the director herself, no less.
9. People are making me act like this, and I don’t like it.
I am being made to act like this, and I don’t like it.
10. A car that two men were pushing came into view.
A car that was being pushed by two men came into view.

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