Grammar exercises

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Object Pronouns
 Les object pronouns sont des pronoms toujours placés en complément, c'est-à-dire
après le verbe.
Object pronouns
Traduction
Exemples
I
Me
Moi, me, m'
They played with me.
She called me.
You gave it to me.
You
You
Toi, te, t'
I like to play with you.
She called you.
I gave it to you.
He
Him
Lui, le, l'
She goes out with him.
Do you meet him on Friday?
She
Her
Elle, lui, la, l'
They know her very well.
Give her a chance.
Follow her!
It
It
Elle, lui, le, la, l',
cela, ça
I'll bring it home.
Take it now.
They knew it.
We
Us
Nous
She told us.
They will come with us.
You
You
Vous
I like you.
I'll go with you.
They
Them
Eux, elles, les,
leur
I told them.
We know them.
She'll go with them.
Toujours complément (après le verbe)
Toujours sujet (avant le verbe)
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A. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate personal pronoun or object pronoun.
1.
walked with
.
2.
called
3.
will play computer with
4.
talks to
5.
sent
6.
came to Montreal with
.
7.
watched T.V. with
.
8.
waited for
for two hours.
9.
gave it to
.
10.
eats with
every night.
.
.
every day.
a letter.
B. Translate these sentences into English.
1. Je l'ai vu.
2. Elles étudient toujours avec nous.
3. Il vous a parlé.
4. Nous avons joué avec eux tout l'après-midi.
5. Vous irez au cinéma avec elle.
6. Elle m'a appelé.
7. Ils sont venus avec nous à Montréal.
8. Tu ne mangeras pas avec eux.
9. Nous travaillons avec elle.
10. Je n'ai pas chanté pour toi.
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Simple Conditional
Modes
Simple
Progressive
Perfect
Perfect
Progressive
Tenses
Present
Past
Future
Conditional
Present
Past
Future
Conditional
Present
Past
Future
Conditional
Present
Past
Future
Conditional
 Utilisation du simple conditional
Le Simple conditional exprime:
a) Un fait imaginaire.
Ex: I would recognize her anywhere.
She would like to be an engineer.
b) Une improbabilité avec si (if). Une partie de la phrase est au simple past.
Ex: If I had money, I would buy a sport car.
If I told you the truth would you be angry?
If I were you, I wouldn't do that.
Dans ces exemples, la partie au passé se traduit logiquement par l'imparfait
comme dans toutes les phrases utilisant le conditionnel:
Nous avons vu qu'à la 1re et 3e personne du singulier le verbe "to be" au passé
s'écrivait: Was. Par contre, lorsque que le verbe être est précédé de "if" il peut
se conjuguer comme "were" à toutes les personnes.
c) Une façon polie de demander, d'offrir ou d'exprimer ce que l'on veut.
Ex: I would like to have some information please.
Would you like a cup of tea?
Would you please wait in line?
N.B. Le simple conditional se traduit en français par le conditionnel présent.
Ex: Je me baignerais si j'avais mon maillot de bain.
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Subject
Would
Verb (infinitive)
Object
like
to be an actor.
be
present…
go
to Montreal.
Contraction
Affirmations
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
Subject
I'd
You'd
He'd
She'd
We'd
You'd
They'd
Would
would
Not
Verb (infinitive)
Object
like
to be an actor.
be
present…
go
to Montreal.
Contraction
Negations
I
You
He
They
would
Auxiliary
Yes/no
questions
Information
questions
Would
wouldn't
not
Subject
Verb (infinitive)
Object
you
like
to be an actor?
he
be
present…?
they
go
to Montreal?
Question
word
Auxiliary
Subject
Verb
(infinitive)
Object
Where
would
you
like
to go?
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A. Conjugate the verbs in the simple conditional using the subject in brackets.
1. To sing (she)
2. To obtain (they)
3. To fire (I)
4. To reject (you)
5. To abandon (he)
6. To show (they)
7. To express (I)
8. To disappear (we)
9. To swallow (it)
10. To hurt (you)
11. To vanish (he)
12. To feed (we)
13. To grow (they)
14. To blow (She)
15. To capture (we)
16. To swim (it)
17. To travel (you)
18. To water (she)
19. To care (you)
20. To whistle (I)
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B. Conjugate the verbs in the simple conditional.
1. They (to go, negation)
2.
to Florida without Michael.
you (to take)
the plane?
3. She (to have)
4.
good marks if she studied more.
you please (to leave)
5. The wall (to look)
6.
me alone?
better in white.
your sister (to come)
7. I (to be)
to the party?
happy to meet you.
8. William (to like, negation)
9.
you (to go)
this movie.
to the grocery store for me?
10. If we had more money, we (to go)
11. I (to go, negation)
12. I (to do)
13.
shopping.
without you.
the laundry, if I had time.
she (to help)
you, if she knew the answer?
14. If they ran, they (to feel)
better.
15.
happy?
you (to be)
16. It (to be)
important.
17. If I could sing, I (to sing)
18. I (to like)
19. They (to sleep, negation)
20. If she were happy, we (to know)
.
to see you.
in a car.
it.
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C. Translate the following sentences into French or English.
1. Je pleurerais.
2. Dormirait-elle?
3. Would you sleep?
4. She'd run.
5. Would you watch me?
6. Tu ne mangerais pas.
7. Nous l'attraperions.
8. You would not cry.
9. Would you throw it?
10. Est-ce qu'elles pleureraient?
11. Would he run?
12. Il ne l'attraperait pas (le chien).
13. I would throw it.
14. Est-ce qu'elle la lancerait?
15. Would you cry?
16. Elle ne dormirait pas.
17. We would drive.
18. Dormirait-il?
19. Would he sleep?
20. Elle ne volerait pas.
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21. Je ne conduirais pas.
22. J'aurais 13 ans.
23. Dormiriez-vous?
24. We wouldn't go to cinema.
25. It would not bite .
26. J'aimerais avoir une bicyclette.
27. Would you have lunch with us?
28. Nous n'achèterions pas ce livre.
29. Si tu m'aidais, je finirais plus tôt.
30. He said he'd wash the car.
31. Nous n'aimerions pas être en prison.
32. She wouldn't lend her dress.
33. Préféreriez-vous apprendre l'espagnol?
34. He would eat if it were possible.
35. Tu ne ferais pas ça!
36. Elles n'iraient pas à l'école.
37. They wouldn't sleep well.
38. Nous chanterions partout.
39. Would you leave me please?
40. Je serais content de partir.
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There would be
 There would be est la formule utilisée pour exprimer il y aurait.
There
Verb to be
(conditional)
There
would be
Affirmations
Object
a book on the table.
two books on the table.
There
Verb to be
(conditional)
No
There
would be
no
Negations
Object
book on the table.
books on the table.
no
Would
Questions
Would
There
Verb to be
there
be
Object
a book on the table?
books on the table?
no
A. Use the correct form of there would be.
1.
someone at the door if you were absent?
2.
many policemen in our city if we were 100 people.
3.
flowers on the table if it wasn't Mother's Day?
4.
many mistakes in your text if you had not studied.
5.
two million people around you if you were a star.
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B. This is the house you would build if you had money. Describe this picture using
there would be. Use negations too.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
C. Translate these sentences into French or English.
1. Y aurait-il un cd que tu aimerais avoir?
2. There would be 35 students in my group if I were in secondary 2.
3. There would be a pool in my backyard if I had enough money.
4. Il n'y aurait pas d'école si c'était samedi.
5. There would be no animals at the zoo if it were winter.
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Possessive Adjectives/Form
Traduction et utilisation
My
Mon, ma, mes
Exemples
My car is blue.
I brought my keys.
Ton, ta, tes
Is it your pencil?
She gave me your letter.
I want to play with your video games.
Son, sa, ses
This is his shoes.
Propriétaire masculin
His car is red?
Son, sa, ses
Her favorite flowers are roses.
Propriétaire féminin
She saw her friend.
Son, sa, ses
(Propriétaire impersonnel)
My cat always plays with its tail.
Its bone is white.
The car is pink.. Its colour is ugly.
Our
Notre, nos
We went to cinema with our car.
Our friends are in secondary 1.
Your
Votre, vos
Their
Leur, leurs
Your
His
Her
Its
Possessive
form
('s)
I like your video games.
Your children are very nice.
Their dog is black.
They never go out without their friends.
La forme possessive ('s) peut
aussi être utilisée pour indiquer
la possession. On ajoute 's au
possesseur.
Brian's marks are good.
The marks of Brian are good.
His marks are good.
Le possesseur peut seulement
être une personne, un animal,
une ville ou un pays.
My mother's name is Louise.
Gribouille's kittens are beautiful.
Montreal's hockey team is great.
Lorsque le possesseur se
termine avec s, on ajoute '
The Jones' children are very nice.
Charles' car is blue.
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A. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate possessive adjective
or with the possessive form.
1. Nadia
pencil is beautiful.
2. My dog
tail is furry.
pencil is blue.
tail is very long too.
3. The children of Mr Stewart are nice.
4.
children are 5 and 7 years old.
mother is 45 years old. My dad married her when she was 23.
5. His parents
house is very big.
house is very old too.
6.
teacher is nice. We like him very much.
7.
marks are great because she studies a lot.
8. Rick
9.
video games are new.
games are really fun.
t-shirts are all dirty! I told you not to go there!
10. Bruno and Christian
friends are nice.
friends are in sec 2.
B. Translate these sentences into French or English. Use the possessive form when
possible.
1. Leur maison est blanche, noire et rouge.
2. Les chats de Diana sont charmants.
3. My dog finds its toys amusing.
4. Nos fleurs seront très belles cette année.
5. Her parents are very proud of her.
6. Mon sac était vide.
7. Your parents are nice.
8. Ses parents seront absents la semaine prochaine.
9. Les enfants de Kent sont très énervés aujourd'hui.
10. Vos enfants étaient très énervés hier.
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Possessive Pronouns
Traduction et utilisation
Exemples
Mine
Le mien, la mienne, les miens,
les miennes
Do not drink this milk, it is mine.
Yours
Le tien, la tienne, les tiens, les
tiennes
I gave you my watch, now it's yours.
His
Le sien, la sienne, les siens, les
siennes (propriétaire masculin)
He bought my bicycle, now it is his.
Hers
Le sien, la sienne, les siens, les
siennes (propriétaire féminin)
Your house is big, but hers is even bigger.
Le sien, la sienne, les siens, les
siennes
(propriétaire impersonnel)
This bone is its.
Its
Ours
Le nôtre, la nôtre, les nôtres
Yours
Le vôtre, la vôtre, les vôtres
Those shoes are mine.
These keys are his.
Our room is smaller than hers.
The dog took my shoe, now it's its.
We bought their house. Now, it is ours.
His dog is more intelligent than ours.
My car is less expensive than yours.
I don't share my pencils. Take yours!
Theirs
Le leur, la leur, les leurs
We have beautiful utensils but theirs are
greater.
Object Pronouns
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Pronouns
I
Me
My
Mine
You
You
Your
Yours
He
Him
His
His
She
Her
Her
Hers
It
It
Its
Its
We
Us
Our
Ours
You
Your
Yours
Them
Their
Theirs
You
They
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A. Complete these sentences with a personal pronoun, an object pronoun, a
possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective.
1. I have an eraser. It's
2.
eraser. So, it is
have a new house. It's their house. So it's
3. He gave
.
five tennis balls. They're
4. She has a baby. It's
5.
.
tennis balls. So, they're his.
baby. So, it's
.
have farm animals. They're
6. I have a car. It's
7. You lent
animals . So, they're ours.
car. So, it's
.
a bicycle. It's
bicycle. So, it's yours .
8. I have a tape recorder. It's
tape. So, it's
9. We have a computer. It's
computer. So, it's
10. I have two cats. They are
cats. So, they're
11.
desk. So, it's his.
has a desk. It's
.
12. She has a motorcycle. It's
motorcycle. So, it's
13. They told
car. So, It is theirs.
it was
14. Andrew took
coat. She told
.
.
.
it was mine.
15.
lend our car. But, it's still
.
16.
have two books. They are my books. So, they're
17. My dog has a bone. It's
bone. So, it's
18.
car. So, it's his.
19. I told
has a car. It's
it was my book. So, It is
20. Brian took my bike. I told
it was
.
.
.
.
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Comparatives
 Les comparatives sont utilisés pour comparer 2 choses entre elles.
Adjectifs de
2 syllabes et -
Adjectifs de
3 syllabes et +
Adj finissant
par ful
Subject
Adjective + er
Than
Object
Simon is
taller
than
Bruno.
Sylvie is
prettier
than
Josée.
Subject
More + Adj
Than
Object
English is
more interesting
than
French.
Dictionaries are
more useful
than
video games.
Superlatives
 Les superlatives sont utilisés pour comparer une chose à plusieurs.
Adjectifs de
2 syllabes et -
Adjectifs de
3 syllabes et +
Adj finissant
par ful
 Exceptions:
Subject
The
Adjective + est
object
John is
the
tallest
boy of the class.
Jupiter is
the
biggest
planet.
Subject
The
Most + Adj
Object
Vanessa is
the
most beautiful
girl of the group.
Computers are
the
most useful
house items.
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
Good
Better than
The best
Bad
worse than
The worst
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A. Complete the following sentences using the adjective in brackets.
1. The CN Tower is the (high)
tower in the world.
2. The Olympic Tower is (low)
than the CN tower.
3. My parents are (old)
than me.
4. I am the (intelligent)
person in the world.
5. The Confederation Bridge is the (long)
bridge in the world.
6. English is (important)
7. BMW's go (fast)
than French.
than Ladas.
8. Eric Lindros is one of the (good)
hockey players.
9. Wayne Gretzky was a (good)
hockey player than Eric
Lindros is.
10. During summer, days last (long)
than nights.
11. Canada is the second (big)
12. Snow melts (fast)
country in the world.
than ice.
13. That is what I like the (good)
14. Rabbits run (fast)
15. I am (intelligent)
16. December 21st is the (short)
.
than turtles.
than you are!
day of the year.
17. Right now, boy groups are (popular)
than girl
groups.
18. The sun is the (bright)
object of the sky.
19. Planes are the (good)
transportation means.
20. My English teacher is the (good)
world.
English teacher in the
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Review of Simple Mode
Auxiliaires
Affirmations
Négations
Questions
Utilisation
Present
Past
Future
Conditional
Do/does
Am/is/are
Did
Was/were
Will
Would
I work
You work
He works
She works
It goes
We go
You go
They go
I worked
You worked
He worked
She worked
It went
We went
You went
They went
I'll work
You'll work
no work
He'll
She'll work
It will go
We will go
You will go
They will go
I don't go
I didn't go
You don't go
He doesn't go
She doesn't go
It doesn't go
We don't go
You don't go
They don't go
You didn't go
He didn't go
She didn't go
It didn't go
We didn't go
You didn't go
They didn't go
I won't go
You won't go
He won't go
She won't go
It won't go
We won't go
You won't go
They won't go
I wouldn't go
You wouldn't go
He wouldn't go
She wouldn't go
It wouldn't go
We wouldn't go
You wouldn't go
They wouldn't go
Do I go?
Do you go?
Does he go?
Does she go?
Does it go?
Do we go?
Do you go?
Do they go?
Did I go?
Did you go?
Did he go?
Did she go?
Did it go?
Did we go?
Did you go?
Did they go?
Will I go?
Will you go?
Will he go?
Will she go?
Will it go?
Will we go?
Will you go?
Will they go?
Would I go?
Would you go?
Would he go?
Would she go?
Would it go?
Would we go?
Would you go?
Would they go?
-Décision
sur le vif
-Prédiction
-Probabilité (if)
-Certitude
-Fait imaginaire
-Improbabilité (if)
-Politesse
-Situation
- Action
permanente
terminée
-Fait habituel
ou répétitif
-Action rapide
-Futur planifié
-État d'esprit
-Vérité
-Sens, émotions
(To be going to)
I'd work
You'd work
He'd work
She'd work
It would go
We would go
You would go
They would go
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A. Conjugate the following sentences.
1. I (to drive)
you to the camp tomorrow.
2. She (to be)
a star if she had more talent.
3. We (to eat)
seafood last night at the restaurant.
4. Usually, people (to eat)
three meals a day.
5. If you (not to brush)
your teeth, you (to have)_______________
cavities.
6. The Earth (to rotate)
around the sun.
7. My dog (to bite)
the mailman last week.
8. It (to be)
sunny tomorrow with scattered showers.
9. When I was young, I (to travel)
to many places.
10. If my grand-mother was younger, she (to go)
back to school.
11. The race (to start)
tomorrow at 8:00.
12. Mary (not to like)
hockey, she (to prefer)
baseball.
13. Your mother (to punish)
you if she knew the truth.
14. Andrew, wake up! you (to be)
late for school.
15. I'm sure Joe (to prefer)
the blue coat.
16. Where
you
tomorrow? (go)
17. Who
you
at the party yesterday? (see)
18.
she
present at school today? (be)
19. What
you
if you had a million dollars? (do)
20. When
he
18 years old? (turn)