Corrigé passif avancé : exercices d’anglais première

1. It is said that the castle is haunted.
2. It is believed that the painting is a fake.
3. It was reported that the minister had resigned.
4. It is expected that prices will rise.
5. It was thought that the earth was flat.
6. It has been estimated that the glacier has lost a third of its ice. : be reprend le temps de l’actif.

1. The old bridge is said to be unsafe.
2. The suspect is believed to be in Spain.
3. She is considered (to be) the best player of her generation.
4. The storm is expected to reach the coast tonight.
5. The ship was thought to be unsinkable.
6. He is known to be a generous man.

1. to have escaped : antérieur (last night).
2. to be staying : en cours (at the moment).
3. to have been built : antérieur et passif.
4. to speak : fait permanent.
5. to have died
6. to be preparing : right now.
7. to have been stolen
8. to announce : futur avec expect.

1. The winner was given a trophy.
2. I was sent an anonymous letter.
3. Lucy has been offered a scholarship.
4. The visitors will be shown the new laboratory.
5. We weren’t told the truth.
6. The first-years are taught chemistry by Mr Patel. : l’agent est conservé car il est informatif.

1. The children will be looked after.
2. He was laughed at.
3. This problem must be dealt with.
4. I have never been spoken to like that.
5. He is often referred to as a genius.
6. The match was called off.

1. get
2. got
3. got
4. get : après be bound to, base verbale.
5. got
6. got

1. to be cleaned (ou cleaning)
2. being criticised : like + gérondif.
3. to be left
4. be repaired : have to est déjà suivi de to.
5. being taken : remember + -ing pour un souvenir.
6. be shown : après un modal, base verbale.

1. The castle is said to be haunted. (ou It is said that the castle is haunted.)
2. She was given a prize.
3. The rules were explained to me.
4. He is believed to have fled the country.
5. The baby was looked after by her grandmother.
6. My car got repaired last week.
7. They are said to be rich.
8. The thief is thought to have escaped yesterday.

1. « It is estimated that more than 2,000 houses have been damaged. »
2. It is believed that thousands (of people) have fled flooded villages.
3. « victims are being given blankets and hot meals » : Volunteers are giving victims blankets and hot meals.
4. « who got cut off by the water » : get souligne un événement subi, imprévu, dans un récit de témoin au ton familier.
5. Les familles sont encore bloquées au moment où l’article est écrit : la situation est en cours, d’où to be + adjectif/participe, et non un infinitif passé.
6. « an inquiry is likely to be launched next week »

1. This lake is said to be very deep. (ou It is said that this lake is very deep.)
2. The thieves are thought to have gone to Scotland.
3. I was offered an internship in London.
4. He was laughed at.
5. She got arrested at the border.
6. You will be well looked after.

1. Le suspect aurait quitté le pays.
2. On nous a promis une augmentation.
3. La nouvelle loi devrait être votée le mois prochain.
4. Il s’est fait prendre en train de tricher.
5. Beaucoup pensent que l’économie va se redresser. (ou On s’accorde à penser que…)

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