Corrigé gérondif : exercices d’anglais en première – PDF gratuit à télécharger et imprimer

1. Learning a language is difficult.
2. Voting is a citizen’s duty.
3. Protesting can be dangerous.
4. Changing the law takes time.
5. Working night shifts is exhausting.
6. Admitting a mistake is not easy.

1. to go : decide + to.
2. answering : avoid + V-ing.
3. to lose : afford + to.
4. waiting : mind + V-ing.
5. to negotiate
6. asking : keep + V-ing.
7. to collect : manage + to.
8. stealing (ou having stolen) : deny + V-ing.

1. in joining
2. without saying
3. to hearing : to est ici une préposition.
4. to living : be used to + V-ing.
5. Instead of complaining
6. After winning

1. to buy : but de l’arrêt.
2. seeing : souvenir d’un fait vécu.
3. to lock : action à faire.
4. opening : essai pour voir le résultat.
5. eating : arrêt de l’activité.
6. to inform : regret to = formule d’annonce.

1. My parents want me to study law.
2. The teacher told us to read the article.
3. I’d like you to come with me.
4. The coach expects you to win.
5. She asked him to call her back.
6. The law allows women to vote.

1. let
2. made : obligation.
3. are not allowed to : let n’a pas de passif.
4. made
5. let : prétérit identique à la base.
6. made to : au passif, make reprend to.

1. She had her speech translated.
2. We had our car repaired.
3. I got my brother to help me.
4. They will have the posters printed.
5. She got the mayor to come.
6. He had his portrait taken.

1. c
2. e
3. a
4. b
5. d : clean indique le résultat, la table est propre.

1. refused to give up, threatened to call.
2. giving in : complément de la préposition of ; Walking (to work) : sujet de became. On accepte aussi kept sitting (complément de keep).
3. made thousands of Black residents boycott ; let Black passengers sit. Après le complément, la base verbale s’emploie sans to.
4. She refused because she was tired of giving in, not because she was physically tired.
5. Her arrest made thousands of Black residents boycott the buses for more than a year.

1. I want you to listen to me.
2. She suggested going to the museum.
3. They made him apologise.
4. I look forward to seeing you.
5. Smoking is forbidden here, but swimming is allowed. : parallélisme et gérondif sujet.
6. He let me use his phone.

1. Voting is a right and a duty.
2. I want you to sign the petition.
3. They denied lying (having lied).
4. My parents let me go out on Saturdays.
5. She had her bike repaired.
6. Don’t forget to call your grandmother.

Exemple de réponse :

1. Listening to students is the first duty of this council.
2. We want the headteacher to open the library at lunchtime.
3. Please let us use the gym after classes.
4. We look forward to working with all of you.
5. We will have the menu translated for exchange students.