Contrôle habitudes : Used to ou be used to ? Habitudes passées et présentes. Durée : 40 minutes. Barème : 20 points. Matériel : sans dictionnaire, sans calculatrice.
Répondre en anglais, sauf indication contraire. La présentation et la correction de la langue comptent dans l’appréciation de chaque réponse.
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Énoncé du contrôle habitudes
Exercice 1 : Compléter avec la forme correcte (3 points)Compléter chaque phrase avec la forme qui convient.
- When I was a child, we (spend) every summer by the sea.
- She is not (drive) on the left yet.
- He (live) in Paris, but now he lives in Lyon.
- After a month, they finally (get) the noise.
- Every Sunday my grandfather (take) us fishing.
- I’m not (wake) up so early; it is exhausting.
Indiquer dans chaque phrase si la forme proposée est correcte (C) ou incorrecte (I), puis corriger les phrases incorrectes.
- I’m used to get up at six.
- He used to smoke, but he stopped.
- We would be happy in that village. (état)
- She didn’t used to like coffee.
- They are getting used to working at night.
- Did you use to play chess?
Réécrire chaque phrase en employant la structure demandée entre parenthèses.
- I played football every day when I was ten. (used to)
- Cold weather is normal for her. (be used to)
- At first the food seemed strange, but now it feels normal. (get used to)
- He had a beard once, but he doesn’t now. (used to)
- Nowadays, long walks are normal for us. (be used to)
- We went to the market each Friday. (would)
Traduire en anglais.
- Autrefois, il y avait un cinéma dans notre rue.
- Je m’habitue lentement à vivre à la campagne.
- Elle n’a pas l’habitude de parler en public.
Lire le témoignage, puis répondre en anglais.
When I moved from Glasgow to Marseille, nothing was familiar. I used to eat dinner at six; here nobody sits down before nine. At first I couldn’t get used to the heat, and I wasn’t used to speaking French all day.
In Scotland, we would meet friends in a pub every Friday. Here, we meet at a café terrace. Now I’ve got used to the late evenings, but I still miss the rain a little.
- What was Alice’s dinner time before the move?
- Which two things were difficult at first?
- What did she do every Friday in Scotland?
- What does she still miss?
Écrire un paragraphe de 70 à 90 mots comparant sa vie d’enfant et sa vie actuelle, avec used to, would, be used to et get used to.


