Ces exercices if + prétérit t’apprennent à construire des hypothèses imaginaires, à donner des conseils avec If I were you et à choisir entre will et would. Laisse-toi aller à rêver dans le dernier exercice !
Les exercices
Exercices if + prétérit : rêver, conseiller, comparer
Exercice 1 : Mets le verbe au prétéritComplète la proposition avec if.
- If I ___ (have) a horse, I would ride it every day.
- If we ___ (live) in Scotland, we would wear kilts at weddings.
- If she ___ (know) his number, she would call him.
- If they ___ (win) the match, they would be champions.
- If he ___ (speak) Japanese, he would work in Tokyo.
- If you ___ (go) to bed earlier, you wouldn’t be tired.
- If I had a million pounds, I ___ (buy) a castle.
- If it were sunny, we ___ (go) to the beach.
- If my parents let me, I ___ (have) a snake.
- If she saw a spider, she ___ (scream).
- If we didn’t have school, we ___ (play) video games all day.
- If he trained more, he ___ (not lose) every race.
Complète avec la forme recommandée à l’écrit.
- If I ___ a bird, I would fly over the ocean.
- If it ___ warmer, we would swim.
- If she ___ older, she could drive.
- If I ___ you, I would apologise.
- If he ___ here, he would help us.
- If the museum ___ open, we would visit it.
Choisis la bonne forme selon le sens.
- If it (rains / rained) tomorrow, we will stay at home.
- If I (am / were) a millionaire, I would help poor people.
- If you (study / studied) tonight, you will pass the test.
- If dinosaurs still lived, the world (will / would) be dangerous.
- If she (comes / came) to the party, I’ll be happy.
- If I had three arms, I (will / would) play two instruments at once.
- If the bus is late, we (will / would) take a taxi.
Réponds à chaque problème avec If I were you, I would / wouldn’t…
- I’ve got a terrible headache. (take an aspirin)
- I always fail my English tests. (revise every day)
- My best friend is angry with me. (talk to him)
- I want to eat ten chocolate bars. (not do that)
- I’m bored. (read a good book)
- I’m going to London in winter. (take a warm coat)
- If I would have a dog, I would call it Rex.
- If she was you, she would stop.
- If we had time, we will visit the museum.
- If he knew the answer, he would told us.
- If I live in New York, I would go to Times Square.
- If they didn’t lived so far, we would see them more often.
- if / I / rich / were / I / travel / would
- would / what / you / do / if / you / saw / a ghost / ?
- you / I / if / were / I / wouldn’t / go
- she / could / if / fly / she / go / would / to Canada
- we / would / happy / be / if / we / won
- if / had / I / time / more / I / would / learn / Spanish
Lis le texte puis réponds en anglais par des phrases complètes.
Chloe is fourteen and she lives in a small village in Cornwall. She has never been to the USA, but she dreams about New York. « If I were in New York, I would go up the Empire State Building first. Then I would have a picnic in Central Park and I would take a yellow cab to Times Square. If I had enough money, I would see a musical on Broadway. My mum says that if we saved money for two years, we could go there together. If we went, I would be the happiest girl in Cornwall! »
- Where does Chloe live?
- Has she ever been to New York?
- What would she do first in New York?
- What would she do if she had enough money?
- What would they have to do to go there?
- How would Chloe feel if they went?
- Si j’avais un chat, je l’appellerais Biscuit.
- Si elle était ici, elle serait contente.
- À ta place, je partirais maintenant.
- S’il faisait beau, nous irions au parc.
- Que ferais-tu si tu gagnais au loto ?
- Si je pouvais voler, j’irais en Australie.
- If I were taller, I would play basketball.
- We would go out if it didn’t rain.
- If you lived closer, we would see each other every day.
- If I were you, I wouldn’t eat that.
- She would be angry if she knew.
- What would you say if you met the Queen of the Netherlands?
Associe le début (1 à 6) à la fin (a à f) pour former des hypothèses logiques.
- If I were invisible,
- If cats could talk,
- If I lived on the moon,
- If there were no phones,
- If I were a teacher,
- If I had a robot,
a. I would give no homework. b. it would do my chores. c. they would ask for more food. d. I would play tricks on my brother. e. I would see the Earth from my window. f. people would write more letters.
Réponds à chaque question par une phrase complète avec if + prétérit et would.
- What would you do if you were in New York?
- What would you buy if you had 1,000 pounds?
- Where would you live if you could choose?
- Who would you meet if you could meet anyone?
- What would you change if you were the head teacher?
- What superpower would you choose, and why?


