Corrigé temps du récit : exercices d’anglais seconde

1. broke, crept
2. caught
3. felt
4. lost
5. brought
6. fell
7. taught
8. bit

1. was walking, saw : action en cours interrompue par une action ponctuelle.
2. was raining, left : la pluie est le décor.
3. knew : know est un verbe d’état.
4. were playing, went
5. got up, had, went : succession d’actions.
6. were having : action en cours à un moment précis.

1. had already left
2. had never flown
3. had forgotten
4. had destroyed
5. had met
6. hadn’t eaten

1. had been painting : l’activité explique un résultat visible (la peinture sur les mains).
2. had painted : bilan, la tâche est achevée.
3. had been running : activité qui explique l’essoufflement.
4. had read : on compte (trois chapitres), donc forme simple.
5. had been waiting : durée avec for.
6. had been raining : activité prolongée dont on voit la trace.

1. opened, realised, had eaten
2. was shining, were singing, set off
3. didn’t recognise, had cut
4. were crossing, nearly hit
5. had told, had been, went : personne ne l’avait prévenu avant qu’il y aille ; l’annulation est antérieure.
6. tried, had already switched

1. We were sailing when the storm started.
2. She had never seen snow before.
3. By the time we arrived, the film had ended.
4. He had been training for months.
5. Her phone rang while she was sleeping. (ou While she was sleeping, her phone rang.)

1. It was raining when I went out.
2. She had already eaten when we arrived.
3. While I was doing my homework, my brother was playing video games.
4. They had never visited London before that trip.
5. He had been waiting for two hours when the train finally arrived. : « cela faisait… que » dans le passé se rend par had been + V-ing + for.
6. Suddenly, someone knocked at the door.

1. Les enfants construisaient un château de sable quand la marée est montée.
2. Je me suis rendu compte que j’avais laissé mes clés au lycée.
3. Elle travaillait là depuis cinq ans quand elle a obtenu une promotion.
4. Finalement, ils ont retrouvé le chemin du village. (eventually ne veut pas dire éventuellement)
5. Dès qu’il eut payé, il quitta le magasin. (ou Dès qu’il a eu payé, il est sorti du magasin.)

1. Yesterday I met an old friend. : yesterday impose le prétérit.
2. When I arrived, the party had started. : arriver est ponctuel.
3. She knew the truth all along. : verbe d’état.
4. When we got to the cinema, the film had already started.
5. While he was cooking, he cut his finger. : l’action longue est en be + -ing, l’accident au prétérit simple.
6. I was tired because I had been working all day. : activité antérieure qui explique la fatigue.

1. They were mending their nets.
2. He had been waiting since dawn.
3. He had promised to take Leo out to sea for the first time.
4. He was late because he had overslept.
5. The sun rose over the cliffs.
6. had promised et had overslept (ou had been waiting) : ces actions ont eu lieu avant le moment principal du récit, l’arrivée du grand-père.

1. While
2. By the time
3. when
4. eventually
5. As soon as
6. Suddenly

Exemple de réponse modèle :

On y trouve le décor (was rumbling, was lashing), les actions (noticed, opened, sat, unfolded), un past perfect simple (had touched), un past perfect en be + -ing (had been sorting) et les connecteurs when, while, suddenly, eventually.