Contrôle inversion : L’inversion après un adverbe négatif. 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 inversion
Exercice 1 : Compléter avec la forme correcte (3 points)Compléter chaque phrase avec l’auxiliaire ou le mot qui convient.
- Never ___ I seen such a beautiful sunset.
- Not only ___ she win, but she also broke the record.
- No sooner had we sat down ___ the lights went out.
- Hardly had she left ___ the phone rang.
- Rarely ___ he speak in public.
- Little ___ they know what was waiting for them.
Réécrire chaque phrase en commençant par le mot ou groupe de mots indiqué.
- I have never been so embarrassed. (Never)
- He not only lied, he also stole. (Not only)
- We had just arrived when it started to rain. (Hardly)
- She seldom complains. (Seldom)
- You must on no account open this door. (On no account)
- I realised only later how serious it was. (Only later)
Corriger l’erreur de chaque phrase.
- Never I have seen this film.
- Not only she sang, but she danced too.
- No sooner he had left than it rained.
- Rarely they go abroad.
- Hardly I had sat down when he arrived.
- Under no circumstances you should reply.
Traduire en anglais en employant l’inversion.
- Jamais je n’aurais imaginé une chose pareille.
- À peine étions-nous sortis qu’il a commencé à pleuvoir.
- Il ne s’est pas seulement excusé, il a aussi offert des fleurs.
Lire l’extrait du discours, puis répondre en anglais.
“Ladies and gentlemen, never in the history of this school have so many students achieved such results. Not only did you work harder than any class before you, but you also supported each other through difficult times.
Rarely does a group show such unity. No sooner had the exams ended than you started helping the younger pupils. Little did you know how proud this made your teachers. On no account must you forget this success.”
- Who is the speaker probably addressing?
- What two qualities does the speaker praise?
- What did the students do right after the exams?
- What is the final instruction?
Écrire un paragraphe de 60 à 80 mots dans le style d’un discours enthousiaste, avec au moins quatre inversions différentes.


