Contrôle regret : Exprimer le regret : if only, I wish I had. 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 regret
Exercice 1 : Compléter les regrets (3 points)Compléter chaque phrase avec la forme verbale qui convient.
- I wish I (listen) to my grandmother when she warned me.
- If only we (not argue) yesterday!
- She wishes she (live) in a bigger flat now.
- If only he (be) here to see this!
- I wish you (stop) tapping your pen.
- They regret (not accept) the offer last spring.
Réécrire chaque phrase pour exprimer un regret, sans changer le sens.
- I did not save any money last year.
- She doesn’t speak Italian.
- We missed the last bus.
- He never writes to us.
- They sold the house too cheaply.
- It is raining on our wedding day.
Corriger l’erreur de chaque phrase.
- I wish I would have more free time now.
- If only I didn’t say that yesterday!
- She wishes he will call her.
- I should have went to bed earlier.
- If only I have studied harder!
- He wishes he can drive.
Traduire en anglais.
- Si seulement j’avais pris cette décision plus tôt !
- J’aimerais que tu arrêtes de te plaindre.
- Elle regrette de ne pas avoir appris le piano.
Lire la lettre, puis répondre en anglais.
Dear Grandpa,
I found this letter in a drawer last week and I realised I never sent it. I wrote it after our argument in June. If only I had posted it then! I wish I hadn’t been so stubborn.
I know you would have forgiven me, but pride is a strange thing. I should have called you on your birthday. Now I wish I could hear your stories one more time.
With love, Eve
- Why was the letter never sent?
- What does Eve regret about her attitude?
- What did she fail to do on her grandfather’s birthday?
- What does she wish she could do now?
Écrire une courte lettre de 70 à 90 mots dans laquelle on exprime au moins quatre regrets à propos d’une amitié perdue.


