Corrigé futur et futur dans le passé : anglais seconde

1. will : décision prise sur le moment.
2. am going to : intention préparée (la peinture est achetée).
3. is going to : indice présent.
4. will : prédiction générale, avec I think.
5. won’t : promesse.
6. is going to : décision déjà prise.

1. starts : programme officiel.
2. am seeing : rendez-vous fixé.
3. ‘ll switch : décision spontanée.
4. takes off : horaire.
5. are having : projet organisé.
6. will snow : prédiction incertaine avec perhaps.

1. ‘ll text, get
2. come, ‘ll celebrate
3. won’t leave, apologise
4. have finished (ou finish), can
5. starts, ‘s going to travel (ou will travel)

Après when, as soon as, until, once et before, le verbe reste au présent (ou au present perfect).

1. She was sure that she would be a famous singer.
2. The fans believed that they were going to win the cup.
3. He told me he was leaving the next day. : tomorrow devient the next day.
4. We sat down: the film was about to start.
5. The forecast said that it would rain the following week.

Exemples de réponses (la seconde partie est libre si elle est logique) :

1. I was going to watch the match, but my little brother took the remote.
2. They were going to move to Canada, but they couldn’t get a visa.
3. We were going to have a picnic, but it started to pour.
4. She was going to study all evening, but her friends invited her out.
5. He was going to propose to her, but he lost the ring.

1. used to : be afraid est un état.
2. would ou used to : action répétée.
3. used to : live, état durable.
4. would ou used to
5. used to : have au sens de posséder.
6. would ou used to

1. was going to start : projet de l’époque.
2. would never reach : destin connu du narrateur.
3. was about to go : futur immédiat interrompu.
4. would tell : habitude passée (again and again).
5. would never forget : futur dans le passé.

1. I’ll call you when I arrive.
2. He knew he would never come back.
3. We were about to leave when it started to rain. (ou We were going to leave)
4. She was going to come, but she was ill. (ou She was supposed to come)
5. Every evening, my mother would read us a story. (ou used to read)
6. The lesson starts at nine tomorrow.

1. Il était sur le point d’abandonner quand il a trouvé la solution.
2. Ils pensaient que la tempête durerait toute la nuit.
3. J’allais te le dire, mais j’ai oublié.
4. Nous passions des heures à discuter sur la plage.
5. Elle rencontre son nouveau patron lundi.

1. I’ll tell you when I know the answer.
2. He said he would come the next day.
3. When I was young, I used to have a red bike. (ou I had)
4. Look at the sky! It’s going to rain.
5. We were going to leave the next day, but the flight was cancelled.
6. I’ll answer it! (ou I’ll get it!) : décision spontanée.

1. He or she was going to become a lawyer, like his or her mother.
2. In London.
3. The narrator would feed the dogs and walk them along the river.
4. No: the narrator became a vet instead (« Today I’m a vet »).
5. Futur dans le passé : I would study in London ou that summer would change my life ; habitude : I would feed the dogs.

Exemple de réponse modèle :