Exercices used to et would : anglais en première

Réécrivez chaque phrase avec used to, à la forme indiquée.

1. She played the violin. (affirmative)
2. We lived in a flat. (négative)
3. You had long hair. (interrogative)
4. They went camping every summer. (affirmative)
5. He liked vegetables. (négative)
6. Where did you live? (interrogative)

Complétez avec used to ou would + le verbe entre parenthèses. Quand les deux sont possibles, donnez les deux.

1. My grandfather (have) ___ a big moustache.
2. Every Sunday, we (go) ___ to my grandmother’s for lunch.
3. I (believe) ___ in Father Christmas.
4. In the evenings, my father (tell) ___ us stories about the war.
5. This building (be) ___ a cinema.
6. As a student, he (get up) ___ at noon every day.
7. She (love) ___ horror films, but now they scare her.
8. Each winter the river froze and the children (skate) ___ on it.

Mettez le verbe au prétérit simple, avec used to ou avec would. Choisissez la forme la plus naturelle.

1. I (go) ___ to Scotland three times last year.
2. When I was little, I (be) ___ afraid of the dark.
3. In 1969, Neil Armstrong (walk) ___ on the Moon.
4. People (not / have) ___ smartphones in the 1990s.
5. Every morning she (cycle) ___ to the factory, rain or shine.
6. He (work) ___ in that mine for twenty-five years before it closed.

Construisez la forme correcte de l’expression indiquée, au temps qui convient.

1. I’ve lived in London for years, so I (be used to / drive) ___ on the left.
2. When she moved to Canada, it took her months to (get used to / the cold) ___.
3. Don’t worry, you’ll soon (get used to / wear) ___ a uniform.
4. He (not / be used to / speak) ___ in public, so he was very nervous.
5. Nurses (be used to / work) ___ night shifts.
6. I’m slowly (get used to / live) ___ on my own.

Mettez le verbe entre parenthèses à la base verbale ou en -ing.

1. I used to (wear) ___ glasses, but now I have contact lenses.
2. I’m used to (wear) ___ glasses; I don’t even notice them.
3. Farmers are used to (get) ___ up at dawn.
4. We used to (get) ___ up at dawn when we lived on the farm.
5. She isn’t used to (eat) ___ so late.
6. Did you use to (eat) ___ at the canteen?
7. You’ll get used to (cook) ___ for yourself.
8. My parents never used to (let) ___ me go out on weeknights.

Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Réécrivez-la correctement.

1. I use to play rugby when I was at school.
2. Did you used to live here?
3. My grandmother would live in a cottage in Wales.
4. I am used to get up early.
5. We used to go to Ireland twice in 2015.
6. She can’t get used to live in a big city.
7. He is used to smoke, but he stopped ten years ago.
8. When I was a child, I would to play marbles in the yard.

Lisez le témoignage puis répondez aux questions en anglais ou en français selon la consigne.

1. How long did Gareth work in the mine? Why is the preterite used here and not used to?
2. What did his mother do every morning?
3. Quote two sentences containing would of repetition.
4. Explain in French the difference between « I used to leave home » and « I’ve got used to talking ».
5. What does Gareth do now?
6. True or false: Gareth finds the visitors’ questions annoying. Justify with a quotation.

Traduisez en anglais.

1. Avant, je détestais les épinards.
2. Est-ce que tu jouais d’un instrument quand tu étais petit ?
3. Le samedi, mon grand-père m’emmenait pêcher.
4. J’ai l’habitude de travailler sous pression.
5. Tu t’habitueras au climat.
6. Autrefois, il n’y avait pas de supermarché ici.

Traduisez en français en rendant la nuance.

1. She would sit for hours by the window, watching the sea.
2. This old factory used to employ two thousand people.
3. I’m not used to being treated like this.
4. It took them a while to get used to the new timetable.
5. We never used to lock the door.

Remettez les mots dans l’ordre pour former une phrase correcte.

1. use / did / to / you / a / uniform / wear / ?
2. used / she / to / is / alone / living
3. would / hours / for / talk / we / on the phone
4. get / I / can’t / used / the / to / noise
5. there / to / a / be / used / here / castle
6. didn’t / to / my / use / sister / me / like

Thème : « Then and now ». Écrivez 6 phrases sur votre enfance et votre vie actuelle, une par consigne.

1. Un état passé qui a changé (used to).
2. Une habitude passée à la forme négative (didn’t use to).
3. Une scène répétée de votre enfance (would).
4. Un événement unique de votre enfance (prétérit).
5. Une chose à laquelle vous êtes habitué aujourd’hui (be used to + V-ing).
6. Une chose à laquelle vous vous habituez en ce moment (be getting used to).