Ces exercices might, ought to, be able to et be allowed to t’apprennent d’abord à reconnaître le sens de chaque outil, puis à le conjuguer à différents temps et enfin à l’utiliser pour donner ton avis. Pense toujours au sens avant de choisir.
Les exercices
Exercices might, ought to, be able to et be allowed to
Exercice 1 : Quel sens ?Indique le sens de chaque phrase : probabilité (P), conseil (C), capacité (Ca) ou permission (Pe).
- You ought to wear a helmet.
- It might snow tonight.
- She will be able to speak Japanese after her year in Tokyo.
- We are allowed to wear jeans on Fridays.
- He might be at the library.
- Were you able to finish the race?
- You ought not to eat so many sweets.
Complète avec might ou might not selon le sens.
- Take an umbrella. It ___ rain later.
- Call him before you go. He ___ be at home.
- Don’t throw away that box. We ___ need it.
- I’m very tired. I ___ go to the party after all.
- Ask Lucy, she ___ know the answer.
- Hurry up! We ___ get seats if we arrive late.
Réponds à chaque problème par un conseil avec ought to ou ought not to et le verbe proposé.
- I’ve got a terrible toothache. (see a dentist)
- I’m always tired in the morning. (go to bed so late)
- My English is not very good. (watch series in English)
- I had an argument with my best friend. (apologise)
- I spend six hours a day on my phone. (spend so much time online)
- I want to get fit. (do some sport)
Complète avec la bonne forme de be able to.
- When I finish this course, I ___ (futur) speak Spanish fluently.
- Sorry, I ___ (present perfect, négative) call you: my phone was broken.
- The climbers ___ (prétérit) reach the top despite the wind.
- My baby sister ___ (présent, négative) walk yet.
- You might ___ get tickets if you hurry.
- I’d love ___ play the piano.
Observe le règlement, puis écris des phrases avec be allowed to ou not be allowed to.
| Riverside Youth Club : rules | Yes / No |
|---|---|
| Bring your own snacks | Yes |
| Use the pool without a lifeguard | No |
| Play music in the garden | Yes (before 9 pm) |
| Invite friends under 12 | No |
| Use the computers | Yes (30 minutes max) |
| Leave bikes in the hall | No |
- Members / bring their own snacks
- Members / use the pool without a lifeguard
- You / play music in the garden before 9 pm
- We / invite friends under 12
- Members / use the computers for an hour
- You / leave bikes in the hall
Choisis la bonne réponse.
- Pupils (aren’t allowed to / might not) run in the corridors. It’s a school rule.
- I don’t know where Max is. He (might / ought to) be in the gym.
- After the operation, he (will can / will be able to) play football again.
- You (ought to / are able to) thank your grandparents for the present.
- When she was little, she (wasn’t allowed to / mightn’t) watch TV after dinner.
- I’m sorry, I (couldn’t / mightn’t) come yesterday. I was ill.
- Take some water. You (might / ought) get thirsty.
Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Recopie-la correctement.
- She mights come tomorrow.
- You ought apologise to him.
- I will can help you next week.
- It might to be dangerous.
- We are not allow to eat in class.
- They was able to escape.
- You might not to like this film.
Observe le panneau et réponds aux questions en anglais.
- Is a 14-year-old allowed to go in alone?
- Will you be allowed to ride your bike in the park?
- What ought you to wear?
- Will you be able to skate there at 9 pm?
- Your friend is 15 and his dad comes with him. Is he allowed to go in?
Traduis en choisissant le bon outil pour « pouvoir », « devoir » ou « avoir le droit de ».
- Il se peut qu’elle soit en retard.
- Tu devrais lire ce livre.
- Nous pourrons voir la mer de notre chambre.
- Je n’avais pas le droit de sortir le soir.
- Les pompiers ont réussi à éteindre le feu.
- Il est peut-être à la piscine.
- Ils n’auront pas le droit de voter avant 18 ans.
Traduis ces phrases de façon naturelle.
- You might be right.
- We ought to recycle more.
- I haven’t been able to find my glasses.
- Are you allowed to have pets in your flat?
- She might have forgotten our meeting.
Reconstitue les phrases.
- might / the / match / we / win
- to / ought / you / more / water / drink
- allowed / were / you / to / go / ?
- be / will / to / able / I / come / not
- not / ought / to / she / lie
- might / able / be / you / to / it / fix
Écris un court texte (8 à 10 phrases) intitulé My ideal school. Respecte ces consignes :
- trois phrases avec be allowed to ou not be allowed to (les règles de ton collège idéal) ;
- deux phrases avec will be able to (ce que les élèves pourront faire) ;
- deux conseils aux professeurs avec ought to ;
- une ou deux phrases avec might pour imaginer les réactions des parents.


