Corrigé past perfect : exercices d’anglais 3e

1. go → gone
2. see → seen
3. forget → forgotten
4. leave → left
5. write → written
6. steal → stolen
7. begin → begun
8. finish → finished (verbe régulier)

1. my brother had eaten all the cookies.
2. she had worked all day.
3. somebody had locked the door.
4. They had already left when we arrived. (already entre had et le participe)
5. they had never seen snow before.
6. I had met him at a party.
7. The bus had just gone when I reached the stop.

1. He hadn’t (had not) finished his homework.
2. Had they visited New York before?
3. Had you seen the film?
4. She hadn’t told her parents.
5. The team had never won a match before.
6. Had your friends arrived? – Yes, they had.

1. When Anna opened the fridge, she realised that someone had drunk all the milk.
2. I didn’t recognise my old school: they had built a new wing.
3. After the guests had gone (ou went), we tidied the living room.
4. He felt sick because he had eaten too much chocolate.
5. By the time the firefighters arrived, the fire had destroyed the barn.
6. We were hungry because we hadn’t had breakfast.

1. B : le concert avait commencé avant mon arrivée.
2. A : elle avait économisé avant d’acheter.
3. A : deux prétérits, actions successives : le professeur entre, puis les élèves se lèvent.
4. B : le petit-déjeuner était prêt avant le réveil de papa.
5. B : il avait perdu les clés avant de les retrouver.
6. A : ils ont gagné, puis fait la fête.

1. When we arrived, the film had started.
2. After she had finished her essay, she went out.
3. I had never flown before I took a plane to Dublin.
4. By the time I got there, the shop had closed.
5. After he had read the book, he watched the film.
6. When the police came, everybody had left.

1. When I arrived, the train had left. (repère passé : had, pas has)
2. She had gone to bed early.
3. They had seen the castle before.
4. Had you finished your lunch when he called?
5. We hadn’t eaten anything.
6. When we got there, the shop had closed.

1. They had been on holiday in Spain.
2. They had broken a window at the back of the house.
3. They had taken a laptop, two bikes and some jewellery.
4. She had forgotten (to lock) the small kitchen window.
5. No, they hadn’t. They hadn’t heard anything.
6. They had not found the family’s photo albums.

1. she had forgotten her bag at home. (7 h, avant 8 h)
2. She arrived at school at 8:30.
3. the test hadn’t begun yet.
4. She realised that she had left her calculator in her bag.
5. her friend had lent her a calculator.

1. When I arrived, they had already eaten.
2. She had never seen the sea before that trip.
3. We were tired because we had walked for hours.
4. Had you read the book before you saw the film?
5. By the time the police arrived, the thief had run away (had escaped).
6. He had lived in London for three years when he met Sarah.

1. Le match venait de commencer quand il s’est mis à pleuvoir.
2. Je n’avais pas compris la question.
3. Après avoir dit au revoir, il s’est éloigné.
4. C’était le meilleur repas qu’elle ait jamais fait.
5. Avaient-ils réservé une table ?

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