Exercices past perfect : anglais 3e

Donne le participe passé de chaque verbe.

1. go
2. see
3. forget
4. leave
5. write
6. steal
7. begin
8. finish

Mets le verbe entre parenthèses au past perfect.

1. When I got home, my brother (eat) ___ all the cookies.
2. She was tired because she (work) ___ all day.
3. We couldn’t get in: somebody (lock) ___ the door.
4. They (already / leave) ___ when we arrived.
5. The children were excited because they (never / see) ___ snow before.
6. I recognised him because I (meet) ___ him at a party.
7. The bus (just / go) ___ when I reached the stop.

Mets les phrases à la forme indiquée.

1. He had finished his homework. (négative)
2. They had visited New York before. (interrogative)
3. You had seen the film. (interrogative)
4. She had told her parents. (négative)
5. The team had won a match before. (négative avec never)
6. Your friends had arrived. (interrogative + réponse courte affirmative)

Conjugue chaque verbe au prétérit ou au past perfect.

1. When Anna (open) ___ the fridge, she realised that someone (drink) ___ all the milk.
2. I (not / recognise) ___ my old school: they (build) ___ a new wing.
3. After the guests (go) ___, we (tidy) ___ the living room.
4. He (feel) ___ sick because he (eat) ___ too much chocolate.
5. By the time the firefighters (arrive) ___, the fire (destroy) ___ the barn.
6. We (be) ___ hungry because we (not / have) ___ breakfast.

Pour chaque phrase, indique quelle action a eu lieu en premier (A ou B).

1. When I arrived (A), the concert had started (B).
2. She had saved money (A) before she bought her bike (B).
3. When the teacher came in (A), the pupils stood up (B).
4. By the time Dad woke up (A), we had prepared breakfast (B).
5. He found the keys (A) that he had lost (B).
6. After they had won the final (A), they celebrated all night (B).

Fais une seule phrase avec le mot donné. L’action la plus ancienne doit être au past perfect.

1. The film started. Then we arrived. (when)
2. She finished her essay. Then she went out. (after)
3. I had never flown. Then I took a plane to Dublin. (before)
4. The shop closed. Then I got there. (by the time)
5. He read the book. Then he watched the film. (after)
6. Everybody left. Then the police came. (when)

Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Recopie-la correctement.

1. When I arrived, the train has left.
2. She had went to bed early.
3. They had saw the castle before.
4. Had you finish your lunch when he called?
5. We didn’t had eaten anything.
6. When we got there, the shop had close.

Lis l’article et réponds aux questions en anglais par des phrases complètes.

1. Where had the family been?
2. How had the burglars got into the house?
3. What had the burglars taken?
4. What had Mrs Harper forgotten?
5. Had the neighbours heard anything?
6. What had the burglars not found?

Observe la frise, puis complète le récit avec les verbes au prétérit ou au past perfect.

1. When Maya took the bus, she ___ (forget) her bag at home.
2. She ___ (arrive) at school at 8:30.
3. When she arrived, the test ___ (not / begin) yet.
4. She ___ (realise) that she ___ (leave) her calculator in her bag.
5. By the time the test began, her friend ___ (lend) her a calculator.

Traduis ces phrases.

1. Quand je suis arrivé, ils avaient déjà mangé.
2. Elle n’avait jamais vu la mer avant ce voyage.
3. Nous étions fatigués parce que nous avions marché pendant des heures.
4. Avais-tu lu le livre avant de voir le film ?
5. Le temps que la police arrive, le voleur s’était enfui.
6. Il habitait à Londres depuis trois ans quand il a rencontré Sarah.

Traduis ces phrases.

1. The match had just started when it began to rain.
2. I hadn’t understood the question.
3. After he had said goodbye, he walked away.
4. It was the best meal she had ever had.
5. Had they booked a table?

Raconte en 8 à 10 phrases une journée qui a mal commencé, comme celle d’Ethan dans le cours. Respecte ces étapes :

1. commence par une phrase au prétérit qui situe la scène (Last …, …) ;
2. utilise au moins quatre verbes au past perfect ;
3. emploie when, before, after et by the time au moins une fois chacun ;
4. ajoute une phrase avec never… before ;
5. termine par la façon dont la journée s’est finie.