Grammaire Anglaise Flashcards

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Le verbe BE :

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  • BE TO : pour parler d’une action qui est sur le point de se passer (e.g. the minister is to meet his colleague next week)
  • BE + ing : pour decrire une action
  • BE + a : Be a doctor, Be a judge, Be a teacher
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THERE IS / THERE ARE

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  • variable en nombre (is : singulier / are : pluriel)
  • se conjugue à tous les temps
  • ne correspond PAS à “il y à” temporel
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DO vs. MAKE

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  • DO : faire une activité (e.g. do the dishes)

- MAKE : fabriquer quelques chose (e.g. make a mistake)

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LE PRESENT BE + ING

= pour exprimer une action en cours de développement

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  • > V. termine par c. -> ajoute k (ec. picnic -> picnicking)
    - > V. termine par consonne + voyelle + consonne -> double la dernière consonne (e.g. stop -> stopping)
    - > V. de + une syllabe : si la dernière syllabe est accentuée double la consonne (e.g. prefer, begin)
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PRETERIT vs. PRESENT PERFECT (i.e. Have + participe passé)

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  • Preterit : rupture avec le passé

- Present perfect : crée un lien entre le passé et le présent

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PRETERIT + IF

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  • une hypothèse -> équivalent de l’imparfait
    e. g. if he knew the truth

=> what if (e.g. what if I came tomorrow instead of today)

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WHISH + PRETERIT

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  • J’aurai aimé / notion de regret

e. g. I whish I told him how important he is to me

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WOULD RATHER + PRETERIT

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  • Préfèrerais

e. g. She would rather you sent an email

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IT’S TIME + PRETERIT

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  • Il est temps que

e. g. It is time they paid their debt.

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LE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE (Had + Participe passé)

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Lien entre deux moments qui appartiennent au passé

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{JUST} + PAST PERFECT

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venait de

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{IF} / {WISH} / {WOULD RATHER} + PAST PERFECT

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exprime quelque chose qui ne s’est pas réalisé dans le passé

ex. IF the witness HAD KNOWN, he would have said something

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