Exercices sur le conditionnel en anglais

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Exercices et corrigés sur le conditionnel en anglais

Exercice 1. Conjuguez les verbes entre parenthèses aux types de Conditionnels demandés.

Conditionnel Zéro

1. Crickets ……………………………. (to jump) if anyone ……………………………. (to approach) them.
2. If more people ……………………………. (to become) educated, it is proven that racism and violence ……………………………. (to recede).
3. Water ……………………………. (to allow) a plant to grow if it also ……………………………. (to get) enough sunlight.
4. If the suspect ……………………………. (to confess), investigators ……………………………. (to detain) him immediately.
5. Most people ……………………………. (to fight) or ……………………………. (to flee) if they ……………………………. (to feel) threatened.

Premier Conditionnel (Type I)

1. If I ……………………………. (to be) selected for a casting, I ……………………………. (to do) my best to impress the movie director.
2. They ……………………………. (to need) assistance if they ……………………………. (to change) their software.
3. If you ……………………………. (to notice) anything out of the ordinary, you ……………………………. (to need) to report it to the supervisor.
4. The world’s population ……………………………. (to increase) if economic development ……………………………. (to accelerate).
5. If your parents ……………………………. (to decide) to move to a different city, you ……………………………. (to meet) new people.

Deuxième Conditionnel (Type II)

1. Most prisoners ……………………………. (to try) to escape if they ……………………………. (to see) an opportunity.
2. If she ……………………………. (to spend) all her money, she ……………………………. (to have) nothing left.
3. I ……………………………. (to focus) on decreasing poverty if I ……………………………. (to be) the Head of State.
4. If solar power plants ……………………………. (to be) more widely used, their cost ……………………………. (to decrease).
5. You wife ……………………………. (to worry) if you ……………………………. (to tell) her you intend to drive all night long.

Troisième Conditionnel (Type III)

1. If Hitler ……………………………. (to win) the war, the world ……………………………. (to become) a darker place.
2. Sarah ……………………………. (not to fall) if she ………….………………. (to notice) the warning sign.
3. If you ……………………………. (to accept) their offer at that time, you ………………..……. (to become) a millionaire.
4. All of you ……………………………. (to fail) the test if you ……………………………. (to neglect) your studies.
5. If we ……………………………. (to taste) your delicious food before opening our restaurant, we ……………………………. (to hire) you as a chef.

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Correction de l’exercice 1 sur les auxiliaires modaux en anglais

Conditionnel Zéro

1. Crickets jump if anyone approaches them.
2. If more people become educated, it is proven that racism and violence recede.
3. Water allows a plant to grow if it also gets enough sunlight.
4. If the suspect confesses, investigators detain him immediately.
5. Most people fight or flee if they feel threatened.

Explications : pour le Conditionnel Zéro, il est nécessaire de conjuguer les verbes de la proposition conditionnelle ainsi que la principale au Présent Simple.

Premier Conditionnel (Type I)

1. If I am selected for a casting, I will do my best to impress the movie director.
2. They will need assistance if they change their software.
3. If you notice anything strange, you will need to report it to the supervisor.
4. The world’s population will increase if economic development accelerates.
5. If your parents decide to move to a different city, you will meet different people.

Explication : le Premier Conditionnel (Type I) requiert l’utilisation du Présent Simple dans la proposition conditionnelle (introduite par if) et l’utilisation du Futur Simple (aspect futur du modal will).

Deuxième Conditionnel (Type II)

1. Most prisoners would try to escape if they saw an opportunity.
2. If she spent all her money, she would have nothing left.
3. I would focus on decreasing poverty if I were the Head of State.
4. If solar power plants were more widely used, their cost would decrease.
5. You wife would worry if you told her you intend to drive all night long.

Explication : pour le Deuxième Conditionnel (Type II) il faut utiliser le Prétérit en anglais dans la proposition conditionnelle (introduite par if) et le Conditionnel Simple (would + base verbale) dans la proposition principale.

Troisième Conditionnel (Type III)

1. If Hitler had won the war, the world would have become a darker place.
2. Sarah would not have fallen if she had noticed the warning sign.
3. If you had accepted their offer at that time, you would have become a millionaire.
4. All of you would have failed the test if you neglected your studies.
5. If we had tasted your delicious food before opening our restaurant, we would have hired you as a chef.

Explication : pour le Troisième Conditionnel (Type III), il faut utiliser le Passé Parfait dans la proposition conditionnelle (introduite par if) et le Conditionnel Passé (would + have + participe passé) dans la proposition principale.

Exercice 2. Complétez ces phrases en conjuguant les verbes entre parenthèses de manière appropriée.

1. If she ……………………………. (to strike) hard enough, the ice will break.
2. Prisons close if schools ……………………………. (to open).
3. If the Moon did not exist, the Earth ……………………………. (to spin) faster.
4. We ……………………………. (to win) if the other side had not cheated.
5. If you ……………………… (to boil) water, it becomes steam.
6. Many of them will follow if you ……………………………. (to ask) them to come with you.
7. If you ……………………………. (to stop) smoking, you would be so much healthier.
8. Troy would not have fallen if Ulysses ……………………………. (not to use) trickery to infiltrate the city.

Correction de l’exercice 2

1. If she strikes hard enough, the ice will break. (Premier Conditionnel / Type I)
2. Prisons close if schools open. (Conditionnel Zéro)
3. If the Moon did not exist, the Earth would spin faster. (Second Conditionnel / Type II)
4. We would have won if the other side had not cheated. (Troisième Conditionnel / Type III)
5. If you boil water, it becomes steam. (Conditionnel Zéro)
6. Many of them will follow if you ask them to come with you. (Premier Conditionnel / Type I)
7. If you stopped smoking, you would be so much healthier. (Second Conditionnel / Type II)
8. Troy would not have fallen if Ulysses had not used trickery to infiltrate the city. (Troisième Conditionnel / Type III)

Pour plus d’explications concernant l’utilisation et la formation du Conditionnel, consultez notre cours en ligne sur le conditionnel en anglais. Découvrez aussi, nos profs d’anglais pour vous aider dans votre réussite linguistique. Et pour réviser d’autres notions de grammaire anglaise, voici quelques cours à votre disposition :

• to + indicatif et V+ ing
• le présent simple
• le présent continu
• la voix passive
• le prétérit