Exercices sur le Past Perfect en anglais

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Exercices et corrigés sur le Past Perfect en anglais

Exercice 1. Conjuguez les verbes réguliers suivants entre parenthèses au Past Perfect.

1. Marie ……………………………. (to finish) her work before she prepared dinner.
2. Sam ……………………………. (to live) in Jamestown before he moved here in 2010.
3. The guests …………………………….  (to reach) the destination before it was too late.
4. I ………………………………(to study) last week before I had my exam.
5. She ……………………………. (not to watch) The Lord of the Rings when she clicked on the trailer.
6. Yesterday, my mother ……………………………. (to bake) a cheesecake before I arrived.
7. ……………………………. you previously ……………………………. (to learn) French before you moved to Paris ?
8. My family …………………………….……………………………. (to move) to London last summer before I came to visit you.
9.  ……………………………. the doctors ……………………………. (to distribute) the vaccine early enough, this would have been easier.
10. If she ……………………………. (not to stay) that long at yesterday’s party, she would not be so tired.

Correction de l’exercice 1.

1. Marie had finished her work before she prepared dinner.
2. Sam had lived in Jamestown before he moved here in 2010.
3. The guests had reached the destination before it was too late.
4. I had studied last week before I had my exam.
5. She had not watched The Lord of the Rings when she clicked on the trailer.
6. Yesterday, my mother had baked a cheesecake before I arrived.
7. Had you previously learned French before you moved to Paris ?
8. My family had moved to London last summer before I came to visit you.
9. Had the doctors distributed the vaccine early enough, this would have been easier.
10. If she had not stayed that long at yesterday’s party, she would not be so tired.

Exercice 2. Conjuguez les verbes irréguliers suivants entre parenthèses au Past Perfect.

1. My friend ……………………………. never ……………………………. (to see) a bear before he moved to Alaska.
2. He was hungry because he ……………………………. (not to eat).
3. ……………………………. you ever ……………………………. (to speak) to the owner of the restaurant before he approached you ?
4. I ……………………………. (not to be) to Mexico before 1990.
5. Chris ……………………………. already ……………………………. (to sell) his car last year when he bought a new model.
6. I was tired because I ……………………………. (not to sleep) well.
7. I ……………………………. (to know) John for a while before you met him.
8. The Titanic ……………………………. (to sink) in 1912 before it was rediscovered.
9. The gang ……………………………. (to steal) the jewerly and this is why the police caught them.
10. The cat ……………………………. (to fall) asleep when I came home.

Correction de l’exercice 2.

1. My friend had never seen a bear before he moved to Alaska.
2. He was hungry because he had not eaten.
3. Had you ever spoken to the owner of the restaurant before he approached you ?
4. I had not been to Mexico before 1990.
5. Chris had already sold his car last year when he bought a new model.
6. I was tired because I had not slept well.
7. I had known John for a while before you met him.
8. The Titanic had sunk in 1912 before it was rediscovered.
9. The gang had stolen the jewelry and this is why the police caught them.
10. The cat had fallen asleep when I came home.

Exercice 3. Conjuguez les verbes entre parenthèses en utilisant le temps approprié (Simple Past ou Past Perfect).

1. Gwen ……………………………. (to finish) making the birthday cake by the time her friends ……………………………. (to come) in.
2. When I ……………………………. (to arrive) at the store, it ……………………………. already ……………………………. (to close).
3. We ……………………………. (to be) too late : the owner ……………………………. already ……………………………. (to sell) the car.
4. He ……………………………. (to make) himself a sandwich before everyone ……………………………. (to return) home.
5. My colleagues ……………………………. (to plug) their headphones before they ……………………………. (to begin) the online meeting.
6. We ……………………………. (not to manage) to open the door because we ……………………………. (to forget) the keys in the car.
7. I ……………………………. (to reach) the station 20 minutes before the train ……………………………. (to depart).
8. Sally ……………………………. (to respond) to the emails she ……………………………. (to receive) earlier.
9. The family ……………………………. (not to go) on a picnic because it ……………………………. (to rain) the night before.
10. ……………………………. you ……………………………. (to check) the lights before you ……………………………. (to leave) ?
11. By the time Tim ……………………………. (to return) home, his mom ……………………………. (to try) to call him several times.
12. Fortunately, I ……………………………. (to complete) the assigment when the teacher ……………………………. (to ask) us to turn in our papers.
13. Yesterday, I ……………………………. already ……………………………. (to finish) my breakfast when I ……………………………. (to start) working on my project.
14. Emma ……………………………. (not to be) able to realize what was going on before her friend ……………………………. (to explain) the situation.
15. When Thierry and his family ……………………………. (to enter) their hotel rool, it ……………………………. already ……………………………. (to be) cleaned by the staff.

Correction de l’exercice 3.

1. Gwen had finished (Past Perfect) making the birthday cake by the time her friends came (Simple Past) in.
2. When I arrived (Simple Past) at the store, it had already closed (Past Perfect).
3. We were (Simple Past) too late : the owner had already sold (Past Perfect) the car.
4. He had made (Past Perfect) himself a sandwich before everyone returned (Simple Past) home.
5. My colleagues had plugged (Past Perfect) their headphones before they began (Simple Past) on the online meeting.
6. We did not manage (Simple Past) to open the door because we had forgotten (Past Perfect) the keys in the car.
7. I had reached (Past Perfect) the station 20 minutes before the train departed (Simple Past).
8. Sally responded (Simple Past) to the emails she had received (Past Perfect) earlier.
9. The family did not go (Simple Past) on a picnic because it had rained (Past Perfect) the night before.
10. Had you checked (Past Perfect) the lights before you left (Simple Past) ?
11. By the time Tim returned (Simple Past) home, his mom had tried (Past Perfect) to call him several times.
12. Fortunately, I had completed (Past Perfect) the assigment when the teacher asked (Simple Past) us to turn in our papers.
13. Yesterday, I had already finished (Past Perfect) my breakfast when I started (Simple Past) working on my project.
14. Emma had not been (Past Perfect) able to realize what was going on before her friend explained (Simple Past) the situation.
15. When Thierry and his family entered (Simple Past) their hotel room, it had already been (Past Perfect) cleaned by the staff.

Pour plus d’explications concernant l’utilisation et la formation du Past Perfect et des autres temps en anglais, consultez nos cours en ligne :

• le présent continu
• le prétérit
• le present perfect