Concordance des temps : nos exercices

Améliorez votre maîtrise de l'anglais avec des exercices pratiques sur la concordance des temps. Idéal pour renforcer votre grammaire et fluidité linguistique.

La concordance des temps est essentielle pour exprimer des idées avec précision et clarté en anglais. En pratiquant régulièrement cette notion, le choix des temps au sein d'une phrase deviendra de plus en plus naturel pour vous.

Ces exercices vous aideront à mieux assimiler cette notion pas toujours évidente, mais tellemente essentielle.

Exercice d'anglais n°1 : concordance des temps

Complétez la phrase en respectant la concordance des temps. : "If she ____ (to study) more, she would pass the test."

studies
studied
has studied
will study

Complétez la phrase en respectant la concordance des temps. : "If I ____ (to know) about the meeting, I would have attended."

knew
had known
have known
know

Complétez la phrase en respectant la concordance des temps. : "He said that he ____ (to go) to the store."

is going
was going
has gone
goes

Complétez la phrase en respectant la concordance des temps. : "She told me that she ____ (to see) the movie already."

sees
has seen
had seen
will see

Complétez la phrase en respectant la concordance des temps. : "If they ____ (to arrive) earlier, they could have caught the train."

arrive
arrived
had arrived
will arrive

Exercice 2 : utiliser la concordance des temps pour transformer une phrase

“She said yesterday: ‘I am tired.’” → She said she ___ tired.

has been
was
is
would be

“He said on Monday: ‘I will call you tomorrow.’” → He said he ___ me ___ .

calls / the following day
would call / the next day
will call / tomorrow
would call / tomorrow

“By the time we arrived, they ___ dinner.”

were finishing
finished
had finished
have finished

“If she ___ about the meeting, she ___.”

had known / would have come
had known / will have come
knew / would come
has known / would come

“He said he would wait until I ___.”

had arrived
arrived
will arrive
arrive

Exercice intéractif 3 : choisir le bon temps anglais

“On Monday he said: ‘I will send you the files next week.’” → Choisissez la bonne reformulation.

He said he will send me the files the week after.
He said he sends me the files next week.
He said he would send me the files the following week.
He said he sent me the files the next week.

“Yesterday he asked: ‘Where did she go?’” → Choisissez la bonne reformulation.

He asked where did she go.
He asked where she had gone.
He asked where she has gone.
He asked where she goes.

“If she ___ more at university, she ___ a better job now.”

had studied / would have had
studied / will have
had studied / would have
studied / would have

“I wish you ___ earlier; we missed the beginning.”

have called
had called
would call
called

“‘Don’t be late tonight,’ the manager said to us.” → Choisissez la bonne reformulation.

The manager told us not be late tonight.
The manager told us not to be late that night.
The manager told us to not be late tonight.
The manager told us don’t be late that night.

Exercice 4 sur le choix des temps en anglais - concordance des temps

“He said: ‘I have finished the report.’” → Choisissez la bonne reformulation.

He said he would finish the report.
He said he had finished the report.
He said he finished the report.
He said he has finished the report.

“On Friday she said: ‘We are meeting tomorrow at 3 p.m.’” → Choisissez la bonne reformulation.

She said they were meeting the next day at 3 p.m.
She said they met the next day at 3 p.m.
She said they are meeting the next day at 3 p.m.
She said they would meet tomorrow at 3 p.m.

“He asked: ‘Did you see Anna yesterday?’” → Choisissez la bonne reformulation.

He asked whether had I seen Anna yesterday.
He asked if I saw Anna yesterday.
He asked whether I had seen Anna the day before.
He asked if I have seen Anna the day before.

“If she ___ the instructions earlier, she ___ a better job now.”

had read / wouldn’t have made
had read / wouldn’t be making
read / wouldn’t make
has read / isn’t making

“She said she would call me when she ___ at the hotel.”

would arrive
arrived
had arrived
arrives

Savoir faire la concordance des temps au sein d'une phrase en anglais n'est pas chose aisée. C'est surtout une question de pratique régulière. Mais avant tout, il faut connaître ses temps anglais sur le bout des doigts, ainsi que le différentes règles de concordance des temps. 

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