ï” Exercices
1 â CONJUGAISON DES VERBES. NĂGATION ET INTERROGATION A Mettre Ă la 3e personne du singulier du prĂ©sent simple, puis au prĂ©tĂ©rit les verbes suivants (tous rĂ©guliers). Noter la prononciation des terminaisons et les classer en trois catĂ©gories : âą Ă la 3e personne du singulier du prĂ©sent : [z], [s], [ï©z] ; âą Au prĂ©tĂ©rit : [d], [t], [ï©d]. Les lire avec soin. to gaze, to consider, to start, to laugh, to record, to use, to stay, to cheer, to rush, to cry, to drop, to rest, to judge, to attend, to wash, to study, to wait, to weigh, to damage, to need, to appear, to walk, to decide, to stare, to miss, to insist, to waste, to snow, to fetch, to offer.
B Mettre au participe présent, par écrit et oralement : 1. to excite, to knit, to write, to hit, to admit, to profit, to fit, to invite. 2. to cover, to prefer, to conquer, to star, to stare, to answer, to occur, to offer, to appear, to flatter. 3. to can, to cane, to fan, to listen, to win, to shine, to rain, to run, to happen, to sign. 4. to drop, to grope, to mope, to pop, to cope, to develop, to stop, to hope. 5. to see, to deny, to die, to sigh, to agree, to be, to lie, to fly, to tie, to flee.
N.B. Parmi ces verbes, sont accentuĂ©s sur la seconde syllable : to excite, to admit, to invite, to prefer, to occur, to appear, to develop, to deny, to agree. Les autres verbes polysyllabiques de lâexercice sont accentuĂ©s sur la premiĂšre syllabe. C Mettre Ă la forme interrogative, puis Ă la forme nĂ©gative (avec les contractions) : 1. Bill and Peter are on friendly terms. 2. Her brother plays the piano. 3. The policeman caught the thief. 4. Patricia has been waiting for them for a long time. 5. Their children can speak Italian. 6. John has got a tape recorder. 7. Your English friend would have understood the play. 8. His wife often goes to London. 9. The tourists were tired. 10. Mr and Mrs Williams like Paris.
11. Fred does the washing-up. 12. Their daughter is good at mathematics. 13. Wendyâs English pen friend has answered her letter. 14. His brother can swim. 15. That would be too expensive. 16. Dad will be pleased. 17. The neighbours have bought a new car. 18. The policeman would have helped them. 19. Johnâs wife can drive. 20. The audience had been disappointed.
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