Exercices B2 : Le participe en anglais (corrigé)

Ces exercices vous permettent de pratiquer les deux formes du participe en anglais vues dans le cours : le participe présent (-ing) et le participe passé (-ed), dans leurs principaux usages grammaticaux.

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Exercice 1 — Compléter avec le bon participe

Complétez chaque phrase en choisissant la forme correcte du participe (présent ou passé) du verbe indiqué entre parenthèses.

1. The documents ___ (sign) by the manager were sent to the client yesterday.
2. She spent the afternoon ___ (read) a novel she had borrowed from the library.
3. The project ___ (complete) last month has already received positive feedback.
4. He noticed a strange smell ___ (come) from the kitchen while he was working.

Correction

1. The documents signed by the manager were sent to the client yesterday.
2. She spent the afternoon reading a novel she had borrowed from the library.
3. The project completed last month has already received positive feedback.
4. He noticed a strange smell coming from the kitchen while he was working.

Exercice 2 — Reformuler avec un participe

Transformez chaque paire de phrases en une seule phrase en utilisant un participe présent (-ing) ou passé (-ed) selon le sens.

1. The letter was written by the director. It was addressed to all employees. → Reformulez en une phrase avec un participe.
2. She walked into the room. She was carrying a heavy suitcase. → Reformulez en une phrase avec un participe.
3. The car was stolen last night. It was found abandoned near the motorway. → Reformulez en une phrase avec un participe.
4. He realised he had made a mistake. He apologised immediately. → Reformulez en une phrase avec un participe.

Correction

1. The letter written by the director was addressed to all employees.
2. She walked into the room carrying a heavy suitcase.
3. The car stolen last night was found abandoned near the motorway.
4. Realising he had made a mistake, he apologised immediately.

Exercice 3 — Corriger les erreurs de participe

Chaque phrase contient une erreur liée à l'emploi du participe présent ou passé. Réécrivez la phrase entière de façon correcte.

1. The report writing by the team was presented to the board this morning.
2. Listened carefully to the instructions, she managed to complete the task without any help.
3. The window was breaking during the storm and nobody had noticed it.
4. He sat at his desk, thought about the best way to solve the problem.

Correction

1. The report written by the team was presented to the board this morning.
2. Listening carefully to the instructions, she managed to complete the task without any help.
3. The window was broken during the storm and nobody had noticed it.
4. He sat at his desk, thinking about the best way to solve the problem.