Exercices B1 : pratiquer le récit d’expériences en anglais

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Raconter une expérience passée en anglais [B1] — VocaVerb

Ces exercices vous permettent de mettre en pratique les temps du passé et le vocabulaire émotionnel vus dans le cours, pour raconter des expériences avec naturel et précision.

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Exercice 1 — Les temps du passé en contexte

Complétez chaque phrase avec la forme correcte du verbe entre parenthèses (Simple Past, Past Continuous ou Past Perfect).

  1. When I ___ (arrive) at the station, the train had already left.
  2. She ___ (read) a book when the phone suddenly rang.
  3. By the time they reached the restaurant, the chef ___ (close) the kitchen.
  4. We ___ (walk) through the park when it started to rain heavily.
Correction

  1. When I arrived at the station, the train had already left.
  2. She was reading a book when the phone suddenly rang.
  3. By the time they reached the restaurant, the chef had closed the kitchen.
  4. We were walking through the park when it started to rain heavily.

Exercice 2 — Repérer et corriger les erreurs

Chaque phrase contient une erreur liée aux temps du passé ou au vocabulaire émotionnel. Réécrivez la phrase correctement.

  1. I was feeling overwhelming when I heard the unexpected news.
  2. He already finished his homework before his mother asked him.
  3. They were argue loudly when the teacher walked into the classroom.
  4. She was so relief when she found her lost passport in her bag.
Correction

  1. I felt overwhelmed when I heard the unexpected news.
  2. He had already finished his homework before his mother asked him.
  3. They were arguing loudly when the teacher walked into the classroom.
  4. She was so relieved when she found her lost passport in her bag.

Exercice 3 — Transformer pour nuancer le récit

Reformulez chaque phrase en utilisant le temps du passé indiqué entre crochets, afin d'exprimer la nuance demandée.

  1. I finished dinner. Then my friend called me. [Past Perfect + Simple Past]
  2. She worked on her project. Suddenly the power went out. [Past Continuous + Simple Past]
  3. They visited Paris. After that, they fell in love with Europe. [Past Perfect + Simple Past]
  4. He listened to music. At that moment, he realised he had lost his keys. [Past Continuous + Simple Past]
Correction

  1. I had finished dinner when my friend called me.
  2. She was working on her project when suddenly the power went out.
  3. They had visited Paris before they fell in love with Europe.
  4. He was listening to music when he realised he had lost his keys.

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