Ces exercices complètent le cours sur l’expression des hypothèses complexes en anglais. Mettez en pratique les conditionnels avancés, les modaux et l’inversion formelle à travers des situations concrètes.
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Exercice 1 — Conditionnels avancés : complétez les hypothèses
Complétez chaque phrase en conjuguant correctement le verbe entre parenthèses pour former une hypothèse complexe. Écrivez la phrase entière.
- Had she ___ (study) the report more carefully, she would not have overlooked the critical data.
- Were the government to ___ (implement) stricter regulations, emissions would drop significantly within a decade.
- Should the negotiations ___ (fail), the two parties would have no choice but to seek international arbitration.
- Had the engineers ___ (anticipate) the structural flaw, the bridge would still be standing today.
Correction
- Had she studied the report more carefully, she would not have overlooked the critical data.
- Were the government to implement stricter regulations, emissions would drop significantly within a decade.
- Should the negotiations fail, the two parties would have no choice but to seek international arbitration.
- Had the engineers anticipated the structural flaw, the bridge would still be standing today.
Exercice 2 — Repérez et corrigez les erreurs dans les hypothèses
Chaque phrase contient une erreur grammaticale liée à l'expression d'une hypothèse complexe (conditionnel, modal ou inversion formelle). Récrivez la phrase entièrement et correctement.
- If she would have known about the merger earlier, she could have adjusted her investment strategy accordingly.
- Were he to accepts the position, he would need to relocate to the company's headquarters in Singapore.
- Should the prototype fails the safety tests, the entire production line will have to be redesigned from scratch.
- Had the committee been aware of the risks, they would took a far more cautious approach to the funding proposal.
Correction
- Had she known about the merger earlier, she could have adjusted her investment strategy accordingly.
- Were he to accept the position, he would need to relocate to the company's headquarters in Singapore.
- Should the prototype fail the safety tests, the entire production line will have to be redesigned from scratch.
- Had the committee been aware of the risks, they would have taken a far more cautious approach to the funding proposal.
Exercice 3 — De la forme standard à l'inversion formelle
Transformez chaque hypothèse standard en utilisant l'inversion formelle (sans 'if'), sans changer le sens de la phrase. Écrivez la phrase entière transformée.
- If the president were to resign, the country would face an unprecedented constitutional crisis.
- If the research team had secured additional funding, they could have completed the clinical trials on schedule.
- If any shareholders should have concerns about the acquisition, they are encouraged to contact the board directly.
- If the central bank were to raise interest rates again, mortgage holders would face considerably higher monthly repayments.
Correction
- Were the president to resign, the country would face an unprecedented constitutional crisis.
- Had the research team secured additional funding, they could have completed the clinical trials on schedule.
- Should any shareholders have concerns about the acquisition, they are encouraged to contact the board directly.
- Were the central bank to raise interest rates again, mortgage holders would face considerably higher monthly repayments.
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