Ces exercices couvrent les emplois avancés du conditionnel en anglais : conditionnels mixtes, inversions formelles (Had I known…) et alternatives à if. Mettez en pratique ce que vous avez appris dans le cours pour affiner votre précision grammaticale.
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Exercice 1 — Conditionnels mixtes et inversions formelles
Complétez chaque phrase en conjuguant correctement le verbe entre parenthèses pour former un conditionnel mixte ou une inversion formelle.
- ___ (know) about the risks earlier, I would be in a much safer position today.
- She ___ (not / struggle) so much now if she had practised more consistently during her training.
- ___ (be) the manager aware of the issue, he would have addressed it before the deadline.
- ___ (have) they invested wisely in the 1990s, they would be millionaires by now.
Correction
- Had I known about the risks earlier, I would be in a much safer position today.
- She would not be struggling so much now if she had practised more consistently during her training.
- Were the manager aware of the issue, he would have addressed it before the deadline.
- Had they invested wisely in the 1990s, they would be millionaires by now.
Exercice 2 — Reformuler avec des alternatives à if
Réécrivez chaque phrase en remplaçant la conjonction if ou la structure conditionnelle par une alternative formelle (provided that, should, unless, supposing, but for…) sans changer le sens.
- If you submit your application before Friday, we will consider it for the current round.
- If it were not for her intervention, the project would have collapsed entirely.
- If all team members agree to the new schedule, the launch can proceed as planned.
- If you imagine that he will simply accept these conditions, you are very much mistaken.
Correction
- Should you submit your application before Friday, we will consider it for the current round.
- But for her intervention, the project would have collapsed entirely.
- Provided that all team members agree to the new schedule, the launch can proceed as planned.
- Supposing that he will simply accept these conditions, you are very much mistaken.
Exercice 3 — Repérer et corriger les erreurs dans les conditionnels avancés
Chaque phrase contient une erreur liée à l'emploi des conditionnels mixtes, des inversions formelles ou des alternatives à if. Récrivez la phrase entière correctement.
- Had she studied harder at university, she would be got a better job by now.
- Should he would arrive late, please ask him to wait in the reception area.
- But for their support, we would not managed to complete the research on time.
- Was I informed of the change sooner, I would not have made such a costly decision.
Correction
- Had she studied harder at university, she would have a better job by now.
- Should he arrive late, please ask him to wait in the reception area.
- But for their support, we would not have managed to complete the research on time.
- Had I been informed of the change sooner, I would not have made such a costly decision.
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