Ces exercices vous permettent de mettre en pratique les structures causatives (make, have, get, let) abordées dans le cours. Entraînez-vous à exprimer qu’une action est réalisée par quelqu’un d’autre dans des contextes variés.
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Exercice 1 — Complétez avec la bonne structure causative
Choisissez parmi make, have, get ou let et conjuguez correctement pour compléter chaque phrase.
- The manager ___ her assistant prepare the quarterly report every Friday.
- She finally ___ the contractor fix the leaking roof after months of delays.
- The noise from the street ___ him lose his concentration entirely.
- His parents never ___ him stay out past midnight when he was a teenager.
Correction
- The manager has her assistant prepare the quarterly report every Friday.
- She finally got the contractor to fix the leaking roof after months of delays.
- The noise from the street made him lose his concentration entirely.
- His parents never let him stay out past midnight when he was a teenager.
Exercice 2 — Reformulez avec une structure causative
Transformez chaque phrase en utilisant la structure causative indiquée entre parenthèses, sans changer le sens de la phrase.
- The CEO asked an external consultant to audit the accounts. (have)
- She persuaded her colleague to cover her shift on Saturday. (get)
- The teacher allowed the students to use their dictionaries during the test. (let)
- The strict deadline forced the whole team to work through the weekend. (make)
Correction
- The CEO had an external consultant audit the accounts.
- She got her colleague to cover her shift on Saturday.
- The teacher let the students use their dictionaries during the test.
- The strict deadline made the whole team work through the weekend.
Exercice 3 — Corrigez les erreurs dans les structures causatives
Chaque phrase contient une erreur liée à l'utilisation d'une structure causative. Réécrivez la phrase correctement.
- She made her intern to rewrite the entire proposal before noon.
- He got the technician fix the server without authorisation.
- They had their lawyer to review the contract before signing it.
- The supervisor letted the new employee leave early on his first day.
Correction
- She made her intern rewrite the entire proposal before noon.
- He got the technician to fix the server without authorisation.
- They had their lawyer review the contract before signing it.
- The supervisor let the new employee leave early on his first day.
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