Structures complexes & nuances
Inversions (Hardly, No sooner...)
- Hardly / Scarcely / Barely + had + sujet + PP + when...
- No sooner + had + sujet + PP + than...
- Not only + auxiliaire + sujet...
- Little + did + sujet + verbe...
- Not until + ... + auxiliaire + sujet + verbe...
- On no account + auxiliaire + sujet + verbe...
Hardly <span style="display:inline-block;min-width:80px;border-bottom:2px solid #16a34a;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#16a34a;" id="ex-0-e30a35e61130082e63274be170f10d6b-blank">_____</span> the door when the alarm went off.
No sooner had she finished <span style="display:inline-block;min-width:80px;border-bottom:2px solid #16a34a;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#16a34a;" id="ex-0-f157345ecc6a3af7533cf45a9a01084d-blank">_____</span> the boss asked for more.
Subjonctif (It's high time, I wish)
I wish + past simple = regret sur le présent
→ I wish I had more time. (mais je n'en ai pas)
I wish + past perfect = regret sur le passé
→ I wish I had studied harder.
It's (high) time + past simple = il est (grand) temps de
→ It's time we left.
If only + past simple/perfect = si seulement
→ If only I knew the answer.
Subjonctif mandatif (formel) : It's essential that he be present.
I wish I <span style="display:inline-block;min-width:80px;border-bottom:2px solid #16a34a;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#16a34a;" id="ex-1-ef1169663fc894ee23211a1290d315a3-blank">_____</span> a car. I have to take the bus every day.
It's high time you <span style="display:inline-block;min-width:80px;border-bottom:2px solid #16a34a;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#16a34a;" id="ex-1-42896ce7b36685d269e6472febdb0e52-blank">_____</span> looking for a new job.
Relatives : which vs that
→ The book that I bought is great. (quel livre ? celui que j'ai acheté)
Which s'utilise dans les propositions relatives non restrictives (information supplémentaire, entre virgules) :
→ The book, which I bought yesterday, is great. (info en plus)
Règle simple :
- Virgules → which (jamais that)
- Pas de virgules → that ou which (les deux sont possibles, mais 'that' est préféré)
The house, <span style="display:inline-block;min-width:80px;border-bottom:2px solid #16a34a;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#16a34a;" id="ex-2-4f623d58d0cabe288a73e0d6af59e052-blank">_____</span> was built in 1900, is now a museum.
Is this the book <span style="display:inline-block;min-width:80px;border-bottom:2px solid #16a34a;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#16a34a;" id="ex-2-2bcd83685609b75eedc6ce9a469c26ef-blank">_____</span> you were talking about?
Collocations avancées
Avec des noms : bridge the gap, strike a balance, meet a deadline, raise awareness, weigh the pros and cons
Avec des adjectifs : deeply concerned, highly unlikely, bitterly disappointed, utterly ridiculous, widely known
Business : come into force, beyond expectations, swift action, at the forefront of, eye for detail
The results were <span style="display:inline-block;min-width:80px;border-bottom:2px solid #16a34a;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#16a34a;" id="ex-3-c389157c9f447ae3c49dc131cd229190-blank">_____</span> our expectations.
We should <span style="display:inline-block;min-width:80px;border-bottom:2px solid #16a34a;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#16a34a;" id="ex-3-05b8070068db4beb7de98b8c9715c5d9-blank">_____</span> the pros and cons before deciding.