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Institut de Vanves
MATIERE : Anglais
MISE EN LIGNE : 2011
AUTEUR : Marie CLAUDEL
Le plus-que-parfait
(Past perfect or pluperfect)
SOMMAIRE :
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Comme tous les temps en anglais, le past perfect peut avoir deux formes :
Past perfect (or pluperfect) simple
Past perfect (or pluperfect) continuous
Conseil :
Nous vous conseillons de naborder ltude de cette fiche quaprs avoir travaill
les deux fiches sur le present perfect simple et le present perfect continuous.
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1. Formation
Past perfect simple
2. Emplois
Past perfect simple
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arrive.
Cette phrase mettra laccent sur le rsultat de
laction sur le complment : le plafond est beau.
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Correction
1. Put the verbs into the past perfect simple:
f.
When I got home last night, I found that somebody had broken into my flat (to break).
g. She didnt want to come to the cinema because she had already seen the film (to see).
h. The lady sitting next to me on the plane was so nervous! She had never flown before (to fly).
i.
Mary had just got home when I arrived. She had been to Paris (to get to be).
j.
My room was upside down, I had not cleaned it for ages (not to clean).
I was very tired; I had been working all day (to work).
g. When I got into the room there was a smell of cigarettes. Somebody had been smoking (to smoke).
h. I was so late! She had been waiting for over one hour (to wait).
i.
Peter came in with a black eye, he had been fighting (to fight).
j.
She had been cooking for one hour when her guests arrived (to cook).
3. Translate
a. Javais dj pay ma montre quand je me
suis aperu quelle tait abme (to realize
damaged).
c.
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