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La voix passive
Formation, emplois et transformations : la passive voice au programme de 2nde
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Niveau facile — 12 questions
Quelle est la structure de base de la voix passive ?
- A. have + past participle
- B. be + past participle
- C. do + past participle
- D. will + verb
Réponse
B. be + past participle — La voix passive = auxiliaire be conjugué + participe passé du verbe.
Laquelle de ces phrases est à la voix passive ?
- A. She reads the book.
- B. The book is read by her.
- C. She has read the book.
- D. She will read the book.
Réponse
B. The book is read by her. — is read (be + pp) est la structure passive.
Quelle préposition introduit l'agent dans une phrase passive ?
- A. from
- B. with
- C. by
- D. of
Réponse
C. by — L'agent est introduit par by : written by Shakespeare.
Quelle est la forme passive du présent simple de 'make' avec un sujet singulier ?
- A. is making
- B. made
- C. is made
- D. has made
Réponse
C. is made — Présent simple passif : is + past participle (made).
Quel est le participe passé de 'write' ?
- A. wrote
- B. written
- C. writed
- D. writing
Réponse
B. written — Write est irrégulier : wrote (prétérit) / written (participe passé).
Comment dit-on 'Le gâteau a été mangé' en anglais ?
- A. The cake was eaten.
- B. The cake has been eaten.
- C. The cake is eating.
- D. The cake ate.
Réponse
B. The cake has been eaten. — Present perfect passif : has been eaten.
Laquelle de ces phrases utilise correctement l'agent ?
- A. The car is driven of him.
- B. The car is driven by him.
- C. The car is driven from him.
- D. The car is driven with him.
Réponse
B. The car is driven by him. — L'agent s'introduit avec by, jamais of, from ou with.
Quelle est la forme passive du futur avec will ?
- A. will be + pp
- B. will have + pp
- C. will being + pp
- D. will + pp
Réponse
A. will be + pp — Futur passif = will be + past participle.
Laquelle de ces phrases est INCORRECTE ?
- A. The film was directed by Kubrick.
- B. The keys were lost.
- C. The books is returned.
- D. Letters are sent every day.
Réponse
C. The books is returned. — 'The books is returned' est faux : sujet pluriel → 'are returned'.
Dans 'Cars are produced in Germany', l'agent est...
- A. présent mais inconnu
- B. omis car évident ou non important
- C. exprimé par 'Germany'
- D. incorrect
Réponse
B. omis car évident ou non important — L'agent (les ouvriers / l'industrie) est omis car non informatif ici.
Quel temps est utilisé dans : 'The bridge is being repaired' ?
- A. Présent simple
- B. Présent progressif
- C. Prétérit
- D. Futur
Réponse
B. Présent progressif — is being + pp = présent progressif passif.
Quel est le participe passé de 'build' ?
- A. builded
- B. build
- C. built
- D. building
Réponse
C. built — Build est irrégulier : built (prétérit et participe passé).
Niveau moyen — 12 questions
Transformez à la voix passive : 'They repair the road every year.' →
- A. The road repairs every year.
- B. The road is repaired every year.
- C. The road was repaired every year.
- D. The road will be repaired every year.
Réponse
B. The road is repaired every year. — Présent simple passif : is repaired. Agent omis car they est indéfini.
Quelle phrase est au prétérit passif ?
- A. The letter is written.
- B. The letter was written.
- C. The letter will be written.
- D. The letter has been written.
Réponse
B. The letter was written. — was written = prétérit passif (was + pp).
Transformez : 'She will announce the results tomorrow.' →
- A. The results will be announced tomorrow.
- B. The results were announced tomorrow.
- C. The results are announced tomorrow.
- D. The results have been announced tomorrow.
Réponse
A. The results will be announced tomorrow. — Futur passif : will be + announced. Agent omis car non essentiel.
Dans 'The suspect was questioned by the detective', quel est le sujet passif ?
- A. the detective
- B. questioned
- C. was
- D. the suspect
Réponse
D. the suspect — The suspect est le sujet grammatical de la phrase passive (ancien objet).
Laquelle de ces phrases utilise le present perfect passif ?
- A. The rule is known.
- B. The rule was known.
- C. The rule has been known.
- D. The rule will be known.
Réponse
C. The rule has been known. — has been known = present perfect passif (have/has been + pp).
Transformez : 'Someone stole my phone.' →
- A. My phone stole.
- B. My phone was stolen.
- C. My phone is stolen.
- D. My phone has stolen.
Réponse
B. My phone was stolen. — Prétérit passif : was stolen. Agent (someone) omis car indéfini.
Quelle est la règle pour l'accord de be au passif ?
- A. be s'accorde avec l'agent
- B. be ne s'accorde jamais
- C. be s'accorde avec le sujet passif
- D. be prend toujours la forme is
Réponse
C. be s'accorde avec le sujet passif — be s'accorde avec le sujet grammatical de la phrase passive.
Quelle phrase traduit 'On leur a montré la vidéo.' ?
- A. They have shown the video.
- B. The video was showed to them.
- C. They were shown the video.
- D. They shown the video.
Réponse
C. They were shown the video. — Passif double complément : COI they → sujet passif + shown (pp irrégulier de show).
Dans quel contexte préfère-t-on la voix passive ?
- A. Quand on veut insister sur le sujet qui agit
- B. Quand l'agent est important et connu
- C. Quand l'action ou l'objet est plus important que l'agent
- D. Quand on parle de soi-même
Réponse
C. Quand l'action ou l'objet est plus important que l'agent — La voix passive sert à mettre en avant l'action/l'objet, pas l'agent.
Transformez : 'The company is developing a new product.' →
- A. A new product develops.
- B. A new product is being developed.
- C. A new product was developed.
- D. A new product will be developed.
Réponse
B. A new product is being developed. — Présent progressif passif : is being developed.
Quelle phrase contient une erreur ?
- A. The film was produced in Hollywood.
- B. The keys have been found.
- C. New laws will be passed.
- D. The box was open by a child.
Réponse
D. The box was open by a child. — 'Open' est l'adjectif/verbe de base ; le participe passé est 'opened' : was opened by a child.
Quelle est la forme passive de 'They had built the house before 1900.' ?
- A. The house had been built before 1900.
- B. The house was built before 1900.
- C. The house has been built before 1900.
- D. The house is built before 1900.
Réponse
A. The house had been built before 1900. — Past perfect passif : had been + built.
Niveau difficile — 12 questions
Laquelle de ces phrases utilise CORRECTEMENT le prétérit progressif passif ?
- A. The museum was built.
- B. The museum had been built.
- C. The museum was being built.
- D. The museum has been built.
Réponse
C. The museum was being built. — Prétérit progressif passif = was/were being + pp.
Transformez les DEUX passifs de : 'They offered Jane a scholarship.'
- A. Jane was offered a scholarship. / A scholarship was offered to Jane.
- B. Jane offered a scholarship. / A scholarship offered to Jane.
- C. Jane was offered to a scholarship. / A scholarship was offered Jane.
- D. Jane was offering a scholarship. / A scholarship was offering to Jane.
Réponse
A. Jane was offered a scholarship. / A scholarship was offered to Jane. — Double passif : COI Jane ou COD a scholarship peuvent devenir sujet. to Jane si COD est sujet.
Pourquoi l'agent est-il omis dans : 'The decision was made at the last minute.' ?
- A. L'agent est le sujet
- B. L'auteur veut éviter de citer le responsable (effet distancing)
- C. L'agent est toujours omis au prétérit
- D. La phrase est incorrecte
Réponse
B. L'auteur veut éviter de citer le responsable (effet distancing) — Le passif sans agent permet d'éviter de nommer le responsable, effet classique dans la langue officielle.
Quelle phrase est grammaticalement correcte ?
- A. The suspects were being questioned when we arrived.
- B. The suspects was being questioned when we arrived.
- C. The suspects were being questioning when we arrived.
- D. The suspects were been questioned when we arrived.
Réponse
A. The suspects were being questioned when we arrived. — Prétérit progressif passif : were being questioned (sujets pluriels).
Transformez : 'They say that she is the best candidate.' → construction impersonnelle passive
- A. She is said to be the best candidate.
- B. She says to be the best candidate.
- C. She is being said the best candidate.
- D. She was said that she is the best candidate.
Réponse
A. She is said to be the best candidate. — Construction impersonnelle : sujet + is/are said/known/believed + to infinitif.
Dans quel cas préfère-t-on la forme active même si la passive est possible ?
- A. Quand l'agent est indéfini
- B. Quand on met l'accent sur l'objet
- C. Quand le sujet réalise l'action et est important
- D. Dans les textes scientifiques
Réponse
C. Quand le sujet réalise l'action et est important — On préfère l'actif quand le sujet (agent) est clairement identifié et central dans le message.
Quelle phrase illustre un emploi STYLISTIQUE du passif ?
- A. I read the book.
- B. Mistakes were made. (politique)
- C. She is reading it now.
- D. They will call you.
Réponse
B. Mistakes were made. (politique) — Mistakes were made : passif sans agent pour diluer la responsabilité, usage très fréquent en politique.
Quelle est la différence entre 'The window is broken' et 'The window was broken' ?
- A. Aucune différence
- B. is broken = état actuel ; was broken = action passée
- C. is broken = passif ; was broken = actif
- D. is broken = présent progressif ; was broken = prétérit simple
Réponse
B. is broken = état actuel ; was broken = action passée — is broken décrit un état présent (adjectif) ; was broken décrit l'action accomplie dans le passé (passif).
Laquelle de ces phrases utilise le passif de manière INCORRECTE ?
- A. The prize was awarded to the winner.
- B. The book has been read by many students.
- C. She was explained the grammar rule.
- D. New laws are being passed.
Réponse
C. She was explained the grammar rule. — Explain ne se construit pas avec COI → sujet sans to : on dit 'The grammar rule was explained to her.'
Comment rendre 'People believe that the economy will improve.' au passif (2 constructions) ?
- A. The economy is believed to improve. / It is believed that the economy will improve.
- B. The economy believes to improve. / It believes the economy will improve.
- C. The economy is being believed to improve. / It was believed that the economy will improve.
- D. The economy has been believed to improve. / It is believed the economy improves.
Réponse
A. The economy is believed to improve. / It is believed that the economy will improve. — Deux constructions : 1) Sujet réel + is believed to + inf. 2) It is believed that + phrase.
Quelle structure passive est utilisée dans des textes scientifiques pour les résultats ?
- A. Futur simple actif
- B. Present perfect passif (has been + pp)
- C. Présent simple actif
- D. Prétérit actif
Réponse
B. Present perfect passif (has been + pp) — Le present perfect passif (has been discovered/found/shown…) est typique des articles scientifiques pour des résultats récents.
Laquelle de ces phrases exprime correctement 'On m'a dit que...' en anglais formel ?
- A. I was told that…
- B. It told to me that…
- C. I have been telling that…
- D. Me was told that…
Réponse
A. I was told that… — I was told that… = passif de 'They told me that…' ; construction très courante en anglais formel.
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