Le past perfect (plus-que-parfait)

Le passé du passé : exprimer une action antérieure à une autre action passée

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Cette activité de compréhension sur « Le past perfect (plus-que-parfait) » en troisième entraîne à lire, analyser et répondre à des questions en anglais. Elle suit le programme officiel de troisième. Au programme : Le passé du passé : à quoi sert le past perfect ?, Formation : had + participe passé, Négation, question, réponses courtes, Prétérit ou past perfect ? La chronologie. Lis le document, réponds puis vérifie immédiatement tes réponses pour progresser. Un bon moyen de travailler la méthode, d'enrichir son vocabulaire et de préparer les contrôles. Ressource gratuite proposée par un professeur particulier à Marseille pour réussir en anglais en troisième.

1Lis cette histoire, puis réponds aux questions en anglais.

« The empty house » — a short story by Daniel, Year 10.

When Aisha came home from school on Thursday, something was wrong. The front door was open, but nobody had answered when she called. She walked into the kitchen: someone had cooked pasta and had left the pan on the cooker. In the living room, the TV was on, but the sofa was empty.

Aisha was scared. Her parents had never left the house open before. She took out her phone and saw that her mother had sent her three messages an hour earlier. She hadn't read them because her phone had been in her bag all afternoon.

The first message said: « Grandma has fallen at home, we're taking her to hospital. » The second: « Don't worry, she's fine. » The third: « We left in a hurry, please close the door and feed the cat. » Aisha laughed with relief. She had imagined a burglary, but the truth was much simpler.

By the time her parents came back, she had washed the pan, had turned off the TV and had fed the cat. Grandma had only broken a finger. « Next time, » said her father, « check your phone before you check the kitchen! »

2Questions

Q1 Give two details that showed Aisha something was wrong when she came home.

Q2 Why hadn't Aisha read her mother's messages?

Q3 What had happened to Grandma, and how serious was it?

Q4 What had Aisha done by the time her parents came back? Give the three actions.

Q5 What had Aisha imagined, and what was the truth? Answer with a full sentence.

Q6 Copy two verbs in the past perfect from the text and explain in French why the past perfect is used in one of them.

Voir le corrigé

the front door was open and nobody answered; someone had left a pan on the cooker; the TV was on but the sofa was empty
because her phone had been in her bag all afternoon
she had fallen at home and had only broken a finger
she had washed the pan, turned off the TV and fed the cat
Réponse libre — exemple : She had imagined a burglary, but the truth was that her parents had left in a hurry to take Grandma to hospital.
Réponse libre — exemple : « had cooked » et « had sent » : « her mother had sent her three messages an hour earlier » est au past perfect parce que l'envoi des messages a eu lieu avant le moment où Aisha regarde son téléphone (action antérieure dans un récit au passé).

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