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Le past perfect (plus-que-parfait)
Le passé du passé : exprimer une action antérieure à une autre action passée
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Niveau facile — 12 questions
Le past perfect se forme avec…
- A. have + participe passé
- B. had + participe passé
- C. did + base verbale
- D. was + verbe en -ing
Réponse
B. had + participe passé — had + participe passé, pour tous les sujets.
« She ___ left before I arrived. »
- A. has
- B. have
- C. did
- D. had
Réponse
D. had — Récit au passé → had.
Le participe passé de « go » est…
- A. went
- B. goed
- C. going
- D. gone
Réponse
D. gone — go – went – gone.
Le past perfect exprime…
- A. une action qui aura lieu dans un futur proche ou lointain
- B. une habitude régulière au présent, répétée
- C. une action passée avant une autre action passée
- D. une action en cours au moment précis où l'on parle
Réponse
C. une action passée avant une autre action passée — Le passé du passé.
La forme négative de « they had eaten » est…
- A. they hadn't eaten
- B. they didn't had eaten
- C. they had no eaten
- D. they hadn't ate
Réponse
A. they hadn't eaten — had not → hadn't + participe passé.
« ___ you finished when she called? »
- A. Did
- B. Have
- C. Had
- D. Were
Réponse
C. Had — Had + sujet + participe passé ?
« I'd seen » est la contraction de…
- A. I would seen
- B. I had seen
- C. I did seen
- D. I should seen
Réponse
B. I had seen — 'd + participe passé = had.
« Elle avait oublié » se dit…
- A. She had forgotten.
- B. She has forgotten.
- C. She had forgot.
- D. She forgot.
Réponse
A. She had forgotten. — had + forgotten (participe passé).
Le participe passé de « write » est…
- A. written
- B. wrote
- C. writed
- D. writing
Réponse
A. written — write – wrote – written.
« Had they arrived? » — réponse courte correcte :
- A. Yes, they did.
- B. Yes, they have.
- C. Yes, they arrived.
- D. Yes, they had.
Réponse
D. Yes, they had. — On répète had.
« Déjà » se dit…
- A. yet
- B. already
- C. still
- D. ever since
Réponse
B. already — already = déjà (affirmatif).
Le past perfect en français correspond au…
- A. passé composé
- B. imparfait de l'indicatif
- C. plus-que-parfait
- D. passé antérieur littéraire
Réponse
C. plus-que-parfait — had eaten = avait mangé (plus-que-parfait).
Niveau moyen — 12 questions
« When I ___ home, my sister ___ dinner. » (le dîner était prêt)
- A. got / cooked
- B. had got / cooked
- C. got / had cooked
- D. had got / had cooked
Réponse
C. got / had cooked — L'action la plus ancienne (cuisiner) au past perfect.
« He was tired because he ___ all night. »
- A. worked
- B. has worked
- C. works
- D. had worked
Réponse
D. had worked — La cause est antérieure → past perfect.
« After she ___ the letter, she posted it. »
- A. had written
- B. wrote
- C. has written
- D. had wrote
Réponse
A. had written — after + past perfect ; participe written.
Quelle phrase signifie que le film a commencé AVANT notre arrivée ?
- A. When we arrived, the film started.
- B. When we had arrived, the film started.
- C. The film started when we arrived.
- D. When we arrived, the film had started.
Réponse
D. When we arrived, the film had started. — had started = antérieur à arrived.
« Where is the pan? » — « I ___ it before you came. »
- A. had washed
- B. washed
- C. have washed
- D. was washing
Réponse
A. had washed — before you came (passé) → had washed.
« They hadn't finished ___. »
- A. already
- B. just
- C. yet
- D. never
Réponse
C. yet — yet dans une négation, en fin de phrase.
« By the time the show ended, most people ___. »
- A. left
- B. have left
- C. leave
- D. had left
Réponse
D. had left — by the time + prétérit, action antérieure au past perfect.
Le participe passé de « steal » est…
- A. stole
- B. stealed
- C. stolen
- D. stealt
Réponse
C. stolen — steal – stole – stolen.
« She said she ___ the keys. »
- A. has lost
- B. had lost
- C. loses
- D. did lose
Réponse
B. had lost — Discours indirect après said → past perfect.
« Had you ever ___ a horse before that day? »
- A. ride
- B. rode
- C. ridden
- D. riding
Réponse
C. ridden — ride – rode – ridden.
Quelle phrase est correcte ?
- A. I had went to bed early.
- B. I had gone to bed early.
- C. I had go to bed early.
- D. I had going to bed early.
Réponse
B. I had gone to bed early. — Participe passé : gone.
« The children ___ when the storm ___. » (ils dormaient déjà)
- A. had fallen asleep / began
- B. fell asleep / had begun
- C. had fallen asleep / had begun
- D. fell asleep / began
Réponse
A. had fallen asleep / began — S'endormir est antérieur à l'orage.
Niveau difficile — 12 questions
Dans quelle phrase 'd signifie « would » ?
- A. I'd finished my soup.
- B. I'd love a coffee.
- C. I'd never seen him.
- D. I'd forgotten my keys.
Réponse
B. I'd love a coffee. — 'd + base verbale (love) = would ; 'd + participe passé = had.
Quelle phrase contient une erreur ?
- A. Had you ever flown before?
- B. She hadn't spoken to him yet.
- C. They had driven all night.
- D. He had broke his arm.
Réponse
D. He had broke his arm. — break – broke – broken : had broken.
« I ___ my keys, so I can't get in. » (maintenant)
- A. had lost
- B. lost
- C. was losing
- D. have lost
Réponse
D. have lost — Lien avec le présent → present perfect.
« I ___ my keys, so I slept at a friend's. » (ce soir-là)
- A. have lost
- B. lose
- C. had lost
- D. has lost
Réponse
C. had lost — Cause antérieure à une action passée → past perfect.
« He ___ in Leeds for ten years when he moved to York. »
- A. lived
- B. has lived
- C. had lived
- D. lives
Réponse
C. had lived — Durée terminée avant un repère passé → past perfect.
Quelle phrase n'a PAS besoin du past perfect ?
- A. When I arrived, she had left.
- B. After he had eaten, he slept.
- C. She was sad because he had lied.
- D. Last Monday, I visited my aunt.
Réponse
D. Last Monday, I visited my aunt. — Une seule action datée → prétérit simple.
« They had ___ the road before the rain came. »
- A. crossed
- B. cross
- C. crossing
- D. crost
Réponse
A. crossed — Régulier : crossed.
Où placer « just » ? « She had ___ finished ___ when I called. »
- A. — / just
- B. just / —
- C. — / — (impossible)
- D. just / just
Réponse
B. just / — — just entre had et le participe : had just finished.
« As soon as we ___ the tickets, the concert ___. »
- A. had bought / was cancelled
- B. bought / had been cancelled
- C. had bought / had been cancelled
- D. buy / cancelled
Réponse
A. had bought / was cancelled — as soon as + past perfect (l'achat précède l'annulation).
« Elle n'avait encore jamais conduit » se dit…
- A. She had never driven before.
- B. She has never driven before.
- C. She never had drove before.
- D. She had never drove before.
Réponse
A. She had never driven before. — had never driven.
Quelle phrase est correcte ?
- A. Did he had left?
- B. Has he had left?
- C. Had he left?
- D. Had he leaves?
Réponse
C. Had he left? — Had + sujet + participe passé.
« By 2015, the company ___ 200 people. »
- A. hires
- B. has hired
- C. hired
- D. had hired
Réponse
D. had hired — by + date passée → past perfect (bilan à ce moment-là).
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