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La voix passive

be + participe passé, passage actif & passif, by + agent — niveau 3e

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Ces exercices corrigés sur « La voix passive » en troisième permettent de s'entraîner et de vérifier ses acquis en anglais. Ils suivent le programme officiel de troisième et sont classés par difficulté (facile, moyen, difficile). Au programme : Actif ou passif ? Qui fait, qui subit, La formule : be + participe passé, Le passif au présent, Le passif au prétérit. Écris ta réponse puis clique sur « Vérifier » : la correction est immédiate et tolère majuscules, espaces et ponctuation. Cet entraînement aide à mémoriser les méthodes, repérer ses erreurs et gagner en confiance avant un contrôle. Exercices gratuits proposés par un professeur particulier à Marseille pour réviser anglais en troisième.

Entraîne-toi par niveau. Écris ta réponse puis clique sur « Vérifier » (ou tape Entrée). La correction tolère majuscules, espaces et ponctuation.

Facile
Ex. 1 — Past participlesÉcris le participe passé du verbe entre parenthèses (3e colonne).
write →
build →
speak →
steal →
grow →
sell →
take →
Voir le corrigé
  1. written — write – wrote – written.
  2. built — build – built – built.
  3. spoken — speak – spoke – spoken.
  4. stolen — steal – stole – stolen.
  5. grown — grow – grew – grown.
  6. sold — sell – sold – sold.
  7. taken — take – took – taken.
Ex. 2 — Present passiveConjugue au présent passif (am / is / are + participe passé).
Millions of emails (send) every hour.
This cheese (make) in Somerset.
Portuguese (speak) in Brazil.
The classrooms (clean) every evening.
Our uniforms (not / sell) in normal shops.
(you / pay) for this job?
Voir le corrigé
  1. are sent — emails = pluriel → are sent.
  2. is made — is made.
  3. is spoken — is spoken.
  4. are cleaned — are cleaned.
  5. aren't sold — aren't sold.
  6. Are you paid — Are you paid…?
Moyen
Ex. 3 — Past passiveConjugue au prétérit passif (was / were + participe passé).
The Titanic (build) in Belfast.
Two paintings (steal) from the gallery last night.
The first iPhone (present) in 2007.
These photos (not / take) in Paris.
(the match / cancel) because of the rain?
The letters (write) in 1915 and (find) ___ a century later.
Voir le corrigé
  1. was built — was built.
  2. were stolen — were stolen.
  3. was presented — was presented (régulier).
  4. weren't taken — weren't taken.
  5. Was the match cancelled — Was the match cancelled…?
  6. were written / were found — were written / were found.
Ex. 4 — By or nothing?Réécris la phrase au passif. Garde l'agent avec « by » seulement s'il apporte une information utile.
J. K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter books.
People grow rice in Vietnam.
Someone broke the window during the night.
A twelve-year-old girl designed this logo.
They serve lunch at half past twelve.
Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.
Voir le corrigé
  1. The Harry Potter books were written by J. K. Rowling. — Agent célèbre → by.
  2. Rice is grown in Vietnam. — Agent vague (people) → omis.
  3. The window was broken during the night. — Agent inconnu → omis.
  4. This logo was designed by a twelve-year-old girl. — Agent surprenant → by.
  5. Lunch is served at half past twelve. — they = vague → omis.
  6. Penicillin was discovered by Fleming in 1928. — Agent utile → by Fleming.
Difficile
Ex. 5 — Active to passive (all forms)Transforme au passif au même temps. Attention aux pronoms et aux formes négatives ou interrogatives.
The teacher doesn't allow phones in class.
Did the police catch the burglar?
They have closed the motorway.
The council will plant 500 trees next spring.
You must wear a helmet on the building site.
Nobody invited us to the ceremony.
Voir le corrigé
  1. Phones aren't allowed in class. — aren't allowed.
  2. Was the burglar caught? — Was + sujet + PP ?
  3. The motorway has been closed. — Present perfect passif : has been closed.
  4. 500 trees will be planted next spring. — Futur passif : will be planted.
  5. A helmet must be worn on the building site. — Modal + be + PP.
  6. We weren't invited to the ceremony. — us → we ; nobody → forme négative.
Ex. 6 — Translation and expressionTraduis en anglais au passif, puis rédige librement les deux dernières réponses.
On parle quatre langues en Suisse.
Ce pont a été construit par des ingénieurs écossais.
Mon vélo a été volé devant le collège.
Ces baskets ne sont pas fabriquées en Europe.
Describe a famous monument in three sentences, using the passive at least twice (when it was built, who by, what it is used for today).
Write two sentences about the rules of a place (school, pool, museum) using the passive with a modal (« must be », « can't be », « are not allowed »).
Voir le corrigé
  1. Four languages are spoken in Switzerland. — « on » → passif sans agent.
  2. This bridge was built by Scottish engineers. — was built by.
  3. My bike was stolen in front of the school. — was stolen, agent inconnu.
  4. These trainers aren't made in Europe. — aren't made.
  5. Réponse libre — exemple : Big Ben's tower was completed in 1859. The bell was cast in a foundry in London and it is heard every hour. Today the tower is visited by thousands of tourists, but the inside is only open to British residents.
  6. Réponse libre — exemple : At our swimming pool, a cap must be worn by everyone. Glass bottles can't be taken into the pool area, and children under eight are not allowed in the deep end.
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