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A propos de 'used to'
Message de steeve34 posté le 17-05-2006 à 19:43:14 (S | E | F | I)
Bonjour à tous,
Emploi et construction de "USED TO"
1- EMPLOI.
Used to s'emploie pour mettre l'accent sur le caractère passé d'une action ou d'un état. Ces états ou ces actions n'existent plus, ou ne sont plus vérifiables dans le présent. C'était ainsi autrefois, cela ne l' est plus actuellement. Cela se passait autrefois, plus maintenant.
Généralament, il n'y a pas d'équivalent en français. On traduit used to par un imparfait.
2- CONSTRUCTION.
A- A la forme AFFIRMATIVE, la construction est la même à toutes les personnes:
SUJET + used to + base verbale.
B- Aux formes INTERROGATIVES et NEGATIVES on utilise Did.
Did + sujet + use to + base verbale. Did he use to smoke ?
Sujet + did not + use to + base verbale. He did not use to smoke.
Voici quelques exemples.
Autrefois, j'aimais bien ça, mais plus maintenant.
I used to enjoy it but I no longer do.
Vous remarquerez que dans la traduction anglaise "autrefois" est traduit par l'emploi de used to.
Quand j'étais enfant j'allais à la pêche le dimanche.
As a child I used to go fishing on Sundays.
Il y avait une grande maison ici autrefois.
There used to be a large house here.
Ils n' habitaient pas ici autrefois.
They did not use to live here.
Tu jouais au golf quand tu étais à l'école ?
Did you use to play golf at school ?
Niveau:
Correction: mardi 30 mai 2006.
Traduire les phrases suivantes:
1-A cette époque, nous allions au cinéma tous les samedis.
2-Avant elle tenait sa maison impeccablement.
3-Il collectionnait les timbres autrefois.
4-Avant son accident, le directeur commercial conduisait lui-même sa voiture.
5-Le niveau de vie était plus élevé autrefois.
6-Elle m'envoyait toujours une carte à Noël, mais voilà trois ans que je n'ai plus de nouvelles.
7-Il me semble que dans ma jeunesse les enfants étaient moins turbulents; à cette époque-là, ils n'avaient pas le droit de parler à table.
8 - Tu ne jouais pas au bridge dans le temps ?
- Mais si.
- Alors pourquoi n'y joues-tu plus ?
- J' y allais avec Mary, mais depuis qu'elle a déménagé, je n'ai plus de partenaire.
9-Il faisait son jogging deux fois par semaine. Il trouve çà trop fatigant maintenant.
10-Autrefois, ne prenaient-ils pas leurs vacances à Noêl ?
Message de steeve34 posté le 17-05-2006 à 19:43:14 (S | E | F | I)
Bonjour à tous,
Emploi et construction de "USED TO"
1- EMPLOI.
Used to s'emploie pour mettre l'accent sur le caractère passé d'une action ou d'un état. Ces états ou ces actions n'existent plus, ou ne sont plus vérifiables dans le présent. C'était ainsi autrefois, cela ne l' est plus actuellement. Cela se passait autrefois, plus maintenant.
Généralament, il n'y a pas d'équivalent en français. On traduit used to par un imparfait.
2- CONSTRUCTION.
A- A la forme AFFIRMATIVE, la construction est la même à toutes les personnes:
SUJET + used to + base verbale.
B- Aux formes INTERROGATIVES et NEGATIVES on utilise Did.
Did + sujet + use to + base verbale. Did he use to smoke ?
Sujet + did not + use to + base verbale. He did not use to smoke.
Voici quelques exemples.
Autrefois, j'aimais bien ça, mais plus maintenant.
I used to enjoy it but I no longer do.
Vous remarquerez que dans la traduction anglaise "autrefois" est traduit par l'emploi de used to.
Quand j'étais enfant j'allais à la pêche le dimanche.
As a child I used to go fishing on Sundays.
Il y avait une grande maison ici autrefois.
There used to be a large house here.
Ils n' habitaient pas ici autrefois.
They did not use to live here.
Tu jouais au golf quand tu étais à l'école ?
Did you use to play golf at school ?
Niveau:
Correction: mardi 30 mai 2006.
Traduire les phrases suivantes:
1-A cette époque, nous allions au cinéma tous les samedis.
2-Avant elle tenait sa maison impeccablement.
3-Il collectionnait les timbres autrefois.
4-Avant son accident, le directeur commercial conduisait lui-même sa voiture.
5-Le niveau de vie était plus élevé autrefois.
6-Elle m'envoyait toujours une carte à Noël, mais voilà trois ans que je n'ai plus de nouvelles.
7-Il me semble que dans ma jeunesse les enfants étaient moins turbulents; à cette époque-là, ils n'avaient pas le droit de parler à table.
8 - Tu ne jouais pas au bridge dans le temps ?
- Mais si.
- Alors pourquoi n'y joues-tu plus ?
- J' y allais avec Mary, mais depuis qu'elle a déménagé, je n'ai plus de partenaire.
9-Il faisait son jogging deux fois par semaine. Il trouve çà trop fatigant maintenant.
10-Autrefois, ne prenaient-ils pas leurs vacances à Noêl ?
Réponse: A propos de 'used to' de nick27, postée le 17-05-2006 à 21:22:40 (S | E)
Hi,
1- We used to go to the cinema every Saterday.
2- She used to keep her house clean.
3- He used to collect stamps.
4- Before his accident, the director used to drive his car himself.
5- The standard of living used to be high.
6- She used to send me a card for Christmas, but I haven't heard from her for three years.
7- I think that when I was a child children used to be less troubled, in that time they didn't use to talk when we were eating.
8- Didn't you use to play Bridge?
- Yes, I did !
- Then why did you stop?
- I used to go playing with Mary, but since she has moved house, i don't have any partner anymore.
9- He used to jog two times a week. Now he finds it too tiring.
10- Didn't they use to go on vacation during Christmas break?
See you
Réponse: A propos de 'used to' de husserl, postée le 17-05-2006 à 22:45:37 (S | E)
Hey Steeve !
1-At that time, we would/used to go to the cinema every Saturday.
2-She used to keep impeccably her house.
3-He used to collect stamps.
4-Before his wreck, the sales manager used to drive his car on his own.
5-The standard of living used to be higher.
6-She used to send a Christmas card to me, but I haven't heard from her for three years.
7-I think that when I was young, children used to be less disruptive; at that time, we weren't allowed to talk when at the table.
8 - Didn't you use to play bridge ?
- Yes I did.
- So why don't you play anymore ?
- I used to go there with Mary, but I have no more partner since she has moved.
9-He used to jog twice a week. Now he finds it too tiring.
10-Didn't they use to go on vacation at Christmas ?
Thanks.
Réponse: A propos de 'used to' de lynx_300, postée le 18-05-2006 à 13:21:58 (S | E)
Hello Steeve,
1. Every Saturday we used to go to the cinema.
2. She used to spruce up her house.
3. He used to collect stamps.
4. Before his accident the sales manager used to drive his car himself.
5. Standard of live used to be higher.
6. She used to sent me a card for Christmas but I haven't heard from her for 3 years.
7. It seems to me that children were less boisterous when I was young; they didn't use to speak at table.
8. - Didn't you use to play bridge ?
- Yes, I did
- Why don't you play anymore ?
- I used to go with Mary but since she moved I have no more partner.
9. He used to jog 2 times a week. He find that now too tiring.
10. Didn't they use to take their holiday at Christmas.
Bye,
Lynx
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Modifié par lynx_300 le 18-05-2006 13:52
Réponse: A propos de 'used to' de lakata, postée le 18-05-2006 à 19:26:48 (S | E)
Hello steeve,
1- At that time, we used to go to the cinema every Saturday.
2- Her house used to be spick-and-span
3- He used to be a stamp collector
4- Before his accident, the sales manager used to drive his car himself
5- The standard of living used to be at a higher point
6- She used to send me a Christmas card, but it's three years since I haven't heard from her
7- In my youth, it seems that children used to be less unruly; they didn't use to be allowed to speak at table
8- -Didn't you use to play bridg ?
-Yes indeed
-Then why do you no longer do ?
-I used to do with Mary, but since she moved I have had no partner any more.
9- He used to jog twice a week. He finds it too tiring now.
10-Didn't they use to go on holiday at Christmas ?
steeve pour ce fort utile exercice.Réponse: A propos de 'used to' de nanette33, postée le 19-05-2006 à 17:55:17 (S | E)
Hello,
1-At that time, we used to go to the cinema every saturday.
2-She used to keep her house impeccably.
3-He used to collect stamps.
4-Before his accident, the sales manager used to drive his car himself.
5-The standard of living used to be higher.
6-She used to send me a card for Christmas, but I haven't had news for 3 years.
7-It seems to me that in my youth the children werre less turbulent ; at that time, they didn't use to have the right to speak at the table.
8 - Didn't you use to play bridge in the time?
- But yes.
- Then, why don't you play it anymore?
- I used to go there with Mary but since she has moved, I haven't had anymore a partner.
9-He used to jog twice a week. Now, he finds it's too tiring.
10-Didn't they use to go on holiday at Christmas?
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Modifié par nanette33 le 19-05-2006 19:07
Réponse: A propos de 'used to' de maya13, postée le 21-05-2006 à 11:09:21 (S | E)
hello steeve and thank you for your so interesting exercises
1 - We used to go to pictures every Saturday
2 - She used to keep her house clean
3 - He used to collect stamps, I reckon
4 - Before his accident, the sales manager used to drive his car himself
5 - The living standards used to be higher
6 - She used to send me a Christmas card but it's been 3 years since I've not
heard from her
7 - In my younger days, the children used to be less boisterous. They did not
use to be allowed to talk while eating
8 - Didn't you use to play bridge ?
Yes I did
Why don't you play anymore ?
I used to play ith Mary but since she has moved I have no more partner
9 - He used to go jogging twice a week. Now he thinks it's too tiring
10 - Didn't they use to go on holidays at Christmas ?
Réponse: A propos de 'used to' de annie, postée le 22-05-2006 à 15:53:05 (S | E)
Hello
1) At this time, we used to go to cinema every Saturday.
2) She impeccably used to keep her house.
3) He used to collect stamps.
4) Before his accident, the marketing director used to drive himself his car.
5) Standard of living used to be high.
6) She used to send me a Christmas card but for three years I haven’t heard from her any more.
7) It seems to me that, in my youth, children used to be less boisterous; at that moment, they didn’t use to be allowed to speak at table.
8) Didn’t you use to play bridge?
-Of course I did.
- Then, why you don’t play it any more?
- I used to go there with Mary but since she moved, I don’t have partner any more.
9) He used to go jogging twice a week. He feels that too tiring now.
10) Didn’t they use to have their holiday at Christmas ?
Seeyou soon
Réponse: A propos de 'used to' de sandrineg, postée le 22-05-2006 à 18:20:57 (S | E)
1 - We used to go to the pictures every saturday.
2 - She used to keep her house clean.
3 - He used to collect stamps.
4 - Before his accident, the sales manager used to drive himself his car.
5 - The standard of living used to be high.
6 - She used to send me a poscard for Christmas, but I haven't heard news from her for 3 years.
7 - It seems to me during my childhood, children used to be less troubled ; they didn't use to be allowed to speak at table.
8 - Didn't you use to play bridge ?
- yes I did.
- so why don't you play anymore ?
- I used to go with Mary, but I have no more partner since she moved.
9 - He used to jog twice a week. Now, he finds it too tiring.
10 - Didn't they use to take their holiday at Christmas ?
Bye
Réponse: A propos de 'used to' de zodiac97500, postée le 23-05-2006 à 11:59:32 (S | E)
bonjour
1 ) At this time, we used to go to the theater every saturday
2 ) Before she used to hold her house immpecably
3 ) Into the past he used to collect stamps
4 ) Before his accident , the sale manager used to drive his car himself
5 ) Standard of living used to be higher in former times
6) She used to send me a card for Christmas , but for three years I did not
received any news from her
7) It seems to me that in my youth the kids used to be less disruptive; at that
time they didn't have the right to talk at the table
8) Didn't you use to play bridge in former time ?
But yes
So why don't you play no more ?
I used to go with Mary, but since she moved, I miss a partner
9) He used to go jogging twice a week. He finds it too tiring now
10) Before, didn't they use to take holidays for Christmas ?
Réponse: A propos de 'used to' de mlemine, postée le 23-05-2006 à 19:03:51 (S | E)
1-In that time, we used to go to cinema every Saturday.
2-Before she used to keep her house impeccably
3-He used to collect stamps
4-Before his accident, the director sells used to drive himself‘s car.
5-The level to live (for living) used to have been high.
6-She used to send me still a card noel, but there is three years past which I have never her news.
7-I think in my boyhood the children used to be less troubled, in this epoch, they didn’t used to talk when we were eating.
8-Didn’t you used to play Bridge?
Yes, I did
Then why did you stop
I used to go playing with Mary, but since she has moved house, I don’t have any partner.
9-He used to jog twice per week, It finds now that too tiring.
10-Autrefois, didn't they used to take their holidays with Noêl.
Réponse: A propos de 'used to' de machrychar, postée le 25-05-2006 à 14:58:04 (S | E)
Hello
1-At that time, we used to go to cinema every Saturday.
2-She used to keep her house impeccably.
3-He used to collect stamps.
4-Before his accident, the sales manager used to drive his car himself.
5-The standard of living used to be higher.
6-She used to send me a card for Christmas but I haven’t heard from her for three years.
7-It seems to me that during my youth children used to be more calm, at that time they didn’t use to be allowed to talk while eating.
8-Didn’t you use to play Bridge?
-Yes, I did.
-Then why don’t you play it any more?
-I used to do it with Mary but since she has moved I haven’t got any partner.
9-He used to go jogging twice a week. Now he’s finding it too much tiring.
10-Didn’t they use to take their vacation at Christmas time?
Réponse: A propos de 'used to' de steeve34, postée le 01-06-2006 à 10:37:43 (S | E)
Bonjour à tous,
Quelques remarques préliminaires.
1-Il ne me semble pas inutile d' insister sur l'emploi de "used to".
Par exemple la phrase anglaise:
There used to be a tree in the garden.
est traduite comme suit:
avant/autrefois/à l' époque il y avait un arbre dans le jardin.
Dans la traduction ( en français) on ajoute un marqueur de temps du passé, used to+ inf se traduisant par un imparfait.
Inversement la phrase française:
Avant, il jouait très bien au tennis.
est traduite comme suit:
He used to play tennis very well.
Le marqueur de temps du passé(avant) n'est pas traduit car l'expression used to exprime une action révolue se situant dans le passé. L'ajout d'un marqeur de temps
ferait redondance.
2- On peut aussi employer WOULD pour exprimer une habitude dans le passé.
Cet emploi particulier de WOULD est traduit par l' IMPARFAIT.
EX 1: Quand j'étais enfant, je faisais deux km à pied pour aller à l'école.
When I was a child I would walk one mile every day to go to school.
EX 2: Chaque matin le colonel écrivait quelques lettres, allait chercher son journal, et fumait une pipe.
Every morning the colonel would write a few letters, go and get his newspaper and smoke a pipe.
Mais WOULD ne peut pas remplacer USED TO lorsqu'il s'agit de décrire un état du passé.
EX: Il y avait autrefois une maison ici.
There used to be a house here.
Ici WOULD est impossible car on n'exprime pas une habitude, on décrit un état.
3- Partie lexicale.
to go to the cinema= to go to the pictures.
Every Saturday=On Saturdays (les jours de la semaine prennent une majuscule)
Spick and span: very tidy and clean. The concil spends a lot of money keeping the town spick and span.
Himself = lui-même. By himself signifie tout seul. He was sitting in the corner by himself. Ces termes sont placés en fin de phrase.
accident=crash.
Standard of living=Living standard.
The living standard in many developing countries is low.
Attention ! trois fois, quatre fois....----> three times, four times......
Mais
DEUX FOIS-----> TWICE
How often do you go to the cinema ?
Twice a week.----> Deux fois par semaine( n'écrivez pas two times).
Remarque:
Une fois------> ONCE.
To jog = to go jogging.
On holiday= On holidays. Vacation est de l'anglais américain.
4- Variations.
On aurait pu traduire les deux premières phrases de la manière suivante.
1- In those days, we would go to the pictures every Saturday.
2- She used to keep her house spotlessly clean and tidy.
Voici ma proposition.
1-We used to go to the cinema on Saturdays.
2-She used to keep her house spick and span.
3-He used to collect stamps.
4-Before his crash, the sales manager used to drive his car himself.
5-The standard of living used to be higher.
6-She always used to send me a Christmas card but it's three years now since I last heard from her.
7- It seems to me that in my youth children used to be less boisterous, in those days they did not use to be allowed to speak at table.
8-Did you use to play bridge ?
Yes I did.
So, why don't you play any more ?
I used to go with Mary but since she moved I haven't got any partner.
9-He used to jog twice a week. He finds it too tiring now.
10- Didn't they use to take their holiday(s) at Christmas ?
Je vous remercie de votre participation.
Je répondrai à toute question relative à ce sujet.
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