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En Terminale, la grammaire anglaise est mobilisée de manière intégrée. Révision complète des temps : Present Perfect vs Past Simple, Past Perfect, Future Perfect, Future Continuous. Modal verbs avancés : 'Must have + pp' (déduction passée certaine) ; 'Should have + pp' (regret/critique passée) ; 'Could have + pp' (possibilité passée non réalisée) ; 'Would have + pp' (résultat hypothétique passé). Conditionnels : Type 3 — If + Past Perfect, would have + pp. Mixed conditionals : If + Past Perfect, would + infinitive (passé → présent). If + Past Simple, would have + pp (présent → passé). Wish : Wish + Past Simple (regret présent) ; Wish + Past Perfect (regret passé) ; Wish + would (désir de changement futur). If only : structure similaire à wish, plus emphatique. Inversion après négation : Never had I seen... / Not only did she... / Hardly had he...
Exercise 1 : Complete with the correct form.
1. If she ___ (study) harder, she ___ (pass) the exam. [Type 3]
2. He ___ (must/call) you — he had your number.
3. I wish I ___ (know) the answer.
4. Never ___ (I/see) such determination.
Exercise 2 : Rewrite using inversion.
1. I had never heard such beautiful music.
2. She not only won first prize but also received a scholarship.
What is the difference between 'should have done' and 'could have done'?
Correction
'Should have done' expresses regret or criticism — the action was expected or advisable but did not happen: 'You should have called me' (it was the right thing to do). 'Could have done' expresses an unrealised past possibility — the action was possible but did not happen: 'She could have won the race' (she had the ability, but she didn't win).
How do you form a mixed conditional and when do you use it?
Correction
A mixed conditional combines Type 2 and Type 3. Type: If + Past Perfect (condition in the past), would + bare infinitive (result now). Example: 'If she had taken the job (she didn't), she would be rich now.' It is used when a past action (or lack of action) affects the present situation.
When do we use inversion in English and what effect does it create?
Correction
Inversion (auxiliary + subject) is used after negative or restrictive adverbials for emphasis: Never, Rarely, Hardly, No sooner, Not only, Seldom, Little. Example: 'Rarely does he make mistakes.' Effect: formal, dramatic, emphatic — common in literature, speeches, and formal writing.