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Chapter 7 - Marketing, retailing and distribution » Grammaire

BE + V-ing et HAVE + participe passé (2)

Pour chaque phrase en français, choisissez la bonne traduction.

  1. Ils envisagent  de créer une entreprise à l’étranger.

    • They are planning to set up a company abroad.
    • They plan to set up a company abroad.
    • They plan to set up a brand abroad.
  2. Ils travaillent sur ce projet depuis un mois.

    • They have been working on this project for a month.
    • They have worked on this project for a month.
    • They have been working on this project since one month.
  3. Elle vient d’envoyer sa lettre de démission.

    • She sent her resignation letter.
    • She has just sent her resignation letter.
    • She is sending her resignation letter.
  4. Où se trouve-il ? Il rédige un rapport dans son bureau.

    • Where is he? He has written a report in his office.
    • Where is he? He writes a report in his office.
    • Where is he? He is writing a report in his office.
  5. Ils avaient contacté plusieurs fournisseurs étrangers pour pouvoir comparer les devis.

    • They contact several foreign suppliers to be able to compare the estimates.
    • They had contacted several foreign suppliers to be able to compare the estimates.
    • They contacted several foreign suppliers to be able to compare the estimates.
  6. Cela fait deux mois que nous attendons la facture.

    • We have been waiting for the invoice for two months.
    • We have waited for the invoice for two months.
    • We have been waiting for the invoice since two months.
  7. Elle attend la réponse depuis cinq jours.

    • She has been waiting for the answer for five days.
    • She waits for the answer for five days.
    • She has been waiting for the answer since five days.
  8. Ils habitaient à Londres depuis Pâques.

    • They had been living in London since Easter.
    • They had been living in London for Easter.
    • They had lived in London since Easter.
  9. Regarde ! J’ai traduit cette lettre en anglais.

    • Look! I have translated this letter into English.
    • Look! I’m translating this letter in English.
    • Look! I translated this letter in English.
  10. Elle essaie de réparer son smartphone depuis vingt minutes.

    • She has been trying to repair her smartphone for twenty minutes.
    • She has been trying to repair her smartphone since twenty minutes.
    • She is trying to repair her smartphone for twenty minutes.
 Réponse 

1. Ils envisagent  de créer une entreprise à l’étranger. → They are planning to set up a company abroad.

2. Ils travaillent sur ce projet depuis un mois. → They have been working on this project for a month.They have worked on this project for a month.

3. Elle vient d’envoyer sa lettre de démission. → She has just sent her resignation letter.

4.  Où se trouve-il ? Il rédige un rapport dans son bureau. → Where is he? He is writing a report in his office.

5. Ils avaient contacté plusieurs fournisseurs étrangers pour pouvoir comparer les devis. → They had contacted several foreign suppliers to be able to compare the estimates.

6. Cela fait deux mois que nous attendons la facture. → We have been waiting for the invoice for two months.

7. Elle attend la réponse depuis cinq jours. → She has been waiting for the answer for five days.

8. Ils habitaient à Londres depuis Pâques. → They had been living in London since Easter.

9. Regarde ! J’ai traduit cette lettre en anglais. → Look! I have translated this letter into English.

10. Elle essaie de réparer son smartphone depuis vingt minutes. → She has been trying to repair her smartphone for twenty minutes.


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