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Before, after, during : avant, après, pendant (5e)

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before lunchavant le déjeuner
after schoolaprès l'école
during the holidayspendant les vacances
before 8 o'clockavant 8 heures
after dinneraprès le dîner
during the filmpendant le film

Ces mots s'emploient avec un nom ou une heure. during + nom (pendant quoi) ; pour une durée (pendant combien de temps), on dit for two hours.

Mise en situation : la journée

Mum : Do your homework before dinner!
Fais tes devoirs avant le dîner !
Noah : Can I play after dinner?
Je peux jouer après le dîner ?
Mum : Yes, but no phone during dinner!
Oui, mais pas de téléphone pendant le dîner !
Noah : OK, Mum!
D'accord, maman !

À retenir

  • before = avant ; after = après ; during = pendant + nom.
  • during the holidays / for two hours.

Exercice 1 : Before, after, during : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « avant le déjeuner »
    1. after lunch
    2. during lunch
    3. before lunch
  2. « après l'école »
    1. during school
    2. before school
    3. after school
  3. « pendant les vacances »
    1. for the holidays
    2. during the holidays
    3. while the holidays
  4. « avant 8 heures »
    1. before 8 o'clock
    2. during 8 o'clock
    3. after 8 o'clock
  5. « pendant le film »
    1. while the film
    2. for the film
    3. during the film
  6. « pendant deux heures »
    1. during two hours
    2. while two hours
    3. for two hours
  7. « après le dîner »
    1. before dinner
    2. during dinner
    3. after dinner
  8. « before » =
    1. avant
    2. après
    3. pendant
  9. « after » =
    1. pendant
    2. avant
    3. après
  10. « during » =
    1. avant
    2. après
    3. pendant

Exercice 2 : Before, after, during : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. Wash your hands .......................... lunch. (avant)
  2. I play football .......................... school. (après)
  3. We go to the beach .......................... the holidays. (pendant)
  4. Don't talk .......................... the film! (pendant)
  5. I go to bed .......................... dinner. (après)
  6. Be home .......................... 8 o'clock. (avant)
  7. I slept .......................... ten hours. (pendant, durée)
  8. No phone .......................... dinner!
  9. Do your homework .......................... dinner!
  10. Can I play .......................... dinner?

Exercice 3 : Before, after, during : mise en situation

  1. Maman te dit de faire tes devoirs avant le dîner.
    1. Do your homework before dinner!
    2. Do your homework during dinner!
    3. Do your homework after dinner!
  2. Tu demandes si tu peux jouer après le dîner.
    1. Can I play during dinner?
    2. Can I play before dinner?
    3. Can I play after dinner?
  3. Pas de téléphone pendant le repas.
    1. No phone for dinner!
    2. No phone during dinner!
    3. No phone while dinner!
  4. Tu vas à la plage pendant les vacances.
    1. I go to the beach while holidays.
    2. I go to the beach for the holidays.
    3. I go to the beach during the holidays.
  5. Tu joues au foot après l'école.
    1. I play football after school.
    2. I play football before school.
    3. I play football during school of.
  6. Tu dois rentrer avant 20 h.
    1. I must be home after 8 pm.
    2. I must be home before 8 pm.
    3. I must be home during 8 pm.
  7. Tu as dormi pendant dix heures.
    1. I slept for ten hours.
    2. I slept while ten hours.
    3. I slept during ten hours.
  8. Ne parle pas pendant le film !
    1. Don't talk for the film!
    2. Don't talk during the film!
    3. Don't talk while film!
  9. Lave-toi les mains avant de manger (avant le repas).
    1. Wash your hands before lunch!
    2. Wash your hands after lunch!
    3. Wash your hands during lunch!
  10. Tu dis « d'accord, maman ».
    1. OK, Mum!
    2. Agree, Mum!
    3. Of accord, Mum!

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) before lunch · 2. c) after school · 3. b) during the holidays · 4. a) before 8 o'clock · 5. c) during the film · 6. c) for two hours · 7. c) after dinner · 8. a) avant · 9. c) après · 10. c) pendant

Exercice 2

1. before · 2. after · 3. during · 4. during · 5. after · 6. before · 7. for · 8. during · 9. before · 10. after

Exercice 3

1. a) Do your homework before dinner! · 2. c) Can I play after dinner? · 3. b) No phone during dinner! · 4. c) I go to the beach during the holidays. · 5. a) I play football after school. · 6. b) I must be home before 8 pm. · 7. a) I slept for ten hours. · 8. b) Don't talk during the film! · 9. a) Wash your hands before lunch! · 10. a) OK, Mum!