Fiche à imprimer : I'm, don't, can't : les contractions (CM1)

Anglais	Français
I am → I'm	je suis
you are → you're	tu es
it is → it's	c'est, il/elle est
do not → don't	ne... pas
cannot → can't	ne peut pas
is not → isn't	n'est pas

À l'oral et dans les messages, les Anglais raccourcissent souvent les mots : ce sont les contractions. L'apostrophe remplace la ou les lettres qui disparaissent : I am devient I'm, do not devient don't, cannot devient can't. Attention au piège : it's = it is, mais its (sans apostrophe) veut dire « son, sa » : The dog wags its tail.

Mise en situation : le message

Ben : Hi! I'm at the park. Where are you?

Salut ! Je suis au parc. Tu es où ?

Lucy : I'm at home. I can't come, sorry.

Je suis à la maison. Je ne peux pas venir, désolée.

Ben : Why not? It's sunny!

Pourquoi ? Il fait beau !

Lucy : I don't feel well. I've got a cold.

Je ne me sens pas bien. J'ai un rhume.

Ben : Oh, that's a shame! You aren't coming tomorrow?

Oh, dommage ! Tu ne viens pas demain ?

Lucy : I don't know. We'll see!

Je ne sais pas. On verra !

À retenir

I'm, you're, he's, she's, it's, we're, they're.
don't, doesn't, can't, isn't, aren't, haven't. Attention : it's = it is, its = son/sa.

Exercice 1 : Les contractions : exercice 1 (QCM)

I am =
1. Im
2. I'm
3. I'am
do not =
1. don't
2. do'nt
3. dont'
cannot =
1. can't
2. ca'nt
3. cann't
you are =
1. you're
2. you'are
3. your
it is =
1. its
2. it's
3. it'is
is not =
1. isnt'
2. is'nt
3. isn't
they are =
1. there
2. they're
3. their
does not =
1. does'nt
2. doesn't
3. don't
The dog wags ___ tail. (son)
1. its
2. it is
3. it's
we are =
1. we're
2. we'r
3. were

Exercice 2 : Les contractions : exercice 2 (à compléter)

.......................... at the park. (I am)
I .......................... come. (cannot)
.......................... sunny! (it is)
I .......................... feel well. (do not)
You .......................... coming? (are not)
She .......................... like fish. (does not)
.......................... my friends. (they are)
He .......................... here. (is not)
.......................... my best friend! (you are)
We .......................... got a dog. (have not)

Exercice 3 : Les contractions : mise en situation

Tu dis que tu es à la maison (forme courte).
1. I'am at home.
2. I'm at home.
3. Im at home.
Tu dis que tu ne peux pas venir.
1. I can't come.
2. I can'nt come.
3. I cann't come.
Tu dis qu'il fait beau.
1. It's sunny!
2. It sunny!
3. Its sunny!
Tu dis que tu ne sais pas.
1. I don't know.
2. I not know.
3. I doesn't know.
Tu dis qu'elle n'aime pas le poisson.
1. She isn't like fish.
2. She doesn't like fish.
3. She don't like fish.
Tu dis que ce sont tes amis.
1. They're my friends.
2. Their my friends.
3. There my friends.
Le chat lèche sa patte.
1. The cat licks it's paw.
2. The cat licks it paw.
3. The cat licks its paw.
Tu dis « Dommage ! »
1. Thats a shame!
2. That's a shame!
3. That a shame!
Tu dis qu'il n'est pas là.
1. He don't here.
2. He aren't here.
3. He isn't here.
Tu dis que tu es son meilleur ami.
1. You my best friend!
2. You're my best friend!
3. Your my best friend!

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) I'm · 2. a) don't · 3. a) can't · 4. a) you're · 5. b) it's · 6. c) isn't · 7. b) they're · 8. b) doesn't · 9. a) its · 10. a) we're

Exercice 2

1. I'm · 2. can't · 3. It's · 4. don't · 5. aren't · 6. doesn't · 7. They're · 8. isn't · 9. You're · 10. haven't

Exercice 3

1. b) I'm at home. · 2. a) I can't come. · 3. a) It's sunny! · 4. a) I don't know. · 5. b) She doesn't like fish. · 6. a) They're my friends. · 7. c) The cat licks its paw. · 8. b) That's a shame! · 9. c) He isn't here. · 10. b) You're my best friend!