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Inviter, accepter et refuser une invitation en anglais

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Inviter, proposer

En anglaisEn français
Would you like to come to my party?Voudrais-tu venir à ma fête ? (poli)
Do you want to go to the cinema?Tu veux aller au cinéma ? (familier)
How about going to the beach?Et si on allait à la plage ?
Let's play tennis!Jouons au tennis !
Are you free on Saturday?Es-tu libre samedi ?

Attention : Would you like to + verbe, mais How about / What about + verbe en -ing.

Accepter

En anglaisEn français
I'd love to!Avec plaisir ! / J'adorerais !
That sounds great!Ça a l'air génial !
Sure, why not?Bien sûr, pourquoi pas ?
Good idea!Bonne idée !

Refuser poliment

En anglaisEn français
I'm sorry, I can't.Désolé, je ne peux pas.
I'd love to, but I'm busy.J'aimerais bien, mais je suis occupé.
I'm afraid I've got other plans.Je crains d'avoir d'autres projets.
Maybe another time?Une autre fois, peut-être ?

Fixer le rendez-vous

En anglaisEn français
What time shall we meet?À quelle heure on se retrouve ?
Where shall we meet?Où est-ce qu'on se retrouve ?
Let's meet at 7 in front of the cinema.Retrouvons-nous à 7 h devant le cinéma.
See you on Saturday!À samedi !

Mise en situation : une invitation

Nina : Hi Leo! Are you free on Saturday? Would you like to come to my birthday party?
Salut Léo ! Tu es libre samedi ? Tu voudrais venir à mon anniversaire ?
Leo : I'd love to! What time does it start?
Avec plaisir ! Ça commence à quelle heure ?
Nina : At 4 o'clock. How about inviting your brother too?
À 16 h. Et si tu invitais ton frère aussi ?
Leo : Good idea! But I'm afraid he can't: he's got a football match. See you on Saturday!
Bonne idée ! Mais je crains qu'il ne puisse pas : il a un match de foot. À samedi !

À retenir

  • Would you like to + verbe ? / How about + -ing ? / Let's + verbe !
  • Accepter : I'd love to! That sounds great!
  • Refuser : I'm sorry, I can't. / I'd love to, but... / Maybe another time?
  • Rendez-vous : What time / Where shall we meet?

Exercice 1 : Inviter, accepter et refuser : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « Voudrais-tu venir à ma fête ? »
    1. Would you like to come to my party?
    2. Would you like come to my party?
    3. Do you would like to come to my party?
  2. « Et si on allait à la plage ? »
    1. How about going to the beach?
    2. How about go to the beach?
    3. How about to go to the beach?
  3. « Avec plaisir ! »
    1. With pleasure to!
    2. I'd love to!
    3. I'd love!
  4. « Désolé, je ne peux pas. »
    1. I'm sorry, I can't.
    2. Sorry, I can't not.
    3. I'm sorry, I don't can.
  5. « Ça a l'air génial ! »
    1. That sounds great!
    2. That sounds greatly!
    3. That looks like genius!
  6. « À quelle heure on se retrouve ? »
    1. What time shall we meet?
    2. At what time do we find us?
    3. What hour we meet us?
  7. « Une autre fois, peut-être ? »
    1. Perhaps other time?
    2. Maybe an other once?
    3. Maybe another time?
  8. « Es-tu libre samedi ? »
    1. Have you free Saturday?
    2. Are you free the Saturday?
    3. Are you free on Saturday?
  9. « Jouons au tennis ! »
    1. Let's playing tennis!
    2. Let's play tennis!
    3. Let us to play tennis!
  10. « J'aimerais bien, mais je suis occupé. »
    1. I'd love to, but I'm busy.
    2. I'd love, but I'm occupied.
    3. I would love it, but I'm occupy.

Exercice 2 : Inviter, accepter et refuser : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. Would you like .......................... come to the cinema with us?
  2. How about .......................... to the swimming pool? (go)
  3. I'd .......................... to! What time?
  4. I'm .......................... , I can't. I've got too much homework.
  5. That .......................... great!
  6. What time .......................... we meet?
  7. .......................... go for a walk! (allons...)
  8. Are you .......................... on Sunday afternoon? (libre)
  9. I'd love to, .......................... I'm busy.
  10. Maybe .......................... time?

Exercice 3 : Inviter, accepter et refuser : mise en situation

  1. Tu invites poliment ta correspondante à dîner chez toi.
    1. You come to eat at my house?
    2. Do you want eat at my house?
    3. Would you like to have dinner at my house?
  2. Ton ami te propose d'aller au cinéma. Tu acceptes avec enthousiasme.
    1. I'd love to! What film?
    2. Yes, I would like it to!
    3. I'd love! What film?
  3. On t'invite à une fête, mais tu pars en vacances. Tu refuses poliment.
    1. I don't want, I'm on holiday.
    2. I'm sorry, I can't. I'm going on holiday.
    3. No. I go in holidays.
  4. Tu proposes à tes amis d'aller à la plage.
    1. How about going to the beach?
    2. What about to go at the beach?
    3. How about go to the beach?
  5. Tu veux savoir où retrouver ton ami.
    1. Where we meet?
    2. Where do we find us?
    3. Where shall we meet?
  6. Tu fixes le rendez-vous : 7 h devant le cinéma.
    1. Let's meet at 7 before the cinema.
    2. Let's meet at 7 in front of the cinema.
    3. We meet us at 7 front the cinema.
  7. Tu ne peux pas ce week-end, mais tu proposes une autre date.
    1. I can't this weekend. How about next Saturday?
    2. I can't this weekend. What about next Saturday to go?
    3. Not this weekend. Next Saturday maybe it is?
  8. Ton ami propose une idée qui te plaît.
    1. It sounds me good!
    2. That sounds greatly!
    3. That sounds great!
  9. Tu demandes à une amie si elle est libre vendredi soir.
    1. Have you free time Friday evening?
    2. Are you free the Friday evening?
    3. Are you free on Friday evening?
  10. Tu termines la conversation : vous vous voyez samedi.
    1. See you on Saturday!
    2. Goodbye to Saturday!
    3. Look you Saturday!

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. a) Would you like to come to my party? · 2. a) How about going to the beach? · 3. b) I'd love to! · 4. a) I'm sorry, I can't. · 5. a) That sounds great! · 6. a) What time shall we meet? · 7. c) Maybe another time? · 8. c) Are you free on Saturday? · 9. b) Let's play tennis! · 10. a) I'd love to, but I'm busy.

Exercice 2

1. to · 2. going · 3. love · 4. sorry · 5. sounds · 6. shall · 7. Let's · 8. free · 9. but · 10. another

Exercice 3

1. c) Would you like to have dinner at my house? · 2. a) I'd love to! What film? · 3. b) I'm sorry, I can't. I'm going on holiday. · 4. a) How about going to the beach? · 5. c) Where shall we meet? · 6. b) Let's meet at 7 in front of the cinema. · 7. a) I can't this weekend. How about next Saturday? · 8. c) That sounds great! · 9. c) Are you free on Friday evening? · 10. a) See you on Saturday!