This, that, these, those : ce, cette, ces
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| Près de moi | Loin de moi | |
|---|---|---|
| singulier | this book (ce livre-ci) | that book (ce livre-là) |
| pluriel | these books (ces livres-ci) | those books (ces livres-là) |
En français, « ce, cette, ces » ne changent pas selon la distance. En anglais, on choisit selon que la chose est proche (this / these) ou éloignée (that / those), et selon le nombre.
Comme pronoms
Les emplois utiles
| En anglais | En français |
|---|---|
| This is my friend Tom. | Voici mon ami Tom. (présenter) |
| Hello, this is Emma. (au téléphone) | Bonjour, c'est Emma. |
| That's great! / That's a good idea. | C'est génial ! / C'est une bonne idée. (réagir) |
| What's that? | Qu'est-ce que c'est (là-bas) ? |
Prononciation : this [ɪ] court et these [iː] long. Attention à ne pas les confondre à l'oral !
Mise en situation : au marché
À retenir
- this (près, singulier) / these (près, pluriel).
- that (loin, singulier) / those (loin, pluriel).
- This is my friend... ; That's great! ; What's that?
- this [ɪ] court ≠ these [iː] long.
Exercice 1 : This, that, these, those : exercice 1 (QCM)
- ___ book here is mine. (proche)
- This
- That
- These
- Look at ___ birds in the sky! (loin, pluriel)
- those
- that
- these
- ___ shoes I'm wearing are new. (proche, pluriel)
- Those
- These
- This
- Is ___ your car over there?
- these
- this
- that
- « Voici mon amie Lily. »
- These is my friend Lily.
- This is my friend Lily.
- That is my friend Lily here.
- « C'est génial ! » (réagir)
- That's great!
- This great!
- These are great!
- « Qu'est-ce que c'est, là-bas ? »
- What's these?
- What are this?
- What's that?
- Au téléphone : « Bonjour, c'est Tom. »
- Hello, this is Tom.
- Hello, that are Tom.
- Hello, I'm Tom here of.
- « ces pommes-ci »
- this apples
- these apples
- those apple
- « cette maison-là »
- those house
- that house
- this house there
Exercice 2 : This, that, these, those : exercice 2 (à compléter)
- .......................... is my brother Sam. (voici)
- I love .......................... shoes! (ces, que je porte)
- Who is .......................... man over there? (cet homme-là)
- Look at .......................... stars in the sky! (ces, loin)
- .......................... a good idea! (c'est)
- Hello, .......................... is Emma speaking. (au téléphone)
- What's .......................... noise? (ce bruit, là-bas)
- How much are .......................... apples? (ces, près)
- Is .......................... your pen? (ce stylo, ici)
- .......................... houses over there are very old. (ces, loin)
Exercice 3 : This, that, these, those : mise en situation
- Tu présentes ton amie à ta mère.
- Mum, here is she my friend Emma.
- Mum, that are my friend Emma.
- Mum, this is my friend Emma.
- Au marché, tu demandes le prix de ces pommes devant toi.
- How much are this apples?
- How much are these apples?
- How much is those apples?
- Tu montres des oiseaux au loin.
- Look at those birds!
- Look at these birds over there of!
- Look at that birds!
- Tu demandes ce que c'est, là-bas.
- What's these?
- What's that?
- What are that?
- Ton ami propose une idée : tu trouves ça génial.
- This great!
- That's great!
- These are great!
- Au téléphone, tu te présentes.
- Hello, that are Léo.
- Hello, this is Léo.
- Hello, I am Léo here of.
- Tu dis que tu aimes ces chaussures (dans tes mains).
- I love these shoes!
- I love those shoe!
- I love this shoes!
- Tu demandes si cette voiture là-bas est à ton voisin.
- Is this your neighbour's car over there of?
- Is that your neighbour's car?
- Are those your neighbour's car?
- Tu présentes tes parents.
- These are my parents.
- This are my parents.
- Those is my parents.
- Tu dis que tu n'aimes pas cette chanson (qui passe).
- I don't like those song.
- I don't like this song.
- I don't like these song.
Corrigé
Exercice 1
1. a) This · 2. a) those · 3. b) These · 4. c) that · 5. b) This is my friend Lily. · 6. a) That's great! · 7. c) What's that? · 8. a) Hello, this is Tom. · 9. b) these apples · 10. b) that house
Exercice 2
1. This · 2. these · 3. that · 4. those · 5. That's · 6. this · 7. that · 8. these · 9. this · 10. Those
Exercice 3
1. c) Mum, this is my friend Emma. · 2. b) How much are these apples? · 3. a) Look at those birds! · 4. b) What's that? · 5. b) That's great! · 6. b) Hello, this is Léo. · 7. a) I love these shoes! · 8. b) Is that your neighbour's car? · 9. a) These are my parents. · 10. b) I don't like this song.