Fiche à imprimer : What if...? Supposing... : formuler une hypothèse (Terminale)

Anglais	Français
What if it rains?	Et s'il pleut ?
What if we lived on Mars?	Et si on vivait sur Mars ?
Supposing you won the lottery, what would you do?	À supposer que tu gagnes au loto, que ferais-tu ?
Suppose (that) he refuses.	Imaginons qu'il refuse.
Imagine a world without cars.	Imagine un monde sans voitures.
What if I hadn't met you?	Et si je ne t'avais pas rencontré ?

Comme avec if : présent pour une hypothèse réaliste (What if it rains?), prétérit pour une hypothèse imaginaire (What if we lived on Mars?), past perfect pour le passé (What if I hadn't met you?).

Mise en situation : le sujet d'essai

Teacher : Today's essay topic: what if artificial intelligence replaced teachers?

Sujet d'essai du jour : et si l'intelligence artificielle remplaçait les professeurs ?

Lucas : Supposing AI did all the teaching, would we still need schools?

À supposer que l'IA fasse tout l'enseignement, aurions-nous encore besoin d'écoles ?

Emma : Imagine a school without humans. It would be so sad!

Imagine une école sans humains. Ce serait tellement triste !

Lucas : But what if it helped students who are struggling?

Mais et si ça aidait les élèves en difficulté ?

Teacher : Good! Now, suppose you had to defend one side. Which would you choose?

Bien ! Maintenant, imaginons que vous deviez défendre un camp. Lequel choisiriez-vous ?

À retenir

What if + présent (réaliste) / prétérit (imaginaire) / past perfect (passé).
Supposing / Suppose (that)... Imagine... would + base verbale.

Exercice 1 : Formuler une hypothèse : exercice 1 (QCM)

« Et s'il pleut ? » (réaliste)
1. What if it rains?
2. What if it rained yesterday?
3. What if it will rain?
« Et si on vivait sur Mars ? »
1. What if we lived on Mars?
2. What if we live on Mars yesterday?
3. What if we would live on Mars?
« À supposer que tu gagnes au loto, que ferais-tu ? »
1. Supposing you won the lottery, what would you do?
2. Supposing you would win the lottery, what will you do?
3. Supposing you win the lottery, what would you did?
« Et si je ne t'avais pas rencontré ? »
1. What if I hadn't met you?
2. What if I didn't meet you?
3. What if I wouldn't meet you?
« Imagine un monde sans voitures. »
1. Imagine a world without cars.
2. Imagine you a world without cars.
3. Imagine a world with no of cars.
Hypothèse imaginaire au présent : quel temps ?
1. le présent
2. le prétérit
3. le futur
Hypothèse sur le passé : quel temps ?
1. le présent
2. le past perfect
3. le prétérit en -ing
« Imaginons qu'il refuse. »
1. Suppose he will refuse.
2. Suppose he refuses.
3. Suppose he refusing.
« Et si l'IA remplaçait les profs ? »
1. What if AI replaced teachers?
2. What if AI replace teachers?
3. What if AI will replace teachers?
« Ce serait tellement triste. »
1. It will be so sad.
2. It would be so sad.
3. It would being so sad.

Exercice 2 : Formuler une hypothèse : exercice 2 (à compléter)

What .......................... it rains?
What if we .......................... on Mars? (live)
.......................... you won the lottery, what would you do?
What if I .......................... met you?
.......................... a world without cars.
Supposing AI did all the teaching, would we still .......................... schools?
It .......................... be so sad.
What if it .......................... students? (help)
Suppose you .......................... to defend one side.
What would you .......................... ?

Exercice 3 : Formuler une hypothèse : mise en situation

Sujet : et si l'IA remplaçait les profs ?
1. What if artificial intelligence would replace teachers?
2. What if artificial intelligence replaced teachers?
3. What if artificial intelligence replace teachers?
À supposer que l'IA fasse tout, aurait-on besoin d'écoles ?
1. Supposing AI does all the teaching, will we still needed schools?
2. Supposing AI would do all the teaching, would we still need schools?
3. Supposing AI did all the teaching, would we still need schools?
Imagine une école sans humains.
1. Imagine a school without human of.
2. Imagine you a school with no humans of.
3. Imagine a school without humans.
Ce serait tellement triste.
1. It would be such sad!
2. It will be so sad!
3. It would be so sad!
Et si ça aidait les élèves en difficulté ?
1. What if it would help students who are struggling?
2. What if it helps students who struggle yesterday?
3. What if it helped students who are struggling?
Imaginons que vous deviez défendre un camp.
1. Suppose you had to defend one side.
2. Suppose you have had to defend one side.
3. Suppose you must defended one side.
Lequel choisiriez-vous ?
1. Which would you choose?
2. Which would you chose?
3. Which will you chose?
Et si tu n'avais pas raté le bus ?
1. What if you didn't missed the bus?
2. What if you wouldn't miss the bus?
3. What if you hadn't missed the bus?
Et s'il neige demain ?
1. What if it snowed yesterday tomorrow?
2. What if it snows tomorrow?
3. What if it will snow tomorrow?
Imagine que tu sois président.
1. Imagine you were president.
2. Imagine you are being president.
3. Imagine you will be president.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. a) What if it rains? · 2. a) What if we lived on Mars? · 3. a) Supposing you won the lottery, what would you do? · 4. a) What if I hadn't met you? · 5. a) Imagine a world without cars. · 6. b) le prétérit · 7. b) le past perfect · 8. b) Suppose he refuses. · 9. a) What if AI replaced teachers? · 10. b) It would be so sad.

Exercice 2

1. if · 2. lived · 3. Supposing · 4. hadn't · 5. Imagine · 6. need · 7. would · 8. helped · 9. had · 10. do

Exercice 3

1. b) What if artificial intelligence replaced teachers? · 2. c) Supposing AI did all the teaching, would we still need schools? · 3. c) Imagine a school without humans. · 4. c) It would be so sad! · 5. c) What if it helped students who are struggling? · 6. a) Suppose you had to defend one side. · 7. a) Which would you choose? · 8. c) What if you hadn't missed the bus? · 9. b) What if it snows tomorrow? · 10. a) Imagine you were president.