Exercices : dire l'heure en anglais
Cabinet Action - 30 exercices progressifs avec corriges
Exercice 1 : Ecrivez l'heure en anglais (methode formelle)
Ecrivez l'heure en utilisant les chiffres (ex : "It's ten thirty").
1. 8:00 →
It's eight o'clock.
2. 3:15 →
It's three fifteen.
3. 6:30 →
It's six thirty.
4. 11:45 →
It's eleven forty-five.
5. 2:05 →
It's two oh five.
Exercice 2 : Ecrivez l'heure en methode traditionnelle (past / to)
6. 4:10 →
It's ten past four.
7. 9:15 →
It's (a) quarter past nine.
8. 7:30 →
It's half past seven.
9. 1:45 →
It's (a) quarter to two.
10. 5:50 →
It's ten to six.
11. 12:20 →
It's twenty past twelve.
12. 10:35 →
It's twenty-five to eleven.
Exercice 3 : Traduisez en anglais
13. "Il est midi." →
It's noon. / It's midday.
14. "Il est minuit." →
It's midnight.
15. "La reunion est a 14h30." →
The meeting is at two thirty (PM). / The meeting is at half past two.
16. "Le train part a 17h45." →
The train leaves at five forty-five (PM). / The train leaves at (a) quarter to six.
17. "Le magasin ouvre a 9h pile." →
The shop opens at 9 o'clock sharp. / The shop opens at 9 AM on the dot.
18. "On mange vers 20h." →
We eat around 8 PM. / We have dinner at about 8.
Exercice 4 : QCM — Choisissez la bonne reponse
19. 6:30 se dit :
A) It's six and half. B) It's half past six. C) It's half to six.
B) It's half past six.
20. 8:45 se dit :
A) It's quarter to nine. B) It's quarter to eight. C) It's quarter past eight.
A) It's quarter to nine. (8:45 = un quart avant 9h)
21. 15h00 se dit a l'oral :
A) It's fifteen o'clock. B) It's three PM. C) It's three hours.
B) It's three PM. (jamais "fifteen o'clock" a l'oral)
22. 10:05 se dit :
A) It's ten five. B) It's five past ten. C) It's five to ten.
B) It's five past ten. (methode traditionnelle) — "ten oh five" est aussi accepte (methode formelle)
Exercice 5 : Mises en situation
23. Un collegue vous demande l'heure. Il est 11:15. Que repondez-vous ?
It's (a) quarter past eleven. / It's eleven fifteen.
24. Vous arrivez en retard a une reunion prevue a 9:00. Il est 9:20. Que dites-vous ?
I'm sorry I'm late. It's twenty past nine. / Sorry, I'm twenty minutes late.
25. Vous reservez un restaurant pour 20h30. Que dites-vous au telephone ?
I'd like to book a table for eight thirty (PM), please. / ...for half past eight.
26. L'avion decolle a 6h05 du matin. Comment l'annoncez-vous ?
The plane takes off at six oh five AM. / The flight departs at five past six in the morning.
27. Le medecin vous recoit a 16h45. Confirmez par email.
I confirm my appointment at (a) quarter to five (PM). / ...at 4:45 PM.
28. Votre ami demande quand finit le film. Il finit a 23h50. Que repondez-vous ?
It finishes at ten to midnight. / It ends at eleven fifty PM.
29. Completez le dialogue : "What time does the shop close?" — "It closes at ." (19h00)
It closes at seven (PM). / It closes at seven o'clock.
30. Dites en anglais : "Je travaille de 8h30 a 17h du lundi au vendredi."
I work from eight thirty (AM) to five (PM), Monday to Friday. / I work from half past eight to five, Monday through Friday.
Votre score
Comptez vos bonnes reponses :
25-30 : Excellent ! Vous maitrisez l'heure en anglais.
18-24 : Bien ! Revisez les regles "past" / "to".
12-17 : Correct. Reprenez les exercices dans une semaine.
0-11 : A retravailler. Relisez la fiche "Expressions" et recommencez.