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LES POSSESSIFS
Pour évoquer la possession en anglais nous avons plusieurs possibilités :
Les adjectifs possessifs : my - your - his
/ her / its
- our - your - their
En anglais les adjectifs possessifs s'accordent avec la personne qui possède
(pas de féminin/masculin pour les objets )
Si c'est une fille qui possède : her pencil.
Si c'est un garçon qui possède: his pencil.
Si plusieurs personnes possèdent: their pencil.
Exercice :
1. Where's Lucia ? - Is she in ______________________________ room ?
2. No, she isn't.. - She's with John. She must be in ______________________________ room.
3. Have you got ______________________________ Walkman with you ? I don't have mine.
4. It's Mr. Young's key.- It's ______________________________ key.
5. We 've got a problem.- It's ______________________________ problem.
6. Stephan has got a problem.- It's ______________________________ problem.
7. I've got a dog outside. - It's ______________________________ dog.
8. The Youngs have got a garden.- It's ______________________________ garden.
9. It's Mr. and Mrs Young's house. - It's ______________________________ house.
LES PRONOMS POSSESSIFS
Mine: le mien / ma mienne / les miens / les miennes / à moi
I have a book. It is my book. It is mine
I have two balls. They are my balls. They are mine
Yours: le tien / la tienne / les tiens / les tiennes / à toi
le vôtre / la vôtre / les vôtres / à vous
I have a blue bike. Sarah has a red bike; the blue bike is mine. Sarah, the red one is yours
I have a big ball; you have two little balls; the big ball is mine, the two little balls are yours
His: le sien / la sienne / les siens / les siennes / à lui ( le possesseur est masculin singulier)
Bob has two books. They are his books; they are his.
Hers: le sien / la sienne / les siens / les siennes / à elle (le possesseur est féminin singulier)
Pat has a cat. It is her cat ; It is hers.
Ours: le nôtre / la nôtre / les nôtres / à nous
Sarah and I have a seesaw. It is our seesaw; it is ours.
We have two dogs. They are our dogs ; They are ours
Theirs : le leur / la leur / les leurs / à eux
My grandparents have a nice house. It is their house ; this house is theirs
Exercice :
1. Robert, I have forgotten my adding machine . Can I borrow _______________________please ?
2. Tom and Sarah are brother and sister, they sometimes quarrel. Sarah! I don't want you to take the
train, it is _____________________________
3. Mummy! Are these presents for me and Sarah? Yes Tom, the big one is _____
4. and the little one is _____________________________
5. The green car that you can see in the street belongs to our neighbours Mr. and Mrs. Mason.
It is ________________________
6. Tom! Sarah! There are two dogs in the garden. I know that the big one is yours,
but what about the little one? It is _____________________________ too.
7. Children! I am going to the beach, I have already got my bathing suit. Has everyone got _____ ?
8. A young boy is playing video game with Tom, who is he? Oh Mark? He is a friend of _________
9. Mummy I think aunt Lena forgot her bag yesterday. Not at all! Her bag is pink This one is not _
10. This black bag is _____________________________
Le cas possessif avec ‘s qui est utilisé pour des personnes ou des animaux et choses avec lesquels il y
a un lien affectif. Il se construit ainsi :
- Avec un nom singulier : nom de celui qui possède + ’s + nom de ce qui est possédé
William’s birthday
- Avec un nom pluriel : nom de ceux qui possèdent + ’ + nom de ce qui est possédé
My parents’ anniversary
- Avec un nom singulier terminé par un « s » : nom de celui qui possède + ’ + nom de ce qui est
possédé
Charles’ birthday
Le cas possessif avec « of » s’utilise généralement lorsque ce qui possède et ce qui fait l’objet de la
possession sont des choses mais aussi dans les structures suivantes :
- Of + nom + ‘s
She’s a friend of Peter’s = she’s one of Peter’s friends
- Of + pronom possessif
She’s a friend of his = she’s one of his friends
Did you borrow a book of mine ? = did you borrow one of my books ?
Dans certains cas on omet l’objet possédé :
- pour éviter une répétition
This isn't your coat, this is Tom 's (sous-entendu 'coat') Ce n'est pas ton manteau c'est 'celui' de
Tom Sarah's bike and Tom's
la bicyclette de Sarah et 'celle' de Tom
- on omet souvent des mots comme : shop house church cathedral
I often go to the baker's (sous entendu shop ), to the butcher's to the florist's (chez le boucher,
chez le fleuriste)
Mary went to Peter's ( sous entendu house) Marie est allée chez Pierre
Mary went to Mrs. Smith's
Marie est allée chez Madame Smith
Mary went to the Smiths'
Marie est allée chez les Smith
Exercice : Choisissez la bonne réponse
Monsieur et Madame Johnson fêtent les 8 ans de Katy; Ils ont invité tante Dorothy, oncle John et leur fils
David
1) Today is a great day at the __________________
Johnson house
Johnson's
Johnsons'
2) It's __________________. She is proud to be 8 years old. Mum has already cooked a chicken but she
hasn't enough flour to make the cake.
the birthday of Katy
Katy's birthday
Katy birthday
3) Dad goes to the __________________. The neighbour isn't at home
neighbour
neighbour's
neighbour house
4) so Dad has to drive to the __________________ to buy some flour.
grocer
shop grocer
grocer's
5) Katy who is looking out of the window cries out: ' Mum, I can see __________________ car in the
street.'
aunt Dorothy and uncle John's
aunt Dorothy's and uncle John
aunt Dorothy's
and uncle John's
6) Aunt Dorothy is __________________. Mum is a bit nervous but Dorothy calms her down and says:
Mum's sister
Mum sister
the sister of Mum
7) Here are __________________ presents. ______ (Katy) ___(Tom)
Sarah and Tom's
Sarah's and Tom's
Sarah's and Tom
8) Aunt Dorothy is a nice person, she knows that Tom will be pleased to receive a little gift even if it isn't
his birthday but his __________________
sister's
sister
sister birthday
9) Tom, Katy and their cousin David go upstairs into the __________________. Dad has finally brought
back some flour, the cake is in the oven.
children' room
children's room
room of the children
10) When Mum looks for the children she strangely finds them in the __________________ . They are
playing quietly asking questions to each other,
room of the parents
parent's room
parents' room
11) David, my father's father's father is my __________________. Come on children! lunch is ready, Katy
the candles are on the cake
grandfather
father
great grandfather
For more training :
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz18mdf.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/h/fb005-bp.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-pronouns-lb.html