Repérer les fautes de verbe

1. try : have been trying. « Depuis » + présent : present perfect (progressif pour un effort continu).

2. have introduced : introduced. In 2012 est un repère révolu : prétérit.

3. are disappointing since many years : have been disappointing for many years. Durée jusqu'à maintenant ; for devant une durée.

4. If governments would invest : If governments invested. Jamais would après if de condition.

5. are believing : believe. Verbe d'état : pas de progressif.

6. it is time we change : it is time we changed. Prétérit d'irréel après it's time.

7. When the next crisis will come, we will must : When the next crisis comes, we will have to. Présent après when ; un modal ne se combine pas avec un autre, will have to remplace must au futur.

8. it doesn't must be reduced : it doesn't have to be reduced (ou it needn't be reduced). Absence d'obligation ; must ne prend pas l'auxiliaire do.

Paragraphe corrigé : Since the financial crisis, many governments have been trying to reduce their debt. In 2012, several countries introduced austerity measures, and the results have been disappointing for many years. If governments invested more, growth would be stronger. Some economists believe that it is time we changed course. When the next crisis comes, we will have to act faster. Debt must be reduced, but it doesn't have to be reduced at any cost.