Expressions figées & phrasal verbs
Verbe + -ing vs to
→ enjoy, avoid, mind, suggest, finish, deny, keep, can't help
D'autres sont toujours suivis de to + infinitif :
→ want, decide, promise, hope, agree, expect, refuse, learn
Quelques verbes acceptent les deux mais changent de sens :
→ stop + -ing = arrêter de faire / stop + to = s'arrêter pour faire
→ remember + -ing = se souvenir d'avoir fait / remember + to = penser à faire
→ regret + -ing = regretter d'avoir fait / regret + to = regretter de devoir
She avoids <span style="display:inline-block;min-width:80px;border-bottom:2px solid #16a34a;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#16a34a;" id="ex-0-8a336a6a778aaa2de3cb0aba109c8ecd-blank">_____</span> in crowded places.
He promised <span style="display:inline-block;min-width:80px;border-bottom:2px solid #16a34a;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#16a34a;" id="ex-0-885f91d2965ce38f526db6ef22893fe7-blank">_____</span> me back.
Conditionnel 2 (If I were...)
Structure : If + past simple, would + base verbale
Particularité : avec be, on utilise were pour toutes les personnes (pas 'was') dans un style correct :
→ If I were you... / If she were here...
À ne pas confondre avec le conditionnel 1 (if + present, will + base) qui est une situation probable.
If I <span style="display:inline-block;min-width:80px;border-bottom:2px solid #16a34a;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#16a34a;" id="ex-1-5aaf252f32acd842be8a8c7f9bd5a821-blank">_____</span> rich, I would buy a house by the sea.
If she studied harder, she <span style="display:inline-block;min-width:80px;border-bottom:2px solid #16a34a;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#16a34a;" id="ex-1-fdf8403eb4095d93bcf85902f75ef2b5-blank">_____</span> better grades.
Future Perfect
Structure : will have + participe passé
Mots-clés : by (the time / next week / tomorrow / 2030), before
À ne pas confondre avec le futur simple (will + base) qui exprime simplement une action future.
By the time we get there, the film <span style="display:inline-block;min-width:80px;border-bottom:2px solid #16a34a;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#16a34a;" id="ex-2-58b0df5007cd028377256dc8b520b094-blank">_____</span>.
By next year, she <span style="display:inline-block;min-width:80px;border-bottom:2px solid #16a34a;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#16a34a;" id="ex-2-8874c3a63f43580b856eb6449dd91489-blank">_____</span> her degree.
Phrasal Verbs courants
Ils sont très courants en anglais courant et professionnel :
- look into = examiner, enquêter
- come up with = trouver (une idée)
- put off = reporter
- turn down = refuser
- carry out = réaliser, exécuter
- figure out = comprendre
- run out of = manquer de
- bring up = soulever (un sujet)
We need to figure <span style="display:inline-block;min-width:80px;border-bottom:2px solid #16a34a;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#16a34a;" id="ex-3-0375ff34afc2c63c1a63e480b76fe9fd-blank">_____</span> how to solve this.
The meeting was called <span style="display:inline-block;min-width:80px;border-bottom:2px solid #16a34a;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#16a34a;" id="ex-3-65a1424de5fc0f6578cc513adafffb65-blank">_____</span> due to the storm.