Astuces TOEIC — 16 fiches de grammaire essentielles

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Les temps verbaux — mots indices

Chaque temps possède des mots déclencheurs qui apparaissent systématiquement au TOEIC. Mémorise ces mots-clés.

Mot indice	Temps à utiliser	Exemple
yesterday, last week, ago	Simple past	He signed the contract yesterday
tomorrow, soon, next week	Simple future (will)	She will review the report
already, just, since, for	Present perfect	I have sent the email
now, currently, at the moment	Present continuous	She is attending the meeting
by the time, by Friday, before…	Future perfect (will have + pp)	They will have finished by Friday

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Nom / Adjectif / Adverbe

Regarde ce qui précède ou suit le blanc pour choisir la bonne forme.

Position	Forme à utiliser	Exemple
Avant un nom	Adjectif	a decisive action
Après un verbe d'action	Adverbe	she acted decisively
Sujet ou objet de la phrase	Nom	the decision was made

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For / Since / Until / By

Ces quatre mots sont souvent confondus. Chacun a une logique précise.

Mot	Suivi de	Sens	Exemple
for	durée	pendant	for ten years
since	point de départ	depuis	since 2015
until	moment	jusqu'à (continuité)	until Friday
by	deadline	au plus tard	by Friday

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Le passif — by

Au passif, on utilise toujours by pour indiquer qui fait l'action.

The contract was signed by the CEO.

Structure : be (conjugué) + participe passé + by + agent

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🔀

Despite / Although / However / Because of

Ces connecteurs logiques sont très fréquents. La distinction clé : nom vs phrase complète.

Mot	Suivi de	Sens
Despite / In spite of	nom	malgré
Although / Even though	phrase complète	bien que
However	nouvelle phrase	cependant
Because of	nom	à cause de
Because / Since	phrase complète	parce que

💡 Despite the rain… (nom) vs Although it was raining… (phrase)

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🔢

All / Every / Each / Whole

Ces déterminants suivent des règles strictes selon le nom qui suit.

Mot	Suivi de	Exemple
all	pluriel	all employees
every / each	singulier	every employee
whole	the + singulier	the whole company

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⚙️

Verbes + -ing ou + to ?

Certains verbes imposent la forme qui suit. À mémoriser par groupes.

Toujours + -ing

suggest, recommend, avoid, consider, enjoy, mind, finish, keep

She suggested postponing the meeting.

Toujours + to + verbe

want, decide, plan, agree, refuse, offer, expect, need

He decided to cancel the trip.

Verbe seul (sans to)

let, make, help (parfois)

The manager let him leave early.

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📌

Prépositions figées fréquentes

Les prépositions figées sont testées systématiquement. Mémorise ces combinaisons.

Expression	Préposition
responsible ___	for
interested ___	in
depend ___	on
apply ___	for
agree ___	with (personne) / on (sujet)
consist ___	of
refer ___	to

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Tell vs Say

Tell exige un destinataire direct (sans to). Say ne prend pas de destinataire direct.

Verbe	Structure	Exemple
tell	tell + personne (sans to)	She told me the news
say	say + to + personne / say something	She said to me that…

💡 ❌ She said me… / said us… → toujours faux.

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Questions indirectes

Après "Can you tell me / Do you know / I wonder…" → pas d'inversion sujet-verbe.

Question directe	Question indirecte
Where do you come from?	Can you tell me where you come from?
What time is it?	Do you know what time it is?

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🔮

Modaux au passé

Ces formes expriment la déduction, le regret ou la possibilité dans le passé.

Forme	Sens	Exemple
should have + pp	regret / reproche	We should have pushed harder
shouldn't have + pp	n'aurait pas dû	We shouldn't have left
must have + pp	déduction logique	He must have forgotten
could have + pp	possibilité non réalisée	She could have called

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Expressions figées — to + -ing

Ces expressions utilisent to mais sont suivies de -ing (pas l'infinitif !)

Expression	Exemple
look forward to	I look forward to hearing* from you*
be used to	She is used to working* late*
object to	He objected to the proposal
go on + -ing	They went on making* a noise* (= continuer)

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Vocabulaire — Voyage & Business

Des nuances de vocabulaire très fréquentes au TOEIC.

Voyage

Mot	Sens
journey	trajet, voyage (chemin parcouru)
trip	voyage aller-retour
travel	voyager (verbe) / les voyages (indénombrable)
voyage	voyage en mer

Business

Mot	Sens
supplier	fournisseur (produits/pièces)
provider	fournisseur (services)
purchaser / buyer	acheteur
vendor	vendeur/fournisseur

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Comparatifs — renforcement

Pour renforcer un comparatif, on utilise des adverbes d'intensité devant.

Forme	Sens	Exemple
much / far / a lot + comparatif	bien plus	much faster, far cheaper
far more + adjectif	bien plus	far more expensive
the most	superlatif (3+ éléments)	the most expensive

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Expressions temporelles figées

Certaines expressions temporelles ont une forme fixe en anglais.

Français	Anglais correct
hier soir	last night ✅ (yesterday night ❌)
hier matin	yesterday morning
la semaine dernière	last week
le mois dernier	last month

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Voeux + someone + to do

Ces verbes suivent le schéma verbe + someone + to do.

        want, ask, expect, need, tell, allow, prefer      

He wants me to call the supplier.

Do you prefer us to wait?

📋 Tableau récapitulatif TOEIC — 32 questions types

#	Question	Réponse	Point clé
1	The manager _____ before the meeting	will review	futur avec before
2	showed great _____	confidence	nom après verbe
3	worked _____ ten years	for	durée
4	signed _____ the CEO	by	passif
5	_____ the bad weather	Despite	+ nom
6	_____ by the time the client arrives	will have completed	future perfect
7	submit _____ Friday	by	deadline
8	applies to _____ employees	all	+ pluriel
9	suggested _____ the meeting	postponing	suggest + -ing
10	_____ he had little experience	Although	+ phrase complète
11	_____ here since I left school	I've been working	since + present perfect cont.
12	_____ in the suburbs since I got married	I've been living	since + present perfect cont.
13	A town house is _____ expensive	far more	comparatif renforcé
14	drives _____ faster	much	renforcement comparatif
15	wants _____ the supplier	me to call	want + someone + to do
16	prefer _____ until next week	us to wait	prefer + someone + to do
17	Pamela _____ she couldn't come	told us	tell + personne sans to
18	Did Tom _____ when he would be back	say	say sans personne directe
19	Can you tell me where _____	you come from	question indirecte
20	what time _____ when you arrived	it was	question indirecte + passé
21	We _____ harder for it	should have pushed	regret passé
22	We _____ before the end	shouldn't have left	regret passé négatif
23	Where _____ lunch after the meeting	did you have	simple past (contexte précis)
24	They _____ time before they returned	didn't have	simple past (contexte précis)
25	Tom worked late _____	last night	expression figée
26	Mot différent : auditor/broker/accountant/calculator	calculator	objet ≠ métier
27	sent to the _____ address	wrong	collocation
28	A journey is _____	a trip	vocabulaire
29	Indonesian _____ (spare parts)	supplier	fournisseur de produits
30	happy _____ his problems	despite	+ nom
31	looking forward _____ your seminar	to	expression figée
32	went _____ making a noise	on	go on + -ing

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Astuces TOEIC — 16 fiches essentielles