Corrigé phrasal verbs : exercices d’anglais 3e

1. give up → c (abandonner)
2. find out → e (découvrir)
3. get on with → h (bien s’entendre avec)
4. look after → f (s’occuper de)
5. carry on → d (continuer)
6. turn up → a (arriver)
7. set off → b (partir en voyage)
8. run out of → g (ne plus avoir de)

1. turn off : off = arrêt.
2. coming back : back = retour.
3. throw away : jeter.
4. turn down : down = diminuer.
5. put on : enfiler un vêtement.
6. wake up : se réveiller.
7. took off : off = départ, décoller.
8. ran out of : out = épuisement.

1. I’m looking for my glasses.
2. Could you look after my cat?
3. Look at this photo!
4. We’re really looking forward to seeing you.
5. She looks after her little brother. (présent simple, habitude : -s)
6. The police are looking for the missing boy.
7. Stop looking at your phone! (stop + -ing)

1. Tom decided to give up the violin.
2. I want to find out the truth.
3. The meeting was put off until Friday. (put est irrégulier : put, put, put)
4. Please carry on working.
5. When will you come back?
6. She takes after her mother.
7. It took him weeks to get over the flu.

1. Turn it off. (séparable : pronom au milieu)
2. She looks after them. (inséparable)
3. Pick them up!
4. I’m looking for them.
5. Put it on.
6. He gets on with her. (verbe à trois mots, inséparable)
7. Give it back!

1. I am looking forward to meeting your family next summer.
2. She is looking forward to going on holiday to Ireland.
3. We look forward to hearing from you. (formule figée des lettres formelles)
4. Are you looking forward to seeing the new film?
5. The children are looking forward to opening their presents.

Dans tous les cas, to est une préposition : le verbe qui suit prend -ing.

1. I’m looking forward to seeing you.
2. Turn it off, please.
3. I’m looking for my phone.
4. She gave up smoking last year.
5. Can you look after my dog this weekend? (pas de of)
6. He gets on well with his teacher. (well se place après on)

1. I gave up the piano last year.
2. Can you look after my little sister tonight?
3. We are looking forward to going on holiday.
4. I get on well with my neighbours.
5. She found out the truth.
6. What are you looking for? (la particule reste en fin de question)

1. N’abandonne pas ! Tu y es presque.
2. Ils sont partis à l’aube.
3. Nous n’avons plus de pain.
4. Continue, tu te débrouilles bien !
5. Il ressemble à son père.

1. He is going to look after two little boys (a babysitting job).
2. He found out about it on a local website.
3. Because the family wanted someone older.
4. They are lively, but he thinks he will get on well with them.
5. Six au choix parmi : look after (s’occuper de), find out (apprendre, découvrir), give up (abandonner), carry on (continuer), get on well with (bien s’entendre avec), look forward to (avoir hâte de), wake up (se réveiller), write back (répondre).
6. I’m really looking forward to starting. (to + verbe en -ing)

Exemple de réponse modèle :

Phrasal verbs employés : gave up, carry on, get on well with, found out, looking forward to + -ing, set off, write back.