Corrigé gérondif infinitif : exercices d’anglais seconde

1. reading : enjoy + V-ing.
2. to leave : decide + to.
3. talking : avoid + V-ing.
4. to visit : hope + to.
5. opening : mind + V-ing.
6. to answer : refuse + to.
7. to buy : afford + to.
8. writing : finish + V-ing.

1. keep : V-ing
2. promise : to
3. admit : V-ing
4. manage : to
5. can’t stand : V-ing
6. offer : to
7. suggest : V-ing
8. agree : to
9. deny : V-ing
10. expect : to

1. Walking in the forest is relaxing.
2. Texting while driving is dangerous.
3. Learning a new language isn’t easy.
4. Travelling by train in Britain can be expensive.
5. Growing vegetables takes patience.

1. drawing
2. helping
3. saying
4. seeing : dans look forward to, to est une préposition.
5. joining
6. going
7. getting up : be used to + V-ing.

1. meeting : souvenir d’une action vécue.
2. to lock : action à faire.
3. smoking : il a arrêté de fumer.
4. to buy : on s’est arrêtés pour acheter du pain.
5. to send : action à faire.
6. to lift : effort pour réussir, sans succès.
7. switching : essayer une solution pour voir si elle marche.

1. My mother wants me to tidy my room.
2. The coach wants the boys to run faster.
3. Emma wants her friends to come to her party.
4. The teacher doesn’t want the students to use their phones.
5. I want you to tell me the truth.

1. I enjoy swimming in the sea.
2. She wants me to help her.
3. We decided to go to the beach.
4. I’m looking forward to meeting you.
5. He avoided looking at me.
6. Smoking is bad for your health.

1. I love cycling on Sundays. (ou I love riding my bike)
2. She promised to call me.
3. They kept talking during the film. (ou went on talking)
4. I’d like you to come with me.
5. He denied taking the money. (ou denied having taken)
6. We managed to find the station.

1. Par exemple : She enjoys baking cakes and swimming in the lake.
2. Because they follow “enjoy”, and they are activities she already does and likes.
3. Because they follow “want to”: they are plans for the future, actions she has not done yet.
4. She wants to stop spending so much time on her phone.
5. Par exemple : She can’t stand waking up early at weekends.
6. Lily has decided to learn to play the ukulele.

1. Je ne peux pas m’empêcher de rire quand il danse.
2. Elle regrette de lui avoir confié son secret.
3. Cela vous dérangerait-il d’attendre un instant ?
4. Ils se sont mis d’accord pour se retrouver à midi.
5. Inutile de pleurer sur le lait renversé (ce qui est fait est fait).

Exemples de réponses modèles :

1. I really enjoy playing chess with my grandfather.
2. Next year, I hope to spend a week in London.
3. I can’t stand hearing people chew loudly.
4. I’ll never forget seeing the sea for the first time.
5. My parents want me to work harder in maths.