Voici le corrigé phrasal verbs des treize exercices, dans l’ordre. Les réponses sont en gras, et chaque point délicat (place du pronom, polarité du tag, ordre auxiliaire-sujet) est expliqué.
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La correction détaillée
Le corrigé phrasal verbs, tags et reprises
Correction de l’exercice 1 : Associer le phrasal verb et son sens- figure out → d
- get by → f
- set up → g
- turn down → b
- put up with → a
- come up with → h
- run out of → e
- bring up → c
- Cheer up!
- settled down
- get by
- carry on
- get over (se remettre de)
- find out
- broke down
- calm down
- She turned it down.
- Can you pick them up at five?
- I can’t figure it out.
- They set it up last year.
- He looks after her. (look after est inséparable)
- We can’t put up with them any longer. (deux particules : on ne coupe pas)
- The committee put off the meeting.
- The government set up a new agency.
- She turned down the invitation.
- We need to carry on our efforts (ou carry on with).
- He came up with an excuse.
- The students found out the truth.
Le phrasal verb est plus courant à l’oral ; le verbe d’origine latine est plus formel.
- help yourselves (both of you : pluriel)
- pulled herself together
- let himself in
- talked myself into
- sort themselves out
- Look after yourself
- doesn’t it? (has = verbe lexical au présent simple)
- are you?
- haven’t they?
- didn’t she?
- shouldn’t we?
- will he?
- wasn’t it?
- can you?
- aren’t I?
- shall we?
- will you? (ou can you?)
- did they? (nobody : phrase négative, pronom they)
- does she? (hardly ever rend la phrase négative)
- haven’t they? (everyone → they)
- No, I didn’t.
- Yes, he has.
- Yes, she can (ou he can).
- Have you?
- Didn’t they?
- Is she?
- So do I.
- Neither did I.
- So has his sister.
- Neither can we.
- So will her best friend.
- Neither am I.
- So were their parents.
- Neither has his coach.
L’auxiliaire reprend le temps de la première phrase, et il précède le sujet.
- aren’t you
- am
- up
- by
- Neither (accord négatif : « Les collègues de ma mère non plus »)
- out
- with
- So
- Pull yourself together, it’s only an exam.
- We’ve run out of milk.
- She turned down the offer, didn’t she?
- I’m looking forward to seeing you in Montreal. (to + V-ing)
- — I don’t like winter. — Neither do I.
- He was brought up by his grandmother.
- I’ll figure it out.
- You like poutine, don’t you?
- — Neither have I. (la phrase est négative avec never)
- Let’s start, shall we?
- Yes, I do.
- She got up early (pas de réfléchi).
Exemple de réponse :
Jade: Hi! You’re in my history class, aren’t you?
Ethan: Yes, I am. You’ve just moved here, haven’t you?
Jade: Yes, from Bordeaux. I’m still trying to figure out the bus system.
Ethan: Don’t worry, you’ll get used to it. I can show you around if you like.
Jade: Thanks! I’m really looking forward to discovering the city.
Ethan: Do you like hiking? — Jade: Yes, I do.
Ethan: So do I! Some friends set up a hiking club last year.
Jade: Great, I’d love to join. I can’t put up with staying inside all weekend.
Comment progresser après ce corrigé
Notez chaque phrasal verb nouveau dans un carnet, toujours avec une phrase d’exemple et la place d’un pronom (turn it down). Pour les tags et les reprises, entraînez-vous à voix haute : lisez une phrase, puis répondez immédiatement avec l’auxiliaire. Regarder une série en anglais avec sous-titres anglais aide beaucoup, car ces structures apparaissent dans presque chaque scène.