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Verbe + to ou verbe + -ing
Verbes suivis de l'infinitif (want, decide, hope…), verbes suivis de -ing (enjoy, avoid, finish…), verbes de goût (like, love, hate), stop / remember / try + to ou -ing et changement de sens, préposition + -ing
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Les 36 questions du QCM en version texte
Pour réviser sans écran ou imprimer : chaque question avec ses propositions ; la bonne réponse et son explication se déplient.
Niveau facile — 12 questions
She decided ___ a cake for the party.
- A. making
- B. make
- C. to make
- D. to making
Réponse
C. to make — decide + to + base verbale : decided to make.
My grandad enjoys ___ in his garden.
- A. working
- B. to work
- C. work
- D. to working
Réponse
A. working — enjoy + -ing : enjoys working.
Quel verbe est suivi de to ?
- A. finish
- B. avoid
- C. enjoy
- D. hope
Réponse
D. hope — hope to… ; finish, avoid et enjoy sont suivis de -ing.
Quel verbe est suivi de -ing ?
- A. want
- B. mind
- C. plan
- D. agree
Réponse
B. mind — mind + -ing (I don't mind waiting) ; want, plan, agree + to.
Would you like ___ some tea?
- A. having
- B. to have
- C. have
- D. to having
Réponse
B. to have — would like + to : Would you like to have some tea?
They finished ___ the kitchen at midnight.
- A. to clean
- B. clean
- C. to cleaning
- D. cleaning
Réponse
D. cleaning — finish + -ing : finished cleaning.
« Nous avons arrêté de parler. »
- A. We stopped talking.
- B. We stopped to talk.
- C. We stopped talk.
- D. We stopped to talking.
Réponse
A. We stopped talking. — stop + -ing = arrêter de faire ; stop to = s'arrêter pour.
Après before, after ou without, le verbe se met…
- A. en base verbale
- B. précédé de to
- C. en -ing
- D. au prétérit
Réponse
C. en -ing — Ce sont des prépositions : elles sont suivies de -ing (before leaving).
Jack is good at ___ cakes.
- A. to bake
- B. bake
- C. to baking
- D. baking
Réponse
D. baking — at est une préposition → baking.
« Je veux que tu m'aides. »
- A. I want that you help me.
- B. I want you to help me.
- C. I want you help me.
- D. I want that you to help me.
Réponse
B. I want you to help me. — want + quelqu'un + to : I want you to help me.
Forme en -ing de swim :
- A. swiming
- B. swimeing
- C. swimming
- D. swimmeing
Réponse
C. swimming — Voyelle courte + consonne finale : on double le m.
Quel verbe complète la phrase ? They ___ helping us.
- A. kept
- B. wanted
- C. hoped
- D. promised
Réponse
A. kept — keep + -ing = continuer à ; want, hope, promise + to.
Niveau moyen — 12 questions
We'd love ___ you next summer.
- A. visiting
- B. visit
- C. to visiting
- D. to visit
Réponse
D. to visit — would love + to : We'd love to visit you.
Do you feel like ___ a film tonight?
- A. to watch
- B. watching
- C. watch
- D. to watching
Réponse
B. watching — feel like (avoir envie de) + -ing.
« Je me souviens d'avoir vu ce film. »
- A. I remember seeing this film.
- B. I remember to see this film.
- C. I remember see this film.
- D. I remember to seeing this film.
Réponse
A. I remember seeing this film. — Action passée → remember + -ing.
Don't forget ___ your umbrella: it's going to rain.
- A. taking
- B. take
- C. to take
- D. to taking
Réponse
C. to take — forget + to = oublier de faire une action à venir.
He apologised for ___ rude.
- A. be
- B. to be
- C. to being
- D. being
Réponse
D. being — for est une préposition → being.
Quelle(s) forme(s) complète(nt) : It started ___ during the match.
- A. raining seulement
- B. les deux
- C. to rain seulement
- D. aucune des deux
Réponse
B. les deux — start accepte to et -ing sans changer de sens : started raining = started to rain.
You can save energy by ___ off the lights.
- A. turning
- B. turn
- C. to turn
- D. to turning
Réponse
A. turning — by + -ing = en (moyen) : by turning off.
« Il a réussi à ouvrir la porte. »
- A. He managed opening the door.
- B. He managed open the door.
- C. He managed to open the door.
- D. He managed to opening the door.
Réponse
C. He managed to open the door. — manage + to = réussir à.
Mum suggested ___ a taxi.
- A. to take
- B. take
- C. to taking
- D. taking
Réponse
D. taking — suggest + -ing, malgré le « de » de « proposer de ».
« Ils ont promis de ne pas être en retard. »
- A. They promised not to be late.
- B. They promised to not being late.
- C. They promised not being late.
- D. They promised don't be late.
Réponse
A. They promised not to be late. — promise + to ; la négation se place devant to : not to be.
I miss ___ my cousins in Canada.
- A. to see
- B. seeing
- C. see
- D. to seeing
Réponse
B. seeing — miss + -ing : I miss seeing them (ça me manque de les voir).
« Nous nous sommes arrêtés pour manger. »
- A. We stopped eating.
- B. We stopped for eat.
- C. We stopped to eat.
- D. We stopped to eating.
Réponse
C. We stopped to eat. — stop + to = s'arrêter pour ; stopped eating = arrêter de manger.
Niveau difficile — 12 questions
Repère l'erreur : I'm looking forward to meet your parents.
- A. I'm looking
- B. forward to
- C. meet
- D. your parents
Réponse
C. meet — to est ici une préposition → meeting.
Quelle phrase veut dire « J'ai fait l'effort de rester éveillé, mais je me suis endormi » ?
- A. I tried to stay awake, but I fell asleep.
- B. I tried staying awake, but I fell asleep.
- C. I tried stay awake, but I fell asleep.
- D. I tried to staying awake, but I fell asleep.
Réponse
A. I tried to stay awake, but I fell asleep. — Un effort difficile → try + to. Try + -ing = tester un moyen.
I remember posting the letter. signifie :
- A. Je pense à poster la lettre.
- B. Je me souviens de l'avoir postée.
- C. Je n'oublierai pas de la poster demain.
- D. J'ai oublié de poster la lettre.
Réponse
B. Je me souviens de l'avoir postée. — remember + -ing = se souvenir d'une action déjà faite.
Quelle phrase est incorrecte ?
- A. She loves to paint.
- B. She loves painting.
- C. She'd love to paint.
- D. She wants painting.
Réponse
D. She wants painting. — want + to seulement : She wants to paint. love accepte les deux.
The singer had a sore throat, so she stopped ___ for a month.
- A. to sing
- B. singing
- C. sing
- D. to singing
Réponse
B. singing — Elle a cessé de chanter : stop + -ing.
She went out ___ some milk. (pour acheter)
- A. to buy
- B. for buy
- C. for buying
- D. buying
Réponse
A. to buy — Le but (« pour + infinitif ») se dit to + base verbale.
Quelle phrase contient une erreur ?
- A. He offered to carry my bag.
- B. He refused to answer.
- C. He avoided to look at me.
- D. He agreed to come.
Réponse
C. He avoided to look at me. — avoid + -ing : He avoided looking at me.
« Après avoir mangé, nous sommes sortis. »
- A. After to eat, we went out.
- B. After eat, we went out.
- C. After ate, we went out.
- D. After eating, we went out.
Réponse
D. After eating, we went out. — after est une préposition → after eating.
Oh no! I forgot ___ my PE kit, so I can't do sport today.
- A. bringing
- B. bring
- C. to bring
- D. to bringing
Réponse
C. to bring — forget + to = oublier de faire ce qu'il fallait faire.
Sam spends hours ___ on his phone.
- A. to chat
- B. chat
- C. to chatting
- D. chatting
Réponse
D. chatting — spend + durée + -ing : spends hours chatting (le t double).
Quel verbe NE peut PAS compléter la phrase ? She ___ learning Spanish.
- A. enjoys
- B. hopes
- C. loves
- D. gave up
Réponse
B. hopes — hope + to : She hopes to learn Spanish. Les autres acceptent -ing.
Would you mind ___ me your pen? — Not at all.
- A. lending
- B. to lend
- C. lend
- D. to lending
Réponse
A. lending — mind + -ing, même dans une demande polie avec would.
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