BASIC STRUTURES

VERBS + prepositions

To be fond of something = adorer qqch

To be keen on something= aimer qqch

To ask someone for something= demander qqch à qqn

To give someone something /to give something to someone= donner qqch à qqn

To look at something/someone= regarder qqch/qqn

To look after something/someone= s’occuper de qqch/qqn

To look for something/someone = chercher qqch/qqn

To look forward to something= attendre qqch avec impatience

To look like something/someone = ressembler à qqch/qqn

To listen to something/someone = écouter qqn/qqch

To depend on something/someone= dépendre de qqn/qqch

To agree/ disagree with something/someone = être ou ne pas être d’accord avec qqn/qqch

To belong to something/someone = appartenir à qqn/qqch

To remind someone of something = rappeler qqch à qqn

To be interested in something= s’intéresser à qqch

To rely on something/someone = compter sur qqch/qqn

To insist on something = insister sur qqch

TO + BV

To want to do something: vouloir faire qqch

To want someone to do something : vouloir que qqn fasse qqch

To tell someone (not) to do something= dire à qqn de (ne pas) faire qqch

To allow someone to do something: permettre à qqn de faire qqch

To expect someone to do something: s’attendre que qqn fasse qqch

To order someone to do something: donner l’ordre à quelqu’un de faire qqch

To be required to do something: être obligé/constraint de faire qqch

To be supposed to do something: être censé faire qqch

To suggest TO someone to do something: suggérer à qqn de faire qqch

V-ING

Suggest doing something : suggérer de faire qqch

To blame someone for doing something: reprocher à qqn de faire qqch

To prefer doing something TO doing something else: preferer faire qqch à une autre chose

To be used to doing something: avoir l’habitude de faire qqch

I can’t stand/ I can’t bear doing something: je ne supporte pas de faire qqch

I can’t help doing something: je ne peux m’empêcher de faire qqch

To be interested in doing something: s’intéresser à faire qqch

To prevent someone from doing something: empêcher qqn de faire qqch

To feel like doing something: avoir envie de faire qqch

To get used to doing something: s’habituer à faire qqch

To have difficulty doing something: avoir des difficultés à faire qqch

Base Verbale

To let someone do someone: laisser qqn faire qqch

To make someone do something: obliger qqn à faire qqch