20 verbes à particule super communs

Les verbes à particule sont parfaits pour améliorer votre anglais. Les natifs utilisent constamment des verbes à particule, ils peuvent donc vous aider à communiquer et à améliorer votre banque de vocabulaire.

Un verbe à particule est exactement comme ça sonne. C'est une phrase d'au moins deux mots qui agit comme un verbe, c'est donc l'action de votre phrase. Les verbes à particule peuvent être trompeurs car ils ne se traduisent pas toujours bien et parfois le sens n'est pas très évident.

Un verbe à particule standard se compose d'une partie Verb + une partie Préposition. Une préposition indique la position. Les prépositions courantes que vous verrez utilisées dans les verbes à particule sont up, down, on, off, in, out, away, over. Parfois, la partie préposition peut vous aider à traduire le sens du verbe à particule.

Les verbes à particule sont parfaits pour pratiquer vos temps d'anglais ! Ils sont très polyvalents; vous pouvez les changer dans n'importe quel temps que vous aimez. Lors de la conjugaison d'un verbe à particule, ne modifiez que la partie Verb de la phrase, et non la partie Préposition.

Ex. BON = My dog passed away. 

INCORRECT = My dog pass awayed.

INCORRECT = My dog passed awayed.

Voici une liste de quelques verbes à particule courants à ajouter à votre vocabulaire.

Call off / Call (something) off – to cancel 

Ex. We need to call off the meeting due to the weather.

Ex. We need to call the meeting off because it is going to rain.

Calm down – relax after being angry

Ex. You can sit with us after you have calmed down.

Catch up – get to the same point as another person.

Ex. After my week of vacation, it’s going to take me forever to catch up!

Do over / Do (something) over – do again

Ex. I have to do the e-mail over because I sent it to the wrong person.

Eat out – eat at a restaurant

Ex. Let’s make spaghetti tonight, I’m tired of eating out.

Figure out / Figure (something) out – understand or find the answer

Ex. We left early because we figured out the problem.

Ex. We figured the problem out, so we left early.

Give up / Give (something) up – stop trying, quit

Ex. I gave up smoking last year.

Go over (something) – review 

Ex. Go over your receipt to make sure they charged you correctly.

Hang out – spend time relaxing (informal)

Ex. I don’t have any money, let’s just hang out at my place.

Hold on – wait for a moment

Ex. Hold on one minute, I’m on the phone.

Keep on (doing something) – continue what you are doing

Ex. I asked her to wait, but she kept on walking.

Look for / Look for (something or somebody) – search for, or try to find

Ex. I was looking for a computer, but I got a tablet instead.

Pass out – faint, lose consciousness

Ex. It is so hot today I might pass out.

Put off / Put (something) off – postpone

Ex. I think we should put the trip off until we save more money.

Put on / Put (something) on – put clothing or accessories on your body

Ex. He looked so silly when he put that hat on.

Throw away / Throw (something) away – put in the garbage, dispose of

Ex. I accidentally threw away my dessert!

Turn on/off – Turn (something) on/off – start or stop the power or energy source 

Ex. Can you turn off the music if I fall asleep?

Ex. Turn the lights on please, I can’t see!

Turn up/down – Turn (something) up/down – increase or decrease the volume or strength

Ex. I love this song, turn it up!

Ex. We usually turn the heat down at night.

Turn up – appear suddenly

Ex. My watch turned up in the washing machine.

Turn down / Turn (something) down - refuse

Ex. I didn’t feel good about the offer, so I turned it down.

Wake up – stop sleeping

Ex. She was so loud, that she woke up the baby.

Work out – exercise 

Ex. I prefer to work out in the mornings.

Work out – be successful

Ex. He wasn’t happy at first, but it all worked out in the end.