En anglais, beaucoup de verbes et d’adjectifs sont suivis d’une préposition spécifique. Ces combinaisons sont appelées “collocations”. Il n’y a pas de règle logique universelle, il faut donc les apprendre par cœur en contexte.
1. Adjectifs + Prépositions courants
| Adjectif | Préposition | Exemple |
|---|---|---|
| Interested | in | I’m interested in art. |
| Good / Bad | at | He’s good at tennis. |
| Proud | of | I’m proud of you. |
| Angry | with (personne) | She’s angry with me. |
| Angry | about (chose) | I’m angry about the news. |
| Famous | for | Paris is famous for the Eiffel Tower. |
| Different | from | This car is different from that one. |
2. Verbes + Prépositions courants
| Verbe | Préposition | Exemple |
|---|---|---|
| Listen | to | Listen to the music. |
| Wait | for | Wait for me! |
| Depend | on | It depends on the weather. |
| Look | at (regarder) | Look at that bird. |
| Look | for (chercher) | I’m looking for my keys. |
| Talk / Speak | to | I’ll talk to him. |
| Think | about / of | What are you thinking about? |
💡 Conseil : Le Gérondif
N’oubliez pas que si vous mettez un verbe après une préposition, il doit toujours être en -ING.
- I’m interested in learning English.
- Thank you for coming.
À toi de jouer ! ✍️
Complète les phrases avec la bonne préposition.
À toi de jouer ! ✍️
#1 I'm looking my glasses. Have you seen them?
#2 She is very good playing the piano.
#3 Are you interested working for this company?
#4 Stop talking and listen me!
#5 We are waiting the bus.
#6 He is famous his delicious cakes.
#7 It depends how much money we have.
#8 I'm very proud my children.
#9 What are you thinking ? You look sad.
#10 I'm angry David because he's late again.