Over en anglais : grammaire anglaise / définition
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Over
Principaux sens de OVER :
• l'achèvement, la durée :
• l'achèvement, la durée :
game over fin de jeu
over time avec le temps
• sur, dessus, par-dessus (en recouvrant, ou en franchissant) :
Polly put a sheet over the TV set. Polly a recouvert la télévision avec un drap.
to go over the border franchir la frontière
to jump over a gate sauter par-dessus une barrière
• partout :
all over the world dans le monde entier
• plus de, trop :
My grandmother is over 90 years-old. Ma grand-mère a plus de 90 ans.
This pizza is over-cooked. Cette pizza est trop cuite.
• le passage d'un lieu à l'autre, d'une personne à l'autre, d'un pays à l'autre :
to sleep over découcher
Hand the telephone over to me. Passez-moi le téléphone.
• le basculement, le retournement :
Please turn the sheet over. Retournez la feuille, s'il vous plaît.
• la répétition :
over and over again encore et encore
Exercice 1
Bruno has done a lot of traveling. He's been to sixty countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas. He's seen the Taj Mahal twice! Bruno has traveled around the world several times, he still wants to see more.
Bruno has done a lot of traveling. He's been to over 1 sixty countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas. He's even 2 seen the Taj Mahal twice! Even though 3 Bruno has traveled around the world several times, he still wants to see more.
1 over: 'Over' is the best choice here. It tells us that Bruno has been to 'more than' sixty countries.
1 even: 'Even' is grammatically incorrect in this construction. It cannot precede 'sixty countries' in this case. We could say, however: 'He's even been to sixty countries'.
1 always: 'Always' is grammatically incorrect in this construction. 'Always' would not appear in between the preposition 'to' and 'sixty'.
1 still: 'Still' is grammatically incorrect. 'Still' would not appear between the preposition 'to' and 'sixty'.
2 even: 'Even' emphasizes the fact that Bruno has seen the Taj Mahal twice, which is rare or extraordinary. He has not been once, but twice!
2 more: 'More' is grammatically incorrect in this sentence. We cannot write our say 'He's more seen'. We could say, however: 'Bruno has seen the Taj Mahal more than once'.
2 even more: 'Even more' is grammatically incorrect in this construction. We cannot say: 'Bruno has even more seen...' We could say, however: 'Bruno was able to see even more of the Taj Mahal on his second visit'.
3 Even though: 'Even though' emphasizes the fact that Bruno wants to continue to travel, 'despite' having traveled so much already.
3 Even so: 'Even so' does not fit in this construction. 'Even so' is usually used as a response to a previous comment to express or introduce the idea of contrast.
3 Even more: 'Even more' does not fit in this construction. It makes no sense here.
3 Even: 'Even' is grammatically incorrect here. By itself, 'even' cannot link the two clauses of this construction ('Bruno traveling the world' + 'Bruno still wants to travel').
Exercice 2
Use the following words to fill in the blanks in the text below. Be careful! Some words may be used more than once, or not at all.
over | in | out | into
When he was a child, Bob had the opportunity to travel all the United States. His father was a great inventor, although for most of his life he had worked the South Dakota coal mines. But then one day he invented bubble-gum! Bob's father took his family across the country, promoting his new product. time, bubble-gum became just as popular as goldfish and the toaster oven, and Bob's father became a very rich man. But tragedy soon struck the family when Bob's father was assassinated Kentucky, by a man whose wife had choked to death on bubble-gum.
over | in | out | into
When he was a child, Bob had the opportunity to travel all the United States. His father was a great inventor, although for most of his life he had worked the South Dakota coal mines. But then one day he invented bubble-gum! Bob's father took his family across the country, promoting his new product. time, bubble-gum became just as popular as goldfish and the toaster oven, and Bob's father became a very rich man. But tragedy soon struck the family when Bob's father was assassinated Kentucky, by a man whose wife had choked to death on bubble-gum.
Use the following words to fill in the blanks in the text below. Be careful! Some words may be used more than once, or not at all.
over | in | out | into
When he was a child, Bob had the opportunity to travel all over 1 the United States. His father was a great inventor, although for most of his life he had worked in 2 the South Dakota coal mines. But then one day he invented bubble-gum! Bob's father took his family across the country, promoting his new product. Over 3 time, bubble-gum became just as popular as goldfish and the toaster oven, and Bob's father became a very rich man. But tragedy soon struck the family when Bob's father was assassinated in 4 Kentucky, by a man whose wife had choked to death on bubble-gum.
over | in | out | into
When he was a child, Bob had the opportunity to travel all over 1 the United States. His father was a great inventor, although for most of his life he had worked in 2 the South Dakota coal mines. But then one day he invented bubble-gum! Bob's father took his family across the country, promoting his new product. Over 3 time, bubble-gum became just as popular as goldfish and the toaster oven, and Bob's father became a very rich man. But tragedy soon struck the family when Bob's father was assassinated in 4 Kentucky, by a man whose wife had choked to death on bubble-gum.
1 over: This is the best choice here. 'All over' is a common use of the preposition 'over' which has a meaning similar to 'around', but has a more restricted use. It is almost always seen in phrases similar to: 'He has been all over the world'.
2 in: This is the best choice here. Because someone works 'inside' coal mines, we say 'working in the coal mines'.
3 Over: 'Over time' is a common expression in English which means 'after a certain amount of time has passed' or 'during a specific period of time'. 'In time' is a similar expression, also acceptable here.
4 in: This is the best choice here. We use 'in' to describe location 'within' a state, city or country.
Exercice 3
Use the following words to fill in the blanks within the text below. Be careful! Some words may be used more than once, or not at all.
over | on | in | to
Once, when she was just a child, Polly followed her parents the border into Mexico. Her father was wanted for assisting a bank robbery. He was innocent - it was his evil twin that did it - but the family saw it as an opportunity to travel all the world. Tijuana, the family was stopped by some undercover FBI agents. Fortunately, the case of mistaken identity was solved, and the Watson family enjoyed the next few weeks in beautiful, sunny Tijuana. Polly was sad when the trip was , as it was the best family vacation / FBI investigation she had ever had.
over | on | in | to
Once, when she was just a child, Polly followed her parents the border into Mexico. Her father was wanted for assisting a bank robbery. He was innocent - it was his evil twin that did it - but the family saw it as an opportunity to travel all the world. Tijuana, the family was stopped by some undercover FBI agents. Fortunately, the case of mistaken identity was solved, and the Watson family enjoyed the next few weeks in beautiful, sunny Tijuana. Polly was sad when the trip was , as it was the best family vacation / FBI investigation she had ever had.
Use the following words to fill in the blanks within the text below. Be careful! Some words may be used more than once, or not at all.
over | on | in | to
Once, when she was just a child, Polly followed her parents over 1 the border into Mexico. Her father was wanted for assisting in 2 a bank robbery. He was innocent - it was his evil twin that did it - but the family saw it as an opportunity to travel all over 3 the world. In 4 Tijuana, the family was stopped by some undercover FBI agents. Fortunately, the case of mistaken identity was solved, and the Watson family enjoyed the next few weeks in beautiful, sunny Tijuana. Polly was sad when the trip was over 5, as it was the best family vacation / FBI investigation she had ever had.
over | on | in | to
Once, when she was just a child, Polly followed her parents over 1 the border into Mexico. Her father was wanted for assisting in 2 a bank robbery. He was innocent - it was his evil twin that did it - but the family saw it as an opportunity to travel all over 3 the world. In 4 Tijuana, the family was stopped by some undercover FBI agents. Fortunately, the case of mistaken identity was solved, and the Watson family enjoyed the next few weeks in beautiful, sunny Tijuana. Polly was sad when the trip was over 5, as it was the best family vacation / FBI investigation she had ever had.
1 over: 'Over' is used here as a preposition meaning 'across' or 'from one side to the other'. 'Over' is often used to describe distance in this way. A border is the boundary or frontier between two locations.
2 in: In English we say 'assisting in (a bank robbery, a ceremony)' to indicate someone's participation in an event. The primary sense of the verb 'to assist' is 'to help' or 'to aid'.
3 over: 'Over' is used here as a preposition meaning 'around'. To travel 'all over' the world, means to travel 'to many different places'.
4 In: This is the best choice here. We often use the preposition 'in' to describe a location 'within' or 'inside' a city or country (Tijuana, in this case).
5 over: 'Over' is often used as a synonym of 'finished' when referring to something such as a 'vacation', a 'trip' or a 'game'.
Exercice 4
All of the following sentences use over in different senses. Some of them are incorrect. Choose 'Correct' or 'Incorrect' for each sentence.
It took a long time before Luna got over the death of her cat 'Mittens' =
She was tired of looking at her husband, so she put a pillow over his face =
They were over with their game, so they all went home =
It took a long time before Luna got over the death of her cat 'Mittens' =
She was tired of looking at her husband, so she put a pillow over his face =
They were over with their game, so they all went home =
All of the following sentences use over in different senses. Some of them are incorrect. Choose 'Correct' or 'Incorrect' for each sentence.
It took a long time before Luna got over the death of her cat 'Mittens' = Correct 1
She was tired of looking at her husband, so she put a pillow over his face = Correct 2
They were over with their game, so they all went home = Incorrect 3
It took a long time before Luna got over the death of her cat 'Mittens' = Correct 1
She was tired of looking at her husband, so she put a pillow over his face = Correct 2
They were over with their game, so they all went home = Incorrect 3
1 Correct: This sentence is correct. The expression 'to get over' is a common one. It expresses 'recovery' after a disturbing or sad event. In this case, it took some time before Luna 'felt good again' after the death of her cat 'Mittens'.
1 Incorrect: This sentence is not incorrect.
2 Correct: This sentence is correct. We use 'over' here to describe the action of putting the pillow 'on top of' the husband's face. 'To put something over something' is synonymous with 'To cover with something'.
2 Incorrect: This sentence is not incorrect.
3 Incorrect: This sentence is incorrect. Although 'over' can often be used to mean 'finished' (as in 'game over' or 'the vacation was over'), it cannot be used when followed by the preposition 'with'. It is only an adjective. We could say, however: 'Their game was over, so they went home'.
3 Correct: This sentence is not correct.
Exercice 5
Use the following words to fill in the blanks in the text below. Be careful! Some words may be used more than once or not at all.
over | in | out
Did you know that Horatio is 100 years old? English, when a person lives for 100 years we say that he or she is a centenarian. Unfortunately, once you turn 100, your chances of living for many more years diminish incredibly. Everyone knows that when life is , there's no turning back.
over | in | out
Did you know that Horatio is 100 years old? English, when a person lives for 100 years we say that he or she is a centenarian. Unfortunately, once you turn 100, your chances of living for many more years diminish incredibly. Everyone knows that when life is , there's no turning back.
Use the following words to fill in the blanks in the text below. Be careful! Some words may be used more than once or not at all.
over | in | out
Did you know that Horatio is over 1 100 years old? In 2 English, when a person lives for 100 years we say that he or she is a centenarian. Unfortunately, once you turn 100, your chances of living for many more years diminish incredibly. Everyone knows that when life is over 3, there's no turning back.
over | in | out
Did you know that Horatio is over 1 100 years old? In 2 English, when a person lives for 100 years we say that he or she is a centenarian. Unfortunately, once you turn 100, your chances of living for many more years diminish incredibly. Everyone knows that when life is over 3, there's no turning back.
1 over: This is the best choice here. 'Over' is often used to mean 'more than' or 'in excess of'. 'Over 100 years old' means that Horatio is 'more than 100 years old'.
2 In: This is the best choice here. We often use 'in' to indicate a certain field or topic (languages, places, subjects, etc.). For example: 'In English, it is common...' or 'In Thailand, the people...' or 'In mathematics, algebra is...'.
3 over: This is the best choice here. We often use 'over' as an adjective meaning 'finished'. When your 'life is over', it means that you are dead.
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