Verb prepositions
In the previous lesson you studied noun prepositions. In this lesson you will learn verb prepositions.
Apply, wait, search, leave… FOR
• I left Prague for Budapest.
Talk, read, tell, have a discussion… ABOUT
• Tell me about it.
Look, laugh, smile, point… AT
• They were laughing at me.
Talk, speak, listen, write, invite… TO
• Listen to me.
Explain, describe, apologize…. TO
• Can you explain it to me?
Accuse, suspect, approve, die, consist… OF
• He died of tuberculosis.
Pay, blame, forgive, apologize, thank… FOR
• I apologized for being so late.
Suffer, protect… FROM
• She suffers from very frequent headaches.
Believe, specialize, succeed… IN
• He specializes in civil law.
Break, crash, run, divide, split, translate…. INTO
• The book has never been translated into English.
Collide, fill, provide, supply… WITH
• A train collided with a bus.
Happen, prefer…. TO
• What happened to my dog?
Concentrate, insist, spend…. ON
• He insisted on doing it on his own.
Depend, rely, congratulate… ON
• I can't rely on him any more.
Think, remind, complain, warn…. ABOUT
• Can you remind me about the meeting next week?
Remind OF… (remembering)
Complain OF… when you feel pain
Think OF… have an idea
Ask FOR….. you ask for help
Ask ABOUT… you ask about something you want to know
Shout AT… when you are angry
Shout TO… when the people can't hear you
Throw AT… when you want to hit the person
Throw TO… when you want somebody to catch the thing
Take care OF… look after
Care ABOUT… be interested
Dream ABOUT… when you are asleep
Dream OF… imagine
Hear ABOUT… the news
Hear OF… know about it
Hear FROM… (in letters) – get some info from the person