VERBS+PREPOSITIONS

A) OF: smell, dream (or about), think (or about), complain (or about), tire (d), accuse.

• He�s been accused� murder.
• She�s been complaining a bad back recently.
• He complains anything � his job, his wife�
• What do think� my new dress?
• I�m thinking� buying a new car.
• I�m tired you telling me what to do all the time.
• I�love perfumes�and�I��often smell�flowers.
• I had very odd dream you last night.
• I often dream flying.
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B) FROM: prevent, suffer, borrow, differ, receive.

• They received a visit the police.
• His views differ considerably� those of his parents.
• English has borrowed many words� French.
• Like a lot of his films, it suffers� being a bit too long.
• Nothing will prevent him� succeeding.

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C) IN: believe, persist, interest (ed), invest.

• The institute will invest 5 million� the project.
• Yes, I�d be very interested knowing more about the services your film offers.
• Do you believe reincarnation?
• He persisted� asking questions.

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D) ON: count, depend, concentrate, decide, write (or about).

• You can count� Michael in a crisis.
• If you want to pass your exams, you�ll have to concentrate� your listening skills.
• We decided a beige carpet for the dining room.
• I�m depending� you to keep your promise.
• She writes� medical matters for a national newspaper.

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E) TO: belong, listen, compare (or with), accustom (ed), prefer, laugh (or at).

• She preferred wait for him.
• I laughed Anna.
• We laughed the girls.
• You shouldn�t take what doesn�t belong you.
• Did you listen the news this morning?
• This road is quite busy compared ours.
• I�m not accustomed be treated like this.

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F) AT: arrive (or in), knock, book, work (or on).

• It was dark by the time we arrived the station.
• He knocked the door and called out, �Is anyone at home?�
• They booked the children playing to see if they recognized anyone.
• Most couples would agree that for a marriage to succeed, both parties have to work it.

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G) FOR: care, ask (or of), book, pay, wait (or on).

• I couldn�t ask� a better one.
• Who�ll care� the children when Sandra�s in hospital?
• I�ll look a present for Jenny while I�m in town.
• We all pay� our mistakes in some way at some time.
• Wait here� me � I�ll be back in a minute.

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H) WITH: agree, satisfy (ied), compete, begin, confuse.

• The concert began a piece by an unknown.
• I agree letting children learn at their own pace.
• The two companies are in competition each other.
• I�m sorry I can�t compete this loud sound.
• You�re confusing me my sister.
• She�s never satisfied� what she�s got.