Using Verbs With Specific Prepositions
Some verbs are followed by certain preposition. To use them correctly scroll down and learn how to use verbs with specific preposition.
| Verb | Preposition | Example |
| depend | on | Improving your English depends on how hard you try. |
| focus | on | In order to be able to learn academic English, you must focus on grammar. |
| rely | on | My car is too old now. I cannot rely on it anymore. |
| spend | on | My car was broken down, so I had to spend a lot of money on it to fix it. She spends a lot of money on me. |
| advance | in | If you advance in A lingua System, you will improve your English. |
| insist | in | After we had dinner at a restaurant, my friend insisted in paying the bill. |
| believe | in | All Muslims believe in the oneness of God. We believe in Quran. |
| arrive | In/at | He just arrived in Texas. When did you arrive at Learn ESL? |
| pay | for | I mistakenly broke his cellphone, but I had to pay for it. |
| cook | for | Who will cook for us? She cooked dinner for the whole family. |
| wait | for | Who are you waiting for? Actually, I was waiting for you. |
| blame | for | She blames me for stealing her heart. |
| struggle | for | Taliban struggle for establishing the Islamic Emirate again. |
| sell | for | I sold my old car for $2000. |
| buy | for | I bought a new lap top for $300. |
| apologize | for | She apologized for being late to class. |
| bring | for | The students brought a beautiful gift for their teacher. |
| provide | for | Jalali is going to provide a new chapter called English Tenses for the students of Learn ESL. |
| work | for | Which company do you work for? |
| pray | for | People pray for their parents, grandparents, relatives, and friends after they finish the prayer. Pray for me. |
| fight | for | I kept fighting for her until I got her. We should always fight for our rights. |
| go | for | He wanted to buy the car. It was too expensive, so he didn`t go for it. |
| stand | for | What do the letters IHLP stand for? They stand for Intermediate and High Level Program. |
| sacrifice | for | The friends of God sacrifice their desires for His satisfaction. |
| forgive | for | We hope that God will forgive us for our mistakes. |
| care | for | I really care for you. |
| apply | for | He applied for a job as a finance manager. |
| save | for | Everyone needs to save some money for their future. |
| speak | with | Students should speak with their teachers in a polite way. |
| work | with | Do you work with Pentagon? I work with Learn ESL as an author. |
| succeed | with | I hope you succeed with your studies at SBK University. |
| play | with | Children often play with their toys. |
| go | with | Salt doesn`t go with honey. I am too busy now. I can`t go with you. |
| discuss | with | I would like to discuss some important issues with you. |
| talk | to | He needs to talk to you. Please talk to me in English. |
| send | to | I sent a letter to my friend. |
| teach | to | I teach grammar to my students in a practical way. |
| listen | to | Students should always listen to their teachers carefully. |
| reply | to | She hasn`t replied to my email yet. |
| explain | to | I explained the past perfect tense to my students. |
| respond | to | Did you respond to his email last night? |
| pay attention | to | Students must pay attention to their teacher`s lecture. |
| point | to | The tourist guide pointed to a monument while taking the tourists to an ancient city in central Pakistan. |
| export | to | Afghanistan exports rugs and nuts to many countries. |
| write | to | I will write an email to her tomorrow night. |
| go | to | I always go to my class on time. |
| show | to | Would you show your new pictures to me, please? |
| propose | to | He proposed to her in front of her sister. |
| reward | to | The certificates of appreciation were rewarded to those who got the first position in their classes at Perfect. |
| give | to | That book is mine. Please give it to me. |
| return | to | I returned to Australia from the U.S.A. in 2008. |
| lend | to | I need your car for a few hours. Would you lend it to me? |
| get | to | When I got to the market, I ran into one of my old friends. |
| object | to | Many people object to the amount of violence on television. |
| look | at | Don`t look at me. Why are you looking at him angrily? |
| wink | at | If a girl winks at a boy, in some cultures, it means she wants to know more about him, or they are just joking around. |
| laugh | at | Don`t laugh at him. Don`t laugh at me. |
| smile | at | In the United States, it is considered a good behavior to smile at people even if they are strange to you. |
| wave | at | Yesterday, I saw a man waving at the bus. She waved at her family when they were leaving. |
| Arrive* | at | When did you arrive at the hospital? |
| talk | about | Let`s talk about something interesting. |
| think | about | I am always thinking about the creation of universe. |
| argue | about | What are they arguing about? |
| complain | about | She always complains about food because she is too picky. |
| think | of | At the moment, I am thinking of some new plans. |
| consist | of | A lingua System consists of twenty books and chapters. |
| escape | from | Last year, many terrorists escaped from a jail. |
| import | from | We import a lot of goods from Australia and UK. |
| come | from | Where did you come from? |
| hide | from | The honest teachers never hide any skills from their students. Why do you always hide your idea from me? |
| cry | after | She is crying after her grandmother who passed away last week. |
| divide | into | I always divide the students into small groups for conversation. |
| translate | into | Would you translate this essay into Dutch for me, please? |
| walk | by | Did you come to hospital by car? No, I waked by foot. |