PREPOSITIONS COMBINED WITH VERBS
There are some verbs in English need a preposition
before an object or another verb. The preposition is only grammatical, so it
does not change the meaning of that verb.
Here are some of the most common ones combined with
verbs:
1/-arrive at / in somewhere:
We arrived at the airport.
We arrived in London.
We arrived at the airport.
We arrived in London.
2/-belong to somebody:
This book belongs to me.
This book belongs to me.
3/-borrow something from somebody:
I borrowed a book from my classmate.
I borrowed a book from my classmate.
4/-concentrate on something / doing
something:
I concentrated on studying at the weekend.
I concentrated on studying at the weekend.
5/-depend on something / somebody:
It depends on the weather.
It depends on the weather.
6/-explain something to somebody:
The teacher explained the exercise to the students.
The teacher explained the exercise to the students.
7/-listen to something / somebody:
I listened to music.
I listened to music.
8/-pay somebody for something:
I paid the waiter for the coffee.
I paid the waiter for the coffee.
9/-wait for somebody / something:
Wait for me!
Wait for me!
10/-worry about somebody / something:
Don't worry about me.
Don't worry about me.
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