9.4: List of Common Verb + Prep + Gerund Combinations
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Complete the idea expressed by the verb with a prepositional phrase
Verb & Preposition Lists
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agree We agreed about ending the matter. (on) |
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argue We argued about spending money. |
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care We care about recycling things. |
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complain He complains about getting old. |
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forget She forgets about calling us. |
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talk He talks about getting married. |
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think We are thinking about joining them. |
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worry She worried about getting lost. |
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dream He dreams about playing ball. |
| AGAINST |
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decide We decided against buying a car. |
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warn They warn against giving out information. |
| AFTER |
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look I will look after buying the tickets. |
| AT |
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delight She was delighted at seeing him again. |
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excel He excels at playing chess. |
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laugh We laughed at walking a cat on a leash. |
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balk He balked at making a speech. (stop short of) |
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rejoice They rejoiced at hearing the news. |
| FOR |
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apologize I apologized for being late. |
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blame I was blamed for losing the game. |
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care I don't care for wearing shorts. |
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stand They won't stand for having such nonsense. |
| FROM |
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keep She tried to keep from seeing him. |
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suffer He suffers from not having Vitamin C. |
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refrain She refrained from saying anything. |
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stop He stopped them from leaving. |
| IN |
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believe She believes in being respectful. |
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deal He deals in selling real estate. |
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engage He engages in starting up new businesses. |
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give He won't give into his complaining. (in/into) |
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interest He is interested in being a scientist. |
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participate They will participate in running the race. |
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result Distraction can result in an accident. |
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specialize He will specialize in making wine. |
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succeed He succeeded in winning the race. |
| OF |
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accuse He was accused of lying. |
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approve They didn't approve of his actions. |
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dream He dreams of playing foot ball. |
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in charge He is in charge of collecting tickets. |
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take care He took care of making reservations. |
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think We thought of a new way to fix that. |
| OFF |
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call He called off playing the game in the rain. |
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put He put off going to business school. |
| OVER |
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think He is thinking over moving away. |
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talk We talked over buying a new home. |
| ON |
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agree We agreed on renting the condominium. |
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concentrate He is concentrating on getting experience. |
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congratulate We congratulated them on winning. |
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continue He continued on sleeping all day. |
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depend We depend on getting help. |
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go Will you go on working? |
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insist He insists on coming too. |
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intend They intend on waging war. |
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keep We keep on working. |
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plan She plans on taking a course. |
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rely We rely on their assisting us. |
| TO |
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adjust I have adjusted to living in the U.S. |
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agree They agreed to leaving earlier. |
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devote A dog is devoted to working on your behalf. |
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get used/ be used We are used to hearing traffic. |
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look forward I look forward to seeing you. |
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object I object to doing all the work. |
| WITH |
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agree He agrees with exercising daily. |
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charge They charge him with embezzling. |
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mess They don't want to mess with hiring lawyers. |
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trust I wouldn't trust them with doing this correctly. |
| LIKE |
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feel Do you feel like going out? |
(Huddleston 7 §6.2) (Swan 416 449)
Pop-Q "Dream of" | "Use to" | "Look forward" | "Confine to"
Other Lists: Verb + Prep (List) | Adjective + Prep Phrase (List) | Participle Modifier & Preposition (List) | Noun + Prep Phrase