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Verbs With Prepositions Followed by Gerunds

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Verbs with Prepositions followed by Gerunds

Verb + Preposition + Gerund   Examples

adapt to   People need to adapt to changing environmental conditions.

adjust to   The twins had to adjust to living as singles.

agree (with) on   I could not agree on spending more money on the kids.

apologize for   I apologize for interrupting.

approve of   I don’t approve of leaving small children home alone.

argue about/against   You can’t argue about having an extra pair of hands.

ask about   She asked about making another cup of tea.

believe in   I believe in giving peace a chance.

blame for   Who’s to blame for rising food prices?

care about   She doesn’t care about getting into this college.

complain about   Mother complained about being tired.

consist of   Kid’s summers consist of going to the pool or the library.

decide on   Ken decided on going abroad next year.

depend on   I had come to depend on seeing her in my dreams.

disapprove of   Some people disapprove of helping migrants.

discourage from   Teenagers should be discouraged from going into internet chat rooms.
engage in   Students were engaged in learning the new grammar rules.

forgive for   I think Jessica will never forgive for lying.

get used to   I can’t get used to living in such a crowded city.

give up   Oh, I will never give up trying to find him.

help with   Some children require lots of help with reading.

inquire about   He inquired about attending Bob Jones University.

insist on   He insisted on seeing me off at the airport.

interfere with   I’m afraid your dance routine will interfere with studying.

keep on   We need to keep on trying.

look forward to   I look forward to going home next weekend.

object to   I object to changing plans at this late date.

participate in   All students participated in doing pantomimes.

persist in   Some people persist in calling Pluto the ninth planet.

plan on   What do you plan on doing?

prepare for   Instructors vary in how they prepare for teaching a course.

profit from   Henry profited from selling his parents’ house.

prohibit from   We are prohibited from doing lots of things in this school.

put off   Do you ever put off going to a doctor?


succeed in   She’s succeeded in making you jealous, hasn’t she?

suffer from   Doctors say children can suffer from playing video games.

talk about   We talked about going to Italy for our summer vacations.

take part in   Many people took part in bringing the lost child home.

there's no point in   There is no point in arguing with them.

think about   Jake and Julia think about getting married.

warn about   They warned us about speeding on this road.

work on   Brian really has to work on improving his vocabulary.

worry about   I always worry about losing things.

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