Dependent prepositions

Question 1

Agree with

Answer 1

Estar de acuerdo con

I agree with you, this soup sucks.

Question 2

Along with

Answer 2

Conjuntamente con

Informative letters will be sent along with the envelope.

Question 3

Apart from

Answer 3

Aparte de

Apart from football, playing tennis is my favourite sport.

Question 4

Apologise for

Answer 4

Disculparse por

I wanted to apologise for my behaviour last night. I was really upset.

Question 5

Apply for

Answer 5

Aplicar por, solicitar por

When I finish my degree, I will start applying for jobs

Question 6

Approve of

Answer 6

Aprobar que

I don’t approve of you going out tonight.

Question 7

Associate with

Answer 7

Asociar con

Are there any stories you associate with your town?

Question 8

Believe in

Answer 8

Creer en

I consider myself a religious person. I believe in God

Question 9

Belong to

Answer 9

Pertenecer a

I love you Alicia! I belong to you!

Question 10

Complain about

Answer 10

Quejarse de/sobre

Could you please stop complaining about everything? It’s really annoying.

Question 11

Congratulate on

Answer 11

Felicitar, congratular

I wanted to congratulate you on your new scientific breakthrough.

Question 12

Collision with

Answer 12

Chocar, colisionar con

Turn to the left if you don’t want to collision with that wall!

Question 13

Count on

Answer 13

Contar con

Can I count on you coming to my party next Saturday?

Question 14

Deal with

Answer 14

Lidiar con

You have no choice but to deal with it.

Question 15

Decision/decide on

Answer 15

Dedicir sobre

Hurry up! We’ve got to make a decision on what we are wearing to the meeting

Question 16

Due to

Answer 16

Debido a

I’ll never win the lottery due to the fact that I never play it.

Question 17

Excuse for

Answer 17

Perdonar por

Excuse me for having been so rude last night, I didn’t mean to.

Question 18

In comparison with/to

Answer 18

En comparación con

I am really strong in comparison with my father since he is really fat!

Question 19

Insist on

Answer 19

Insistir en

Don’t insist on me going to watch the race horse, I already have plans for today.

Question 20

Invest in

Answer 20

Invertir en

I’ve thought of getting rich by investing in your company

Question 21

Laugh at

Answer 21

Reirse de

What are you laughing at?

Question 22

Lead to

Answer 22

Guiar a

I was just wondering where this way would lead us to.

Question 23

Listen to

Answer 23

Escuchar a

Listen to me and stop messing around!

Question 24

Object to

Answer 24

Objetar a

Stop objecting to all I’m saying!

Question 25

Opt for

Answer 25

Optar for | I don’t like those jeans. I will opt for buying the ones I tried before.

Question 26

Participate in

Answer 26

Participar en | Are you going to participate in the lifting competition next month?

Question 27

Pay for

Answer 27

Pagar por | I had to pay for the damage I caused to that building.

Question 28

Prepare for

Answer 28

Prepararse para | Winter is coming. We need to prepare ourselves for it.

Question 29

Prevent/protect from

Answer 29

Prevenir, proteger de | This liquid prevents you from being bitten by insects.

Question 30

Provide with

Answer 30

Proveer con | She was provided with a few souvenirs at the party

Question 31

Punish for

Answer 31

Castigar por | Mel was punished for her bad behaviour yesterday

Question 32

Remind of

Answer 32

Recordar | Remind me of throwing away the old cutlery later. Otherwise I will forget it again!

Question 33

Rely on

Answer 33

Depender de | I rely on you to finish this work, please, help me out!

Question 34

Spend on

Answer 34

Gastar en | I don’t want to spend my money on that stupid device.

Question 35

Succeed in

Answer 35

Tener éxito en | I finally succeeded in creating my English blog!

Question 36

Thank for

Answer 36

Dar las Tener éxito en I finally succeeded in creating my English blog! gracias por I would like to thank you for saving the last piece of chicken. It is my favourite food!

Question 37

Wait for

Answer 37

Esperar | What are you waiting for?

Question 38

Warn about

Answer 38

Advertir sobre | I’ve got to warn you about the dangers of cycling during the night.

Question 39

Worry about

Answer 39

– Preocuparse por | Don’t worry about sorting the washing out, I’ll do it later.