Preposition Flashcards
a demand
for
a need
for
a reason
for
an advantage / a disadvantage
of
there is an advantage/ a disadvantage ….. doing something
in, to
a cause
of
a picture
of
a photo / photograph
of
a map
of
a plan
of
a drawing
of
an increase/ a decrease
in
a rise
in
a fall
in
a damage
to
an invitation
to
a solution
to
a key
to
an answer
to
a reply
to
a reaction
to
an attitude
to, towards
a relationship
with, between
a connection
with, between
a contact
with, between
a difference
between
talk
about
read
about
know
about
tell somebody
about
have a discussion
about
do something (to improve a bad situation)
about
ask somebody
for
apply
for a job, to a person or a company
wait
for
search (a person / a place / a bag…)
for
leave (a place)
for (another place)
care …… somebody/something ( think that somebody/something is important)
about
care …. what/where/how…
no preposition
care …. somebody/something (like somebody/something)
for
care …. somebody/something (look after, keep safe, take resonsibility for)
for
take care
of
look (search)
for
look (take care of, keep safe or in good condition)
after
hear (be told about something)
about
hear (know that somebody/something exists)
of
hear (be in contact with somebody)
from
think ….. somthing (consider it, concentrate your mind on it)
about
dream (when you are asleep)
about
think…. something (idea comes in your mind, opinion)
of
dream (imagine)
of or about
wouldn’t dream …. doing something (would never do it)
of
complain (to somebody)
about
complain …. a pain, an illness, etc.
of
remind somebody …. (tell somebody not to forget)
about
remind somebody …. (cause somebody to remember)
of
warn somebody …. a person or thing (bad, dangerous, unusual..)
about
warn somebody …. a danger which might happen later
about or of
accuse somebody
of
suspect somebody
of
approve
of
disapprove
of
die …. an illness
of or from
consist
of
pay … something
for
pay …. a bill / a fine / fee / tax / rent / a sum of money etc
no preposition
thank somebody
for
forgive somebody
for
apologise ….(1) somebody ….(2) something
(1) to, (2) for
blame somebody …. , somebody is to blame ….
for
blame (a problem etc) …. somebody
on
suffer
from
protect somebody/something
from
depend
on
rely
on
depend … when/where/how etc
on or no preposition
live
on
congratulate somebody
on
compliment somebody
on
believe …. God, doing something,etc
in
believe…. something
no preposition
specialise
in
succeed
in
break (entrer par effraction)
into
crash
into
drive …. something
into
bump
into
run …. something
into
divide …. two parts
into
cut….. two parts
into
split …. two parts
into
translate something (1)… a language (2)….. another
(1) from (2) into
collide
with
fill something
with
provide
with
supply
with
happen
to
invite
to
prefer one thing ….. another
to
concentrate
on
insist
on
spend
on
