Prepositions - afraid of … , good at … etc. of/at/for etc. / (prepositions) + -ing Flashcards
afraid of … / scared of …
angry with somebody
angry about something
different from …
or different to …
fed up with …
full of …
good at …
interested in …
married to …
nice/kind of somebody to …
be nice/kind to somebody
sorry about a situation
sorry for/about doing something
be/feel sorry for somebody
…Are you afraid of dogs?
…Why are you angry with me? What have I done?
…Are you angry about last night? (= something that
happened last night)
…Lisa is very different from (or to) her sister.
…I’m fed up with my job. I want to do something different.
(= I’ve had enough of my job)
…The room was full of people.
…Are you good at maths?
…I’m not interested in sport.
…Sue is married to a dentist.(= her husband is a dentist)
…It was kind of you to help us. Thank you very much.
…David is very friendly. He’s always very nice to me.
…I’m afraid I can’t help you. I’m sorry about that.
…I’m sorry for/about not phoning you yesterday.
(or I’m sorry I didn’t phone you)
…I feel sorry for them. They are in a very difficult situation.
of/at/for (etc.) + -ing
After a preposition (of/at/for etc.), a verb ends in -ing
…I’m not very good AT telling stories.
…Are you fed up WITH doing the same thing every da?
…I’m sorry FOR not phoning you yesterday.
…Thank you FOR helping me.
…Mark is thinking OF buying a new car.
…Tom left WITHOUT saying goodbye (= he didn’t say goodbye).
…AFTER doing the shopping, they went home.
