Verbs and prepositions Flashcards
at
to talk about skills and abilities
He’s really good at English
about
1) We often use about with adjectives of feelings like angry/excited/happy/nervous/sad/stressed/worried, etc. to explain what is causing that feeling.
I’m angry about the decision.
2) on the subject of’ or ‘connected with’:
Do you know anything about cricket?
of
about but with feelings like afraid/scared/frightened etc. + feelings like pround
She was afraid of telling her mum.
You should be proud of your progress.
to
1) We can use to to show the connection between people or things.
He’s married to the director.
It’s similar to the old one.
2) someone’s behaviour towards someone else
They were really friendly to me.
for
good/bad for you
famous for
responsaible for
in
experienced in the project
interested in design
involed in the argument
with
pleased with
unsatisfied with
John is very pleased with his new suit.
from
different from / to
Coffee is different from tea.
