Verb Dependent Prepositions
In English some Verbs go with certain
Prepositions. ఇంగ్లిష్లో కొన్ని verbsతో కొన్ని prepositions మాత్రమే వాడతారు.
Examples:
We congratulated him on his success.
We complimented him on his appointment.
She died of tuberculosis.
But: The girl died in an automobile accident.
They entered into an agreement/argument.
Here is a brief list of Verbs and the Prepositions that go with them:
abstain from (bad habits)
aim at
appeal to/against
attached to
blame for
blessed with
call for (order)
choose from (select)
compatible with
confident of (victory)
concerned with
content with
contusive to (health)
count on
deal with
derive from (conclude)
depend upon
discriminated against
dream of/about
escape from
face with (difficulties or opposition)
furnished with
get on with
impose on (somebody)
insist on
interfere with
interested in
invited to/for
listen to
long for (deeply desire)
object to
opposed to
provide for (something)
pray for
prepare for
present with
quarrel with
rebel against
reconciled to (some result)
reduce to
respond to
stare at
succeed insubject to (made to face with)
subscribe to (express willingness)
surprise at
sympathize with (a person)
think about/of
talk about
tired about/of
triumph over (celebrate)
trust in
wait upon (attend)
warn about
recover from (illness, losses)
reply to
resigned to
restore to
shoot at
worried about
warn of
wonder at
work on
yearn for (deeply desire)
yield to
(sbd = somebody, sth = something)
to be angry with sbd - He is angry with me.
to be angry at sth - The boss is angry at the result.
accused of theft
accused for taking a bribe
agree with sbd - I entirely agree with you.
agree to sth - Raj agreed to the proposal.
care for sth - He doesn't care for appearance.
care about sbd - He doesn't care about his parents.
compare with sbd - Many parents compare their kids with other kids.
compare to sthg - The poet compared her face to moon.
familiar with sth - I am not familiar with that part of the city.
familiar to sbd - I am not familiar to him.
apologize to sbd - You should apologize to him.
apologize for sth - She should apologize for her conduct.
How to use by / until / at
ఒక సంఘటన నిర్దిష్ట సమయం వరకు జరగాలని చెప్పాలంటే by వాడతాం.
Eg. Do this by next Monday.
ఏదైనా ఒక విషయం ప్రస్తుతం జరుగుతూ ఉండి, నిర్దిష్ట సమయానికి ఆగాలని చెప్పాల్సి వస్తే until వాడతాం.
Eg: My uncle will be staying with us until 12th of this month
ఒక నిర్దిష్ట సమయంలో జరిగే విషయాన్ని చెప్పడానికి at ఉపయోగిస్తాం.
Eg. We will finish this class at 3.00 pm.