08.10.2012:

Verbs and Prepositions

Some verbs need a preposition before an object or another verb. The preposition is only grammatical, it doesn't change the meaning of the verb.

Here are some of the most common ones:

·                     arrive at / in somewhere
We arrived at the airport.
We arrived in Chennai.

·                     belong to somebody
This book belongs to me.

·                     borrow something from somebody
I borrow a book from my friend.

·                     concentrate on something / doing something
I concentrated on studying at the weekend.

·                     depend on something / somebody
It depends on the weather.

·                     explain something to somebody
The teacher explained the exercise to the students.

·                     listen to something / somebody
I listen to music.

·                     pay somebody for something
I pay the waiter for the coffee.

·                     wait for somebody / something
Wait for me!

·                     worry about somebody / something 

           Don’t worry about a thing!