Prepositions+ing | Verbs+ing | Verb+ prepositions+ing |
about after at in on of before for with without |
enjoy like mind hate need suggest remember |
aim at
care about believe in complain about concentrate on depend on ban from talk about succeed in worry about |
After leaving school most students enter Universities. |
I like jogging. She enjoys singing a song. |
She’s aiming at becoming a diplomat. The student apologised for being late. Sister always complains about having little time. |
Be + Adjective + Preposition + ing | ||
to be accustomed to to be similar to to be afraid of to be ashamed of to be capable of to be fond of |
to be jealous of to be tired of to be angry at to be clever at to be good/bad at to be guilty of |
to be angry about to be pleased at to be concerned about to be sorry about smth to be sorry for doing smth to be terrified of to be proud of to be famous for |
My granny is clever at guessing people’s ages. I’m tired of doing the same things. My brother is bad at learning Maths. |
Verb + Object + Preposition + ing | |
accuse smb of apologize to smb for arrest smb for blame smb for charge smb with |
devote oneself to forgive smb for doing sth involve smb in thank smb for warn smb about/against |
My friend thanked me for lending him some money. He was accused of being late. The students were congratulated on passing the exams. |