Verb or adjective + preposition

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A. Verb + preposition
Some verbs often followed by a particular preposition .Pay special attention to any that are different in your language. I often listen tothe radio Paul doesn’t like it and I agree withhimI may go but it depends onthe weatherHe suffers from ( = has the illness of ) a type of diabetes (attention)

He got married to a girl he met in France . I don’t know her name ( attention)

I think we should apologise for (= say sorry for) being late

She has applied for (= made a written request for) a new job

They were waiting for me at the airport

Don’t worry about your exam ; it’ll be OK

His teachers were satisfied (= pleased) with his progress

She complained (= said she wasn’t satisfied) to the manager about the food ( attention)

He spends a lot of money on clothes (attention)

That dictionary belongs to Rolf (= it is rolf’s dictionary)

They are going to translate the book into Spanish

I’m thinking of going to France (= it is a future possibility) { used mostly in the continuous form}
B. Prepositions that change the meaning

He shouted to me (= to communicate from a distance )

He threw the ball to me (= for me to catch it )

He shouted at me (= he was angry)

Someone in the crowd threw a bottle at the police (= in order to hit them: he was angry)

C. Adjective + Preposition

I was never very good at mathermatics ( opposite bad at)

She is afraid of (= frightened of ) flying

I’m not very keen on fish (= I don’t like fish very much) (attention)

She is similar to (= in some ways the same as) her older sister, but very different from her brother ( attention)

He’s very interested in photography

I was surprised at ( or by) the way he reacted – He’s usually very calm (attention)

I think she’s aware of (=knows about) the problems in her class (attention)

I’m tired of people telling me what to do (=I’ve had enough and I want it to stop) (attention)

As it’s the school holidays, the pool was full of children (= lots of children in the pool)

There is something wrong with this TV (= the Tv is not working / functioning correctly)

(EL vocabulary in use – Cambrige)