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Prepositional phrases (verb, adjective, noun, phrase) + Gerund

(newly arranged in accordance to Leo Jones: "Notions in English", London CUP ⁶1984 pp. 192 - 195)

Fill in a gerund that fits. Sometimes a new subject is needed.

Prepositional verb	Gerund	German translation of prepositional verb
He apologised for		Er entschuldigte sich wegen/dafür dass...
I can't approve of
He was accused of
Do you agree with
He argued all night about
I believe in
She boasted to us about
You can blame me for
Try to concentrate on
The police charged him with
The garage charged him L30 for
They are always complaining about
You'll have to choose between..and...
I disagree with
I disapprove of
We eventually decided against
Excuse me for
I don't feel like
How do you feel about
Forgive me for
We forgot about
He is always grumbling about
Have you heard about
Please don't interfere with
She insisted on
It's rude to laugh at a person
My mother looks like
Are you making for
I object to
How much did you pay for
They protested about
I couldn't ever part with
They prevented him from
He was punished for
It's time to prepare for
You can't rely on
She is in bed suffering from
He succeeded in
They saved him from
He was talked out of
He was talked into
Stop talking about
I've been thinking of
I've already warned you about
Don't worry about

Prepositional adjective	Gerund	German translation of prepositional adjective
I'm not accustomed to
He was ashamed of
He seemed annoyed about
He was astonished at
Are you aware of
I'm rather anxious about
He is capable of
She is crazy about
This is characteristic of
I'm dissatisfied with
He was a bit doubtful about
He was very enthusiastic about
I'm feeling excited about
I'm quite fond of
I'm fed up with
They are famous for
I'm frightened of
He was found guilty of
I'm very interested in
She is very involved with
I'm very pleased with
I was presented with
I'm a bit puzzled about
I'm very proud of
I'm pessimistic about
He is very popular with
I'm well qualified for
He is much respected for
Who is responsible for
Nobody is safe from
I feel sorry for
Are you serious about
She was sympathetic with
I'm sick of
I'm tired of
What's wrong with
I can't get used to

Prepositional noun	Gerund	German translation of prepositional noun
What's the advantage of
What's your attitude to
Congratulations on
Give me your comments on
There has been a delay in
I have a little difficulty with
I have a lot of experience in
I'm an expert on
There is no hope of
I'd like some information about
I have no intention of
Have you heard the joke about
I know a lot about
What's the matter with
Take no notice of
Have you heard any news of
What's your opinion about
He needs protection from
What is the result of
I've read a report on
What's your reaction to
There is no room here for
I've made a study of
There should be a tax on
What's the trouble with
There are thousands of victims of
She has a great zest for

Phrase	Gerund	German translation of phrase
It's no use
There is no point in
It's (no) worth
It's no good

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