Verbs, Adjectives, and Prepositions in English

Posted on Dec 14, 2024 in English

Verbs and Dependent Prepositions

A

• Abide by
• Abstain from
• Accuse (somebody) of
• Add to
• Adhere to
• Agree with
• Aim at/for
• Allow for
• Apologize to someone for something
• Apply for
• Approve of
• Argue with/about
• Arrest (somebody) for
• Ask for
• Attend to

B

• Believe in
• Belong to
• Blame (somebody) for
• Boast about
• Borrow (something) from (somebody)

C

• Call for
• Care for
• Choose between
• Comment on
• Compare with
• Complain about
• Concentrate on
• Conform to
• Congratulate on
• Consent to
• Consist of

D

• Deal with
• Decide on

E

• Excel at/in
• Excuse (somebody) for

F

• Face up to
• Forgive (somebody) for

H

• Hear of/about
• Hope for

I

• Insist on
• Interfere with/in

J

• Joke about

L

• Laugh at
• Lend (something) to (somebody)
• Listen to
• Long for

M

• Mistake (somebody) for

O

• Object to

P

• Pay for
• Praise (somebody) for
• Prepare for
• Present (somebody) with
• Prevent (somebody) from
• Protest about
• Provide (somebody) with
• Punish (somebody) for

R

• Refer to
• Rely on
• Run for

S

• Save (somebody) from
• Sentence (somebody) to
• Smile at
• Succeed in
• Suffer from
• Stand for

T

• Talk to (somebody) about (something)
• Thank (somebody) for
• Think of/about

V

• Volunteer to

W

• Wait for
• Warn (somebody) about
• Worry about

Adjectives and Dependent Prepositions

A

• According to
• Accustomed to
• Afraid of
• Annoyed with/about/at
• Anxious about
• Ashamed of
• Astonished at
• Attached to
• Aware of

D

• Delighted at/about
• Different from
• Dissatisfied with
• Doubtful about

E

• Enthusiastic about
• Envious of
• Excited about

F

• Famous for
• Fed up with
• Fond of
• Frightened of
• Friendly with

G

• Good at
• Guilty of

I

• Incapable of
• Interested in

J

• Jealous of

K

• Keen on
• Kind to

M

• Mad at/about

O

• Opposed to

P

• Pleased with
• Popular with
• Proud of
• Puzzled by/about

S

• Safe from
• Satisfied with
• Sensitive to(wards)
• Serious about
• Sick of
• Similar to
• Sorry for/about
• Suspicious of
• Sympathetic to(wards)

T

• Tired of
• Typical of

U

• Unaware of
• Used to

Phrasal Verbs and Vocabulary

Eat out – Comer fuera

Cut down on – Hacerlo menos

Cut out – Eliminar

Sensible – Sensato

Sensitive – Sensible

Sympathetic – Empático

Took out – Sacar (dinero)

Pay ”me” back – Devolverme

Live off – Vivir dependiendo de

Live on – Vivir de

Warm up – Calentar

Works out – Practicar

Sent off – Expulsar

Knocked out – Eliminar

Fancy – Estar atraído por alguien

Dumped – Coloquial: cortar con una relación

Has a crush on – Locamente enamorado

Broke up/Split up – Cortar

Fallen out with – Estar peleado

Educate/Educated – Profesores

Bring up/Brought – Padres

In a suburb/ On the outskirts

Bite – Morder

Clap – Aplaudir

Kick – Patada

Nod – Asentir

Point – Señalar

Smell – Olor

Stare – Mirar

Throw – Lanzar

Whistle – Silbar

Irregular Verbs

Grammar Notes

Since / For (not ago)

I have/had been – Yo he/había estado

-er than _____ more than/ less than/ Better than ____ As…as ___ as many as/ as much as ___ The -est ____ the most/ the least/ the best/ the worst

Used to – past / Usually – present / did you Use to? – ask

Must — May/could/might — can’t

Conditional Sentences

1st conditional: if + present simple, will/won’t + infinitive

2nd conditional: if + past simple, would/wouldn’t/could + infinitive

3rd conditional: if + past perfect (had + past participle), would/wouldn’t have + past participle (si hubiera, no habría)

Relative Clauses

Who – Quien

Which – Que

Whose – Cuyo

Whom – Quien

That – Que

Reported Speech

I like – she liked

I’m (leaving) tomorrow – he was (leaving) the next day

I’ll (…..) you – he would (…..) me

I passed – she had passed

I’ve (…..) my – he had (…..) his

I can’t – She couldn’t

I may – he might

I must – she had to

Yesterday – the previous day/ the day before

Today – that day

Tomorrow – the following day/ the next day