Gerund after prepositions

I manage it by working much longer than 40-

1. Gerund after prepositions that stand hour weeks.
alone

 in spite of
 after
In spite of studying a lot he didn't pass the
After having a shower, I waited for Steven. exams.

 before  on

The tablet must not be taken before getting up What was her reaction on hearing the news?
in the morning.

 without
 by
He told the joke without laughing.

2. Gerund after Adjective + Preposition  crazy about

The girl is crazy about playing tennis.

 afraid of

They are afraid of losing the match.  disappointed about/at

He is disappointed about seeing such a bad

report.
 angry about/at

Pat is angry about walking in the rain.

 excited about

 bad at/good at We are excited about making our own film.

John is good at working in the garden.

 famous for

 clever at Sandy is famous for singing songs.

He is clever at skateboarding.
 fed up with  proud of

I'm fed up with being treated as a child. She is proud of riding a snowboard.

 fond of  sick of

Hannah is fond of going to parties. We're sick of sitting around like this.

 glad about  sorry about/for

She is glad about getting married again. He's sorry for eating in the lesson.

 happy about/at  tired of

The children are not happy about seeing a I'm tired of waiting for you.
doctor.

 used to
 interested in
She is used to smoking.
Are you interested in writing poems?

 worried about
 keen on
I'm worried about making mistakes
Joe is keen on drawing.

 chance of

There's a chance of catching a cold these

3. Gerund after Noun + Preposition days.

 advantage of
 choice between
What is the advantage of farming over hunting?
There's a choice between flying to London
Heathrow or Stansted.
 danger of  opportunity of

Peggy is in danger of making a mistake. There's some opportunity of bringing her

parents together again.

 difficulty in
 possibility of
He has difficulty in texting.
These wheels offer the possibility
of riding tubeless.
 doubt about

He is in doubt about buying the correct  problem of

software for his computer system.
He has the problem of swimming too slow.

 hope of
 reason for
There's little hope of catching the new
Corvette. There's a real reason for winning the contest.

 idea of  risk of

I like the idea of setting up a new email There's a risk of digging too deep.
account.

 trouble for
 interest in
He was in trouble for stealing.
There's no interest in writing letters.

 way of
 method of
This is a new way of building a wall.
This is a simple method of finding solutions.

4. Gerund after Verb + Preposition  agree with

I agree with playing darts.

 accuse of

They were accused of breaking into a shop.  apologize for

They apologize for being late.

 believe in  feel like

She doesn't believe in getting lost in the They feel like going to bed.
wood.

 get used to
 blame for
You must get used to working long hours.
The reporter is blamed for writing bad stories.

 insist on
 complain about
The girls insisted on going out with Mark.
She complains about bullying.

 look forward to
 concentrate on
I'm looking forward to seeing you soon.
Do you concentrate on reading or writing?

 prevent sb. from sth.

 congratulate sb. on
How can I prevent Kate from working in this
I wanted to congratulate you on making such shop?
a good speech.

 rely on sth.
 cope with
He doesn't rely on winning in the casino.
He is not sure how to cope with getting older.

 succeed in
 decide against
How then can I succeed
They decided against stealing the car. in studying chemistry?

 depend on  specialize in

Success may depend on becoming more The firm specialized in designing websites.
patient.

 stop sb. from

 dream about/of
I stopped Andrew from smoking.
Sue dreams of being a pop star.
 talk about/of  warn sb. against

They often talk about travel(l)ing to New We warned them against using this
Zealand. computer.

 think about/of  worry about

Frank thinks of playing chess. The patient worries about having the check-
up.