PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS WITH ADJECTIVES AND VERBS

A be absent from be dressed in O object to

be accused o be opposed to
be accustomed to E Be engaged in, to
be acquainted with be envious of P participate in
be addicted to be equipped with be patient with
be afraid of escape from be pleased with
agree with excel in, at be polite to
be angry at, with be excited about pray for
be annoyed with, by be exhausted from be prepared for
apologize for excuse for prevent for
apply to, for be exposed to prohibit from
approve of be protected from
argue with, about F be faithful to be proud of
arrive in, at be familiar with provide with
be associated with feel like
be aware of fight for Q be qualified for
be filled with
B believe in be finished with R recover from
blame for be fond of be related to
be blessed with forget about be relevant to
be bored with, by forgive for rely (up)on
be friendly to, with be remembered for
C be capable of be frightened of, by rescue from
care about, for be furnished with respond to
be cluttered with be responsible for
be committed to G be gone from
compare to, with be grateful to, for S be satisfied with
complain about, of be guilty of be scared of, by
be composed of stare at
be concerned about H hide from stop from
be connected to hope for subscribe to
consist of substitute for
be content with I be innocent of succeed in
contribute to insist (up)on
be convinced of be interested in T take advantage of
be coordinated with introduce to take care of
count (up)on be involved in talk about, of
be covered with be terrified of, by
be crowded with J be jealous of thank for
think about, of
D decide (up)on K keep from be tired of, form
be dedicated to known for
depend (up)on U be upset with
be devoted to L be limited to be used to
be disappointed in, with be located in
be discriminated against look forward to V vote for
distinguish from
be divorced from M be made of, from W be worried about
be done with be married to
dream of, about

Adapted by Mauricio Arango from Understanding and Using English Grammar (Betty Azar)