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Trabajar en (proyecto, tarea) Work on Commented [AC1]: This is one of the BIGGEST mistakes
for prepositions in business english
2. Trabajar en (sitio, industria, sector) Work in
3. Preocuparse por algo Worry about Commented [AC2]: To be concerned about is slightly
more formal and professional
4. Poner foco en algo (speciality, topic) Focus on
5. Poner foco en un (sitio, lugar, industria) Focus in Commented [AC3]: These are both commonly used as
adjectives i.e
6. Gastar dinero en algo Spend on
To be focused on
7. Gastar dinero en un sitio Spend in To be focused in
8. Invertir en algo/alguien Invest in Commented [AC4]: We invest money in a company,
9. Pensar en algo Think about/think of ourselves, a project or an idea. We can also invest time in
things.
10. Interesado en algo Interested in However, in the case of "the stock market" we are more
11. Estar de acuerdo con To agree with likey to say to invest on the stock market as it is more
general.
12. Consistir en To consist of
Commented [AC5]: Think about considerar. A deeper
13. Relacionado con Related to
thought
14. Quejarse sobre Complain about Think of pensar. A more superficial thought
15. Hablar de algo Talk about
16. Aprovecharse de algo To take advantage of
17. Responsable de algo Responsible for
18. Depende de algo Depend on
19. Buscar algo en internet Look something up on the internet Commented [AC6]: Remember we also always say “on
20. Una aplicación en el móvil An application on your phone THE internet”

21. Un archivo en un ordenador File on the computer Commented [AC7]: Any device ON
Smartphone
22. Un documento dentro de un archivo A document in file Tablet
23. Ver algo en televisión Netflix To watch something on TV Smartwatch
Laptop
24. Afectado por algo Affected by something Computer
25. Aprender de algo To learn from something TV

26. Estar de acuerdo con algo
27. Basado en algo (una historia)
28. Basado en un sitio
29. Artículos en la agenda
30. Impactar en algo
31. Parecido a algo
32. Igual que algo
33. Ser consciente de algo
34. Ver algo en las noticias
35. Pedir algo a alguien
To agree on something Commented [AC8]: In enclosed space
It is a digital space but it is still enclosed.
To be based on
To be based in
Items on the agenda
To have an impact on Commented [AC9]: This is the most common way say it
but you could also say: To impact something. In English we
Similar to
use it without a preposition.
The same as
To be aware of something
To see someone on the news
To ask someone for something Commented [AC10]: This is a structure that a lot of
people make mistakes with. They say:
To ask for someone something
To ask for John some help

It should be:
To ask John for help
1. This report consists ___ 10 pages. (en)

2. I’m not responsible ____ this. (de)

3. It depends ____ the budget. (de)

4. We need to take advantage ____ this opportunity. (de)

5. What are you talking _____? (de)

6. At the moment, I’m working ___ Rome. (en)

7. The customer complained ____ the service. (sobre)

8. I have a lot of applications ____ my phone. (en)

9. Do you know where the files are ___ the computer? (en)

10. Is the document _____ the file? (en)

11. I don’t really watch anything ___ TV. (en)

12. This is not related ____ that. (con)

13. I’m thinking ____ investing some money. (en)

14. Do you agree ____ the team? (con)

15. This department is focused ____ finance. (en)

16. Our headquarters are based ____ Chicago. (en)

17. All of the logistics are focused ____ the North of Spain. (en)

18. I worry _____ the upcoming year. (por)

19. What are you working ____? (en)

20. Last year we spent a lot of money ____ supplies. (en)

21. I have to learn ____ my mistakes.(de)

22. I’ve invested a lot of money ____ the company. (en)

23. This book was based ____ a true story. (en)

24. There are a lot of items ____ the agenda. (en)

25. I wasn’t aware ____ that. (de)

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1)of 2) for 3) on 4)of 5)about 6)in 7)about 8)on 9)on 10)in 11)on 12)to 13)en 14)with 15)on 16)in
17)in 18)about 19)on 20)on 21)from 22)in 23)on 24)on 25)of Commented [AC11]: Let me know how many you got
right!