Welcome to your VERB + OF / FOR / FROM / ON lesson! In this topic we talk about:
• Verb + “Of”
• Verb + “For”
• Verb + “From”
• Verb + “On”
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Verb + “Of”
- accuse / suspect someone “of” something:
“They accused me of being lazy.”
“I suspected her of cheating on me.”
- approve / disapprove “of” something:
“I disapprove of your choice, but I can’t stop you.”
- die “from” / “of” an illness:
“He died of a heart attack.”
- consist “of” something:
“My weekend consisted of gardening and cleaning.”
Verb + “For”
- pay (somebody) “for” something:
“They didn’t have enough money to pay for the petrol.”
“We paid him for the service.”
- We also say “pay a bill / a fine / tax / the rent” (no preposition):
“She pays her taxes on time every year.”
- thank / forgive somebody (“for” something):
“I’ll never forgive her for what she did.”
“It’s ok, I forgive you.”
- apologise (to somebody) “for” something:
“I had to apologise to them for what I said.”
- blame (somebody / something) “for” something:
“They blamed me for the accident.”
- We also say “somebody is to blame (for something)”:
“They thought I was to blame for the accident.”
- We also say “blame something on somebody”:
“They blamed the accident on me.”
Verb + “From”
- suffer “from” an illness:
“She suffers from alzheimer’s.”
- protect somebody / something “from” / “against” something:
“Aloe vera protects you from mosquito bites.”
Verb + “On”
- depend / rely “on” somebody:
“I knew I could rely on you.”
“I don’t know when I’ll get back from the shop, it depends on how busy it is.”
- We also say “depend (on) when / where / how etc.”:
“I’m not sure if I’m going out later, it depends on how I’m feeling.”
- live “on” money / food:
“He only has €300 per month to live on.”
- congratulate / compliment somebody “on” something:
“She congratulated me on finishing the course.”
