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Gerund as object of a preposition
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Any time a verb follows a preposition, the verb must be in gerund form. The chart below lists some common idiomatic expressions with prepositions that are always followed by gerunds.
| Preposition | Example |
| ABOUT be excited about be surprised about complain about worry about talk about think about | I'm thinking about moving to London. We're talking about going on strike. She complained about getting sick. I'm worried about paying my bills. Lenny's surprised about getting fired. |
| At be clever at be disappointed at be good at be surprised at | She is so good at making cakes! We are disappointed at your making so many mistakes. |
| FOR apologize for be grateful for be responsible for blame smb for forgive for make an excuse for make up for thank someone for | I thanked the nurse for helping me. I made an excuse for being sarcastic. My date made up for being late by buying me roses. He apologized for coming late. |
| From prevent smb from stop from | The rain prevented us from completing the work. Nothing can stop me from going there. |
| IN/ON be engaged in be interested in depend on insist on persist in succeed in take part in result in count on (upon) plan on count on | I'm interested in improving my French. We took part in helping the poor. You should plan on leaving at 6: 00. You can count on my being early. Has Tom succeeded in finding a job yet? |
| OF accuse of approve of be afraid of be capable of be proud of be tired of dream of fond of suspect of think of | Are you afraid of getting bored? She's tired of explaining the directions. Jan's proud of having so many friends. We don't approve of cheating. I’ve always dreamed of being reach. I was accused of telling lies. |
| TO be accustomed to be used to look forward to object to to feel up to | I look forward to telling you about my trip. I'm not accustomed to sleeping late. I don't feel up to playing basketball oday. |
| WITH be fed up with be preoccupied with be satisfied with put up with | I'll be satisfied with getting a raise. They're fed up with being broke. I won't put up with your misbehaving. She's preoccupied with dieting. |
| Against be against decide against warn against | We decided against moving to London. We were warned against buying it. |
| Up give up | Don’t you think you should give up smoking? |
REMEMBER!
smb is used to doing----- is in the habit of doing smth
smb used to do smth ----- did smth in the past
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