VERBS WITH PREPOSITIONS 

In group one, both the Spanish verb and the English verb are followed by a preposition. However, the two prepositons are different. In group two only the English verb has a preposition. In group three only the Spanish verb has a preposition.

 

1. Different Prepositions

to dream of soņar con
to think of pensar en
to fill with llenar de
to consist of consistir en
to laugh at reírse de
to smell of oler a
to live on vivir de
to depend on depender de
to taste of saber a
to part with separarse de
to rely on contar con
to buy from comprar a
to congratulate on felicitar por
to demand of exigir a
to fall off of caerse de
to marvel at maravillarse de
to play a trick on gastar una broma a
to translate into traducir al

 

2. Prepositions only in English

to ask for pedir (algo)
to look at mirar*
to look for buscar*
to look like parecer
to listen to escuchar*
to pay for pagar (algo)
to preside over presidir
to wait for esperar*
to hope for esperar
to operate on operar*
to point at seņalar*
to search for buscar*

 

3. Prepositions only in Spanish

to abuse abusar de
to approach acercarse a
to attend asistir a
to lack carecer de
to mock burlarse de
to marry casarse con
to stop dejar de
to cease cesar de
to finish terminar de
to begin empezar a
to distrust desconfiar de
to enjoy disfrutar de
to doubt dudar de
to enter entrar en
to play jugar a
to ride montar a
to remember acordarse de
to trust confiar en, fiarse de*
to resemble parecerse a

*These Spanish verbs are followed by a preposition

only when the object is a person or an animal.

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