Revisão de Inglês: Preposições em Inglês

Inglês: Preposições em Inglês

Resumão – Revisão da Matéria de Inglês – Revisando seus conhecimentos
Inglês: Preposições em Inglês

Revisão de Inglês: Preposições em Inglês

Preposições em Inglês

ASK = PERGUNTAR: I asked you many questions

ASK FOR = PEDIR: I asked for directions

THROW TO = ARREMESSAR PARA
I threw the ball to the boy

THROW AT = ARREMESSAR EM
I threw the ball at the boy

LOOK = PARECER (ESTADO)
She looks tired

LOOK LIKE = PARECER (APARÊNCIA FÍSICA)
She looks like her mother

LOOK FOR = PROCURAR
I’m looking for my book

LOOK AT = OLHAR
Look at that girl!

TALK TO/WITH = CONVERSAR COM
I like to talk to/with my friends

TALK ABOUT = CONVERSAR SOBRE
He doesn’t like to talk about his life

SHOUT TO = GRITAR (PARA SER OUVIDO)
I shouted to my brother from upstairs

SHOUT AT = GRITAR (COM ALGUÉM)
My mother shouted at me

 

VERBS FOLLOWED BY ON

INSIST
He is insisting on buying that car
Wrong: Insist in

CONCENTRATE
I can’t concentrate on my book
Wrong: Concentrate in

SPEND
I don’t like to spend money on useless things
Wrong: Spend with

CONGRATULATE
He congratulated me on my results
Wrong: Congratulate for

DEPEND
It depends on the boss’s decision
Wrong: Depend of

COUNT
I know I can count on you
Wrong: Count with

RELY
I know I can’t rely on you
Wrong: Rely with

 

PREPOSITIONS EASILY CONFUSED

GET MARRIED TO
Mona lisa wants to get married to Hélber
Wrong: Get married with

LEND TO
I don’t like to lend my cds to you
Wrong: Lend for

COMPLAIN TO
I’ll complain to the director about you
Wrong: Complain for

CONSIST OF
This test consists of three different phases
Wrong: Consist in

DREAM OF/ABOUT
I dream of/about changing my job
Wrong: Dream with

LEAVE FOR
I left for my job at 6 o’clock
Wrong: Leave to

WORRY ABOUT
Don’t worry about this test. It’ll be easy
Wrong: Worry with

EXPLAIN TO
The teacher can explain the lesson to you
Wrong: Explain for

SEND TO
I sent a message to you
Wrong: Send for

LAUGH AT
I always laugh at her jokes
Wrong: Laugh of

SUFFER FROM
I suffer from insomnia
Wrong: Suffer of

HAPPEN TO
What happened to you?
Wrong: Happen with

Revisão de Inglês: Preposições em Inglês – Material enviado pelo Prof. Sérgio Sofiati