Palabras con su preposición
Muchos adjetivos, verbos y sustantivos piden una preposición fija, y a menudo no es la que usarías en español: depend on, married to. En la parte 2 el hueco suele ser esa preposición; en las partes 1 y 4 la preposición que sigue al hueco te dice qué palabra va. Si detrás va un verbo, se pone en -ing.
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| Palabra + preposición | Significado y ejemplo |
|---|---|
| accuse someone of | acusar a alguien de He was accused of stealing the money. Verbo; va con -ing. |
| addicted to | adicto a Many teenagers are addicted to their phones. Adjetivo. |
| afraid of | con miedo a My cousin is afraid of spiders. Adjetivo. |
| agree with | estar de acuerdo con I completely agree with you. Verbo; ✗ I am agree. |
| angry with | enfadado con (una persona) She was angry with me for forgetting her birthday. Adjetivo. Con un hecho: angry about. |
| apologise for | pedir perdón por She apologised for being late. Verbo. A una persona: apologise to. |
| apply for | solicitar I've applied for a job in a hotel. Verbo. |
| approve of | ver con buenos ojos, aprobar (tener buena opinión de) My parents don't approve of my new hairstyle. Verbo. |
| arrive at | llegar a (un edificio, un lugar concreto) We arrived at the hotel just before midnight. Verbo. Ciudad o país: arrive in. Nunca ✗ arrive to. |
| aware of | consciente de Are you aware of the risks? Adjetivo. |
| bad at | malo en I'm really bad at remembering names. Adjetivo. |
| believe in | creer en Do you believe in ghosts? Verbo. |
| belong to | pertenecer a Does this bag belong to you? Verbo. |
| blame someone for | culpar a alguien de Don't blame me for the mistake. Verbo. |
| bored with | aburrido de I got bored with the game after an hour. Adjetivo; también bored of, más informal. |
| capable of | capaz de She is capable of running a marathon. Adjetivo; va con -ing, ✗ capable to run. |
| complain about | quejarse de She complained about the food. Verbo. A una persona: complain to. |
| concentrate on | concentrarse en I can't concentrate on my work with that noise. Verbo. |
| congratulate someone on | felicitar a alguien por We congratulated her on her new job. Verbo. |
| consist of | constar de, estar formado por The course consists of six modules. Verbo. consist in existe, pero es formal y significa «residir en»; para las partes de algo, siempre consist of. |
| contribute to | contribuir a Traffic contributes to air pollution. Verbo. |
| cope with | arreglárselas con, sobrellevar How do you cope with stress? Verbo. |
| deal with | ocuparse de; tratar (un tema) The manager will deal with your complaint. Verbo. |
| demand for | demanda de There is a growing demand for electric cars. Sustantivo. |
| depend on | depender de It depends on the weather. Verbo; ✗ depend of. |
| different from | diferente de Life in the city is very different from life here. Adjetivo; en inglés británico también different to. ✗ different of. |
| effect on | efecto en Lack of sleep has a negative effect on your memory. Sustantivo; igual impact on. |
| excited about | ilusionado con The kids are really excited about the trip. Adjetivo. |
| familiar with | familiarizado con Are you familiar with this software? Adjetivo. |
| famous for | famoso por The town is famous for its cheese. Adjetivo. |
| fond of | aficionado a, con cariño a I've always been fond of old films. Adjetivo. |
| full of | lleno de The streets were full of tourists. Adjetivo. |
| good at | bueno en, que se le da bien He's good at maths. Adjetivo; ✗ good in. |
| increase in | aumento de There has been an increase in the number of cyclists. Sustantivo; igual rise in y fall in. |
| insist on | insistir en He insisted on paying for dinner. Verbo; va con -ing, ✗ insist in. |
| interested in | interesado en She is very interested in photography. Adjetivo; ✗ interested on. |
| invitation to | invitación a Thanks for the invitation to your party. Sustantivo. |
| involved in | implicado en, que participa en Many volunteers were involved in organising the festival. Adjetivo. |
| keen on | con ganas de, aficionado a I'm not very keen on horror films. Adjetivo. |
| lack of | falta de The project failed because of a lack of money. Sustantivo. Como verbo no lleva preposición: They lack experience. |
| laugh at | reírse de Everyone laughed at his joke. Verbo. |
| married to | casado con She's married to a doctor. Adjetivo; ✗ married with. |
| object to | oponerse a I object to being treated like a child. Verbo; to es preposición: va con -ing. |
| pay for | pagar (lo que compras) I'll pay for the tickets. Verbo. Pero pay the bill, sin preposición. |
| popular with | popular entre The beach is very popular with families. Adjetivo. |
| prevent someone from | impedir a alguien que The rain prevented us from going out. Verbo; va con -ing. |
| problem with | problema con I've got a problem with my laptop. Sustantivo. |
| proud of | orgulloso de We're very proud of our daughter. Adjetivo. |
| provide someone with | proporcionar algo a alguien The school provides students with laptops. Verbo. Otra forma: provide something for someone. |
| react to | reaccionar a How did she react to the news? Verbo. |
| reason for | razón de, motivo de What's the reason for the delay? Sustantivo. |
| related to | relacionado con Is this problem related to the one we had last week? Adjetivo. |
| rely on | contar con, depender de You can rely on her to finish the job. Verbo. |
| responsible for | responsable de Who is responsible for this mess? Adjetivo. |
| result in | tener como resultado The storm resulted in several power cuts. Verbo. Ser el resultado de algo: result from. |
| satisfied with | satisfecho con Are you satisfied with the service? Adjetivo. |
| similar to | parecido a Your phone is similar to mine. Adjetivo; ✗ similar than. |
| solution to | solución a There's no easy solution to this problem. Sustantivo; to es lo más habitual. |
| specialise in | especializarse en The shop specialises in Italian food. Verbo. |
| spend money on | gastar dinero en He spends most of his money on clothes. Verbo; igual con time. ✗ spend money in clothes; con un lugar sí va in: spend a week in Rome. |
| stare at | mirar fijamente Why are you staring at me? Verbo. |
| succeed in | conseguir She succeeded in passing all her exams. Verbo; va con -ing, ✗ succeed to pass. |
| suffer from | sufrir, padecer He suffers from terrible headaches. Verbo. |
| suitable for | adecuado para This film isn't suitable for young children. Adjetivo. |
| surprised at | sorprendido por I was surprised at how cheap the tickets were. Adjetivo; también surprised by. |
| tired of | harto de I'm tired of waiting for this bus. Adjetivo. Cansado por un esfuerzo: tired from. |
| wait for | esperar a We waited for the bus for half an hour. Verbo; ✗ wait the bus. |
| worried about | preocupado por I'm worried about my exam results. Adjetivo. |
Dónde cae en el examen
- Parte 1 · Multiple-choice cloze , con ejercicios de muestra
- Parte 2 · Open cloze , con ejercicios de muestra
- Parte 4 · Key word transformation , con ejercicios de muestra