Verbs + preposition

The exam of unit 7 will only include the combinations of verbs + preposition that are included in your No Problem 4! coursebook. They are:

  • to make up with = fer les paus amb
  • to go out with = sortir amb
  • to break up with = trencar amb
  • to fall in love with = enamorar-se de
  • to have an argument with = discutir-se amb
  • to get married to = casar-se amb
  • to talk to = parlar amb (American English = talk with)
  • to get divorced from = divorciar-se de
  • to talk about = parlar de
  • complain about = queixar-se de

Apart from these verbs + preposition, you should also be familiar with the verbs that appear in unit 113 of your Essential Grammar in Use. However, you will not be tested on them. They are:

  • ask (sb) for = demanar (a algú) alguna cosa
  • belong to = pertànyer a
  • happen to = succeïr a
  • laugh at = riure’s de
  • listen to = escoltar
  • pay for = pagar (alguna cosa)
  • speak to (sb) about (sth) = parlar amb (algú) de (quelcom).
  • talk to (sb) about (sth) = parlar amb (algú) de (quelcom).
  • thank (sb) for = agrair (a algú) alguna cosa
  • think about/of = pensar en
  • wait for = esperar (no esperar-se!).
  • write to (sb) = escriure a (algú)
  • phone/call = trucar, telefonar a
  • look at = mirar
  • look for = buscar
  • look after = tenir cura de
  • depend on = dependre de

Oxford Practice Grammar (Basic), also known as ‘the blue book’, adds the following combinations:

  • belong to = pertànyer a
  • apply for =  fer una solicitut
  • agree with = estar d’ acord amb
  • arrive at = arribar a un lloc petit o un edifici
  • arrive in = arribar a una ciutat o país

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