Dependent Prepositions (1) Verbs + Prepositions

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Połączenia typu verb + preposition (np. depend on, apply for, concentrate on) są bardzo częste w języku angielskim i regularnie pojawiają się na egzaminach FCE oraz IELTS. Poznanie tych konstrukcji pomoże Ci mówić i pisać bardziej naturalnie oraz unikać typowych błędów.

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1. Depend on

Znaczenie: zależeć od

Examples

In my opinion, success depends on hard work and good luck.
(A) „Shall we have a picnic tomorrow?” (B) „I don’t know. It depends on the weather.”
You have to help me. I’m depending on you.

2. Apologise for

Znaczenie: przepraszać za

Examples

Jennifer apologised for being late.
My boss never apologises for his behaviour.

3. Believe in

Znaczenie: wierzyć w

Examples

I don’t believe in ghosts.👻
I believe in equal opportunities foe everyone.
The priest strongly believed in God.

4. Belong to

Znaczenie: należeć do

Examples

This car belongs to my mother.
The workers in this office belong to a union.

5. Suffer from

Znaczenie: cierpieć na

Examples

My daughter suffers from asthma.
Many people work too hard and suffer from stress.
My grandfather suffers from chronic back pain.

6. Apply for

Znaczenie: ubiegać się o

Examples

I’ve applied for a new job at a corporation. I hope I get it.

7. Deal with

Znaczenie: radzić sobie z

Examples

This is Jane. She deals with customer complaints.
(A) „How do you deal with stress?” (B) „I like to read.”
How can we deal with the issue of global warming?

8. Recover from

Znaczenie: dojść do siebie po

Examples

The footballer never recovered from his injury and had to retire.
It took months to recover from the illness.

9. Concentrate on

Znaczenie: koncentrować się na

Examples

(A) „Please concentrate on your work.” (B) „I can’t concentrate on my work because of the loud music.”

10. Participate in

Znaczenie: brać udział w

Examples

Thousands of runners will participate in this year’s London marathon.
Julie participated in the discussion.
Will you participate in the competition?

Verbs + Prepositions Test

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Dependent Prepositions (1) Verbs + Prepositions

You can't park your car here. The parking space belongs _____ me.

Do you believe _____ giving money to charities?

James refused to apologise _____ his aggressive behaviour.

As a child, I depended _____ my mother and father to feed and take care of me.

I've been participating _____ Japanese classes for three semesters.

My exams are getting closer, so I've left my job to concentrate _____ revising.

Jim was off work for 3 weeks, recovering ___ a covid infection.

A policeman's job is to deal _____ crime and criminals.

I don't like my job so I've applied _____ a new one.

I've always suffered _____ anxiety and I get very stressed.

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