Preposition - EC 3 - 8

Worry about it

Buy something for

Borrowed something from

Apologize for

Pay for

Thank him for

Share something with

Asked him for

Lend something to

Think about

Remind him about

Forget about

Talk to him about

Say nothing to ..

Worry about something

Talk to someone about something

Think about something

Remind someone about something

Forget about something

Buy something for someone

Pay for something

Apologize for doing something

Thank someone for something

Ask someone for something

Borrow something from someone

Say something to someone

Lend something to someone

Share something with someone

I never lend money to anyone

I will think about it and let you know.

Pay for the repairs

How would you react if a friend started ..

Talk to your friend about your feelings.

Remind your friend about it several times.

Feel hurt but say nothing either of them.

Preposition

I wouldn’t worry about it. People usually forget about things like that.

I would apologize immediately for forgetting about the date.

I would offer to pay for dinner another time.

I would tell her I was thinking about other things.

I wouldn’t speak to her until she was less upset.

I would blame my boss for keeping me in a meeting at work.

I would wait for her to finish, and then I would remind her about the time she didn’t meet me.

Pattern	Example
Agree with someone about something	I agreed with my boss about the best solution.
Apply for a job	He applied for a job with a software company.
Explain something to someone.	I explained the problem to my boss.
Forgive someone for doing something	I forgave my friend for losing my CD.
Invite someone to a party	My neighbour invited me to a party last week.
Complain to someone about something.	We complained to the neighbours about the noise.
Blame someone for doing something	My parents blamed me for damaging their car.