Verbs + About

Each verb + about combination includes an example sentence.

be about something - That book is about his experiences in Africa.
argue about (doing) something - The boys argued about which bus to take.
be concerned about (doing) something - I'm concerned about your grades.
be worried about (doing) something - She is worried about her exams.
boast about (doing) something - Thomas boasted about his golfing ability.
decide about (doing) something - Anna decided about her goals.
dream about (doing) something - Mark dreams about becoming a ballet dancer.
protest about (doing) something - The students protested about the invasion.

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Preposition + Verb
Always use the gerund when the verb is the object of a preposition
What shall we do? - How about visiting Tom!
I looked into purchasing a new computer.

Interested In
The correct usage of showing interest is a passive infinitive "to be interested in".
They are interested in geography.
Was he interested in coming to the presentation?

Good and Bad
The comparative form for "good" is "better". The superlative form is "the best". The comparative form for "bad" is "worse". THe superlative form is "the worst".
She is the worst tennis player on the team.
He's better at math than Jack, but worse at geography.

The Basics of "At"
Use "at" with times of the day and places in a city.
I'll meet you at three o'clock.
Let's meet at the bank.

Ask
The verb "ask" plus an object is constructed "S + ask + person being asked + infinitive with to".
She asked him to repeat the question.
My friend asked me to come early to the meeting.


On
Use "on" with days of the week. However, in British English use "at the weekend".
I'll see you on Tuesday.
Let's meet on Sunday.



Since
Use the present perfect (continuous) with the time expression "since" when using a specific date or time.
He's lived in that house since 1998.
They've been playing golf since ten this morning.

Causative Verbs

     Certain verbs can be used to express a causal relationship between the subject and object in a sentence. Some of them require a “to” while others do not.

With “to”

S + V + O + to V (O)

I allowed Jim to clean up the mess.
I asked Jim to clean up the mess.
I told Jim to clean up the mess.
I persuaded Jim to clean up the mess.*

*Other verbs which use this pattern are require, command, force, remind,and urge.

Without “to”

S + V + O + V (O)
I let Jim clean up the mess.
I had Jim clean up the mess.
I made Jim clean up the mess.

The verb help can be used with or without “to”: Help Jim (to) clean up the mess.

S + V that S + V (the second verb is in the base form)
I insisted that Laura do her homework.
I suggested that Laura do her homework.
I recommended that Laura do her homework.
*Other verbs which can be used with this pattern are ask, require, and demand.

The most common error with causatives is using “to” unnecessarily. For example,

We made Kevin to finish his supper.    (Incorrect)
We made Kevin finish his supper.         (Correct)

They suggested Irene to take music lessons.        (Incorrect)
They suggested that Irene take music lessons.       (Correct)

STATIVE VERBS

Stative Verbs are not used in the continuous forms (-ing)

Mental States

know believe imagine want realize feel doubt need understand suppose remember prefer recognize think forget mean

Emotional State

love hate fear mind like dislike envy care appreciate

Confusing Verb Pairs

Are you confused of when to use the verb come and when to use go? How about see and watch?? Here is a site that gives us an explanation of the differences in usage of these verbs more.

Go and Come

Go and Get

Bring, Take and Fetch

See and Watch

Listen and Hear
Lend and Borrow

http://esl.about.com/od/vocabularyintermediate/ss/confusing_verb_pairs.htm