Important English Preposition List

We are perhaps good at “Tenses” but sometimes we still have difficulty with “Preposition”; how to use it correctly and properly. Yeah, for me Preposition is really confusing because there is no standardized pattern and it seems like take for granted things.

According to Ms. Wina, my facilitator in my Pre-Departure Training, there are many common mistakes found in using the preposition, it even happens in the western movies. It was proven when she gave some grammar exercises to us in order to measure and to know which part of grammar that we still have weaknesses. Based on this exercises result, I and many of my friends still have trouble with the Preposition section.

Below is the list of some preposition that I got from my facilitator. Hopefully, this list will be useful especially for me and generally for all of you.

Adjective + Preposition

afraid of
annoyed with
different from
disappointed with
good at
happy with
impressed with
interested in
keen on
kind of
polite to
responsible for
satisfied with
shocked by
surprised at
tired of
typical of
used to
worried about
wrong with


Noun + Preposition

ability at
alternative to
application for
congratulation on
connection with
difficulty with
effect on
experience of
idea of
increase in
influence on
interest in
invitation to
matter with
need for
point in
proof of
skill at
trouble with


Verb + Preposition

apologise for
approve of
believe in
belong to
borrow … from
concentrate on
consist of
depend on
insist on
laugh at
look after
pay for
prevent …from
recover from
remind … of
search for
smile at
succeed in
suffer from
wait for