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Verbs without prepositions

Verbs without prepositions

June 7, 2013 By Nestor 2 Comments

Words like in, on, at, with, to, for are called prepositions. We use prepositions after many verbs, for example:

I went to London yesterday.

However, many learners use prepositions when no preposition is required.

Here are some examples of these mistakes:

TYPICAL MISTAKE: *I’ll call to you tomorrow.*

TYPICAL MISTAKE: *I meet with my boss every day.*

TYPICAL MISTAKE: *I contacted with him yesterday.*

 

In English, these verbs are normally used without prepositions:

I’ll call you tomorrow.

I meet my boss every day.

I contacted him yesterday.

Here are more verbs that we use without prepositions:

discuss

We discussed the problem. (NOT: discussed about the problem)

divorce

Angela divorced her husband. (NOT: divorced with her husband)

answer

I answered his message. (NOT: answered to his message)

phone

I’ll phone you tomorrow. (NOT: phone to you)

Filed Under: English grammar, Typical mistakes in English

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  1. ivan chistyakov says

    October 6, 2014 at 12:04 pm

    Where can I find all the verbs which are used without prepositions?
    Thank you very much. Ivan .Russia

    Reply
    • Sai says

      August 28, 2018 at 4:20 pm

      List of verbs which are used without prepositions

      Reply

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