Ex:
- They are talking about building a new swimming-pool. (Họ đang bàn bạc việc xây một hồ bơi mới.)
- I'm looking forward to seeing you again. (Tôi mong được gặp lại bạn.)
- Laura insisted on paying for the meal. (Laura khăng khăng đòi trả tiền bữa ăn.)
Một số động từ + giới từ (verb + preposition) thường dùng:
| agree with | consist of | lead to | return to | object to |
| approve of | depend on | count on | result in | insist on |
| threaten with | dream of | end in | safe from | rely on |
| think about | complain of | give up | succeed in | mean by... |
| forget about | go back to | carry on | take to | |
| hesitate about | worry about | persist in | talk of | |
| concentrate on | get to | plan on | believe in | |
| confess to | keep on | put off | look forward to | |
| care for | apologise for | long for |