ADJECTIVES + PREPOSITION

 

ADJECTIVES + PREPOSITION (BÁSICO)

nice / kind / good / stupid / silly / intelligent / clever / sensible / (im)polite / rude / unreasonable OF someone (to do something):

                 Thank you it was very nice / kind of you to visit us.

nice / kind / good / (im)polite / rude / (un)pleasant  / (un)friendly / cruel TO someone:

                Our teachers have always been very nice / kind to us.

angry / furious/  ABOUT something // WITH someone FOR something:

                  Why are you so angry about it?

                  They were furious with me for not inviting them to my party.

pleased  / disappointed  / satisfied  WITH something:

                   I was pleased with the present you gave me.

bored / fed up  WITH something:

                  You get bored / fed up with doing the same thing every day.

Grateful TO somebody

Grateful FOR something

surprised  / shocked / amazed  / astonished  AT / BY something:

                 Everyone was surprised by /at the news.

excited / worried / upset  ABOUT something:

                 Are you excited about going on holiday next week?

afraid / scared  / frightened / terrified OF someone / something

                 Are you afraid of dogs?

proud / ashamed  OF someone / something:

                  I'm not ashamed of what I did.

good / bad / excellent / brilliant / hopeless  AT (doing) something:

                 I'm not very good at repairing things.

married TO someone

                 Linda is married to an American.

sorry ABOUT something:

                 I'm sorry about the noise last night

sorry FOR doing something

                 I'm sorry for shouting at you yesterday.

            ABOUT suggest concerning, regret or disappointment.    I am sorry about giving you bad news.

be / feel sorry FOR someone

                 I feel sorry for George.

famous FOR something:

                Florence is famous for its art treasures.

responsible  FOR something:

Who was responsible for this noise last night?

interested IN something:

Are you interested in art?

fond  OF something / someone:

Mary is fond of animals.

full OF something:

      The letter was full of mistakes.

keen ON  something:

       We stayed at home because Mary wasn't very keen on going out in the rain.

similar TO  something:

        Your writing is similar to mine.

crowded WITH  (people,...)

        The city was crowded with tourists.

Annoyed AT + ing

        They were annoyed at having to wait

Annoyed ABOUT something

         My sister is annoyed about the situation

Annoyed WITH someone

        I am annoyed with everyone around me

Confused by / about something