Verbs + prepositions
Depend on
Co-operate with
Succeed in
Result in
Approve of
Apologize for
Concentrate on
Participate in
Rely on
Insist on
Believe in
Verb collocation
Catch a cold / a bus
Spend money / time
Miss the bus / your friends
Go shopping / away on holiday
Pass an exam
Play volleyball / the piano
Cross the road
Move to a new house
Change your mind / your clothes
Run a company / computer program
Phrasal verbs
Keep up with – understand something that’s changing fast
Put off - disagree
Pick up - collect
Break down – stop working
Come across – find by chance
Fall through – plans that fail
Get out of – avoid something you don’t want to
Look into - investigate, find out more
Pull over – stop on the side of the road
Runaway – escape
Stand by – support someone who is in difficulty
Groups of useful word
Support
Surely
Accident
Achieved
Assist
Absolutely
Confusion
Resulted
Co-operate
