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I believe in you. Hey everyone, I'm Alex. Thanks for clicking and welcome to this lesson on 20
common prepositional verbs. So, there are some verbs in English which require a preposition
if you want to follow them with an object. Some English learners do not use the prepositions
correctly or they don't know that you need a preposition to begin with. In this lesson,
I will make sure that you know which verbs go with which prepositions and I will give you a
lot of example sentences so that you can see these prepositional verbs in context. If you enjoy this
video, make sure to click the like button, share this with your friends, with your social media
groups, and subscribe to my channel. Oh, and when you're done with all of this, also make sure to
check out the quiz on www.engvid.com. Now, let's take a look at some prepositional verbs.
We start with "belong to". So, you can belong to a group or belong to a family or something like
that. So, "belong to a church", "belong to a mosque", for example. "Does this belong to you?"
So, you are asking if someone is the owner, the possessor of something. So, if you found a phone
and you think it belongs to Tina, you can say, "Hey, Tina." You can say, "Is this yours?" or
"Does this belong to you?" So, repeat after me. "Does this belong to you?"
Good. It's like asking, "Is this yours?" Next, "deal with". So, you can deal with people,
deal with problems. How you deal with things is how you manage them. So, for example,
I am dealing with a lot of stress. So, this means you currently have a lot of stress in your life
and you are doing your best to manage it, to handle it. So, I hope you are not dealing with
a lot of stress these days, but just in case, let's repeat this sentence after me.
"I'm dealing with a lot of stress."
Good. Next, we have this, I'm going to call this the trifecta of dependence. A trifecta means
there are three. You hear the word "try". So, the trifecta of dependence with "depend on", "rely on",
"count on". So, this means you need someone or something in order to accomplish something,
or you need them in order to continue living in some cases. So, in this case,
a very common mistake is "depends of". I've mentioned this in previous videos,
so I'm going to mention it here again. It depends on the situation. So, if I say,
"Oh, would you do this or that?" or "Do you think this or that?" and you can say, "Well,
I don't know. It depends on the situation." So, repeat after me this very common sentence,
"It depends on the situation."
Good. "Rely on". So, for example, maybe you are having a rough time, maybe you have lost your job
recently, and you are relying on government assistance. So, here we have the sentence,
"We rely on government assistance." This is similar to, "We depend on it. We need it in
order to continue paying for our house, to receive money." So, you need the government
assistance in this case. So, repeat after me, "We rely on government assistance."
Good. "Count on". This one is very common. This sentence in particular,
just repeat it after me right away, "I'm counting on you."
Good. So, if you count on someone, you trust them to do something for you that they say they will do
or they have promised that they will do for you. So, if, for example,
"I can't think of a situation in the moment." It's so hard in the moment to think of one sometimes.
So, you can count on someone to do something for you. You trust them to do what they say they will
do. "I'm counting on you that you understand what I'm saying right now." So, one more time,
repeat after me, "I'm counting on you." Okay, good. And you know what? Give me a comment down
below. What is a situation where someone might say this to someone? "I'm counting on you."
Next, we have "listen to". So, a common mistake here is people say, "Just listen." For example,
"I listen music." "I listen podcasts." "I listen my parents." If you want to mention the person
or the thing that is the object of your listening, you need to say you listen to that person or to
that thing. So, for example, "I've been listening to a lot of podcasts." So, again, you can listen
to music. So, repeat after me, "I've been listening to a lot of podcasts."
Wonderful. You got the intonation and everything. Okay. Next, we have "fight for". So, if you fight
for something, here, "People have to fight for their rights." I just think of the old Beastie
Boys song, "Fight for your right to party." And if you are someone who was born in the 1970s,
the 1980s, maybe the 1990s, you might know what I'm talking about. So, you fight for something.
Fight for your beliefs, for your values, for your rights. You can also fight against something. So,
you're trying to push back against something. So, "We must fight against tyranny." I have a
lot of government examples here, and tyranny, and oppressive governments. Not a great topic,
but it's a reality in parts of the world. So, "We must fight against tyranny." Actually,
repeat after me. First, we'll go with this one, "People have to fight for their rights."
"We must fight against tyranny."
Now, I know this feels like an anti-government video now, and I don't want it to feel that way,
but these are the examples that came to my mind. I don't know why. Next, "plan on". So,
you can plan to do something, or you can plan on doing something. So, for example,
"I didn't plan on spending this much money." So, you went to the mall, you saw that there were
many sales, and maybe you planned on spending $20, but in the end, you spent $100, and you said,
"Oh my goodness, I didn't plan on spending so much money." So, this wasn't my plan. Next,
"believe in". So, if you believe in something or believe in someone, you have faith in that person
or faith in that thing. People talk about believing in God, believing in a cause,
believing in yourself, believing in someone. So, here we go. "Believe in yourself." So,
repeat after me, "Believe in yourself." And you know what? Let's make this personal. Repeat after
me, "I believe in myself." That's great. That's the spirit. All right, let's do 10 more. Okay,
so next up, we have "agree with". So, you can agree with someone or disagree with someone,
or something. For example, you can disagree with a policy or a law or a decision, for example.
So, "I agree with you." A common error here is some students say, "I am agree" and "I am agree"
is incorrect. So, it's always subject-verb. So, repeat after me, "I agree with you."
Good. Next, "approve of". So, you have given your approval of someone or something. So, here,
"My mom didn't approve of my fashion sense." So, maybe when I was a teenager, I had a very
specific fashion sense that my mom said, "Nope, you are not wearing that," or something like that.
Or she said, "You can wear what you want, but I just want you to know I disapprove." So,
the opposite of "approve" is to "disapprove" of something. So, repeat after me,
"My mom didn't approve of my fashion sense." All right. Good. Next, we have "decide on". So,
you can decide to do something. You can also decide on something. So, you can decide on a plan,
decide on a strategy, decide on what you're going to do. So, for example,
"Have you decided on a vacation spot?" So, in this case, someone has told you that they are going
on vacation with their family, and they just haven't decided where they will go on vacation.
And you talk to them three days later, and you ask them, "Have you decided on a vacation spot?"
A vacation spot is the place of the vacation. So, are you going to go, you know, to Mexico,
to the Bahamas, or where are you going to go on your vacation? So, repeat after me,
"Have you decided on a vacation spot?"
Next, we have "look at". So, you look at something, which means you direct your attention,
the attention of your eyes, towards something or someone. So, "We've looked at five houses this
week." So, this person or this couple, these people, are looking for a house, and they have
looked at five houses this week. Maybe they don't like any of them, or maybe some of them are too
expensive. So, imagine you are house shopping, and repeat after me, "We've looked at five houses this
week." Okay, very good. Next, you can look for something, to search for something. So, here,
she's looking for a job. So, she is checking the online ads, maybe she is checking the newspaper,
maybe she is asking her friends if they know anyone at their company who might be willing
to give them a job, for example. So, repeat after me, "She's looking for a job."
Good. So, we look for things online all the time. Next, "think about". So, you're giving your
thoughts to something, and you're considering something. "Have you thought about their offer?"
So, this person is asking if you have thought about a job offer, maybe from a company,
or your company wants to give you a promotion. So, repeat after me, "Have you thought about
their offer?" Good. And next, we have "remind someone of something or someone". So, if you
remind someone of something or someone, you think, "When I look at you, I think of this person or
that thing." So, for example, "You remind me of someone." Like, you have a similar character to
another person, or maybe you look similar to another person that I know. So, repeat after me,
"You remind me of someone."
Well done. And we only have three more to go. So, you can add something to something. So, you can,
when you're cooking, you add ingredients to what you are cooking. So, here, "You need to
add salt to the soup." So, repeat after me, "You need to add salt to the soup."
You got it? Okay, good. And you can also thank someone for something. So, I want to thank you
for watching this video. And if you like it, don't forget, like, share, subscribe. engvid.com,
do the quiz. So, here, another sentence, repeat after me, "Thank you for your advice."
So, in this sentence, you are showing gratitude to someone for something. In this case,
you are showing gratitude for the person's advice. And finally, you can provide someone
with something. So, you give them something that helps them in some way. So, here,
"The company provided us with extra support." So, maybe you are working on a project,
and you realize we don't have enough people to finish this project. So, the company got people
from another department to help you finish the project on time. So, repeat after me,
"The company provided us with extra support."
Well done. Okay, if you found this video useful, and you want to learn more common English phrases
and words, you can actually check out my book, "300 Practical English Words and Phrases." There
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