Gerunds after Prepositions

This is a good rule. It has no exceptions!

If we want to use a verb after a preposition, it must be a gerund. It is impossible to use an
infinitive after a preposition. So for example, we say:

 I will call you after arriving at the office.

 Please have a drink before leaving.
 I am looking forward to meeting you.
 Do you object to working late?
 Tara always dreams about going on holiday.

Notice that you could replace all the above gerunds with "real" nouns:

 I will call you after my arrival at the office.

 Please have a drink before your departure.
 I am looking forward to our lunch.
 Do you object to this job?
 Tara always dreams about holidays.
Info Kata Depan dalam Bahasa Inggris (Preposition)

- Preposition / kata depan dalam bahasa inggris tidak bisa diikuti oleh kata kerja. Preposition
hanya diikuti oleh kata benda

- Yang termasuk kata benda adalah

1. Noun (kata benda) : dog,table

2. Proper noun (nama orang/nama tempat) : Jakarta, Supii

3. Pronoun (Kata ganti) : His, Me, Her

- Jika ingin menyertakan preposition / kata depan dalam bahasa inggris dengan kata kerja,
biasanya kita mengubah kata kerja tersebut ke dalam bentuk “ing” yang disebut Gerund.

- Ada berbagai macam bentuk kata depan dalam bahasa inggris / preposition, namun jenis
kata yang sering digunakan adalah “above, “after,” “against,” “among,” “around,” “at,”
“before,” “behind,” “below,”,” “beside,” “between,” “beyond,” “but,” “by,”, “down,”
“during,” “except,” “for,” “from,” “in,” “inside,” “into,” “like,” “near,” “of,” “off,” “on,”
“onto,” “out,” “outside,” “over,” “past,” “since,” “through “till,” “to,” “toward,” “under,”
“underneath,” “until,” “up,” “upon,” “with,”,” and “without.”

6 Macam Jenis Kata Depan dalam Bahasa Inggris (Preposition)

No Jenis Preposisi Definisi Contoh preposition

1 Preposition of Time Digunakan untuk kata In digunakan pada1.bulan

waktuAda 3 macam kata yaitu dan tahunIn September,In
On,In,dan At 19912. waktu-waktu tertentu

In the morning, in first week

of December, In winter

On digunakan pada

1.Hari

On Saturday

2.Tanggal

On 1924

3. Hari-hari tertentu

On my birthday

At
 1.Jam

At 07.30 Am

2.Pada waktu tertentu yang

jelas

At noon, At lunch time

2 Preposition of Place Untuk menunjukkan In digunakan pada tempat
tempatSama seperti preposition yang ber-ruangIn hall,In
of time ada 3 jenis kata yang school,In a Building
digunakan yaitu On,In,At
On digunakan pada
permukaan suatu tempat

On a table

On the wall

On the roof

At digunakan pada tempat-

tempat tertentu. Biasanya
nama jalan, nama kota.

At Bogor

At the entrance of School

3 Preposition for Digunakan untuk She goes to libraryShe ran
Direction menggambarkan arah. Biasanya away when she felt someone
menggunakan kata was coming toward her.
to,toward,through,into

4 Preposition for Agent Digunakan untuk sebuah benda This book is written by
yang menjadi sebab atau pelaku AtengThe bottle is filled
dalam sebuah kalimat.Biasanya with water
menggunakan kata by, dan
with.

5 Preposition for Device Seperti judulnya, jenis kata ini She comes by Bus dailyShe
, Instrument, or digunakan pada alat atau opens the door with key
Machine. sebuah mesin. Biasanya
menggunakan kata by atau with

6 Prepositional phrases Gabungan dari kata kerja dan She is listening to musicWe
preposisi. Believe in God
Gerund after prepositions (verbs)
Gerund and prepositions - Exercise

We use the Gerund after prepositions.

verb + preposition

Exception: to
Here we use the phrase:
looking forward to + Gerund

Example:
I'm looking forward to seeing you soon.

We use the Gerund after the following phrases:

accuse of They were accused of breaking into a shop.
agree with I agree with playing darts.
apologize for They apologize for being late.
believe in She doesn't believe in getting lost in the wood.
blame for The reporter is blamed for writing bad stories.
complain about She complains about bullying.
concentrate on Do you concentrate on reading or writing?
congratulate sb. on I wanted to congratulate you on making such a good speech.
cope with He is not sure how to cope with getting older.
decide against They decided against stealing the car.
depend on Success may depend on becoming more patient.
dream about/of Sue dreams of being a pop star.
feel like They feel like going to bed.
get used to You must get used to working long hours.
insist on The girls insisted on going out with Mark.
look forward to I'm looking forward to seeing you soon.
prevent sb. from sth. How can I prevent Kate from working in this shop?
rely on sth. He doesn't rely on winning in the casino.
succeed in How then can I succeed in learning chemistry?
specialize in The firm specialized in designing websites.
stop sb. from I stopped Andrew from smoking.
talk about/of They often talk about travelling to New Zealand.
think of Frank thinks of playing chess.
warn sb. against We warned them against using this computer.
worry about The patient worries about having the check-up.

Ulrike Schroedter contributed to the list.