If preposition is followed by a verb,
the verb ends in ing .
Are you interested in working for us?
I'm not very good at learning
languages.
Sue must fed up with studing.
What are the advantages of
having a car?
Thanks very much for inviting me to your party.
How about
meeting for lunch tomorrow?
Why don't you go out instead of sitting at home
all the time?
Carol went to work in spite of felling ill.
The following verbs can have the
stucture
verb + object + preposition + verb-ing.
| Verb | object | prepo- sition |
verb-ing |
| I congratulated | Liz | on | getting a new job |
| The accused | us | of | telling lies |
| Nobody suspected | the general | of | being a spy. |
| What prevented | you | from | coming to see us. |
| The rain didn't stop | us | from | enjoying our holiday. |
| I forgot to thank | them | for | helping me. |
| Excuse me | me | for | being so late. |
| Please forgive | me | for | not writing to you. |