Verbs followed by a preposition and a gerund

Sally often worries ___ forgetting to bring her homework to class.
(X = no preposition)

• in

• at

• X

• about

We are having difficulty adapting __ living in the big city.

(X = no preposition)

• to

• in

• at

• X

I applied __ a job sorting the mail.

(X = no preposition)

• X

• for

• at

• in

Can I help ___ putting the dishes away?

(X = no preposition)

• with

• X

• on

• in

My little sister practiced ___playing the people all morning.

• at

• with

• X

• on

Tom cares a lot _____ on time.

• arriving

• in arriving

• about arriving

• of arriving

His success resulted ______ the CEO of the company.

• about his becoming

• on his becoming

• in his becoming

• his becoming

He succeeded ____ his dreams come true.

• in making

• about making

• on making

• forn making

Last night we talked ____ this problem.

• on solving

• to solving

• about solving

• in solving

She consented ____ her eyes checked.

• to have

• to having

• on have

• on having