Prepositions after verbs: P
Compare the prepositions used after English verbs, with concise rules, natural examples, and common mistakes.
pack-with-in-into-for, on
paint in, on, with, by or for?
"park in" or "park at"?
"partake in" or "partake of"?
pass through, by, on, in or to?
pave with, in, by, for or to?
pay for, to, by, in or on?
"peddle by" or "peddle to"?
"peek at" or "peek into"?
"peel off" or "peel for"?
"pee on" or "pee in"?
"peer into", "peer through" or "peer at"?
"penalize for" or "penalize by"?
"penetrate into" or "penetrate to"?
"perceive as" or "perceive by"?
perch on, at, in, atop or about?
perform in, at, by, on or with?
perish in, from, with, on or as?
permit by, in, without, for or on?
"perpetrate by" or "perpetrate on"?
"perpetuate by" or "perpetuate in"?
"persecute by" or "persecute for"?
"persevere in" or "persevere with"?
"persist in" or "persist with"?
persuade by, of, at, in or against?
pick on, from, for, in or at?
"picture in" or "picture with"?
"pile on" or "pile into"?
"pin to" or "pin on"?
"piss off" or "piss on"?
"pitch to", "pitch in" or "pitch for"?
"place in" or "place on"?
"plan for" or "plan on"?
plant in, on, with, at or by?
"play in" or "play with"?
"plead with" or "plead for"?
pledge to, for, on, in or by?
"plot against" or "plot in"?
pluck from, out, at, by or in?
"plug into" or "plug in"?
plunge into, to, in, from or by?
point to, at, in, towards or on?
"poke at" or "poke through"?
"pollute by" or "pollute with"?
"ponder on" or "ponder about"?
"poop in" or "poop on"?
"pop into", "pop out" or "pop in"?
popularize by, in, among or to?
"populate by" or "populate with"?
"portray in", "portray by" or "portray as"?
"pose by" or "pose for"?
"position in" or "position on"?
"possess by" or "possess of"?
pounce on, upon, like, with or at?
"pour into" or "pour in"?
"practise in" or "practise by"?
"praise for" or "praise by"?
"pray for" or "pray to"?
preach to, in, about, on or against?
predicate on, upon, of, by or against?