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Gerunds after Prepositions

The Verb TO GET can be used in different structures and has several meanings

Description: The verb "to get" is one of the most used verbs in English since it has so many meanings that it can make learning difficult to learn. Next, the most common meanings will be explained.

Meaning 1- Get = acquire, receive, take something . It means to come into the possession of something.

Meaning 2 -Get = become, change into a different state

Meaning 3 -Get = arrive or reach a destination

Meaning 4 -Get = bring back or hand something to someone else

Meaning 5 -Get = go through a mental or physical experience 

Meaning 6 -Get = contract an illness or disease

EXAMPLES

He gets $1,000 a year from his father.	Él recibe $ 1,000 por año de su padre.
I only got four hours of sleep last night	Solo tuve cuatro horas de sueño anoche
I get distracted so easily	Me distraigo tan fácilmente
My wife'll kill me if I don't get home soon.	Mi esposa me matará si no llego pronto a casa
You get to pick and choose	Puedes escoger y elegir

GERUNDS AFTER PREPOSITIONS

Cuando un verbo sigue a una preposición, es necesario emplear el "gerund". Esto también es cierto para determinadas expresiones que acaban con una preposición, por ejemplo "in spite of" o "there's no point in".

Fuente: https://www.ef.com.co/recursos-aprender-ingles/gramatica-inglesa/gerund/

In English, if you are going to have a verb after a preposition, the rule is simple- it must ALWAYS be in the gerund form. That is to say that it must always end in “-ing”. 

Fuente: https://blog.abaenglish.com/the-use-of-gerunds-after-prepositions/)

The main prepositions in English are:

about	alrededor de, sobre	above	por encima de
after	detrás de, después de	among	entre (tres o más)
at	en, junto a	before	antes de, delante de
behind	detrás de	below	debajo de
beneath	debajo de	beside	junto a
between	entre (dos o más)	but	excepto, pero
by	por, junto a	down	hacia abajo
except	excepto	for	para, por, durante, desde hace
from	de, desde	in	en, dentro de
into	en, adentro	like	como, igual a
near	cerca de	of	de
off	de (alejándose), fuera de	on	en, sobre
over	por encima de, al otro lado	since	desde
through	a través de	throughout	por todo
till = until	hasta	to	a, hasta, hacia
under	por debajo de	up	hacia arriba
upon	(poniendo) sobre, encima	with	con
without	sin

Fuente: http://www.mansioningles.com/Gram34.htm

EXAMPLES

I'm afraid of losing my smartphone.

I'll help you after helping my brother.

We can talk about going home

These shoes are good for dancing

She is excited about seeing her new puppy for the first time

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