Most common English prepositions
Hi everybody, I'm trying to create a list of the most common English prepositions. I need this because I always make a grammar mistake when I write something, forgetting to put the -ing verb form after a preposition.
Searching on the web I drafted this list. Can someone tell me if it's complete or not ? (I'm looking for the most common preposition)
About
Above
Across
After
against
Along
Among
Around
At
Before
Behind
Beyond
Below
Beneath
Beside
Between
But
By
Concerning
Considering
despite
down
during
Except
Excluding
Following
For
From
In
Including
Inside
Into
Like
Near
Of
Off
On
Onto
Out
Outside
Over
Past
Plus
Since
Than
Throug
Throughout
To
Towards
Under
Underneath
Unlike
Until
Up
Upon
Up to
With
Within
Without
I have another question. What about those prepositions that are already in ing form like Excluding, Following an so on? There is anyway a need of an -ing verb form after them?
Thanks in advance to all can answer me
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Ing after any verb as indicates it is either a present participle or a gerund.
Present participles are an element in all continuous verb forms (past, present, future, conditional, etc.). The verb before the verb with 'ing' at the end will indicate the tense, while the present participle remains unchanged.
He is painting.
She was waiting.
They will be coming.
We would be staying.
I would have been leaving.
https://www.ef.edu/english-resources/english-grammar/ing-forms/#:~:text=A verb ending in -ing,These two forms look identical.