Adjective + preposition (part 1)
It was nice of you to ...
nice / kind / good / generous / polite / stupid / silly etc. OF somebody (to do something)
- D Thank you. It was very kind of you to help me.
- D It is stupid of me to go out without a coat in such cold weather.
but (be) nice / kind / good / generous / polite / rude / friendly / cruel etc. TO somebody
- D They have always been very nice to me. (not with me)
- D Why were you so unfriendly to Lucy?
Adjective + about / with
{ ABOUT something
angry / annoyed / funous { WITH somebody FOR doing something
- D It's stupid to get angry about things that don't matter.
- D Are you annoyed with me for being late?
excited / worried / upset / nervous / happy etc. ABOUT a situation
- D Are you excited about going away next week?
- D Lisa is upset about not being invited to the party.
delighted / pleas ed / satisfied / happy / disappointed WITH something you receive, or the result of something
- D l was delighted with the present you gave me.
- D Were you happy with your exam results?
Adjective + at / by / with
surprised / shocked / amazed / astonished AT / BY something
- D Everybody was surprised AT (or BY) the news.
- D l hope you weren't shocked BY (or AT) what l said.
impressed WITH / BY somebody/something
- D I'm very impressed with (or by) her English. It's very good.
fed up /bored WITH something
- D l don't enjoy my job any more. I'm fed up with it. / I'm bored with it.
Sorry about / for
sorry ABOUT a situation or something that happened
- D I'm sorry about the mess. I'll clear it up later.
- D We're all sorry about Julie losing her job.
sorry FOR / ABOUT something you did
- D Alex is very sorry for what he said. (or sorry about what he said)
- D I'm sorry for shouting at you yesterday. (or sorry about shouting)
You can also say 'I'm sorry l (did something)':
- D I'm sorry l shouted at you yesterday.
feel / be sorry FOR some body who is in a bad situation
- D l feel sorry for Matt. He's had a lot of bad luck. (not l feel sorry about Matt)