Prepositions

(Time, Place, Direction, Movement)

1. Choose the appropriate prepositions to complete the sentences below.

Example: 1 – on;

1. Most people go out … Friday night.

in

at

on

2. It happened … the war: … August 1943, to be precise.

at, in

in, at

during, in

3. You must finish this work … the end of the week.

by

at

in

4. We’ll arrive in New York … three hours.

at

before

in

5. I’ve been sitting here … 9 o’clock, but nobody has phoned yet.

during

since

till

6. We waited … half past nine but he didn’t come.

since

till

for

7. He is leaving … next Sunday.

-

on

at

8. He lives … 21 Central Avenue.

in

on

at

9. Write your name … the top of the page.

in

by

at

10. In England they drive … the left.

on

to

at

11. Finland is … the North of Russia.

on

to

in

12. It’s dinner time. The family are … table.

behind

opposite

at

13. A bird is singing … the tree.

in

on

behind

14. It was almost midnight when we arrived … the station.

in

at

into

15. Drive … the road.

across

along

through

16. Ships come … the port of Cardiff … all parts of the world.

from, in

from, to

out of, into

17. They are leaving … Moscow … the evening and arrive … Minsk … the morning.

for, at, in, at

-, in, in, in

-, in, at, in

18. My boss has been … Paris three times.

in

at

to

19. Mrs. Wood got … the bus and walked … towards the post office.

on, to

from, across

off, along

20. I was going … Berlin on business when, by accident, I got … the wrong train.

to, on

in, on

to, in

PAST SIMPLE versus PAST PROGRESSIVE

1. Choose between the Past Simple and Past Progressive.

1. When the door-bell rang/was ringing he stood/was standing up and went/was going to the door.

2. Linda waited/was waiting for the bus when I saw/was seeing her.

3. Yesterday evening we waited/were waiting for him in the office for nearly an hour.

4. It rained/was raining the whole morning.

5. What did you do/were you doing on the corner last night around 9 o’clock?

2. Choose the appropriate adverbial of time.

1. It wasn’t until/up to last year that they could afford to buy a car.

2. I was sitting at my report by 5p.m./at 5 p.m.

3. When/While I got to the cinema Jack was waiting for me.

4. He was drinking quite a lot those/these days.

5. When/during I was shopping I met Max, my sister’s boy-friend.

3. Open the brackets using the Past Simple or the Past Progressive.

1. I (look) out of the window and (see) that it (snow) hard.

2. This (use) to be a station and all the London trains (stop) here. But two years ago they (close) the station and (give) us a bus service instead.

3. We (cycle) along the road when we (see) a huge lorry.

4. She (weep) bitterly while he (tell) her story.

5. I (try) to explain the situation to my parents, but they just (not understand) what I (talk) about.

6. She (injure) her ankle while she (jog) in the park.

7. How often you (visit) your cousins when you (be) in the States last year?

8. At school I (dislike) the English teacher because she always (find fault) with me.

9. She said she (get) more forgetful as she (grow) older.

10. Ann (spend) a lot of money on books yesterday.

PRESENT PERFECT versus PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

1. Choose the appropriate tense-form.

1. You look hot. Have you run/been running all the way?

2. His parents have lived/been living in London all their lives.

3. I’ve lived/been living in Sally’s flat for the last month.

4. He has repaired/been repairing his car for an hour already.

5. The police have arrested/been arresting the man who is suspected of committing the murder.

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