Prepositions: Level a Prepositions of Place and Movement
EXERCISE 1. Fill in the appropriate prepositions.
1. There’ no one … the room. 2. I sat … the floor … the armchair and the sofa. 3. There’s a dirty mark … the wall. 4. Who is that man standing … the bus stop. 5. Whose dog is it … the table? 6. … me in the queue there was a very strange-looking woman. 7. The man and the woman are walking … the street. 8. Don’t run … the road. 9. The garden is … our house. 10. The girl who is sitting … Robert is my sister. 11. I couldn’t see Lily … the visitors. 12. We decided to take a trip by car … the city … the ocean. 13. The highway went … the lake and … the bridge. 14. Then we drove …the forest and … the hill. 15. I put the money … my pocket. 16. The teacher asked the children to sit down … the desks and to take their textbooks … their shoolbags.
EXERCISE 2. Fill the gaps using the correct prepositions of movement.
1. The mouse ran … the table to hide. (through / in / under); 2. The dog ran … the garden to play. (into / onto / over); 3. The ship sailed … the world. (round / through / over); 4. The train went … the tunnel. (over / through / onto); 5. The paint fell … the floor. (into / onto / round) ; 6. She broke her leg when she fell … the stairs. (off / in / down); 7. The burglar made a mistake when he ran … the policeman. (towards / under / onto); 8. I was tired after walking … the hill. (through / into / up); 9. When the train arrived at my destination I got … (into / onto / off); 10. The horse jumped … the fence. (over / under / down)
Prepositions of Time
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EXERCISE 3. Fill the gaps with prepositions of time.
1. I usually finish work early ___ Friday. I don’t work ___ the weekend. 2. Columbus made his first voyage to America ___ 1492. 3. I’ll see you ___ next Saturday. 4. They often go out ___ the evening. 5. I am busy ___ the moment. Come ___ 15 minutes’ time. 6. There was a boat race in Southampton ___ Easter Day. 7. ___ every day he got up early ___ the morning and went to bed late ___ night. 8. We often have a short holiday ___ Christmas. 9. Rita got married ___ 18 October 2009. 10. ___ her wedding day she got up ___ dawn. 11. When will you have your holiday, ___ winter or ___ summer? 12. Let’s meet ___ five ___ Sunday ___ the 14 of July.
The verb – Present Forms: Level a
To be
Утвердительная форма |
Вопросительная форма |
Отрицательная форма |
I am right. |
Am I right? |
I am not right. |
He She is right. It |
he Is she right? it |
He She is not right. It |
We You are right. They |
we Are you right? they |
We You are not right. They |
EXERCISE 1. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb “to be”.
1. What ... your name? – Му name ... Shirley Frank. 2. What ... your address? – Му address ... 175 Grand Central Parkway. 3.What ... your phone number? – Му phone number ... 7189930. 4. Where ... you from? – I ... from New York. 5. Му father ... not а teacher, he ... а scientist. 6. ... your aunt а doctor? – Yes, she ... . 7. ... they at home? – No, they ... not at home, they ... at work. 8. Му brother ... а worker. Не ... at work. 9. ... you аn engineer? – Yes, I ... . 10. ... your sister а typist? – No, she ... not а typist, she ... а student. 11. ... this your watch? – Yes, it ... . 12. Helen ... а painter. She has some fine pictures. They ... оn the walls. She has a lot of paper. It ... оn the shelf. The shelf ... brown. It ... оn the wall. Helen has а brother. Не ... а student. Не has а family. His family ... not in St. Petersburg, it ... in Moscow.