Write at / on / in.

1. Goodbye! See you... on... Friday. 2. We often go to the beach...... summer. 3. Where were you...... 28 February? 4. George isn’t here...... the moment. 5. I got up...... 8 o’clock this morning. 6. Julia’s birthday is...... January. 7. I like getting up early...... the morning. 8. Do you work...... Saturdays? 9. My sister got married...... May. 10. I’ll send you the money...... the end of this month. 11. Margaret and I first met...... 1991. 12...... autumn, the leaves fall from the trees. 13. Did you go out...... Friday? 14. The company started...... 1988. 15. Did you go out...... Monday evening? 16. I often go away...... the weekend. 17. Do you often go out..... the evening? 18. I like looking at the stars in the sky..... night. 19. Let’s meet...... 7.30 tomorrow morning. 20. I’m starting my new job...... 3 June.

11.10. Write at / on / in if necessary. (Sometimes there is no preposition.)

1. I’m leaving... on... Saturday. 2. Can you play tennis.... next Sunday?

3. I’m leaving... next Saturday. 4. I’m afraid I can’t come to the party.... Sunday. 5. I always feel tired..... the evening. 6. Will you be at home.... this evening? 7. We went to bed late..... last night. 8. We went to Scotland..... last summer. 9. I don’t like going out alone.....night. 10. What do you usually do.... the weekend? 11. I won’t be out very long. I’ll be back.... ten minutes. 12. She phones me..... every Sunday.

11.11. Complete the text withappropriate prepositions.

……. the evening, Richard leaves his house …….. six o’clock and takes his tiger for a walk. He does this every day of the year, except …….. August when he goes …….. holiday. …….. Saturdays, he takes the tiger for two walks – one …….. the morning and one …….. the evening, even when it’s raining. He also takes it for two walks …….. 18^th May, because it is the tiger’s birthday and …….. New Year’s Day too. The tiger likes the walks. …….. night, it sleeps very well after the walks.

11.12. Now Janet is the new secretary at Vision Design. Fill in the gaps with at / in / on / to / for.

“Hi, my name’s Janet. I’m a secretary. I work … for … an important company …….. London. I get up …….. seven o’clock every day. …….. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I work …….. the morning. I get …….. work …….. nine o’clock, I have lunch …….. the company restaurant and leave the office …….. three o’clock. …….. Tuesdays and Thursdays I work …….. the afternoon. I get …….. work …….. three o’clock and leave …….. seven. …….. my free time …….. weekends and …….. the evenings I do a lot of different things…”

11.13. Put the correct preposition of time into each gap.

1. Beethoven began his musical education...... the age of five.

2. I lived in Paris...... five years,...... 1975...... 1980.

3. We never see our cat....... the day it sleeps, and it goes out...... night.

4. I don’t usually go out...... the evening, except...... Monday evening, when I play snooker.

5. Generations of my family have lived in this house...... 1800.

6. “How long are you in England for?” “...... six months.”

7. “How much longer are you staying?” “...... the end of the month. Then I have to go home.”

8. I’m just going out to the shops. If anyone rings, tell then I’ll be back...... a few minutes.

9. Are you going away...... Easter?

10. I met my husband in Wales....... the time I was working in a pub.

11.14. Complete each sentence using the most suitable prepositions given below. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

in / into / out of / on / onto / off / inside / outside

1. There was an envelope lying …….. the floor.

2. Ken fell …….. the ladder when he was changing the light bulb.

3. Andrew normally goes to school …….. the bus.

4. When I was … my hotel room, I started to take my clothes …… suitcase.

5. There’s bus stop right …….. our house.

6. Sally came …….. the house, got …….. her motorbike and rode away.

7. My car broke down this morning so I went to work …….. a taxi.

8. The cat jumped …….. the roof of the car and looked down at the dog.

9. Annie jumped …….. the diving board …….. swimming pool.

10. Robert came …….. the telephone box and got …….. his car.

11.15. Complete the sentences using the most suitable prepositions given below. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

through / across / up / down / in / round / between / along / to / opposite / in front of / next to / from / at / towards / behind / over / past

1. What’s that you’ve tied …….. your waist?

2. I was sitting …….. the driver in the back seat of the car.

3. A tall man was sitting …... me at the cinema and I couldn’t see much of the film.

4. There is a shoe shop …….. the chemist’s and the library.

5. We walked …….. the stairs to the top floor, then we walked …….. to the bottom again.

6. What time did you arrive …….. work yesterday?

7. Who was the first person to swim …….. the Atlantic?

8. There was a woman sitting …….. the driver …….. the front passenger seat of the car.

9. We’re flying …….. Paris …….. Amsterdam tomorrow. We arrive …….. Amsterdam at 6.00.

10. I got …….. the cinema late and missed the beginning of the film.

11. There’s a post office right … my office. You can see it from my window.

12. The burglars got into the building by climbing …….. a window.

13. We were driving …….. the road looking for a petrol station for about half an hour.

14. We walked …….. the bridge to the other side of the river.

15. The dog jumped …….. the wall into someone’s garden.

16. When the bus came I put out my hand, but it just went …….. me without stopping.

17. We couldn’t see the man’s face because he was standing with his back …….. us.

11.16. Complete the sentences using on time / in time. Don’t forget that on time means “at exactly the right time”, in time means “early enough”.

1. The bus service is terrible; the buses are never ……...

2. I hope my car will be repaired …….. for the weekend.

3. She’s very punctual. She always arrives ……..

4. She didn’t arrive …….. to say goodbye to him.

5. I didn’t arrive …….. to see her before she left.

6. I don’t think I’ll be home …….. to see the film on TV this evening.

7. I hope my leg gets better …….. for the football match on Sunday.

8. In my school, the classes always start ……...

11.17. Complete the sentences using at the end / in the end. Don’t forget that at the end means “at the point where something stops”, in the end means “ finally” or “after some time”.

1. We’re going on holiday …….. of this week.

2. …….. of this film I felt very sad.

3. We couldn’t decide what to do yesterday evening. …….. we decided to stay at home.

4. At first, I didn’t like him, but …….. we became good friends.

5. We were going to walk home but …….. we decided to take a taxi.

6. I hated school at first, but …….. I quite enjoyed it.

7. They’re going to Italy …….. of next week.

8. At first, he didn’t want to come with us on holiday, but he changed his mind.

9. I looked everywhere for my wallet and ……… I found it in my jacket.

10. She’s starting work …….. of May.

11. We were all exhausted …….. of the journey.

11.18. Complete the sentences using in / during / for / while.

1. We were in Rome …….. the summer.

2. It snowed …….. the night.

3. We were in Rome …….. the whole of the summer.

4. …….. lunch I explained my plans.

5. It snowed …….. four hours.

6. Someone broke into their flat …….. they were away on holiday.

7. Some people were talking in the cinema …….. the film.

8. We’ve been waiting …….. almost an hour.

9. Something woke me up …….. the night.

10. I was on holiday …….. two weeks …….. the spring.

11. I saw Sue …….. my visit to London.

12. They stopped work …….. half an hour …….. the afternoon.

13. We visited some interesting places …….. we were in London.

14. I’ll be in France …….. the whole of September.

11.19. Complete the sentences using for / since / ago / before.

1. Tina moved away from Newcastle five years …….. and she hasn’t been back there …….. then.

2. My grandparents visited Edinburgh …….. two weeks in 1995. They had been there five years …….., so it wasn’t completely new to them.

3. My brother has been interested in music …….. quite a long time. He was given his first guitar 20 years ……...

4. John worked in a travel agency …….. six months in 2000. He already had some experience of the tourist industry because he had worked in a Tourist Information office in London two years ……...

5. Patricia started working as a journalist with a newspaper in Madrid ten years ….. She’s been working for the same newspaper ever ….. then.

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