Prepositions

Prepositions – Time

English	Usage	Example
on	days of the week	on Monday
in	months / seasons time of day year after a certain period of time (when?)	in August / in winter in the morning in 2006 in an hour
at	for night for weekend a certain point of time (when?)	at night at the weekend at half past nine
since	from a certain point of time (past till now)	since 1980
for	over a certain period of time (past till now)	for 2 years
ago	a certain time in the past	2 years ago
before	earlier than a certain point of time	before 2004
to	telling the time	ten to six (5:50)
past	telling the time	ten past six (6:10)
to / till / until	marking the beginning and end of a period of time	from Monday to/till Friday
till / until	in the sense of how long something is going to last	He is on holiday until Friday.
by	in the sense of at the latest up to a certain time	I will be back by 6 o’clock. By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages.

 

 

Prepositions – Place (Position and Direction)

English	Usage	Example
in	room, building, street, town, country book, paper etc. car, taxi picture, world	in the kitchen, in London in the book in the car, in a taxi in the picture, in the world
at	meaning next to, by an object for table for events place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)	at the door, at the station at the table at a concert, at the party at the cinema, at school, at work
on	attached for a place with a river being on a surface for a certain side (left, right) for a floor in a house for public transport for television, radio	the picture on the wall London lies on the Thames. on the table on the left on the first floor on the bus, on a plane on TV, on the radio
by, next to, beside	left or right of somebody or something	Jane is standing by / next to / beside the car.
under	on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else	the bag is under the table
below	lower than something else but above ground	the fish are below the surface
over	covered by something else meaning more than getting to the other side (also across) overcoming an obstacle	put a jacket over your shirt over 16 years of age walk over the bridge climb over the wall
above	higher than something else, but not directly over it	a path above the lake
across	getting to the other side (also over) getting to the other side	walk across the bridge swim across the lake
through	something with limits on top, bottom and the sides	drive through the tunnel
to	movement to person or building movement to a place or country for bed	go to the cinema go to London / Ireland go to bed
into	enter a room / a building	go into the kitchen / the house
towards	movement in the direction of something (but not directly to it)	go 5 steps towards the house
onto	movement to the top of something	jump onto the table
from	in the sense of where from	a flower from the garden

Other important Prepositions

English	Usage	Example
from	who gave it	a present from Jane
of	who/what does it belong to what does it show	a page of the book the picture of a palace
by	who made it	a book by Mark Twain
on	walking or riding on horseback entering a public transport vehicle	on foot, on horseback get on the bus
in	entering a car  / Taxi	get in the car
off	leaving a public transport vehicle	get off the train
out of	leaving a car  / Taxi	get out of the taxi
by	rise or fall of something travelling (other than walking or horseriding)	prices have risen by 10 percent by car, by bus
at	for age	she learned Russian at 45
about	for topics, meaning what about	we were talking about you

Source : https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions

Over, above, on top of, under, underneath, below (exercises)

Over, above, on top of, under, underneath, below (exercises)

Complete the following sentences:

Over, above, or on top of

·        Her work is_________average.

·        The snow as________my waist.

·        Don`t put that cup_______my papers.

·        Keep the blanket_______your knees.

·        The captain of a boat is_______a seaman.

under, underneath or below?

·        I think she is________ 19.

·        There is nothing new_____the sun.

·        The stone hit me________the elbow.

·        The temperature was________zero.

·        He has a hundred people ________him at work.

·        Get_____the blankets if you want to keep warm.

Over / Above / On top of

Over, above or on top of?

Over (covering something)

"Keep the towel over your shoulders.

Above( at a higher level)

"The plane flew above the clouds.

We can use either over and above to mean` vertically at a higher level`:

"A helicopter was above/over the ship.

If we refer to two birds on a tree, we say that one bird is above the other bird ( we are concerned with a higher level , but not vertical). We cannot use over.

We use both over and above to refer to rank:

"A general is over/above a lieutenant.

On top of ( touching):

"Put the dictionary on top of the shelf.

Under ( covered by), underneath (completely covered by)

"Put a mat under/underneath the coffee pot.

Below is the opposite of above. It refers to position.

"The water was just below my knees.

Past Simple - exercises

Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use Simple Past in the statements

1. They ______something to drink. (order)
2. Last summer I ________to Stuttgart. (go)
3. She_______her homework in the afternoon. (do)
4. He______ to 10. (count)
5. Our cat______a big mouse. (catch)
6. In 2011 our class_______a trip to Norwich. (go)
7. The weather _______really nice. (be)
8. ____your brother____hello to people in the street? (say)
9. ____the ladies ____a cup of tea in the cafe? (have)
10. The secretary_______the file yesterday. (delete)
11. Paul_____nothing to me. (say)
12. ____your mother____breakfast last morning?(make)
13. The people ________something to each other. (whisper)
14. ____the teacher___the windows in your classroom?(open)
15. They_______ at their bags. (look)
16. My parents ______(not/look) after the children.
17. Where_______(be) my pencil?
18. Some students___________(not/want) to take the exams.
19. Why________(be) you so angry with me yesterday?
20. They___________(not/eat) spaghetti.
21. Susan_______(cook) dinner.
22. Pupils in our class_______(be) very late.
23. Our boss_______(give) us some new tasks to do.
24. Where_____you_____(go) yesterday?
25.  My dog______(be) outside few minutes ago.

Numbers 1-1000 (exercises)

Numbers 1-1000

1. Write the right number in each space

1. twenty-eight
2. three hundred and forty-five
3. eight hundred and twenty-two
4. seven hundred and thirty-five
5. sixty-five
6. one hundred seventy-three
7. one thousand
8. sixteen
9. seventy
10. nine hundred thirty-three

1.      Write the numbers in words

1. 760 _____________________
2. 540 _____________________
3. 386 _____________________
4. 15  _____________________
5. 336 _____________________
   

The Past Simple-exercises

WRITE THE PAST FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

            I.       

1. Peter _____in Paris ten years ago. (live)
2. He as a teacher there. (work)
3. His flat near the Sacre Couer .(be)
4. He see the Tower Eiffel from her window. (can)
5. His flatmate (be) Antoine. He (be) a painter. He (paint) beautiful portraits.
6. Peter (have) a small green car. He (drive)  her car to work every day but he her bike on Sundays. (ride)
7. Peter   crêpes every day.(eat) They delicious! (be) He sometimes (drink) some red wine. He    (not eat) scargo. Peter (not like) snails.
8. His best friend Anette (live) in Versailles. peter sometimes (visit) her. They (play) tennis or (go) on picnics. On rainy days they (play) cards or (watch) a film. 

       II.      Robert: Hi Alice, what   you  last weekend? (do)
Alice: I   (do)  a lot of things. On Saturday, I   (go)  shopping.
Robert: What   you  (buy)?
Alice: I   (buy)  some new clothes. I also  (play) tennis.
Robert: Who   you  (play) ?
Alice: I   (play) Tom.
Robert:  you  (win) ?
Alice: Of course I  (win)!
Robert: What  you   (do)  after your tennis match?
Alice: Well, I   (go)  home and   (take)  a shower and then  (go) out.
Robert:   you  (eat) in a restaurant?
Alice: Yes, my friend Jacky and I  (eat) at 'The Good Fork'
Robert:   you  (enjoy) your dinner?
Alice: Yes, we  (enjoy) our dinner very much thank you. We also   (drink) some wonderful wine!
Robert: Unfortunately, I    (not/go) out this weekend. I   (not/eat)  in a restaurant and I  (not/play) tennis.
Alice: What  you    (do)?
Robert: I   (stay) home and   (study) for my test!
Alice: Poor you!