Transcription of Preposition after the Verb Exercise - autoenglish.org
1 Preposition after the Verb Exercise arrive IN cities and countries arrive AT other places (work, school etc) arrive TO NEVER! get TO EVERYWHERE!! A Fill the gaps with about, at, in or to. 1 George Clooney arrived .. Spain yesterday to promote his new movie. 2 I arrived .. Paris in time for lunch. 3 I got .. Paris in time for lunch. 4 They arrived .. the airport two hours before the flight was due to leave. 5 We arrived .. the restaurant in time for lunch. 6 What time do you normally get .. the office in the morning? 7 We were chatting .. the new neighbours over the fence. 8 He's always the last to hear .. what's going on around here. 9 If you don't stop laughing .. me, I'm going home. 10 Are you listening .. me? 11 I'm sick of pubs. I feel like staying .. and watching a DVD. 12 What are you talking .. ? 13 I'm thinking .. buying a new printer. 14 A: Are you going to come to my cousin's wedding? B: No. I don't want .. 15 She wants .. buy a new car. 16 I must write.
2 Tony. B Place the verbs in bold from A into the correct columns. About In To .. C Make up some questions using the verb Preposition combintions. 1 .. 2 .. 3 .. 4 .. Written by Bob Wilson Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008 Answers 1 George Clooney arrived in Spain yesterday to promote his new movie. 2 I arrived in Paris in time for lunch. 3 I got to Paris in time for lunch. 4 They arrived at the airport two hours before the flight was due to 'm thinking about buying a new printer. 5 We arrived at the restaurant in time for Are you listening to me? 6 What time do you normally get to the office in the morning? What the heck are you talking about? 7 We were chatting about the new neighbours over the fence. A: Are you going to come to my cousin's wedding? B: No. I don't want to. 8 I must write to Tony. 9 He's always the last to hear about what's going on around here. 10 I'm sick of pubs. I feel like staying in and watching a DVD. 11. 12. 13 She wants to buy a new car.
3 14 If you don't stop laughing at me, I'm going home. 15. 16 About In To hear stay listen think want Written by Bob Wilson Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008
