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.

2 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 .. 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.

3 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. 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