Prepositions
She is waiting in the sofa
She is waiting on the sofa because "a sofa" is a surface
I __________ (need) to see a doctor at the moment because I feel under the weather.
NEED
"To need" is a non-action verb and cannot have the -ing form.
I __________ (visit) my brother next week.
I am going to visit my brother next week.
I am visiting my brother next week.
Future plan
Hurry up or we will ________ the bus!
I _______ (verb) _____ (preposition) seven o’clock and go to school ______ (preposition) bus.
At
By
There are people in the table having dinner together
There are people at the table having dinner together - "table" is a point you can be close to, which is the main use that "at" expresses.
I often ______________ (take a walk) in the mornings to ease my mind.
- take a walk -
This sentence conveys the routine ("often") and the present simple is used to express routines.
Look! There are no clouds in the sky. Today, it __________ (rain).
Look! There are no clouds in the sky. Today, it is not going to rain.
Evidence-based prediction.
I think she will _________ the exam as she is a hard-working girl!
She ________ (wait) _______ (preposition) the bus stop, but the bus _______ (comes) late every day.
1. she is waiting (action happening at the time of speaking)
2. at the bus stop
3. the bus comes late every day (it's a habit/routine)
She got out of the bus when she realised that she was late for work
She got off the bus when she realised that she was late for work - "off" is the opposite preposition of "onto/on" and a bus is a means of transportation in which you can move.
What _______________ (do)? You are making me feel anxious! Stop!
What are you doing?
The sentence is expressing an action that is happening at the moment
Waiter: Hello, what can I have for you?
Client 1: Can I have a glass of water, please?
Client 2: I ______ have a cup of tea, thank you.
I will have a cup of tea, thank you.
Instant decision
I always ________ my homework before dinner.
"Do" is the correct collocation. We use "do" to express duties or things we must do (do the dishes, do the ironing, do housework, do homework...)
We _________ (verb) music in the park ______ (preposition) Saturday.
- "Play" collocates with "music".
- Be going to or -ing because this is a future plan.
2. On Saturday (it's a day)
The painting fell from the wall because of an earthquake
Anne: No... I am not interested in love for now...
Are you seeing someone?
"see" in present continuous means "to get to know someone in a romantic way"
Oh! That's too much weight to carry! I _________ help you with your bags.
I will help you.
Offer
It’s time to ________ a decision about your future.
"make" is the correct collocation here. We use "make" to talk about things we invent or create. For example:
make friends, make tea, make breakfast, make lunch, make a sculpture, make a decision...
It's windy and foggy, so maybe it ________ (rain), so I _________ (take) an umbrella with me.
1. It's going to rain - Evidence-based prediction
2. I'll take an umbrella - Instant decision
(upward movement) walk _____ the mountain, then run _______ (downward movement) its slopes. Once you are __________ the valley, swim ________ (from one side to the other) the river and run _______ a tunnel that will take you to a forest. Walk ________ (from end to end) the forest and get ________ it (getting to the exterior). At the end, you will find the town.
walk UP the mountain, then run DOWN its slopes. Once you are IN the valley, swim ACROSS the river and run THROUGH a tunnel that will take you to a forest. Walk THROUGH the forest and get OUT OF IT. At the end, you will find the town.
My brother and I _________ (fight) right now because this pen ___________ (belong) to me but my brother always _________ (steal) it from me. I ______ (be) tired of this situation. Besides, my mother ___________ (scream) at us now! My brother _____ (be) such an idiot!
My brother and I ARE FIGHTING right now because this pen BELONGS to me, but my brother always STEALS it from me. I AM tired of this situation. Besides, my mother SCREAMS at us now! My brother IS such an idiot!
I think that she __________ (get) scared if she sees Anne's spiders.
After the competition, you ______ (need) some rest because you _______ (feel) quite tired, don't you think?
In 2026, there WILL BE 365 days. Future fact
I think that she WILL GET scared if she sees Anne's spiders. Opinion-based prediction
After the competition, you WILL NEED (Suggestion) some rest because you WILL FEEL (Opinion-based prediction) quite tired, don't you think?
She works hard every day to ________ enough money for her family.
"earn" -> you "earn money".
When we ________ (arrive) at the station, we _________ (collocation/verb) the train to Madrid and ______ (collocation/verb) our friends there.
When we ARRIVE at the station, we ARE GOING TO TAKE/CATCH the train to Madrid and MEET our friends there.
1. Arrive -> After time clauses (introduced by words like when, before, after, until, as soon as, while), we don’t use “will” to refer to the future.
Instead, we use the present simple (or sometimes present perfect) — even if the meaning is future.
2. Be going to -> that's a future plan or intention
3. "Take/catch" are the correct verbs that collocate with "train".
4. "Meet" is the verb that collocates with "friends" in this context.