Preppy Prepositions
I'm feeling tense...
To infinitive and beyond!
No time like the present continuous
Spell me later
100

You received a letter ____ Grandma Jane.

What is from?

You received a letter from Grandma Jane.

100

The train _____(to leave) at 9:15am.

What is leaves?

The train leaves at 9:15am. (Simple present)

100

I like _____(draw).

What is to draw / drawing?

I like to draw. / I like drawing.

100

Oh, you _____(to work) at the moment, sorry!

What is are working / you're working?

Oh, you are working / you're working at the moment, sorry!

100

Tea

What is Tee - Ee - Ay?

200

Don’t show it ____ Pauline! I’m buying it for her birthday.

What is to?

Don’t show it to Pauline! I’m buying it for her birthday.

200

I _____(to not like) pickles.

What is don't like / do not like?

I don't like pickles. / I do not like pickles. (Present simple)

200

She decided _____(stay) for another week.

What is to stay?

She decided to stay for another week.

200

Look! The birds _____(to make) a nest.

What is are making?

Look! The birds are making a nest.

200

Drug

What is Dee - Arr - You - Jee?

300

We’re eating pancakes _____ breakfast.

What is for?

We’re eating pancakes for breakfast.

300

If it rains, we _____(to cancel) the picnic.

What is will cancel?

If it rains, we will cancel the picnic. (Future)

300

Lily has started _____(study) Portuguese.

What is to study / studying?

Lily has started to study Portuguese. / Lily has started studying Portuguese.

300

____(to enjoy, he) the boat ride?

What is: Is he enjoying?

Is he enjoying the boat ride?

300

Border

What is Bee - Oh - Arr - Dee - Ee - Arr?
400

I got my driver's license _____ 18.

What is at?

I got my driver's license at 18.

400

Put this sentence into present perfect:

_____(to eat, you) yet today?

What is have you eaten?

Have you eaten yet today? (Present perfect: have + past participle)

400

_____(program) is my new favorite hobby.

What is programming?


Programming is my new favorite hobby.


400

You _____(to not cooperate) with me right now!

What is are not / aren't cooperating?

You are not / You aren't cooperating with me right now!

400

Fictional

What is Eff - Eye - Sea - Tee - Eye - Oh - En - Ay - El?

500

Are you staying _____ Mary’s house? I'd like to stop _____ and say hello.

What is at and by?

Are you staying at Mary’s house? I'd like to stop by and say hello.

500

Conjugate the verbs into simple past:

Tim ____(to catch) a fish and _____(to keep) it as a pet.

What is caught and kept?

Tim caught a fish and kept it as a pet. (Simple past)

500

His mom told him ____(march) right to his room because it needs _____(tidy).

What is to march and tidying?


His mom told him to march right to his room because it needs tidying.
500

This sentence must contain two contractions:

They _____(to not come) to the party because they _____(to renovate, still) their house.


What is They aren't coming / They're not coming and they're still renovating?

What is aren't coming to the party because they're still renovating their house.

500

Zoologist

What is Zee (Zed) - Oh - Oh - El - Oh - Jee - Eye - Ess - Tee?

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