Prepositions
Correct the mistake in each sentence: (1) We cut the paper onto three parts. (2) Next, we cut up them into smaller pieces.
(1) We cut the paper into three parts. (2) Next, we cut them up into smaller pieces.
What verb means the following?
(1) say sorry; (2) say that you will do something if someone doesn't listen and do what you say; (3) make a suggestion; (4) ask someone to do something difficult
1) apologize; 2) threaten; 3) advise; 4) challenge
This is a new machine and I _________ not ___________ it yet.
This is a new machine and I AM not USED TO it yet
If you ………………. (tell) him the truth, I’m sure you …………. (regret) it.
If you tell him the truth, I’m sure you won’t regret it. / If you don’t tell him the truth, I’m sure you will regret it.
Each sentence needs "up" or "down"; insert it in the correct place.
(1) We need to cut on how much we're spending; we need to stick to our budget. (2) He offered to pay me $15/hour, but I turned him. (3) I ended in marketing because that's what my father did.
(1) We need to cut down on how much we're spending; we need to stick to our budget. (2) He offered to pay me $15/hour, but I turned him down. (3) I ended up in marketing because that's what my father did.
Correct one mistake in each sentence: (1) He apologized about the interruption. (2) She thanked for the gift. (3) They complained me about the homework.
(1) He apologized for the interruption. (2) She thanked me for the gift. (3) They complained (to me) about the homework.
When you are in a foreign country, it’s often difficult to______________ the food
When you are in a foreign country, it’s often difficult to get used to the food.
If it ………………. (rain) all night, I ……………. the grass today like I’d planned. (not cut)
If it had rained all night, I wouldn't have cut the grass today like I’d planned.
What is the opposite of each expression below?
put people at ease; make people excited; get people talking
make people nervous; calm people down; make people shut up
Match the two halves of the sentences:
He challenged / He asked / He complained / He refused / He thanked /
about the race. / me to race him. / me to a race. / me for racing him. / to race.
He challenged me to a race. He asked me to race him. He complained about the race. He refused to race. He thanked me for racing him.
The candidates made lots of mistakes in the exam because they _____________ not _____________ the type of questions.
The candidates made lots of mistakes in the exam because they WERE not USED TO the type of questions
My car’s broken down. Can you help me?
If I ………………. (know) anything about cars, I ………………. (try) to fix it, but I know less than you do. If I ………………. (be) you, I …………….. (call) a garage.
If I knew anything about cars, I would try to fix it, but I know less than you do. If I were you, I would call a garage.
How do you make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Use the following verbs: take out / spread / put onto
Take two pieces of bread out. Spread the peanut butter and jelly onto the bread. Put the top slice of bread onto the bottom slice.
Complete the sentences: (1) My little sister admitted... / (2) The principal announced... / (3) The child promised... / (4) The teacher complained... / (5) My mom advised...
Sample answers: (1) My little sister admitted...to stealing my shirt. / (2) The principal announced...that she was retiring. / (3) The child promised...to follow the rules / (4) The teacher complained...about the students. / (5) My mom advised...me to go to college.
We______________ often go on holiday in summers
We WOULD often go on holiday in summers.
Imagine how you ………………… (feel) if you …………………. (discover) that you ……………. (fail) all your exams.
Imagine how you would feel if you discovered that you had failed all your exams.
Unscramble the sentences and add prepositions where necessary (they are all commands)!
(1) the / squeeze / butter / the / peanut / bread (2) picture/ hang/ the / the / wall (3) the / environment / pack / tortillas / an / oxygen-free
Squeeze the peanut butter onto the bread. Hang the picture on the wall. Pack the tortillas in an oxygen-free environment.
Rewrite the sentences using one of the following reporting verbs: advise / apologize / promise / refuse / thank / threaten /
(1) The new president said that he would take care of the people for sure. (2) She said no to washing the dishes. (3) They suggested that we get an early start. (4) He said he was sorry that he had spilled my drink.
(1) The new president promised to take care of the people. (2) She refused to wash the dishes. (3) They advised getting an early start. (4) He apologized for spilling my drink.
I sometimes think I ___________ never ____________ living away from the city.
I sometimes think I WILL never GET USED TO living away from the city.
A woman in Australia was bitten on the foot by a dangerous snake, which miraculously left no poison in the bite. If the snake …………………… (inject) poison into her foot, the woman ………………. (die).
A woman in Australia was bitten on the foot by a dangerous snake, which miraculously left no poison in the bite. If the snake had injected poison into her foot, the woman would/could/might have died.