From German to English and Back! Part 2

Prepositions 101

100

"Look on the book," or "Look at the book."

Is it "Look at the book"?

200

"She works near me." or "Her desk is in the near of mine."

Is it "she works near me"?

300

"I am allergic against peanuts." or "She is allergic to dust."

Is it " She is allergic to dust"?

400

"The report was written from the engineer on-site." or "This report was written by the engineer on-site?"

Is it "This report was written by the engineer on-site"?

500

"My work is not related with hers." or "My work is not related to hers."

Is it "my work is not related to hers"?

Prepositions to die for

100

"I saw it in the television." or "I saw it on television."

Is it "I saw it on television"?

200

"The title from the book is on the cover." or "The title of the book is on the cover."

Is it "The title of the book is on the cover"?

300

"I came to work with the car." or "I came to work by car."

What is "I came to work by car"?

400

"It's the tallest building of the world." or "It is the tallest building in the world"?

Is it "It's the tallest building in the world"?

500

"Do you go to work by foot?" or "Do you go to work on foot?"

Is it "Do you go to work on foot"?

Verb Viruses

100

"We'll need to discuss about this in the meeting." or "We'll need to discuss this in the meeting."

Is it "We'll need to discuss this in the meeting?"

200

"They made so many photos on their vacation." or "They took so many photos on their vacation."

Is it "They took so many photos on their vacation?"

300

"Please tell her to be quiet." or "Please speak to her to be quiet."

What is "Please tell her to be quiet?"

400

"We work together since 2007." or "We have been working together since 2007."

Is it "We have been working together since 2007"?

500

"He recommended me this restaurant." or "He recommended this restaurant."

Is it "He recommended this restaurant?"

Until I come by

100

"Until the time I leave the office, I hope to finish everything." or "By the time I leave the office, I hope to finish everything."

Is it "By the time I leave the office, I hope to finish everything"? 

200

"I'll lend it to you by tomorrow." or "I'll lend it to you until tomorrow."

Is it "I'll lend it to you until tomorrow."?

300

"Can you please finish that by next week?" or "Can you please finish that until next week?"

Is it "Can you please finish that by next week"?

400

"It will be returned to you by the time you need to leave." or "It will be returned to you until you need to leave."

Is it "It will be returned to you by the time you need to leave"?

500

"It cannot be completed until tomorrow." or "It can be completed until tomorrow."

Is it "It cannot be completed until tomorrow"?

A Mélange of English?

100

"I'll read the report eventually." or "I just got an offer and I'm interested eventually."

Is it "I'll read the report eventually."

200

"We had a fun time on the rollercoaster! You should try it!" or "We had a funny time on the rollercoaster! You should try it!"

Is it "We had a fun time on the rollercoaster! You should try it!"

300

"There were tons of mails in my inbox this morning." or "There were tons of emails in my inbox this morning."

Is it "There were tons of emails in my inbox this morning"?

400

"My colleague got a beautiful baby last week!" or "My colleague had a beautiful baby last week!"

Is it "My colleague had a beautiful baby last week."

500

"I need to learn for my test tomorrow." or "I need to study for my test tomorrow."

Is it "I need to study for my test tomorrow."