Ex. 1. Complete these sentences with at, on, in:
1. Do you live .. Manchester?
2. He was .. the bus stop for half an hour.
3. Are the plates .. the cupboard?
4. Look at the example .. the blackboard.
5. I met my girlfriend .. a party.
6. Kathys not here shes .. work at the moment.
7. Are my books .. that shelf?
8. My toothbrush isnt .. the bathroom. Where is it?
9. I usually go swimming .. Tuesdays.
10. There are too many cars .. the road.
11. We usually take our holiday .. September.
12. They dont go out very often .. the evenings.
13. The children get too many presents .. Christmas.
14. I got up .. 7 oclock this morning.
15. She was born .. London .. 1992.
Ex. 2. Complete the sentences using to, at, from, onto, on, off, into, in, or out off:
1. I got out . the bath when the phone rang.
2. I forgot to send a birthday card . Helen yesterday.
3. He was very tired when he got back . Australia.
4. Were going to stay . a holiday apartment in Spain.
5. We stopped . the traffic lights and the car broke down.
6. He took all the toys . the box and left them . the floor.
7. Our friends met us . the airport when we arrived . Berlin.
8. He felt very hot and so he jumped . the beautiful clear water.
9. We took our lunch . the garden and ate it . the grass.
10. When I arrived, I carried my heavy bag all the way . the station . the hotel.
Ex. 3. Rewrite these sentences in the correct order:
Model: to the mountains / never / we / go We never go to the mountains.
1. often / she / write to me / doesnt
2. play football / the boys / always / on Sunday afternoons
3. late / usually / arrives / the bus
4. go / I / often / bed / to / before 11
5. never / coffee / in / drinks / she / the evening
6. it / in the summer / rain / often / doesnt
7. slowly / I / always / books / read
8. by / my / usually / father / to / bus / goes / work
9. always / at / go / we / to / the beach / the weekend
Ex. 4. Complete the conversation, putting the verbs into the present continuous and completing the short answers with am, is, are (not):
- So what . (happen)? . (they/have) a party?
- Yes, they .
- And what . (they/do)?
- Well, a few of them . (dance).
- . (Mum and Dad/dance)?
- Yes, Mum . . But Dad . . He . (talk) to uncle Jack and they . (laugh) a lot.
- Is Aunty Linda there?
- Yes, she . . She . (dance) with Brian from next door.
- Oh, and Dad . (give) everyone a drink now.
- What . (they/drink)?
- Coffee, I think. And some of them . (drink) juice. Mum . (not/drink) anything.
- What . (they/eat)?
- Only crisps and nuts and some cheese.
- And we . (not/eat) anything. Its not fair!
- But they think we . (sleep) upstairs.
- Oh, no, they dont. They . (look) this way.
- I think Dad . (come) over here.