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00495--Prepositions// Exercise 1


PREPOSITIONS-1

Complete these sentences, putting the verbs into the gerund and using one of the following prepositions. Some of them are used more than once.

 about      of         in           to    after
 by          for        on          at    without

1 We talked .......(go) to France for our holiday.
2 I look forward .......(see) you again next year.
3 She's tired .........(work) for the company.
4 I'm very happy my parents ...........(come) home.
5 ..........(open) the front door, I walked slowly through it.
6 We got into the house .........(climb) through a window.
7 I'm looking forward ..................(work) with you.
8 Are you interested ...................(join) the committee?
9 I'm tired ...............(come) to the same place every week.
10 He's very keen ........................(swim) at the moment.
11 I'm worried Jane ................(get) to the airport on time.
12 I'm not interested ........................(hear) your excuses.
13 She's very good ..................(listen) to what people say.
14 This is used .........................(cut) metal.
15 The car drove off .........................(stop).

Answers


  1. about going
  2. to seeing
  3. of working
  4. about ... coming
  5. After opening
  6. by climbing
  7. to working
  8. in joining
  9. of coming
  10. on swimming
  11. about ... getting
  12. in hearing
  13. at listening
  14. for cutting
  15. without stopping