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At, in and to: exercise

February 8, 2011 B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1He gets ............... the market by bike.
Wrong!
Use "to" for movement towards a place.
2My parents live ............... Singapore.
Wrong!
Use "in" for living inside a country, city, or large area.
3I go ............... Singapore to see them whenever I can.
Wrong!
Use "to" for going towards a destination.
4I went to see my parents ............... Singapore.
Wrong!
Use "in" to show where your parents are located.
5Let’s go ............... Marcel’s for coffee.
Wrong!
Use "to" after "go" when the place is the destination.
6Let’s go and have tea ............... Smith’s.
Wrong!
Use "at" for being or doing something at someone’s home or business.
7Why are you looking ............... me like this?
Wrong!
Use "at" after "look" when directing your eyes towards someone.
8Stop throwing stones ............... the cats.
Wrong!
Use "at" when something is thrown with the intention of hitting a target.
9When did you arrive ............... Mexico?
Wrong!
Use "in" after "arrive" with countries, cities, and large places.
10Could you shout ............... James and tell him it is time he started?
Wrong!
Use "to" when shouting in order to communicate with someone.

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  1. He gets to the market by bike.
  2. My parents live in Singapore.
  3. I go to Singapore to see them whenever I can.
  4. I went to see my parents in Singapore.
  5. Let’s go to Marcel’s for coffee.
  6. Let’s go and have tea at Smith’s.
  7. Why are you looking at me like this?
  8. Stop throwing stones at the cats.
  9. When did you arrive in Mexico?
  10. Could you shout to James and tell him it is time he started?

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