Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1. We commenced work ………………… Monday.
From indicates some point of time. It is used with all tenses.
2. He sat …………………….. a chair.
We use on to speak of things at rest.
3. I slept ……………………… 11 o’clock.
We use till to indicate time. We use up to to indicate distance or quantity.
4. I have not eaten anything ……………………… yesterday.
Since denotes some point of time in the past. It is used with a perfect tense.
5. We walked …………………………. the end of the street.
We use up to to talk about distance.
6. An old feud existed ………………………. the two families.
We use between to speak of two people or things.
7. The caravan must reach its destination …………………………… sunset.
We use before to indicate time; we use in front of to indicate position.
8. I will return ……………………….. an hour.
We use in before a noun denoting a period of time
9. I must start …………………….. dawn.
10. I have been waiting for this moment …………………….. years.
We use for to indicate duration.
11. He is …………………… the top of the class.
12. That is the boy I was speaking ……………………..
Answers
1. We commenced work from Monday.
2. He sat on a chair.
3. I slept till / until 11 o’clock.
4. I have not eaten anything since yesterday.
5. We walked up to the end of the street.
6. An old feud existed between the two families.
7. The caravan must reach its destination before sunset.
8. I will return in an hour.
9. I must start at dawn.
10. I have been waiting for this moment for years.
11. He is at the top of the class.
12. That is the boy I was speaking of.
