Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1We began work ............... Monday.
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We use "on" with days such as Monday.
2He sat ............... the wall.
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We use "on" when someone is sitting on the top surface of something such as a wall.
3I slept ............... 11 o’clock.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "till" and "until" can mean up to a particular time.
4I have not eaten anything ............... yesterday.
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We use "since" with a starting point in time and the present perfect.
5We walked ............... the end of the street.
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We use "up to" to mean as far as a place or point.
6An old feud existed ............... the two families.
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We use "between" when we are talking about two people or groups.
7The caravan must reach its destination ............... sunset.
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We use "before" to mean earlier than a particular time.
8I will return ............... an hour.
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We use "in" to mean after a period of time from now.
9I must start ............... dawn.
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We use "at" with exact times or points in the day such as dawn.
10I have been waiting for this moment ............... years.
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We use "for" with a period of time.
11He is ............... the top of the class.
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The fixed expression is "at" the top of the class.
12That is the boy I was speaking ...............
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The verb pattern is "speak of" when it means mention or talk about.
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- We began work on Monday.
- He sat on the wall.
- I slept till / until 11 o’clock.
- I have not eaten anything since yesterday.
- We walked up to the end of the street.
- An old feud existed between the two families.
- The caravan must reach its destination before sunset.
- I will return in an hour.
- I must start at dawn.
- I have been waiting for this moment for years.
- He is at the top of the class.
- That is the boy I was speaking of.