1They swam ............... the river.
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Use "across" for movement from one side of a river to the other.
2They live in a village just ............... the border.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "across" or "over" to mean on the other side of a border.
3I work best ............... the evening.
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Use "in" with parts of the day, such as the evening.
4See you ............... Saturday evening.
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Use "on" with a day plus a part of the day, such as Saturday evening.
5I can run 400 meters ............... about one minute.
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Use "in" to say how long it takes to complete an action.
6We usually go and see grandmother ............... Sunday.
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Use "on" with days of the week.
7That car can seat ............... seven people.
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Use "up to" to mean a maximum number or amount.
8I won’t be seeing him ............... Wednesday.
Select 2 answers.
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After this negative verb phrase, "until" and "before" both mean not earlier than Wednesday.
9The nearest restaurant is about half a mile ............... the road.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "up" or "down" to mean along a road in this context.
10None of the last six trains has been ............... time.
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Use "on" in the phrase "on time", meaning at the scheduled time.
11He could have been saved if they had brought him to hospital ............... time.
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Use "in" in the phrase "in time", meaning early enough.
12I have been here ............... three weeks now.
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Use "for" with a period of time, such as three weeks.
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- They swam across the river.
- They live in a village just across / over the border.
- I work best in the evening.
- See you on Saturday evening.
- I can run 400 meters in about one minute.
- We usually go and see grandmother on Sunday.
- That car can seat up to seven people.
- I won’t be seeing him until / before Wednesday.
- The nearest restaurant is about half a mile up / down the road.
- None of the last six trains has been on time.
- He could have been saved if they had brought him to hospital in time.
- I have been here for three weeks now.