Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1. He has done a lot …………………………. me.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. I have had a word …………………………… my boss.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. We have known each other ……………………………. our school days.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I am spending the weekend …………………………….. my grandparents.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. You have to start coming ………………………… time.
Correct!
Wrong!
To come on time is to be neither early nor late.
6. Dogs must be kept ………………………… a lead.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. Do you enjoy living …………………………… the mountains?
Correct!
Wrong!
The correct expression is in the hills / mountains.
8. Do you mind if I look ……………………………… your paper?
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The missing girl was found ………………………….. her friend’s house.
Correct!
Wrong!
At shows position at a point.
10. I have heard ………………………………. him but we have never met each other.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. ……………………………….. having a headache, I enjoyed the picnic.
Correct!
Wrong!
You can use despite or in spite of here.
12. She has been working here …………………………. July.
Correct!
Wrong!
Since indicates the starting point. It is common with the present perfect or present perfect continuous tense.
Answers
- He has done a lot for me.
- I have had a word with my boss.
- We have known each other since our school days.
- I am spending the weekend with my grandparents.
- You have to start coming on time.
- Dogs must be kept on a lead.
- Do you enjoy living in the mountains?
- Do you mind if I look at your paper?
- The missing girl was found at her friend’s house.
- I have heard of him but we have never met each other.
- In spite of having a headache, I enjoyed the picnic.
- She has been working here since July.
