Предлоги (prepositions)

Ex. 1. Вставьте предлоги at, from, to.

1. The student is standing … the blackboard. 2. I go … school every day. 3. After classes I go … school with my friends. 4. He came up … the window and closed it. 5. We are sitting … the table now. 6. She will come back … London the day after tomorrow. 7. My desk is … the window. 8. All children like to go … the cinema. 9. I usually go … the swimming-pool on Sunday. 10. My father came late … work yesterday.

Ex.2. Вставьте предлоги on, by, with.

1. Little … little the weather was changing. 2. … reaching a station he bought a magazine. 3. This book was written … Gogol. 4. The pupil is writing … a piece of chalk. 5. I prefer to write … a fountain-pen. 6. She was sitting … bench. 7. She cut fish … a knife. 8. There is a nice carpet … the floor. 9. London is situated … the Thames. 10. Our vacation begins … 27 of May. 11. The streets were crowded … people. 12. I usually sleep till 10 o’clock … Sundays.

Ex.3. Вставьте предлоги for, from.

1. He received a letter … home. 2. I have not seen my mother … a month. 3. I have been working … an hour. 4. He comes … Riga. 5. I have bought this book … you. 6. He spoke … several minutes. 7. She is far … home. 8. Your work begins … today. 9. The plane is ready … the flight. 10. A strong wind comes … the sea. 11. He lived there … April till July. 12. Read … the beginning.

Ex.4. Заполните пропуски подходящими предлогами.

1. The house was … fire. 2. This train starts … Plymouth and goes … London. 3. … time … time I will examine you on the work you have done. 4. He is … exception the best pupil I have ever had. 5. … first sight I thought you were his brother. 6. The boy is very good … football. 7. Don’t ask me … advice. You must decide … yourself. 8. The sleeves … my dress are too short. 9. A bird … hand is worth two … the bush. 10. Don’t judge a man … his clothes.11. The books and magazines are … my bag. 12. John goes … school. 13. My friend’s mother is a teacher … English. 14. My mother usually comes home … 6 o’clock. 15. We often go … the cinema together. 16. We worked … militia last year. 17. We shall meet … Wednesday.1 8. He reads … the morning. 19. They often write … us. 20. Mary gets letters … her sister every week. 21. Give me a cup … tea, please. 22. His brother finishes his work … seven o’clock. 23. Sam lives … London. 24. There are books … the table. 25. They have three lectures … Tuesdays.

Ex.5. Заполните пропуски подходящими предлогами.

1. … summer they always go … the south. 2. My father works … a car factory and my mother works … a library. My elder brother studies … our university and I go … school. … the morning father goes … the car factory, mother goes … the library, my brother goes … the university and I go … school. 3. My friend lives … the north. 4. It was very hot … town, and we decided … go … the country. After breakfast we went … the railway station. … the railway station there were a lot of people. The people were standing … the platform and waiting … the train. It was wonderful … the country. … first we went … the woods. It was hot, but when we went … the woods, it became cool. Then we came … a river. We swam … the river, and grandmother was sitting … the grass … the river. … the evening we went … town. 5. Vladivostok is situated … the Far East. 6. Tomorrow we shall go … the cinema or … the museum. 7. Where is your brother? – He is … room, standing … the window 8 where is your sister? – She is … school. 9. Where is your father? – He … work. 10. Where is your grandfather? – He is … home.

Ex.6. Переведите на английский язык.

1. Он всегда возвращается домой в 7 часов. 2. Я увидел его на улице. 3. Она обещала позвонить через несколько дней. 4. Заяц был убит ружьем. 5. Она не дома, она на концерте. 6. Он родился в 1975 году. 7. В 3 часа я был в офисе. 8. Делегация прибыла в начале этого месяца. 9. Моя сестра родилась первого апреля. 10. Чашки на столе. 11. Цветы в вазе.