Tenses: Present and Past

Prepositions of Place

6. Use the right preposition to complete the sentences:

1. Write your name .......................... the top of the page.

2. There was an accident .......................... the crossroads this morning.

3. I wasn't sure whether I had come .......................... the right office. There was no name .......................... the door.

4. .......................... the end of the street, there is a path leading .......................... the river.

5. You'll find the sports results .......................... the back page of the newspaper.

6. I went for dinner with my fiancée last night and my boss was sitting .......................... a table right next to us.

7. I grew up .......................... a small town .......................... Southwest England.

8. We spent some days .......................... the Greek islands and then we flew .......................... Athens.

9. I know he’s married. I saw the ring .......................... his finger.

10. You don’t see any more children playing .......................... the streets.

7. Use the right preposition to complete the sentences:

1. Our headquarters are .......................... the corner of Oxford Road and Shaftesbury Avenue.

2. Come over here! Don’t’ stand .......................... the corner.

3. My office is .......................... the first floor, second door .......................... the left.

4. .......................... your left-hand side, you see the Eiffel Tower.

5. Please use the entrance .......................... the back.

6. If you sit .......................... the sun too long you’ll surely get burnt.

7. It was really hot, but we were lucky to find a table .......................... the shade.

8. It was wonderful! We had lunch .......................... the shade of the Acropolis.

9. George is already .......................... a plane back to London.

10. He was .......................... a train when I called him. I could tell by the noise.
8. Use the right preposition to complete the sentences:

1. Where is this beach? I cannot find it .......................... the map.

2. London is .......................... the river Thames.

3. The river Rhein flows .......................... the North Sea.

4. It was a very slow train. It stopped .......................... every station.

5. My dad is .......................... the hospital. Unfortunately he’s very ill.

6. My dad is .......................... the hospital. He went to see a friend of his.

7. I felt feverish this morning so I decided to stay .......................... home and lie .......................... bed.

8. George is a student .......................... the University of Manchester. He studies Operations Management .......................... the Department of Business Administration.

9. Welcome .......................... England, welcome .......................... London! Enjoy your stay!

10. We got stuck .......................... a traffic jam .......................... our way .......................... the airport.