PREPOSITIONS

CIRCLE THE BEST OPTION.

1. My best friend lives ______ Sucre street.

a. inb. onc. at

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2. I'll be ready to leave ____ about twenty minutes.

a. inb. onc. at

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3. Since he met his new girlfriend, Juan never seems to be ______ home.

a. onb. inc. at

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4. The child responded to his mother's demands ______ throwing a tantrum.

a. withb. byc. from

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5. I think she spent the entire afternoon ______ the phone.

a. onb. inc. at

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6. I will wait ______ 6:30, but then I'm going home.

a. fromb. atc. until

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7. The police caught the thief _____ the corner of Cascade and Plum Streets.

a. inb. atc. from

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8. My fingers were injured so my sister had to write the note _____ me.

a. forb. withc. to

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9. I am not interested _____ buying a new car now.

a. tob. forc. in

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10. What are the main ingredients ______ this casserole?

a. aboutb. toc. of

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11. My best friend, John, is named ______ his great-grandfather.

a. afterb. toc. about

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12. Grandpa stayed up ______ two in the morning.

a. sinceb. forc. until

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13. My parents have been married ______ forty-nine years.

a. sinceb. forc. until

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14. He usually travels to Philadelphia _______ train.

a. byb. atc. with

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15. You frequently see this kind of violence ____ television.

a. withb. inc. on

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16. I told Mom we'd be home ______ an hour or so.

a. tob. inc. at

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17. I was visiting my best friend _____ the hospital.

a. ofb. atc. in

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18. The professor _______ South Africa amazed the American students with her stories.

a. fromb. ofc. in

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19. I'll see you ____ home when I get there.

a. inb. byc. at

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20. It's been snowing ________ Christmas morning.

a. sinceb. forc. for

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1. He made his escape by jumping _____ a window and jumping _____ a waiting car.

a. over / into

b. between / into

c. out of / into

d. up to / out of

2. To get to the Marketing department, you have to go _____ those stairs and then _____ the corridor to the end.

a. over / into

b. between / into

c. out of / between

d. out of / into

e. up / along

3. I saw something about it _____television.

a. in

b. on

c. at

d. through

e. with

4. I couldnt get in _____ the door so I had to climb _____ a window.

a. through / in

b. between / into

c. out of / between

d. out of / into

e. up / along

5. She took the key _____ her pocket and put it _____ the lock.

a. over / into

b. between / into

c. out of / in

d. by / on

e. up to / out of

6. He drove _____ me without stopping and drove off _____ the center of town

a. from / into

b. towards / over

c. along / up

d. past / towards

e. in / next to

7. I took the old card _____ the computer and put _____ the new one.

a. through / in

b. out of / in

c. out of / between

d. out of / into

e. up / along

8. I went _____ him and asked him the best way to get _____town.

a. from / into

b. towards / over

c. along / up

d. by / on

e. up to / out of

9. Its unlucky to walk _____ a ladder in my culture. I always walk _____ them.

a. through/ in

b. out of / in

c. under / around

d. out of / into

e. up / along

10. The restaurant is _____ Espaa Street, _____ the cinema.

a. through / in

b. out of / in

c. under / around

d. on / next to

e. up / along

11. Carola left school _____ the age of 15 and went to work _____ a bank.

a. through / in

b. out of / in

c. under / around

d. in / next to

e. at / in

12. He jumped _____ the wall and _____ the garden.

a. over / into

b. towards / over

c. along / up

d. by / on

e. up to / out of

13. He was driving _____ 180 miles per hour when he crashed _____ the central barrier.

a. at / into

b. out of / in

c. under / around

d. in / next to

e. at / in

14. She ran _____ the corridor and _____ the stairs to the second floor.

a. from / into

b. towards / over

c. along / up

d. by / on

e. in / next to

15. Alberto is the person standing _____ the window, _____ the woman with the long blonde hair.

a. at / into

b. beside / next to

c. under / around

d. in / next to

e. at / in

16. When the bull ran _____ me, I jumped _____ the fence.

a. from / into

b. towards / over

c. beside / next to

d. by / on

e. in / next to

17. Look, that cars _____ fire.

a. through

b. with

c. in

d. into

e. on

18. He saw a parking space ____two cars and drove _____ it.

a. over / into

b. between / into

c. along / up

d. by / on

e. up to / out of

19. Marcelo comes to work _____ car but I prefer to come _____ foot.

a. at / into

b. beside / next to

c. by / on

d. in / next to

e. at / in

20. He took the book _____ the shelf and put it _____ his bag.

a. from / into

b. at / into

c. beside / next to

d. by / on

e. in / next to

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