{"id":874,"date":"2015-11-12T13:35:53","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T13:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=874"},"modified":"2015-11-12T13:35:53","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T13:35:53","slug":"prepositions-of-time-and-position-grammar-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/prepositions-of-time-and-position-grammar-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepositions of time and position | Grammar exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate preposition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. You can borrow my car but you must bring it back —————— tonight. (by \/ in \/ at)<\/p>\n

2. We live —————— the sea. We can actually see it. (by \/ near \/ on)<\/p>\n

3. My uncle and aunt live ——————- Malaysia. (in \/ at \/ on)<\/p>\n

4. I don\u2019t like it when people stare —————- me. (at \/ on \/ with)<\/p>\n

5. Please do not throw food —————— the animals. (to \/ at \/ on)<\/p>\n

6. That picture will probably look better ——————– the other wall. (on \/ at \/ against)<\/p>\n

7. She lives ——————— an apartment —————– the 6th floor. (in, on \/ at, in \/ on, in)<\/p>\n

8. Agra is ——————- River Yamuna. (on \/ in \/ at)<\/p>\n

9. I did some gardening ——————– the weekend. (at \/ on \/ in)<\/p>\n

10. He can run 1000 metres ——————— about 2 minutes. (in \/ by \/ within)<\/p>\n

Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. You can borrow my car but you must bring it back by<\/strong> tonight. (By tonight means \u2018tonight or before\u2019)<\/p>\n

2. We live by<\/strong> the sea. We can actually see it. (If you live near the sea you are perhaps a few kilometres away from it.)<\/p>\n

3. My uncle and aunt live in<\/strong> Malaysia.<\/p>\n

4. I don\u2019t like it when people stare at<\/strong> me.<\/p>\n

5. Please do not throw food to<\/strong> the animals. (When there is no idea of attack, the words throw and shout should be followed by to.)<\/p>\n

6. That picture will probably look better on<\/strong> the other wall.<\/p>\n

7. She lives in<\/strong> an apartment on<\/strong> the 6th floor.<\/p>\n

8. Agra is on<\/strong> River Yamuna.<\/p>\n

9. I did some gardening at \/ on<\/strong> the weekend.<\/p>\n

10. He can run 1000 metres in<\/strong> about 2 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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