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Circle The Correct Prepositions

This document provides examples of using gerunds after prepositions correctly. It gives sentences with blanks to fill in the correct preposition, then provides the answers. It also provides exercises to choose the correct preposition in different contexts. The focus is on helping learners understand when to use gerunds after various English prepositions like "on", "at", "in", etc. and practicing identifying the appropriate prepositions in different phrases and sentences.

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Circle The Correct Prepositions

This document provides examples of using gerunds after prepositions correctly. It gives sentences with blanks to fill in the correct preposition, then provides the answers. It also provides exercises to choose the correct preposition in different contexts. The focus is on helping learners understand when to use gerunds after various English prepositions like "on", "at", "in", etc. and practicing identifying the appropriate prepositions in different phrases and sentences.

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Explanation: Gerund after prepositions

Put in the correct preposition.

Example: He concentrates __ physics.

Answer: He concentrates on physics.

1) My friend is good playing volleyball.


2) She complains bullying.
3) They are afraid losing the match.
4) She doesn't feel working on the computer.
5) We are looking forward going out at the weekend.
6) Laura dreams living on a small island.
7) Andrew apologized being late.
8) Do you agree staying in a foreign country?
9) The girls insisted going out with Kerry.
10) Edward thinks climbing trees this afternoon.

Circle the correct prepositions.

I'm Peter and I live of at in in Germany. In During At summer I like to travel after to
towards Italy, because by from of the weather and the people there. Last summer I took a
plane from over against Munich to Rome. From On After the airport we went to our hotel
by with on bus. We stopped between up at a small restaurant for a quick meal. The driver
parked the bus behind over below the restaurant. Nobody could find the bus and the driver,
so we waited outside down on the restaurant for in through one hour. The driver was
walking across through off the small park near over round the restaurant which we did not
know. So we were very angry along with over him. But my holidays were great. We sat
over at round campfires and went dancing for against till the early mornings.

Prepositions and idioms in English - Exercise


Choose the correct preposition.

1) I'm tired of on with in waiting for you.


2) He hasn't smoked since for at to ages.
3) Nina is good for to in at running.
4) I'm looking for after of to my keys. Has anyone found them?
5) They dream at in for of moving to South Africa.
6) This song was written to with by in Madonna.
7) You can look the word on up through with in a dictionary.
8) I can't come to the party. Don't wait for on after at me.
9) She had problems to by in with reading the instructions.
10) The police car chased the robbers among between through on the streets.

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