12. Choosethesuitablepreposition. 1. The clock hangs on the wall, _________ the table. (above/under/on)
2. He has played Hamlet _______ the stage many times. (on/in/next to)
3. The bank is _____ the post-office and the beauty salon. (behind/at/between)
4. The ball has rolled ______ the bed. (on/under/above)
5. Bob and Jane were sitting in the café ___________ each other.
(between/behind/in front of)
6. The gym is ____________ my college. (next to/on/between)
7. The monument is ________ the right. (in/at/on)
8. The office address is ________the top of the page. (in/at/above)
9. He spends all his life _________ work. (in/at/on)
10. The kettle is boiling ________the kitchen. (in/at/on)
13. Open brackets, using verbs in the Present Continuous or Present Simple. 1. My wife normally __________ (to work) at home, but she __________ (to spend) this month in Italy.
2. Most days, Tom usually___________________________ (to cycle) to work.
3. When _______________the lesson ____________________(to start) today?
4. What’s your brother doing? He _______________(to do) the crossword in the
newspaper. He ______________________ (to do) it every day.
5. I’m afraid I’ll lose this game of chess. I______________ (to play) very badly.
I usually ___________________much better (to play).
6. What’s she doing? She _______________ (to mend) her husband’s socks. She
always___________________ them. (to mend)
7. Yes, you can borrow my dictionary. I _________________ (to use) it a lot, but I
_________________ (not /to use) it now.
8. We _______________________(not to travel) by train very often.
9. She ______________ (to be) particularly generous this week.
10. It ______________________(to snow) right now. It’s beautiful!
I _________________(to like) this weather.
14. Open brackets, using verbs in the Past Continuous or Past Simple. 1. He was gettingup at seven o'clock yesterday.
2. He (to come) back to St. Petersburg on the 15th of January.
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3. At this time yesterday I (to sit) at the theatre.
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4. Yesterday she (to write) a letter to his friend.
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5. He (not to go) to the shop yesterday.
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6. They (to drink) tea when I (to come) home.
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7. What you (to do) when I rang you up?
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8. Last year I (to go) to the United States.
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9. When Kate (to open) the door, the children (to dance) round the fir-tree.
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10. He (to begin) to do his homework at four o'clock yesterday.
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