Fill in the correct preposition.
*after *into *of *on *out *over
e.g. Keep your mobile phones switched on at night.
16 His sister and her friends hang ............ at the harbour at weekends.
17 She saw a policeman running ............ a robber.
18 I've run out ............ bread, so I'll buy some after work.
19 Tom ran ............ an old friend when he was at the shopping centre.
20 If a burglar breaks into your flat, you should hand ............ your money.
- hang out — «проводить время, тусоваться»: hang out at the harbour.
- run after — «бежать за кем-то, преследовать»: running after a robber.
- run out of — «закончиться»: I've run out of bread.
- run into — «случайно встретить»: Tom ran into an old friend.
- hand over — «отдать, передать»: hand over your money.
Это фразовые глаголы: hang out, run after, run out of, run into, hand over. Предлог меняет значение глагола. Предлог on в этом упражнении не нужен, он есть в примере.
- out
- after
- of
- into
- over
Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
e.g. He travels (travel) to school by tube every morning.
21 I ............ (study) in my bedroom at the moment, but I can join you in the park later.
22 He ............ (leave) early in the morning every Friday.
23 He ............ (write) a book about the high cost of living.
24 I really have to go now. My plane ............ (leave) at 10:30.
25 She ............ (visit) her grandma every Sunday afternoon.
26 We ............ (go) to the cinema tomorrow afternoon. Would you like to come with us?
27 I ............ (cook) dinner this evening, so please don't be late.
28 We ............ (feed) the chickens every morning at 6:30.
29 Hurry up! The play ............ (start) in ten minutes.
30 He ............ (think) of changing his job.
- «at the moment» — действие идёт сейчас, Present Continuous: I am studying.
- «every Friday» — регулярное действие, Present Simple: He leaves.
- Действие происходит в данный период, Present Continuous: He is writing.
- Расписание (самолёт), Present Simple: My plane leaves.
- «every Sunday afternoon» — регулярность, Present Simple: She visits.
- «tomorrow afternoon» — договорённость на будущее, Present Continuous: We are going.
- «this evening» — план на ближайшее будущее, Present Continuous: I am cooking.
- «every morning» — регулярность, Present Simple: We feed.
- Расписание (спектакль), Present Simple: The play starts.
- Think of в значении «обдумывать, рассматривать мысль» — действие в процессе, Present Continuous: He is thinking.
Present Simple — для регулярных действий и расписаний. Present Continuous — для действий в момент речи, временных действий и заранее запланированных дел. Глагол think в значении «обдумывать» употребляется в Continuous.
- am studying
- leaves
- is writing
- leaves
- visits
- are going
- am cooking
- feed
- starts
- is thinking
