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C2 – Worksheet 4 – Prepositions

after, before, during, until, by

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Will you visit my parents in Tokyo ____________ your visit to Japan?

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I did not hear the good news ____________ Jack’s arrival, which is when he told everyone.

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We passed ____________ the old castle on our way to the meeting.

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I heard the sound of someone running ____________ me but I did not stop to turn around.

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The big dog recognized his master ____________ so many years of being apart.

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Thousands of soldiers were killed ____________ the fierce battle.

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The principal gave the school a day’s holiday ____________ winning the regional basketball championship.

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He cheated everyone ____________ his clever tricks.

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I arrived a few minutes ____________ seven o’clock, so I was in time to catch the 6:50 train.

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The man was a clerk ____________ his present job.

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We decided to travel ____________ night and sleep ____________ the day.

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The old man was silent ____________ putting the telephone down. No one knew the reason ____________ the end of the evening. Then he told us that his son was very ill.

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Who is the woman standing ____________ Mr. Miller?

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Old Mr. Blinks will have been at the school for thirty-five years ____________ next September.

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The server ran ____________ the customer with his bill.

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We all had plenty of time to relax ____________ our vacation.

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You cannot remain at school ____________ such disgraceful conduct, said the principal.

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This water color painting is ____________ the famous artist, Constable; he painted it when he was a young man.

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Many ships were lost ____________ the terrible storm.

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John did not get up ____________ nine o’clock: he was just in time to hear the beginning of the nine o’clock news on the radio.

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Do you wish to go to Singapore ____________ Sri Lanka or direct?

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John succeeded in reaching the top ____________ sheer determination.

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You will have to wait ____________ tomorrow morning to find out the results.

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How could you have invited John ____________ everything you said about his dishonesty?

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You must wait in (the) line until the people who are ____________ you have been served, the shopkeeper said.

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