Task 1: Find & Correct the Mistakes

Each of the following 20 sentences contains a mistake with a preposition. Find them and correct them.

1. I was born in the 3rd of July.

2. She’s waiting in the bus stop.

3. I usually listen music while cooking.

4. They arrived to the airport late.

5. He’s interested about Japanese culture.

6. I’ll finish the report until Monday.

7. We met on September last year.

8. He paid the lunch and left.

9. She asked money from me.

10. I’m afraid from snakes.

11. The books are in the table.

12. I always depend from my family.

13. They laughed from his joke.

14. She’s married with a lawyer.

15. I was working in the weekend.

16. He’s good in football.

17. She borrowed money to her friend.

18. The meeting starts in 6 p.m.

19. He’s going to withdraw cash from the ATM at evening.

20. They live at Spain.

Task 2: Fill in the Gaps with Correct Prepositions

Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions. Only one preposition per gap.

1. She’s interested ___ meditation and spiritual practices.

2. I always listen ___ podcasts on the way to work.

3. He paid ___ the purchase using a card reader.

4. They depend ___ their parents financially.

5. We arrived ___ the hotel late at night.

6. She’s married ___ a kind man.

7. My kids are good ___ drawing.

8. We met ___ August, right before university started.

9. I’ll be home ___ 8 p.m.

10. They laughed ___ my cooking skills.

11. He’s afraid ___ losing his job.

12. I was born ___ the 1st of January.

13. Please finish the task ___ Friday.

14. The phone is ___ the table.

15. She lives ___ Germany now.

16. I usually go home ___ the evening.

17. I’m waiting ___ my friend at the station.

18. We spent the whole day ___ the beach.

19. He borrowed money ___ his brother.

20. I like to relax ___ the weekend.

Task 3: Your Turn – Make Sentences or a Story

Use the following verb + preposition combinations to write your own original sentences or create a short story. You can write about yourself or make something up. Try to use all of them!

Verb + Preposition List

1. be interested in

2. listen to

3. pay for

4. depend on

5. arrive at / in

6. be married to

7. be good at

8. meet in / on

9. be home at

10. laugh at

11. be afraid of

12. be born on / in

13. finish by (or before)

14. be on the table

15. live in

16. go home in the evening

17. wait for

18. spend time at a place

19. borrow money from

20. ask somebody for something