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verbs w ith prepositions Wait for me.

With some verbs, we put a preposition {for, to, at etc) before an object.

Wait for me! (NOT Weit-me!) I listen to a lot of music. (NOT / listen a lot of music.)

Put the beginnings and ends together, and put in verbs from the box.

0-4: ask believe/ belong laugh wait

5-9: happened listen look talks think

0 Do you.. .^.?k^.YP........ A at my pronunciation........

1 1know my English is bad, but please don't...................... B for it and I'll give it to you........

2 If you're late, I'll....................... C for you........
3 If you want anything, ju st...................... D in life after death? ..?..
4 Does this coat...................... E to you?......
5 I've got something important to say: please...................... F about himself.......

6 Their garden is wonderful........................ G about the future........
7 Megan lives from day to day. She doesn't...................... H at those roses!......
8 He's very boring: he always...................... 1 to her?......
9 Paula's an hour late. What's...................... J to me........

^ Look again at Exercise 1, and write the preposition after each verb.

ask ..f.°.T...... believe.............. belong.............. happen.............. laugh
listen.............. look.............. talk.............. think.............. w ait.

You arrive at a place, or in a very big place (NOT to).

The train arrives at Oxford Station at 17.15. When did you arrive in Britain ?
You get into/out of a car; you geton/offa bus, train, plane or ship.

I got out of the taxi at Piccadilly Circus. We got off the bus at Trafalgar Square.
Look after - 'watch and take care of'; look for = 'try to find'.

Could you look after the children this evening? I'm looking for my glasses.
You pay a person or a bill; you pay for something that you buy.

'Have you paid Joe?' 'Yes, I paid his bill last week.' Can you pay for the drinks?

^ Put in the correct preposition or - (= no preposition).

1 Don't w ait...........me if I'm late. 13 'What's happened........... your hand?' 'I cut it
2 What time did you arrive........... the airport? on some glass.'
3 Don't listen ... ........him - he's being stupid. 14 The children still believe........... Father
4 I'm looking ........... John's house while he's away. Christmas.
5 We're looking ........... a bigger house. 15 When I g o t........... the train I realised I'd
6 Did you ask ... ....... coffee? forgotten my ticket.
7 We need to talk........... money. 16 Can you pay........... the taxi driver?
8 'Whose is that car?' 'It belongs........... Carola.' 17 When did you arrive........... Ireland?

9 1 forgot to pay ........... the tickets. 18 She g o t........... the car and went into her house.
10 1 don't want to think........... the future. 19 Why are you looking........... me?
11 She g o t......... .. her car and drove away. 20 We had to get........... the plane because there

12 1couldn't get...........the bus because it was full. was a bomb.
For more about prepositions, see pages 273-286.

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forms (for example lam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.