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Prep Diagnostic

Preposition Tense Diagnostic Quiz: a tool to help you identify specific points that need review

• Quiz 1: beginning – intermediate
• Quiz 2: intermediate – advanced 

Preps for Time

Prepositions for Time: telling when an action happens (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• In/ On/ At
• By X time
• On time/In time
• Introductory Phrases
• Practice – multiple choice

We went to San Francisco in 2009.
We went to San Francisco in June.
We went to San Francisco on June 19, 2009, at noon.

Preps for Place

Prepositions for place: relating where (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• In/ On/ At
• In v. On
• Prepositions for Transportation
• Relative Placement
• Preposition List
• Relative Variations
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – multiple choice

We stood in the street.
We stood on the sidewalk.
We stood at the corner.

Prep Paragraph

Paragraph Practice:  using preposition of time and place (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• In/ On/ At
• Practice – multiple choice paragraph

Michael Phelps made sports history by winning eight gold medals ___ the 2008 Olympics ___ Beijing, China.

During / In

"During" vs. "in": focusing on duration versus exact time (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• During – Period of Time
• During – Duration
• In – Exact Time
• Verbs for Duration
• Common Mistakes
• Practice – multiple choice
   

We are on vacation during July.
We went to the beach several times in our stay.
They are on vacation in July.
They stayed there during July, not during May.

For / Since

For/ Since: Indicating a quantity of time vs. a specific time (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• For v. Since
• Quantity of Time Expressions
• For– Additional Meanings
• Since – Meanings
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – multiple choice
   

We have been coming to this beach for fifteen years.

We have been coming to this beach since July, 1995.

Participles w/ Preps

Participle Modifiers with Prepositions: describing emotional reactions  (Int.–Adv. ESL)

• Compare Word Forms
• Participle + Prep Complements
• Participle Modier & Prep List
• Common Mistakes
• Practice – multiple choice

Related Practice:  Participle-Prep Prac  |  Gerund Objects  |  Verb + PP Prac 1  |  Verb + PP Prac 2  | Verb + PP Prac 3 

The children were interested in hearing his story.
The press was excited about the President's speech.

The President is pleased with the young people's response.
The President is pleased with getting a positive response.
The President is pleased with how the people responded.

Participle-Prep Prac

Participle Modifiers with Preposition Practice: complementing participle modifiers with prepositions   (Int.–Adv. ESL)

• Practice – multiple choice

Celebrities are concerned ____ the activiites of the Paparazzi.

Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs: using verbal expressions made up of verbs and prepositions (Beg.-Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• Adverb v. Phrasal Verb
• Separable v. Inseparable
• Phrasal Verb Grid
• Phrasal Verb List
• Do–
• Get–
• Go–
• Have–
• Make–
• Take–
• Think–
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – multiple choice
   

Look up. 
Look up the word in the dictionary.

He took his coat off.
He took off his coat. 
The airplane took off.

Ending w/ Prep

Preposition at End: placing a preposition at the end of a sentence (Int.–Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• End with a Preposition?
• Final Prep – Wh-questions
• Final Prep – Statements
• Common Mistakes
• Omitting Prepositions
• Final Prep – Verb + PP
• Final Prep – Phrasal Verbs
• Practice – multiple choice

Who did you give your number to?
To whom did you give your number?  very formal

Can you tell me — what kind of person you are interested in?
Can you tell me — in what kind of person you are interested?

The word — that you looked up — is not in my dictionary.
The word — up which you looked — is not in my dictionary.

Adv/Prep for Place

Place adverbs: indicating movement in a direction (Beg.-Adv. ESL)

• Adverb / Prepositions – functionally the same!
• Preps + optional object
• Preps with no object
• Advanced Note
• Commonly Confused
• Practice 1
• Practice 2

He went inside.
He went inside the house.

He went there.

Verb + Prep Phrase

Verb + PP Prac 1

Verb + PP Prac 2

Verb + PP Prac 3

Verbs Followed by Prepositional Phrases: commenting on activities (Beg.–Adv. ESL)

• Verbs + Prep Phrases
• Verb + Prep List
• Commonly Confused Expressions
• Common Mistakes
• Practice – multiple choice

He talks about leaving.
He accused us of complaining.
He keeps on making trouble.
He worries about making deadlines.

Gerund Cls w/Subj

Gerund Clauses with Subjects: expressing attitudes about the activities of others (Int.–Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• Gerunds w/ Subjects
• Object Pronoun vs. Possessive Determiner
• Verb List
• Grammar Notes
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – complete paragraph
• Practice 3 – complete paragraph

I thanked him for fixing my door.

I appreciate his fixing my door.

Verb + PP Prac 1

Verb + Prepositional Phrase Practice 1: Stating attitudes, opinions, and intentions about activities (Beg.–Adv. ESL)

• Verbs + Preposition Phrases
• Practice – multiple choice

She dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer.

She dreamed about becoming a ballet dancer.

Verb + PP Prac 2

Verb + Prepositional Phrase Practice 2: commenting on activites and plans (Beg.–Adv. ESL)

• Verbs + Preposition Phrases
• Practice – multiple choice

I put off going to college.

Instead, I took care of raising my two children.

 Verb + PP Prac 3

Verb + Prepositional Phrase Practice 3: commenting on activites and plans (Beg.–Adv. ESL)

• Verbs and Participles + Prepositions
• Practice – multiple choice

Most people aren't accustomed to working hard.

If you try you can succeed in doing anything you want.

By / With Practice

By / With Practice: means or method (Beg.–Adv. ESL)

• Means - Giving Directions
• Practice 1 – Directions – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – Tools – multiple choice
• Practice 3 – Office Tools – multiple choice

You go there by taking Highway 101.

You fix it with a hammer.

You cut is with scissors.