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PREPOSITIONS

Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition

1. On rainy days she usually goes __________ a walk with her boyfriend.

2. Listen _________ me very carefully. This is really important.

3. Scolari hardly ever goes _________ bed before midnight at the weekends.

4. This is not my own computer. I share it _________ my sister.

5. It was too late when I got __________ the office. The meeting had already started.

6. Look _________ this photo in the newspaper? Isn’t this your father’s friend?

7. A policeman gave us some information __________ the robbery.

8. Everyday Alex studies Turkish __________ two hours.

9. Are there any eggs __________ the kitchen?

10. Angelina and her friends often go __________ a drink __________ work _________  Friday evenings.

11. Is there a football match __________TV this evening?

12. He mostly spends his money __________ technology.

13. Is Roberto Carlos __________ Brazil.

14. What time does she usually get ___________ at the weekends?

15. Colombus discovered America __________ the 15th century.

16. T-Bag was very good _________ math __________ high school.

17. Sara works __________ a multinational company.

18. Their French classes are __________ 6 p.m __________ 9.pm.

19. Lincoln was __________ Germany last week.

20. They have got a beautiful house __________ the lake.

21. In Turkey most banks open __________ about 9 a.m.

22. Ronaldinho often watches TV or play Playstation __________ the evenings.

23. My daughter always walks to school because we live __________ her school.

24. The restaurants are very expensive here so people hardly ever eat __________ around here.

25. A: What shall we eat __________ dinner today?   B: How __________ pizza?

26. Are these flowers __________me? Thank you very much.

27. Kate’s always very busy __________ the week so she has lunch in her office.

KEY

1. for  2. to  3. to  4. with  5. to  6. at  7. about  8. for  9. in  10. for / after / on  11. on  12. on  13. from  14. up  15. in  16. at / in  17. for  18. from / to  19. in  20. by  21. at  22. in  23. near 24. out  25. for / about  26. for  27. in

FUTURE TIME CLAUSES

EXERCISE . Fill in the blanks with when, before, after, as soon as, or until. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

1) Roberto Carlos will stay in Turkey ____________ he finds a new club.

2) Jack’s going to keep on working _______________ he finishes it.

3) Book a table ____________you go to the restaurants in the Bosphorus. They’re always full.

4) ____________ I chat with him tonight, I’ll ask the reason of the argument.

5) Remember to buy some batteries ____________you’re in the kiosk.

6) We can go for a walk ___________we’ve eaten something.

7) The captain will wait for the other sailors _____________it gets dark, and then he’ll leave.

8) Don’t forget to call your manager about the sales _____________ you get to the hotel.

9) I hope she’ll phone me ______________ she’s found the files I need.

10) They’ll wait ______________it stops snowing, and then they’ll go out.

11) ___________you see your sister, give my regards please.

KEY 1. until  2. until  3. before  4. When  5. when 6. after  7. until  8. when/as soon as 9) when/as soon as 10) until 11) When

PHRASAL VERBS

Fill in the blanks with the phrasal verbs below. Use the correct tense form.

look for—-break down—–find out—-bump into—–look after——pull up

pin up—–call up——-look at——set off—–turn out—–call at

1. Alex was two hours late for the meeting because his wife’s car ____________ on the way to her school.

2. If she __________ in time, she would have crashed the car in front of her.

3. While they were doing a research in the jungle, they __________ that there were a lot of different species of plants and insects.

4. When Aylin saw her surname ___________on the noticeboard, she went to her teacher’s room to learn what the problem was.

5. The plane to Ankara __________at 06.20 on Monday so I must be at the check-in one hour before the flight time.

6. I am really worried about my grandfather’s operation. Do you think you could ___________ when the operation is over?

7. While we were walking around the stadium, we ____________ Roberto Carlos.

8. I am tired of __________ my nephews. They are really naughty.

9. As it is an important thing, I can’t speak it on the phone. However, if you are at home this evening, I __________ and discuss the matter with you.

10. As soon as he __________ this matter from my point of view, he’ll understand why I have refused his offer.

11. He ___________ the sales report which he has just written but he can’t find it anywhere.

12. After I made a joke about losing my wallet, it suprisingly _____________ to be true.

KEY: 1. broke down / had broken down  2. hadn’t pulled up  3. found out  4. pinned up  5. sets off  6. call me up  7. bumped into  8. looking after  9.will call at  10.looks at  11.is looking for  12. turned out

TEST YOURSELF Choose the correct answer

GERUND /INFINITIVE

1. Alex’ll never forget _____________ that goal against Barcelona.

a) to score            b) score       c) scoring

2. While I was driving past his house, I saw Hurley __________basketball in his garden.

a) play                  b) to play       c) playing

3. I regret ____________that I can’t make it on time. I’m very busy.

a) say         b) to say       c) saying

4. I forgot __________ my spare battery so I couldn’t call you on time.

a) to take      b) take      c) taking

5. Remember___________ the safe before you leave the office.

a) locking    b) lock      c) to lock

6. If Murat is always late to work, he risks ___________his job.

a) to lose     b) lose     c) losing

7. After I finished ___________the cats, I prepared myself a big sandwich.

a) feeding     b) to feed      c) feed

8. As he has been looking for a new job for 3 months, he regrets not __________two more foreign languages when he was younger.

a) to learn       b) learn      c) learning

9. I saw my manager ___________his car and drive away.

a) get on    b) getting on     c) to get on

10. As Roberto Carlos drove past the training pitch, he saw Alex ____________free-kicks.

a) practice   b) to practice      c) praticing

KEY: 1.c 2.c 3.b 4.a 5.c 6.c 7.a 8.c 9.a 10.c

Rewrite the sentences using the words in paranthesis

1. After we finished the training, we had a shower. ( before )

__________________________________________________________.

2. Cenk ate three cheeseburgers. He was still hungry. ( although )

__________________________________________________________.

3. She first got dressed, then went out. ( after )

__________________________________________________________.

4. I saw a strange object in the sky. I called NASA.  ( as soon as )

___________________________________________________________.

5. My boss walked into my room. He fell down. ( while )

___________________________________________________________.

6. I’ll take a map. I may get lost. ( in case )

__________________________________________________________.

7. Semih didn’t attend the meeting, because it was really boring. ( so )

__________________________________________________________.

8. She woke up very late. She couldn’t catch the bus. ( as )

__________________________________________________________.

9. It was an exciting film. We watched it with pleasure. ( such…that)

__________________________________________________________.

10. I won’t see Taner if I don’t leave the house soon. ( unless )

___________________________________________________________.

Key:

1. Before we had a shower, we had finished the training.

2. Although Cenk ate three cheeseburgers, he was still hungry.

3. She went out after she had got dresses.

4. As soon as I had seen a strange object in the sky, I called NASA.

5. While my boss walking into my room, he fell down.

6. I will take a map in case I get lost.

7. The meeting was really boring, so Semih didn’t attend it.

8. As she woke up very late, she couldn’t catch the bus.

9. It was such an exciting film that we watched with pleasure.

10. Unless I leave the house soon, I won’t see Taner.

Infinitive with to

We use to infinitive

• to show purpose.   Hasan went to the market to buy some batteries for his portable cd player.

                                        I called her to say “I love you.” ( purpose of my call )

• after certain verbs ( agree, appear, decide, expect, hope, plan, promise, want, refuse, plan….)

         - They agreed to meet in front of Kipa at 3 o’clock.

         – Lale’s decided to buy a new car after the accident.

         – Although Metin promised to buy the tickets, he forgot.

         – Because of some financial problems, the company refused to employ new employees.

         – Merve wants to redecorate her house.

• after certain adjectives: ( sorry, happy, difficult, unable, glad, obliged etc… )

          - My father was happy to hear that I had found a good job.

          – It is difficult to change a flat tyre if you don’t know how to change it.

          – Meral was sorry to hear that she hadn’t passed the test.

• after ” I would like / would love / would prefer ” to show specific preference.

          – I would like to drink red wine, please.

          – Because it was a tiring day, she’d prefer to stay at home.

• after certain nouns: ( pleasure, privilege etc… )

          – It was really a pleasure to cook something for her.

          – It’s my privilege to announce the most valuable player of the season.

• after ” too / enough ” constructions

          – My sister Elif is too short to be a basketball player.

          – I’m too tired to go to Hurley’s party.

          – Deniz is tall enough to be a model.

          – Although she finished two universities, she isn’t talkative enough to be a sales manager.

• after: be + the first / second etc… / next / last / best etc…

          - I was the last to finish the race.

          – Autumn is the best season to go to Abant.

• with: it + be + adjective ( + of + noun / pronoun )

          - It was kind of him to bring some flowers when he first visited his girlfriend’s parents.

          – It was rude of me to behave like that in front of the audience.

• with ” only” showing an unsatisfactory result

          – Kemal went there only to learn he had failed the driving test. ( he went there but the result was disappointing )

• in the expression: ” for + someone + to inf“

          – For Alex de Souza to score a goal from a free-kick is very easy.

          – For me to win this prize was unbelievable.

                                                                                      to be continued in the following post….

FUTURE TIME CLAUSES

EXERCISE 1. Choose the correct words / phrases. Then fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in paranthesis.

Mr. Alan will probably work as soon as / until she ______________ ( be ) sixty-five.

Kemal _______________ ( go ) the gym before / as soon as the tutor finishes.

If / When I ___________ ( get ) to the office, I’ll probably check my e-mails.

My wife ___________ ( study ) Turkish next year if / until she has time.

Maybe I ___________ ( download ) some software if / after I have dinner.

My mother will do the ironning before / as soon as she ___________ ( go ) to bed.

KEY: 1. ………until she is sixty-five                 2. ….. will go as soon as…….                   3. When I get ……………..                 4. ……will study if…….

        5. ….will dowload after I…….                  6. ……. before she goes

FUTURE TIME CLAUSES

Read the example sentences

WHEN

When I finish writing the reports, I will go out with my friends.

She will move to ?zmir when she finds a good job.

When the party is over, we’ll clean the house.

BEFORE

Before I go to Bodrum, I’ll book a room.

Murat will visit all his relatives before he joins the army.

They won’t transfer any players before they sign the advertising agreement.

AFTER

After her sister prepares dinner, they’ll invite their neighbours.

My father will buy a new car after he saves enough money.

What will you do after you finish the French course?

AS SOON AS

They will go to the beach as soon as they have their breakfast.

All the players in the national team will go on holiday as soon as the Europian Championship is over.

Don’t worry mom. I will phone you as soon as I arrive Paris.

UNTIL

You can go out. I will wait until she calls.

They won’t start the match until the rain stops.

I won’t buy anything new until I pay all my debts.

IF

If I go home early tonight, I will watch the Olympic Games.

Tar?k will buy a new TV set if the prices goes down.

If you pass the test, what will you do?

HAVE YOU NOTICED THE STRUCTURE

when, after, before, as soon as, until, if are followed by SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE.

Main clasuses in these sentences are followed by future ‘will’.

**PRACTICE**

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1) When the manager _____________ ( arrive ), they _______________ ( start ) the meeting.

2) If he _____________ ( reach ) the sales target this year, the company ____________ ( award ) him.

3) We _______________ ( start ) the construction of a shooping center as soon as the government __________( allow ) us to begin.

4) After she __________ ( find ) a good house in Karşıyaka, she_______________ ( buy ) some new furniture.

5) If Alex _______________ ( feel ) better at the weekend, he _______________ ( play ) in the match against Milan.

6) I will have to finish the reports before the manager _______________ ( call ).

7) She _______________( eat ) anything until the doctor_______________( tells ) her to eat.

KEY: 1. arrives / will start  2. reaches / will award  3. will start / allows  4. finds / will buy  5. feels / will play  6. calls  7. won’t eat / tells

TAKE AFTER somebody

Check these sentences

I take after my father.  We have the same nose and ears.

Murat is very musical. He takes after his grand mother in that respect.

Who does she take after? Her mother or her father?

I don’t take after either my mother or my father.

MEANING

Take after somebody: Resemble somebody

LOOK AFTER somebody, something or yourself

Check these sentences

While my neighbours were away for a summer holiday, I looked after their dog for 2 months.

After my grandfather’s death, I started to look after my grandmother. We have been living together for 2 years.

As she goes to London as a atudent, she must learn to look after herself.

MEANING

look after: care for, take care of

HOW MUCH YOU LEARN!!!

Fiil in the blanks using the correct form of look after and one of the objects below

his clothes        her          myself           children

1) When my sister was in hospital, the nurses ____________________ very well.

2) Please dad, stop worrying about me. I’m quite old enough to ____________________.

3) His new shirt is dirty already. I wish he would ____________________.

4) They can always ask Ay?e to babysit because she loves ____________________.

KEY: 1) looked after her          2) look after myself          3) look after his clothes          4) looking after children