Prepositions (Elementary / Pre-Intermediate) Test 3

We ride on a bicycle, so we say come on your bicycle. Without your we say by bicycle.

Use on with days: on Friday, on Monday.

We go to a place: go to Marmaris. Use in with months: in June.

Use on with dates: on September 9th. Not in: we say in September only without the day.

We say talk on the telephone (or on the phone). Not to: we talk to a person, not to the telephone.

No preposition before last, next or this with time: last week, next year.

Before means earlier than: first they took my temperature, then the operation happened. So we say before the operation.

The sugar goes into the tea, so we say sugar in your tea.

We say afraid of something: I'm afraid of dogs.

In American English we say a grade on a test: I got an A on my test.

We say listen to the radio but watch TV with no preposition.

After means later than: first I swim, then I lie down, so after a swim.

A tent is a closed space, so we use in: stay in a tent, in a hotel.

The bandage covers the finger, so we say put a bandage on it.

We say a pain in a part of the body: a pain in my back.

Use arrive in with cities and countries: arrive in Tokyo. Not to: we never say arrive to.

Get to means arrive at a place: get to school, get to work.

We apologize for something we did: apologize for being late. We apologize to a person.

Use with for the thing we use to do something: stir with a spoon, write with a pen.

We use by the + a unit of measure: sold by the litre, paid by the hour.