Questo esercizio consiste nel trovare la giusta combinazione tra verbo e preposizione/avverbio (spesso anche due) per dare un senso compiuto alle frasi. Le soluzioni si ottengono tenendo fermo il cursore del mouse sopra lo spazio senza cliccare (solo per pc) oppure guardando in fondo alla pagina. Eventuali alternative o richieste di chiarimenti si possono postare nei commenti.
Buon divertimento!
1) Is Bob at home?
No, he’s ____ and won’t be ____ till much later.
2) What shall we do now?
I’m ____ keeping quiet and pretending we know nothing about it.
3) If you got ____ ____ your work instead of playing with your phone, you’d finish in half the time.
4) She promised to babysit for me, so she can’t get ____ ____ it now. It’s too late for her to change her mind.
5) Jane told me she wants to make the wedding cake herself, but I really don’t think she’s ____ ____ it.
6) Tom never buys a ticket for the bus and always seems to get ____ ____ it. If it were me, I would get caught for sure.
7) I don’t think the kids will be ____ yet. They didn’t go to bed until well after midnight.
8) Charles doesn’t want the news to get ____ until the contract has been signed and sealed.
9) If we don’t keep the children busy with something, they’re sure to get ____ ____ some kind of mischief.
10) I can’t wait for you to meet Kate. She’s such a sweet girl. I’m sure you’ll get ____ ____ her really well.
11) As soon as the meeting’s ____ , we’ll head into town and look for somewhere to eat.
12) I feel so sorry for Lucy. It’s going to take her a long time to get ____ the death of her dog.
13) I’m going back to my old school for the annual reunion next week and will be ____ for two or three days.
14) Shall I apply for the job?
Well, it’s ____ ____ you. I can’t decide for you.
15) I can’t get ____ to the doctor’s surgery. I’ve tried several times but the line is always engaged.
16) My driving test has been postponed. I was hoping to get it ____ before my birthday.
17) How are you getting ____ ____ your creative writing? Have you come up with an idea for a story yet?
18) Once Mike starts talking to you about his adventures in India, it’s really hard to get ____ ____ him. He just goes on and on.
19) I don’t understand how Bob always manages to get ____ these complicated relationships.
20) If you can’t get ____ all the paperwork today, leave it until tomorrow. There’s no real hurry.
ATTENZIONE
VERSIONE CORRETTA QUI SOTTO
1) Is Bob at home?
No, he’s out and won’t be back/in till much later.
2) What shall we do now?
I’m for keeping quiet and pretending we know nothing about it.
3) If you got on with your work instead of playing with your phone, you’d finish in half the time.
4) She promised to babysit for me, so she can’t get out of it now. It’s too late for her to change her mind.
5) Jane told me she wants to make the wedding cake herself, but I really don’t think she’s up to it.
6) Tom never buys a ticket for the bus and always seems to get away with it. If it were me, I would get caught for sure.
7) I don’t think the kids will be up yet. They didn’t go to bed until well after midnight.
8) Charles doesn’t want the news to get out/about until the contract has been signed and sealed.
9) If we don’t keep the children busy with something, they’re sure to get up to some kind of mischief.
10) I can’t wait for you to meet Kate. She’s such a sweet girl. I’m sure you’ll get on with her really well.
11) As soon as the meeting’s over, we’ll head into town and look for somewhere to eat.
12) I feel so sorry for Lucy. It’s going to take her a long time to get over the death of her dog.
13) I’m going back to my old school for the annual reunion next week and will be away for two or three days.
14) Shall I apply for the job?
Well, it’s up to you. I can’t decide for you.
15) I can’t get through to the doctor’s surgery. I’ve tried several times but the line is always engaged.
16) My driving test has been postponed. I was hoping to get it over before my birthday.
17) How are you getting on with your creative writing? Have you come up with an idea for a story yet?
18) Once Mike starts talking to you about his adventures in India, it’s really hard to get away from him. He just goes on and on.
19) I don’t understand how Bob always manages to get into these complicated relationships.
20) If you can’t get through all the paperwork today, leave it until tomorrow. There’s no real hurry.
Your comments are always very welcome.
Ingliando 