Complete the following sentences using an appropriate preposition of direction or position.

1. Mary has been …………………. Switzerland several times.

2. He went ………………….. a school in Boston.

3. We arrive ………………………. Tokyo on Monday morning.

4. The boys kept jumping ……………………. the flowerbeds.

5. He sat down ……………………. the armchair.

6. The cat is ……………………….. the roof again.

7. She was walking ………………………. the garden.

8. She ran ……………………….. of the room crying.

9. The boys are swimming ……………………. the sea.

10. He threw his hat ……………………… the roof.

11. The baby fell ……………………. the floor and hurt its knee.

12. Slowly the ball rolled ……………………… the goal.

Answers

1. Mary has been to Switzerland several times.

2. He went to a school in Boston.

3. We arrive in Tokyo on Monday morning. (We use in or at after arrive and land.)

4. The boys kept jumping into the flowerbeds.

5. He sat down in the armchair.

6. The cat is on the roof again.

7. She was walking in the garden.

8. She ran out of the room crying.

9. The boys are swimming in the sea.

10. He threw his hat onto the roof.

11. The boy fell on the floor and hurt its knee.

12. Slowly the ball rolled into the goal.