UNIT 136. Verb + preposition 5 in/ into/ with/ to/ on ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

UNIT 136. Verb + preposition 5     in/ into/ with/ to/ on

A	Verb+ in believe IN .. √ Do you believe in God? (=Do you believe that God exists?) I believe in saying what I think. (= I believe it is right to say what I think) √ but believe something(= believe it is true), believe somebody(= believe they are telling the truth) √ The story can’t be true. I don’t believe it. (not believe in it) specialise IN ... √ Helen is a lawyer. She specialises in company law. succeed IN ... √ I hope you succeed in finding the job you want.
B	Verb+ into break INTO ... √ Our house was broken into a few days ago, but nothing was stolen. crash /drive /bump /run INTO ... √ He lost control of the car and crashed into a wall. divide /cut /split something INTO two or more parts √ The book is divided into three parts. translate a book etc. FROM one language INTO another √ She’s a famous writer. Her books have been translated into many languages.
C	Verb+ with collide WITH ... √ There was an accident this morning. A bus collided with a car. fill something WITH …. (but full of …..) √ Take this saucepan and fill it with water. provide /supply somebody WITH ... √ The school provides all its students with books.
D	Verb+ to happen TO ... √ What happened to that gold watch you used to have? (= where is it now?) invite somebody TO a party /a wedding etc. √ They only invited a few people to their wedding. prefer one thing/person TO another √ I prefer tea to coffee.
E	Verb+ on concentrate ON ... √ I tried to concentrate on my work, but I kept thinking about other things. insist ON ... √ I wanted to go alone, but some friends of mine insisted on coming with me. spend (money) ON ... √ How much do you spend on food each week?

EXERCISES

136.1	Complete the sentences using these verbs (in the correct form) +a preposition: believe concentrate divide drive fill happen insist invite succeed 1 I wanted to go alone, but my friends _____ insisted on _____ coming with me. 2 I haven't seen Mike for ages. I wonder what has ______________ him. We've been ______________ the party, but unfortunately we can't go. It's a very large house. It's ______________ four apartments. I don't ______________ ghosts. I think people imagine that they see them. Steve gave me an empty bucket and told me to ______________ it ______________ water. 3 4 5 6 7 I was driving along when the car in front stopped suddenly. I couldn't stop in time and ______________ the back of it. Don't try and do two things together______________ one thing at a time. It wasn't easy, but in the end we ______________ finding a solution to the problem. 8 9
136.2	Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. 1 There was a collision between a bus and a car. A bus collided ____ with a car _________. 2 I don't mind big cities, but I prefer small towns. I prefer _______________________________________________. 3 I got all the information I needed from Jane. Jane provided me _______________________________________________. 4 This morning I bought a pair of shoes which cost £70. This morning I spent _______________________________________________. 5 There are ten districts in the city. The city is divided _______________________________________________.
136.3	Put in the correct preposition. If the sentence is already complete, Leave the space empty. 1 The school provides all its students ____ with ____ books. 2 A strange thing happened ________ me a few days ago. Mark decided to give up sport to concentrate ________ his studies. Money should be used well. I don't believe ________ wasting it. My present job isn't wonderful, but I prefer it ________ what I did before. I hope you succeed ________ getting what you want. As I was coming out of the room, I collided ________ somebody who was coming in. 3 4 5 6 7 8 There was an awful noise as the car crashed ________ a tree. Patrick is a photographer. He specialises ________ sports photography. Do you spend a lot of money ________ clothes? I was amazed when Joe walked into the room. I couldn't believe ________ it. Somebody broke ________ my car and stole the radio. I was quite cold, but Tom insisted ________ having the window open. 9 10 11 12 13 14 The teacher decided to split the class ________ four groups. I filled the tank, but unfortunately I filled it .... ________ the wrong kind of petrol. Some words are difficult to translate ________ one language ________ another. 15 16
136.4	Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use a preposition. 1 I wanted to go out alone, but my friend insisted ____ on coming with me. ______________ 2 I spend a lot of money __________________________________. I saw the accident. The car crashed __________________________________. Chris prefers basketball __________________________________. The restaurant we went to specialises __________________________________. Shakespeare's plays have been translated __________________________________. 3 4 5 6

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