Verbs Followed By Prepositions

Fill in the blanks.

1. Do you ………………….. this story?

believe

believe in

2. He does not …………………… God.

believe

believe in

3. He is a doctor. He specializes
………………………. cardiology.

on

in

at

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4. After making a lot of effort, he succeeded

………………………… finding the job he wanted.

on

in

of

5. Burglars ……………………… our home last week.

broke in

broke into

broke out

6. He was driving fast and crashed

…………………….. a wall.

on

in

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into

7. Can you translate this document

………………..... Spanish ……………………. German?

of, to

from, to

in, to

8. Three people died when the car they were

traveling in collided …………………. a truck.

to

with

on

9. The bottle is full ………………….. water.

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with

in

of

10. I filled the bottle ……………………… water.

of

with

on

11. They moved ……………….. their new home last

week.

in

into

onto

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12. They have bought a house in the countryside.

They are moving ………………………. next week.

in

out

on

Answers
Do you believe this story?
He does not believe in God.
He is a doctor. He specializes in cardiology.
After making a lot of effort, he succeeded in finding the job he wanted.
Burglars broke into our home last week.
He was driving fast and crashed into a wall.
Can you translate this document from Spanish to German?
Three people died when the car they were traveling in collided with a truck.
The bottle is full of water.
I filled the bottle with water.
They moved into their new home last week.
They have bought a house in the countryside. They are moving in next week.

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