Use these questions to practise using prepositions of place, time, movement and dependent prepositions in context. Try to repeat the sentence that contain the preposition as many times as possible in conversation.
Prepositions of time, place and movement
What were you doing at 8PM last night?
What do you worry about?
Does waiting for people annoy you?
What does how you feel depend on?
What type of music do you like listening to?
What do you spend most of your money on?
Do you believe in god?
What do you normally do at the weekend?
Do you think that men should pay for dinner on a date?
What do you enjoy doing at home?
What is your least favourite thing at work?
What do you usually do on Christmas day?
What do you have on your walls at home?
What’s the furthest that you have ever travelled by plane?
What type of activities do people in your country do
in the winter?
in the spring?
in the summer?
in the autumn?
Conversation questions to practise verbs and dependent prepositions
Verb + Preposition
Conversation Question
Argue about
What type of things do you argue about?
Argue with
Who do you argue with?
Deal with
How do you usually deal with challenging situations?
Depend on
Who can you really depend on when you need help?
Get rid of
Do you find it easy to get rid of old thing like clothes or do you keep hold of them?
Give in
Can you think of a situation where you had to give in to someone else’s opinion?
Give up
Have you ever had to give up on a goal or a habit?
Go on
What exciting events or trips do you plan to go on in the future?
Listen to
What type of music or podcasts do you like to listen to?
Look after
Who or what do you usually look after in your daily life?
Look at
Is there something specific that you like to look at when you’re stressed?
Look forward to
What upcoming events are you looking forward to?
Put up with
What’s something you find difficult to put up with?
Rely on
Who do you rely on the most for support or advice?
Run out of
Can you recall a time when you ran out of something important?
Talk to
Who is the first person you talk to when you have good news?
Take advantage of
How do you take advantage of your free time?
Take care of
What responsibilities do you take care of on a daily basis?
Think about
What’s something you’ve been thinking about a lot recently?
Count on
Who do you count on in times of trouble?
Conversation questions to practise adjectives and dependent prepositions.
Adjective/Adverb + Preposition
Example Question
Accustomed to
What changes in your routine are you finding hard to get accustomed to?
Afraid of
Are there any fears or phobias that you have?
Angry with
When was the last time you were really angry with someone?
Aware of
What global issues are you currently aware of and concerned about?
Capable of
In what areas do you believe you are most capable?
Confident in
What areas of your life are you most confident in?
Curious about
What topics or phenomena are you currently curious about?
Different from
How do you think you are different from your peers?
Experienced in
What areas are you experienced in due to your job or hobbies?
Famous for
Can you name something your country or hometown is famous for?
Fond of
Can you share something you are particularly fond of?
Good at
What skills or activities do you consider yourself good at?
Happy with
What aspects of your life are you currently happy with?
Interested in
What subjects or activities are you currently interested in?
Proud of
What accomplishment are you most proud of in your life?
Similar to
In what ways are you similar to your siblings or close friends?
Skilled in
What skills do you feel most skilled in?
Sure of
Is there something in your life that you are absolutely sure of?
Tired of
What’s something you are currently tired of hearing about?
