Preposition of place


What is a preposition of place?




A preposition of place is a preposition which is used to refer to a place where something or someone is located. There are only three prepositions of place, however they can be used to discuss an almost endless number of places.


  • At – A preposition of place which is used to discuss a certain point

  • In – A preposition of place which is used to discuss an enclosed space

  • On – A preposition of time which is used to discuss a surface

  • Prepositions of place allow you to be very specific when talking about where action takes place in stories or when discussing important details for communication purposes.
























Preposition of placeExplanationExample
in

  • inside



  • I watch TV in the living-room

  • I live in New York

  • Look at the picture in the book

  • She looks at herself in the mirror.

  • She is in the car.

  • Look at the girl in the picture

  • This is the best team in the world


at

  • used to show an exact position or particular place

  • table

  • events

  • place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)



  • I met her at the entrance, at the bus stop

  • She sat at the table

  • at a concert, at the party

  • at the movies, at university, at work


on

  • attached

  • next to or along the side of (river)

  • used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it.

  • left, right

  • a floor in a house

  • used for showing some methods of traveling

  • television, radio



  • Look at the picture on the wall

  • Cambridge is on the River Cam.

  • The book is on the desk

  • A smile on his face

  • The shop is on the left

  • My apartment is on the first floor

  • I love traveling on trains /on the bus / on a plane

  • My favorite program on TV, on the radio


by, next to, beside, near

  • not far away in distance



  • The girl who is by / next to / besidethe house.


between

  • in or into the space which separates two places, people or objects



  • The town lies halfway between Rome and Florence.


behind

  • at the back (of)



  • I hung my coat behind the door.


in front of

  • further forward than someone or something else



  • She started talking to the man in front of her


under

  • lower than (or covered by) something else



  • the cat is under the chair.


below

  • lower than something else.



  • the plane is just below the the cloud


over

  • above or higher than something else, sometimes so that one thing covers the other.

  • more than.

  • across from one side to the other.

  • overcoming an obstacle



  • She held the umbrella over both of us.

  • Most of the carpets are over $100.

  • I walked over the bridge

  • She jumped over the gate


above

  • higher than something else, but not directly over it



  • a path above the lake


across

  • from one side to the other of something with clear limits / getting to the other side




  • She walked across the field/road.

  • He sailed across the Atlantic


through

  • from one end or side of something to the other



  • They walked slowly through the woods.


to

  • in the direction of

  • bed



  • We went to Prague last year.

  • I go to bed at ten.


into

  • towards the inside or middle of something and about to be contained, surrounded or enclosed by it



  • Shall we go into the garden?


towards

  • in the direction of, or closer to someone or something



  • She stood up and walked towardshim.


onto

  • used to show movement into or on a particular place



  • I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.


from

  • used to show the place where someone or something starts:



  • What time does the flight fromAmsterdam arrive? 




Exercise




  1. I'm Peter and I live  Germany.  summer I like to travel  Italy, because  the weather and the people there. Last summer I took a plane  Munich to Rome.  the airport we went to our hotel  bus. We stopped  a small restaurant for a quick meal. The driver parked the bus  the restaurant. Nobody could find the bus and the driver, so we waited  the restaurant  one hour. The driver was walking  the small park  the restaurant which we did not know. So we were very angry  him. But my holidays were great. We sat  campfires and went dancing  the early mornings.





      1. Ans:I'm Peter and I live in Germany. In summer I like to travel to Italy, because of the weather and the people there. Last summer I took a plane from Munich to Rome. From the airport we went to our hotel by bus. We stopped at a small restaurant for a quick meal. The driver parked the bus behind the restaurant. Nobody could find the bus and the driver, so we waited outside the restaurant for one hour. The driver was walking through the small park near the restaurant which we did not know. So we were very angry with him. But my holidays were great. We sat roundcampfires and went dancing till the early mornings.












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