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Prepositions of place

Preposition
Explanation Example
of place
•   Inside •   I watch TV in the living-room.
•   Unshared transportation •   Daniela lives in Mexico City.
•   Look at the picture in the TOEIC
book.
•   She looks at herself in the mirror.
in
•   Claudia is in the car.
•   Look at the cute kitten in the
picture.
•   This is the best class in the world.

•   used to show an exact •   I met her at the entrance, at the

position or particular place
•   table
at •   place where you are to do
something typical (watch a
film, study, work, events)
bus stop.
•   Jocelin sat at the table.
•   at a concert, at the party
•   at the movies, at
university, at work

•   attached •   Look at the picture on the wall.

•   next to or along the side of
(river)
•   used to show that something
is in a position above
something else and touching
it.
on left, right
•   /on the bus / on a plane
•   a floor in a house
•   shared transportation
•   media, television, radio
•   Transportation: on top of
•   Cambridge is on the River Cam.
•   The book is on the desk.
•   The smile on Melissa’s face
•   The shop is on the left
•   My apartment is on the first floor
•   Ana loves traveling on the metro
•   Natalia’s favorite
program on TV, on the radio
•   Alejandro is on the
motorcycle/bicycle/scooter/horse.

•   not far away in distance •   The girl who is by /next

to / beside the house.
by, next to,
•   Nissan is by /next to/ beside the
beside, near
bakery.
 •   in or into the space which •   The city lies
separates two places, people halfway between Toluca and
between
or objects Tlaxcala.

•   at the back (of) •   Eugenio hung his jacket behind

behind the door.

•   further forward than someone •   Veronica started talking to the

in front of or something else man in front of her.

•   lower than (or covered by) •   The frightened man is under the
under something else table.

•   lower than something else. •   The plane is just below the cloud.
below

•   above or higher than •   Elie held the umbrella over both

something else, sometimes so of us.
that one thing covers the •   Most of the tacos are over $10.
other. •   Hernan walked over the bridge.
over •   more than. •   Sam jumped over the gate.
•   across from one side to the
other.
•   overcoming an obstacle

•   higher than something else, •   a path above the lake

above but not directly over it

•   from one side to the other of •   Karla walked across the road.
something with clear limits / •   Erick sailed across the Atlantic.
across
getting to the other side

•   from one end or side of •   They walked slowly through the

through something to the other woods.

•   bed •   Hector goes to bed at midnight.

to •   destination •   Luis went to Puebla.

•   towards the inside or middle •   Shall we go into the classroom?

of something and about to be
into contained, surrounded or
enclosed by it

•   in the direction of, or closer •   Juan stood up and

towards to someone or something walked towards him.
 •   used to show movement into •   Ben slipped as he
onto or on a particular place stepped onto the stairs.

•   used to show the place where •   What time does the flight from
from someone or something starts: Guadalajara arrive?