Prepositions of Place

Teacher :Maria Anglica Anselmi

 Prepositions of Place

Prepositions of place indicate the

position , location , distance.
 At

In or near the area occupied by; in or

near the location of
 In

inside; within
 On

Used to indicate position above and

supported by or in contact with
at in on
POINT ENCLOSED SPACE SURFACE
at the corner in the garden on the wall
at the bus stop in London on the ceiling
at the door in France on the door
at the top of the page in a box on the cover
at the end of the road in my pocket on the floor
at the entrance in my wallet on the carpet
at the crossroads in a building on the menu
at the front desk in a car on a page
 Behind

At the back of or in the rear of

e.g The ant is behind the fence.

 Richard is behind the sofa
 The sheep is behind the tree.
 Carlos is behind the door.
 Under

In a lower position or place than

e.g The teacher is under the desk

 Next to

Nearest in space or position; adjacent

Beside : At the side of; next to

 The tree is next to the house.
 In front of

At or in the front
 The car is in front of the house
 Over

In or at a position above or higher than

e.g The cat is jumping over the box

 Between
at a point or in a region intermediate to
two other points in space

e.g The ball is between the box and the

bear
 The martian is between the boy and
the girl
 Near

To, at, or within a short distance or

interval in space .

e.g The sheep is near the yellow flower

 Far

To, from, or at considerable distance.

e.g The moon is far from here

 The bank is far from the school
 Across from
from one side to the other side of

e.g The bookstore is across from the music

store