Prepositions Of Place

·         in

§  room, building, street, town, country

§  book, paper etc.

§  car, taxi

§  picture, world

§  in the kitchen, in London

§  in the book

§  in the car, in a taxi

§  in the picture, in the world

·         at

§  meaning next to, by an object

§  for table

§  for events

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

§  at the door, at the station

§  at the table

§  at a concert, at the party

§  at the cinema, at school, at work

·         on

§  attached

§  for a place with a river

§  being on a surface

§  for a certain side (left, right)

§  for a floor in a house

§  for public transport

§  for television, radio

§  the picture on the wall

§  London lies on the Thames.

§  on the table

§  on the left

§  on the first floor

§  on the bus, on a plane

§  on TV, on the radio

·         by, next to, beside

§  left or right of somebody or something

§  Jane is standing by / next to / beside the car.

·         under

§  on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else

§  the bag is under the table

·         below

§  lower than something else but above ground

§  the fish are below the surface

·         over

§  covered by something else

§  meaning more than

§  getting to the other side (also across)

§  overcoming an obstacle

§  put a jacket over your shirt

§  over 16 years of age

§  walk over the bridge

§  climb over the wall

·         above

§  higher than something else, but not directly over it

§  a path above the lake

·         across

§  getting to the other side (also over)

§  getting to the other side

§  walk across the bridge

§  swim across the lake

·         through

§  something with limits on top, bottom and the sides

§  drive through the tunnel

·         to

§  movement to person or building

§  movement to a place or country

§  for bed

§  go to the cinema

§  go to London / Ireland

§  go to bed

·         into

§  enter a room / a building

§  go into the kitchen / the house

·         towards

§  movement in the direction of something (but not directly to it)

§  go 5 steps towards the house

·         onto

§  movement to the top of something

§  jump onto the table

·         from

§  in the sense of where from

§  a flower from the garden