Prepositions of Place

Gonzalo Smith Sifuentes Zavala

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

POINTPOINT ENCLOSED SPACEENCLOSED SPACE SURFACESURFACE

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