Prepositions of place

 

We use “prepositions of place” when we talk about the location of things or people. A preposition of place answers the question of “Where”.

• I left my wallet at home.
• We fixed a picture on the wall.
• The sun is already high in the sky.

Three very common prepositions

at	on	in
specific point or place	surface	enclosed space or space with boundaries
at the door	on the page	in the book
at the bus stop	on the menu	in my pocket
at the station	on the table	in the elevator
at the corner	on the roof	in the car
at home	on the wall	in the swimming pool
at work	on the ceiling	in Paris
at the cinema	on the floor	in America

More place prepositions

above (in or to a higher place than)

• We rented a room above a restaurant.
• The temperature is above zero today.

across (on the other side of)

• Our house is just across the river.
• There is a bus stop across the street.

among (in the middle of)

• He disappeared among the crowd.
• We live in that house among the trees.

behind (at the back/rear of)

• He was standing behind me.
• I was driving behind a big truck.

below (in a lower position)

• My apartment is below yours.
• I wear my skirts below the knee.

beside (at the side of)

• He sat beside me.
• There was a table beside my bed.

between (in the middle of two things, people, or places)

• She sat down between his mother and his father.
• There is a fence between my house and my brother’s house.

by (at the side of)

• She was standing by the window.
• Jim went in and sat by Jane.

under (beneath, below)

• There is something under the bed.
• They dug a hole under the wall.

 

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