Prepositions of Place

Level: Beginner-Intermediate

Prepositions of place describe the position of a person or thing in relation to another person or thing. Prepositions of place give you the ability to tell others where something is located.

In

-when something is inside something
Example:
She is in the car.
I watch TV in the living-room

On

–when something is in a position above something else and touching it
Example:
Please place the flowers on the table.

–television, radio, internet (website)
Example:
I watched the news on TV.
I saw the picture on Facebook.

–used for showing some methods of traveling
Example:
I love traveling on trains.

At

–to show an exact position
Example: I am at the airport.

–event
Example:
I met her at a concert.
Let’s meet at the party.

–a place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)
Example:
I’m at work now.
I watched a movie at the cinema.