{"id":6286,"date":"2017-03-25T17:11:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T15:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=6286"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:28:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:28:02","slug":"prepositions-of-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/03\/prepositions-of-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepositions of Place"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prepositions of Place<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Preposition<\/strong><\/td>\nUse<\/strong><\/td>\nSentences<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
above<\/strong><\/td>\nhigher than something<\/td>\nThe portrait hangs\u00a0above\u00a0<\/strong>my bed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
across<\/strong><\/td>\nfrom one side to the other side<\/td>\nYou mustn’t go\u00a0across<\/strong>\u00a0this road here.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
There is a store across<\/strong>\u00a0the building.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
after<\/strong><\/td>\none follows the other<\/td>\nThe dog ran\u00a0after<\/strong>\u00a0the cat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
After<\/strong>\u00a0you.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
against<\/strong><\/td>\ndirected towards something<\/td>\nThe bird flew\u00a0against<\/strong>\u00a0the window.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
along<\/strong><\/td>\nin a line; from one point to another<\/td>\nThey’re walking\u00a0along<\/strong>\u00a0the beach.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
among<\/strong><\/td>\nin a group<\/td>\nI like being\u00a0among<\/strong>\u00a0my friends.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
around<\/strong><\/td>\nin a circular way<\/td>\nWe’re sitting\u00a0around<\/strong>\u00a0the campfire.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
at*<\/strong><\/td>\nposition at a point<\/td>\nI arrived\u00a0at<\/strong>\u00a0the meeting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
behind<\/strong><\/td>\nat the back of<\/td>\nOur house is\u00a0behind<\/strong>\u00a0the supermarket.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
below<\/strong><\/td>\nlower than something<\/td>\nDeath Valley is 86 metres\u00a0below<\/strong>\u00a0sea level.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
beside<\/strong><\/td>\nnext to<\/td>\nOur house is\u00a0beside\u00a0<\/strong>the store.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
between<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

something\/somebody<\/p>\n

is on each side<\/td>\n

Our house is\u00a0between<\/strong>\u00a0the supermarket and the drugstore.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
by<\/strong><\/td>\nNear<\/td>\nHe lives in the house\u00a0by\u00a0<\/strong>the river.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
close to<\/strong><\/td>\nNear<\/td>\nOur house is\u00a0close to<\/strong>\u00a0the bank.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
down<\/strong><\/td>\nfrom high to low<\/td>\nShe came\u00a0down<\/strong>\u00a0the hill.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
from<\/strong><\/td>\nthe place where it starts<\/td>\nDo you come\u00a0from<\/strong>\u00a0Seoul?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
in front of<\/strong><\/td>\nthe part that is in the direction it faces<\/td>\nOur house is\u00a0in front of\u00a0<\/strong>the park.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
inside<\/strong><\/td>\nopposite of outside<\/td>\nYou shouldn’t stay\u00a0inside<\/strong>\u00a0the building.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
in*<\/strong><\/td>\nplace seen in three dimensions<\/td>\nWe slept\u00a0in<\/strong>\u00a0the car.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
larger areas<\/td>\nI was born\u00a0in<\/strong>\u00a0England.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
into<\/strong><\/td>\nentering something<\/td>\nYou shouldn’t go\u00a0into<\/strong>\u00a0the mansion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
near<\/strong><\/td>\nclose to<\/td>\nOur house is\u00a0near<\/strong>\u00a0the bus stop.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
next to<\/strong><\/td>\nbeside<\/td>\nOur house is\u00a0next to<\/strong>\u00a0the post office.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
off<\/strong><\/td>\naway from something<\/td>\nThe cat jumped\u00a0off<\/strong>\u00a0the roof.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
on*<\/strong><\/td>\ntouches a surface<\/td>\nThere is a vase\u00a0on<\/strong>\u00a0the table.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
is seen as a point on a line<\/td>\nWe were\u00a0on<\/strong>\u00a0the way from Paris to Rome.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
by a lake or sea<\/td>\nLondon lies\u00a0on<\/strong>\u00a0the Thames.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
onto<\/strong><\/td>\nmoving to a place<\/td>\nThe cat jumped\u00a0onto<\/strong>\u00a0the roof.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
opposite<\/strong><\/td>\non the other side<\/td>\nOur house is\u00a0opposite<\/strong>\u00a0the bus stop.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
out of<\/strong><\/td>\nleaving something<\/td>\nThe cat jumped\u00a0out of<\/strong>\u00a0the window.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
outside<\/strong><\/td>\nopposite of inside<\/td>\nCan you wait\u00a0outside<\/strong>?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
over<\/strong><\/td>\nabove something\/somebody<\/td>\nThe cat jumped\u00a0over<\/strong>\u00a0the wall.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
past<\/strong><\/td>\ngoing near something\/somebody<\/td>\nGo\u00a0past<\/strong>\u00a0the bookstore.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
round<\/strong><\/td>\nin a circle<\/td>\nWe’re sitting\u00a0round<\/strong>\u00a0the campfire.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
through<\/strong><\/td>\ngoing from one point to the other point<\/td>\nYou shouldn’t walk\u00a0through<\/strong>\u00a0the woods.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
to<\/strong><\/td>\ntowards something\/somebody<\/td>\nI like going\u00a0to<\/strong> Canada.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Can you come\u00a0to<\/strong>\u00a0me?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I’ve never been\u00a0to<\/strong>\u00a0the U.S.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
towards<\/strong><\/td>\nin the direction of something<\/td>\nWe ran\u00a0towards<\/strong>\u00a0the park.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
under<\/strong><\/td>\nbelow something<\/td>\nThe dog is\u00a0under<\/strong>\u00a0the table.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
up<\/strong><\/td>\nfrom low to high<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0 He went up<\/strong> the hill.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Prepositions of Place Preposition Use Sentences above higher than something The portrait hangs\u00a0above\u00a0my bed. across from one side to the other side You mustn’t go\u00a0across\u00a0this road here. There is a store across\u00a0the building. after one follows the other The dog ran\u00a0after\u00a0the cat. 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