Scribd
Upload
47 views

Prepositions of Place & Movement

This document discusses prepositions of place and movement. It provides examples of common prepositions of place like "in", "on", and "at" and how they are used to indicate location within an enclosed space, on a surface, or at a specific point. It also gives examples of prepositions of movement like "from", "to", "across", "towards", and "past" that show direction of motion between locations.

Uploaded by

karina mayorga
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
47 views

Prepositions of Place & Movement

This document discusses prepositions of place and movement. It provides examples of common prepositions of place like "in", "on", and "at" and how they are used to indicate location within an enclosed space, on a surface, or at a specific point. It also gives examples of prepositions of movement like "from", "to", "across", "towards", and "past" that show direction of motion between locations.

Uploaded by

karina mayorga
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 10

IFLUENT

ULT
M

IO N S
P O S IT
PR E E &
P LA C
OF EN T
O V E M
M
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
Are used to refer to a place where
something or someone is located.

There are three main prepositions: in,


on, at. They can be both prepositions
of place and time.
IN
Enclosed space / a large place with boundaries
Examples:
I have an apple in my bag.
David’s car is in the car park.
Let’s go for a walk in the forest.

Towns or cities
Examples:
I was born in Manchester.
Jane lives in London.
AT
Specific point or place
To describe a very specific point or place.
Examples:
There is a dog at the top of the steps.

An exact address
Example:
Mark lives at 55 Oxford Street.

Events
We use the preposition “at” to describe being present at an event.
Examples:
I was at a party last night.
AT
Buildings where an event or activity takes place
We use “at” if somebody has gone to a building, and we want to
describe generally where the person is. When we use “at” in this
context it is not important if the person is currently inside the
building or outside the building. We are simply describing where
the person has gone. It is not specific.
Examples:
Mark: Hello David. Is Jane here?
David: Jane isn’t here. She’s at the library with her friends.

A stop on a journey
Example: We stopped at a small village.
The train from Manchester to London stops at Birmingham.
ON
For a surface
What’s that on the ceiling?
There’s a bag on the floor.
My books are on the table.

Attached to
If something is physically attached or joined to something else.
Example:
She is wearing a ring on her finger.

Close to a river
If something is directly next to a river, then we use the preposition
“on”:
London is on the River Thames.
Here is a wall behind her back.
Our house is between the pharmacy and the school.
This city is 86 metres below sea level.
Our house is next to the supermarket.
The photo hangs above my door.
PREPOSITIONS OF
MOVEMENT

Prepositions of movement show


movement from one place to another
place. We usually use them with verbs
of motion.
Do you come from Tokyo?
He jumped out of the window.
The cat jumped onto the roof.
He went up the hill.
He came down the mountain.
He’s walking along the street.
You shouldn’t walk through the cemetery.
You must go across this road.
We ran towards the sea.
We flew over the mountains.
We walked under the bridge.
The earth goes around the sun.
The police drove past our buildings.

You might also like