2. Place Prepositions
They are used to describe position of all types
of nouns
They usually comes before the noun or the
pronoun
They are used to clarify a specific place.
They never comes before a verb.
3. In
Usage
room, building, street, town,
country
book, paper etc.
car, taxi
picture, world
Example
in the kitchen, in London
in the book
in the car, in a taxi
in the picture, in the world
4. On
Usage
attached
for a place with a river
being on a surface
for a certain side (left, right)
for a floor in a house
for public transport
for television, radio
Example
the picture on the wall
London lies on the Thames.
on the table
on the left
on the first floor
on the bus, on a plane
on TV, on the radio
5. by, next to, beside
Usage
left or right of somebody or
something
Example
Jane is standing by / next to /
beside the car.
6. under
Usage
on the ground, lower than (or
covered by) something else
Example
the bag is under the table
7. below
Usage
lower than something else
but above ground
Example
the fish are below the surface
8. over
Usage
covered by something else
meaning more than
getting to the other side (also
across)
overcoming an obstacle
Example
put a jacket over your shirt
over 16 years of age
walk over the bridge
climb over the wall
9. above
Usage
higher than something else,
but not directly over it
Example
a path above the lake
10. across
Usage
getting to the other side (also
over)
getting to the other side
Example
walk across the bridge
swim across the lake
11. through
Usage
something with limits on top,
bottom and the sides
Example
drive through the tunnel
12. into
Usage
enter a room / a building
Example
go into the kitchen / the
house
