Prepositions – Place (Position and Direction)
| English | Usage | Example |
| § in | § room, building, street, town, country § book, paper etc. § car, taxi § picture, world | § in the kitchen, in London § in the book § in the car, in a taxi § in the picture, in the world |
| § at | § meaning next to, by an object § for table § for events § place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work) | § at the door, at the station § at the table § at a concert, at the party § at the cinema, at school, at work |
| § on | § 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 | § 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 |
| § by, next to, beside | § left or right of somebody or something | § Jane is standing by / next to / beside the car. |
| § under | § on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else | § the bag is under the table |
| § below | § lower than something else but above ground | § the fish are below the surface |
| § over | § covered by something else § meaning more than § getting to the other side (also across) § overcoming an obstacle | § put a jacket over your shirt § over 16 years of age § walk over the bridge § climb over the wall |
| § above | § higher than something else, but not directly over it | § a path above the lake |
| § across | § getting to the other side (also over) § getting to the other side | § walk across the bridge § swim across the lake |
| § through | § something with limits on top, bottom and the sides | § drive through the tunnel |
| § to | § movement to person or building § movement to a place or country § for bed | § go to the cinema § go to London / Ireland § go to bed |
| § into | § enter a room / a building | § go into the kitchen / the house |
| § towards | § movement in the direction of something (but not directly to it) | § go 5 steps towards the house |
| § onto | § movement to the top of something | § jump onto the table |
| § from | § in the sense of where from | § a flower from the garden |