PREPOSITION OF PLACE
Preposition
of place
Explanation
Example
 Significado:
in
at
“dentro  I watch TV in the livingde, en”
room
 Lo utilizamos para  I live in New York
indicar que algo está  Look at the picture in the
book
dentro de una cosa,
en un lugar cerrado, o  She looks at herself in the
mirror.
en el interior de algo
 She is in the car.
físicamente
 Look at the girl in the
picture
 This is best team in the
world
 Significado: “en”
 I met her at the
 Usado para mostrar
entrance,at the bus stop
 at a concert, at the party
 at the movies, at
university, at work
una posición exacta o
lugares en donde
hacemos cosas típicas
(school, university,
etc)
by, next
to, beside,
near
on
de, sobre de, en”
 Para indicar que algo
está encima de algo
(tocando la superficie)
en ubicación
horizontal o vertical
(piso,pared…)
 Usado también para
 I love traveling on trains
 Significado: by,next
 The girl who is by / next
to, beside and near
significan “cerca de, al
lado de”
 Para indica que un
lugar u objeto esta
cerca de otro.
 Significado: “en medio
between
de”
 Para indicar que
alguien o algo está en
medio de dos objetos,
lugares o personas.
 Significa: “detrás de”
behind
/on the bus / on a plane
 My favorite
program onTV, on the radio
to / beside the house.
 Arequipa is between Ica
and Moquegua.
 I hung my coat behind the
door.
 Significa: “en frente
in front of
 Significado: “encima
indicar medios de
transporte y
comunicación.
de”
 Jhon is in front of the
hospital.
 Look at the picture on the
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wall
Cambridge is on the River
Cam.
The book is on the desk
A smile on his face
The shop is on the left
My apartment is on the
first floor
 Significa: “debajo de”
under
Para indicar que un
objeto está debajo de
cubierto por otro.
 Significa: “debajo de”
below
 The cat is under the chair.
Para indicar que algo
está naturalmente
 The plane is just below
the the cloud
debajo de otro. Existe
cierto espacio entre
los objetos.
WORKSHOP
1. Write the right preposition of place:
a. _In___ the picture, I can see a
family__ ___ a kitchen.
b. There is a vase and fruits __
___ the worktop.
c. The mother is standing _ __ her
husband and her daughter.
d. She is holding a mug __ ___
her hand.
e. The father and the daughter
are sitting _ __ the worktop __
___ beautiful iron chairs.
f. There is a picture __ ____ the
wall.
g. There is a window _______ the father.
h. The woman is looking ______ her daughter.
2. Write the preposition of place:
Prepositions of Place: at, in, on
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In general, we use:
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at for a POINT
in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
on for a SURFACE
at
in
on
POINT
ENCLOSED SPACE
SURFACE
at the corner
in the garden
on the wall
at the bus stop
in London
on the ceiling
at the door
at the top of the page
at the end of the road
at the entrance
at the crossroads
at the front desk
in France
in a box
in my pocket
in my wallet
in a building
in a car
Look at these examples:
Jane is waiting for you at the bus stop.
The shop is at the end of the street.
My plane stopped at Dubai and Hanoi and arrived in Bangkok two
hours late.
When will you arrive at the office?
Do you work in an office?
I have a meeting in New York.
Do you live in Japan?
Jupiter is in the Solar System.
The author's name is on the cover of the book.
There are no prices on this menu.
You are standing on my foot.
There was a "no smoking" sign on the wall.
I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford Street in London.
Notice the use of the prepositions of place at, in and on in these
standard expressions:
at
in
on
at home
in a car
on a bus
at work
in a taxi
on a train
at school
in a helicopter
on a plane
at university
in a boat
on a ship
at college
in a lift (elevator)
on a bicycle, on a motorbike
at the top
in the newspaper
on a horse, on an elephant
on the door
on the cover
on the floor
on the carpet
on the menu
on a page
at the bottom
in the sky
on the radio, on television
at the side
in a row
on the left, on the right
at reception
in Oxford Street
on the way