on sobre

in dentro de

above
encima de
over

under debajo de

in front of delante de

behind detrás de
 beside al lado de
near cerca de
next to junto a

between entre

among entre

Prepositions of Place: at, in, on

In general, we use:

• 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 in France on the door

at the top of the page in a box on the cover

at the end of the road in my pocket on the floor

 at the entrance in my wallet on the carpet

at the crossroads in a building on the menu

at the front desk in a car on a page

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

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

Prepositions can be used to show where something is located.

The prepositions at, on, and in

We use at to show a specific place or position.

For example:
Someone is at the door.
They are waiting at the bus stop.
I used to live at 51 Portland Street.

We use on to show position on a horizontal or vertical surface.

For example:
The cat sat on the mat.
The satellite dish is on the roof.

We also use on to show position on streets, roads, etc.

For example:
I used to live on Portland Street.

We use in to show that something is enclosed or surrounded.

For example:
The dog is in the garden.
She is in a taxi.
Put it in the box.

We also use in to show position within land-areas (towns, counties, states, countries, and
continents).

For example:
I used to live in Nottingham.

¿PARA QUÉ SIRVEN?

Las preposiciones de lugar ('Place Prepositions' en inglés) son las palabras que utilizamos
para indicar dónde está alguien o algo.
 El perro está encima de la mesa.

¿CUÁLES SON?

ON: Esta preposición se utiliza con el significado de 'encima de', pero en español puede
aparecer como 'en'.

El perro está en la mesa

The dog is on the table

IN: Significa 'dentro de', pero en español también lo podemos indicar con la preposición
'en' por lo que debemos tener cuidado.

Ella está en el coche

She is in the car

UNDER: Esta preposición significa 'debajo de' y se utiliza para indicar que algo se
encuentra debajo de otra cosa.

El camión está debajo de la madera

The truck is under the wood

IN FRONT OF: Esta preposición significa 'delante de' o 'en frente de' y la utilizamos para
indicar que algo se encuentra en frente, pero no necesariamente justo en frente.

El perro está delante de María

The dog is in front of Maria

OPPOSITE: Esta preposición significa 'en frente de' o 'delante de' y siempre la utilizamos
con el sentido de oposición, es decir, justo en frente (cara a cara).

Brian está en frente de Anne

Brian is opposite Anne

BEHIND: La preposición 'behind' significa 'detrás de' e indica que algo se encuentra
detrás de otra cosa.

El peluquero está detrás del cliente

The hairdresser is behind the customer
NEXT TO: La preposición 'next to' significa 'al lado de'.

Jane está al lado de la vaca

Jane is next to the cow

NEAR: Esta preposición significa 'cerca de' y se utiliza cuando queremos indicar que algo
está cerca.

El hombre está cerca del mar

The man is near the sea

BETWEEN: La preposición 'between' significa 'entre' pero debemos tener en cuenta que
siempre implica 'entre dos cosas o personas'

El niño está entre sus padres

The boy is between his parents

AMONG: Tiene un significado parecido a 'between' pero en este caso significa 'entre
varios'.

Ella está entre flores

She is among flowers

OVER: La preposición 'over' tiene el significado de 'sobre' pero siempre da el sentido de

no estar rozando el suelo.

El hombre está sobre el río (en un puente)

The man is over the river
1. The music store is Santos Dumont Street and Rosa e
Silva Avenue.

2. The hospital is the pet shop.

3. The toy store is the music store and the restaurant.

4. The supermarket is the restaurant.

5. The fast food restaurant is Amélia Street.

6. The bookstore is the supermarket.

7. The bank is on Santos Dumont Street the flower shop.

8. The school is Amélia Street and Rosa e Silva Avanue.

9. The pet shop is Amélia Street.

10. The flower shop is Santos Dumont Stree.

Prepositions of Place 1
Put in the correct preposition.

1) He's swimming the river..

2) Where's Julie? She's school..

3) The plant is the table..

4) There is a spider the bath..

5) Please put those apples the bowl..

6) Frank is holiday for three weeks..

7) There are two pockets this bag..

8) I read the story the newspaper..

9) The cat is sitting the chair..

10) Lucy was standing the bus stop..

11) I'll meet you the cinema..

12) She hung a picture the wall..

13) John is the garden..

14) There's nothing TV tonight..

15) I stayed home all weekend..

16) When I called Lucy, she was the bus..

17) There was a spider the ceiling..

18) Unfortunately, Mr Brown is hospital..

19) Don't sit the table! Sit a chair...

20) There are four cushions the sofa..

1) He's swimming the river.in

2) Where's Julie? She's school.at

3) The plant is the table.on

4) There is a spider the bath.in

5) Please put those apples the bowl.in

6) Frank is holiday for three weeks.on

7) There are two pockets this bag.in

8) I read the story the newspaper.in

9) The cat is sitting the chair.on

10) Lucy was standing the bus stop.at

11) I'll meet you the cinema.in

12) She hung a picture the wall.on

13) John is the garden.in

14) There's nothing TV tonight.on

15) I stayed home all weekend.at

16) When I called Lucy, she was the bus.on

17) There was a spider the ceiling.on

18) Unfortunately, Mr Brown is hospital.in

19) Don't sit the table! Sit a chair.onon

20) There are four cushions the sofa.on

Prepositions are used to show movement to or from a place.

For example:-

to, through, across

We use to to show movement with the aim of a specific destination.

For example:-
I moved to Germany in 1998.
He's gone to the shops.

We use through to show movement from one side of an enclosed space to the other.

For example:
The train went through the tunnel.

We use across to show movement from one side of a surface or line to another.

For example:
She swam across the river.

More prepositions of movement

She
ran...
across the road. (from one side to the other)
along the road. (The length of the road.)
around the playground.
 away from the policeman.
back to the shop.
down the hill.
into the room.
off the stage.
onto (on to) the platform.
out of the theatre.
the bridge. (from one side of an open space to
over
the other)
past the opening.
round the track.
through the tunnel.
to the door.
towards the bus stop.
under the shelter.
up the hill.

At and in can also be used as prepositions of movement, but they're used to show the
purpose of the movement.

For example:

I threw the paper in the bin.

Let's have dinner at my place.

When used after some verbs, the preposition at also shows the target of an action:

The bowler was sent off for throwing the ball at the umpire, instead of to the batsman.

!Note - a lot of sites say that around and round are the same, but there can be a
difference, especially in BrE. If someone says "they were running around", it implies the
movement is erratic.

For example: Children tend to run around at school.

In BrE when we use "round" we imply a more definite purpose and a more circular movement.
 For example: The athlete ran round the track

Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition of movement:

• Last year, I travelled (....................) Ireland with my parents and my brother.

• My cat Dakota jumped (....................) the box and stayed there.
• The explorer ran (......................) the cliff. He almost died!
• When you go (......................) the countryside, you have to go (...................) the region.
• The Earth moves (.....................) the sun.
• The dog walked (.....................) that tube.

1In April I'm going Paris.

2This train arrives Milan at 21:36.
3The teacher came class ten minutes late today.
4John fell a tree and broke his arm.
5To buy a drink in an English pub, go the bar.
6Put your books and notes . We're going to do a test!
7It's a long way Europe to China.
8Can you put your arm the window and open the door?
9Go the bridge and turn left at the church.
10Our next trip will be the United States.
11While I was in New York I visited Fifth Avenue.
12We didn't get home until very late.