PREPOSITIONS OF PLACES part 1

at the corner                at the bus stop             at the door at the top of the page at the end of the road at the crossroads        at the entrance            at home at work at school at university at college at the top at the bottom at the side at reception in Oxford Street     at the window at the entrance at the door   at the end of the street at the station at the top at the entrance at a party at a pop concert at  a conference at a meeting at someone's house:                  at a very nice village at an airport at the seaside at sea (on a voyage) at reception at the corner of a street at the back / front of a  building / cinema arrive at small place at the mall    at the table   at work         at the + store/post office/market/supermarket

in the garden in country in city / province/ district/ village in a box          in my pocket in my wallet  in a building in a car in a taxi in a helicopter in a boat         in a lift (elevator) in the newspaper in the sky in a row in the garden in the house in the water    in her bag in a row          in the box in the park in the city in the city/country(side) in a taxi or car.                             in the back / front of a car in the corner of a room in a mirror in a picture in a photograph in an armchair (sit) in the street in prison in hospital in bed arrive in big place

on the wall on the ceiling on the cover on the floor on the carpet on the menu on a page on a bus on a train on a plane on a ship on a bicycle, on a motorbike on a horse, on an elephant on television on the radio on the left, on the right on the way  on a farm on the way on the chair (sit) on the corner of a street on the back / front of a letter / piece of paper on the island on the table  on the floor  on the wall   on a cover      on the coast on a river on a road on foot

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACES

* go / come / travel / fly / walk / return / drive / have been  to a place or event:      

* go into / come into etc. = enter a room / building         

* by bike/ car / undergroundby / bus

Prepositions of place and direction

Preposition	Use	Examples
above	higher than sth.	The picture hangs above my bed.
across	from one side to the other side	You mustn't go across this road here. There isn't a bridge across the river.
after	one follows the other	The cat ran after the dog After you.
against	directed towards sth.	The bird flew against the window.
along	in a line; from one point to another	They're walking along the beach.
among	in a group	I like being among people.
around	in a circular way	We're sitting around the campfire.
behind	at the back of	Our house is behind the supermarket.
below	lower than sth.	Death Valley is 86 metres below sea level.
beside	next to	Our house is beside the supermarket.
between	sth./sb. is on each side	Our house is between the supermarket and the school.
by	near	He lives in the house by the river.
close to	near	Our house is close to the supermarket.
down	from high to low	He came down the hill.
from	the place where it starts	Do you come from Tokyo?
in front of	the part that is in the direction it faces	Our house is in front of the supermarket.
inside	opposite of outside	You shouldn't stay inside the castle.
into	entering sth.	You shouldn't go into the castle.
near	close to	Our house is near the supermarket.
next to	beside	Our house is next to the supermarket.
off	away from sth.	The cat jumped off the roof.
onto	moving to a place	The cat jumped onto the roof.
opposite	on the other side	Our house is opposite the supermarket.
out of	leaving sth.	The cat jumped out of the window.
outside	opposite of inside	Can you wait outside?
over	above sth./sb.	The cat jumped over the wall.
past	going near sth./sb.	Go past the post office.
round	in a circle	We're sitting round the campfire.
through	going from one point to the other point	You shouldn't walk through the forest.
to	towards sth./sb.	I like going to Australia. Can you come to me? I've never been to Africa.
towards	in the direction of sth.	We ran towards the castle.
under	below sth.	The cat is under the table.
up	from low to high	He went up the hill.