Prepositions of place

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

UFCD-5063Formadora: Carla Sousa Formandos: Francisca e Alexandra

Containers and enclosed spaces:

• There's nothing in this drawer.
• I saw them in the house.

IN

Buildings, rooms:

• Can you sit in this chair please?
• Can you wait for me in that building?

Areas, regions, cities:

• I loved being in England.
• I spend a lot of time with my family in the Bay Area.

Liquids:

• There's a lot of soja in my sushi.
• There's a lot of water in the toilet.

Surfaces:

• My bottle of water is on the that chair.
• Your wallet is on the couch.

ON

Oceans, rivers, lakes:

• I saw a walle on the Pacific Ocean.
• There was a lot of fish on the river.

Adresses:

Specific places, pointsin places

• I used to live at the 5th Avenue.
• My friend works at the Boavista Avenue.

• Loren is at her parents house.
• She's at that room.

AT

Events:

Public, shops:

• I saw my idol at the concert.
• I dreamed that i was at my wedding.

• I bought some clothes at the mall.
• Sara is at school.

Grey areas (it doesn't specify where you are with detail)

• I'm in the restaurant.
• I live in Italy.

By, next to, near (is next to something)

• I'm waiting by the bus stop.
• Put your phone next to mine.
• I live near the Shopping.