PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
AT
IN
ON
UNDER
BEHIND
IN FRONT OF
BETWEEN
AMONG
NEXT TO
NEAR
ABOVE
BELOW
PREPOSITIONS OF MOVEMENT
PAST
THROUGH
UP
DOWN
OUT OF
INTO
ALONG
ACROSS
ONTO
OFF
UNDER
OVER
AROUND
AWAY FROM
TOWARD
Some sentences with prepositions of place and movement
- My grandparents live above my apartment.
- There is a basement below my apartment.
- I like this picture on the wall.
- The dog is hiding under the bed. He must be really scared of something.
- Sally sits in front of me in the classroom. She is very tall, so I sometimes have hard time seeing what the teacher is writing on the blackboard.
- Mark sits behind me in the classroom and he always pokes me in the back with his pencil. I hate that!
- Mary’s pen is in her pencil case.
- Greg and Vicky sit next to each other in the classroom. He always copies from her during the test.
- The child likes sitting between his mom and dad.
- The teacher stood among his students.
- There is a big park near my building. We go there on the weekend.
- My school isn’t very far from my house.
- He jumped onto the platform of the ship at the last moment.
- He fell off the bike and hurt his elbow.
- The ball fell off the desk and went under it and almost hit me.
- The ball flew over my head.
- Move away from the car! It is going backwards!
- He went away from home since he didn’t want to live with his parents.
- Be careful! The truck is moving towards you!
- I went past your house yesterday and the light in your room was off. Where were you?
- I can see some cherry trees through the window of my bedroom.
- Don’t run downstairs! You might fall.
- Some very good neighbors live downstairs.
- She ran out of the house in a hurry.
- Take these bags into the living room.
- Archie ran around the tree chasing the cat.
- Just go along this road and you will see the hotel.
- Hey! Can you see Mia over there, across the road? She is talking to someone.
- Could you reach the book that is on the top shelf, just above the TV?
- Divers were sent below to check the wreck and see if there is treasure on it.
- The book is on the desk.
- Come and sit next to me. I would like to talk to you about something.