02 Prepositions of place

Question 1

There are some people in/inside the cafe.

Answer 1

In/inside

Question 2

The man is waiting outside the cafe.

Answer 2

Outside

Question 3

There’s a television on the table. There’s a photo on top of the television. There’s a dog under (underneath) the table.

Answer 3

On
On the top
Under (underneath)

Question 4

There’s a picture overt above the door. There’s a small table under/below the window.

Answer 4

Above

Under/below

Question 5

She’s going up the steps, and he’s coming down the steps.

Answer 5

Up

Down

Question 6

The road goes through a tunnel.
The car is going in/into the tunnel.
The lorry is coming out of the tunnel.

Answer 6

Through
In/into
Out of

Lorry = camión

Question 7

She’s taking the food off the trolley and putting it on/onto the shelves.

Answer 7

Off
On/onto

Trolley= carrito
Shelves= estante.

Question 8

The bus is at the bus stop. It’s going from the city centre to the university.

Answer 8

At
From
To

Question 9

The lorry is travelling away from York and towards Hull.

Answer 9

Away from

Towards

Question 10

The man is sitting next to/by/beside the woman.

Their table is close to/near the door.

Answer 10

Next to/by/beside

Close to/near

Question 11

The bus is in front of the car. The lorry is behind the car. The car is between the bus and the lorry.

Answer 11

In front of
Behind
Between

Question 12

The woman is walking along the pavement past the supermarket.

Answer 12

Along

Past

Question 13

The man is on the pavement opposite the bank. The bank is across the road.

Answer 13

Opposite

Across

Question 14

The President is standing among his bodyguards. They are all round/around him.

Answer 14

Among

Round/around

Question 15

There’s a hill beyond the church.

Answer 15

Beyond (=on the other side of)

Question 16

The man is leaning against the wall.

Answer 16

Against (sobre la pared)

Question 17

We use of only with on top of, out of and in front of.

Answer 17

NOT “inside of” NOT “off of” and NOT “behind of”,

although “outside of” is possible.

Question 18

The epidemic spread throughout the country/all over the country.

Answer 18

Two other prepositions of place are throughout and within. They are a little formal.

Throughout = to all parts of

Question 19

Delivery is free within a ten-mile radius.

Answer 19

Two other prepositions of place are throughout and within. They are a little formal.

Within = inside

Question 20

From the balloon we could see the town far below/beneath us.

Answer 20

Beneath is rather literary.

Question 21

We’re going to drive around/about the country visiting different places.
There were piles of old magazines lying around/about the flat.

Answer 21

Around and about mean ‘in different directions’ or ‘in different places’.