Tổng hợp kiến thức về giới từ Tiếng Anh 6

Preposition of place

Explanation

Example

In

Inside

· I watch TV in the living-room

· I live in New York

· Look at the picture in the book

· She looks at herself in the mirror.

At

used to show an exact position or particular place

· I met her at the entrance, at the bus stop

· She sat at the table

· at a concert, at the party

· at the movies, at university, at work

On

+ next to or along the side of (river)

+ used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it.

+ left, right

+ a floor in a house

+ used for showing some methods of traveling

+ television, radio

· Look at the picture on the wall

· Cambridge is on the River Cam.

· The book is on the desk

· A smile on his face

· The shop is on the left

· My apartment is on the first floor

· I love traveling on trains /on the bus / on a plane

· My favorite program on TV, on the radio

by, next to, beside, near

+ not far away in distance

· The girl who is by / next to / beside the house.

between

+ in or into the space which separates two places, people or objects

· The town lies halfway between Rome and Florence.

behind

+ at the back (of)

· I hung my coat behind the door.

in front of

+ further forward than someone or something else

· She started talking to the man in front of her

Under

+ lower than (or covered by) something else

· the cat is under the chair.

Below

+ lower than something else.

· the plane is just below the the cloud

Over

+ above or higher than something else, sometimes so that one thing covers the other.

+ across from one side to the other.

+ overcoming an obstacle

· She held the umbrella over both of us.

· Most of the carpets are over $100.

· I walked over the bridge

· She jumped over the gate

Above

+ higher than something else, but not directly over it

· a path above the lake

Across

+ from one side to the other of something with clear limits / getting to the other side

· She walked across the field/road.

· He sailed across the Atlantic

Through

+ from one end or side of something to the other

· They walked slowly through the woods.

To

+ in the direction of

+ bed

· We went to Prague last year.

· I go to bed at ten.

Into

+ towards the inside or middle of something and about to be contained, surrounded or enclosed by it

· Shall we go into the garden?

Towards

+ in the direction of, or closer to someone or something

· She stood up and walked towards him.

Onto

+ used to show movement into or on a particular place

· I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.

From

+ used to show the place where smb or sth starts

· What time does the flight from Amsterdam arrive?