Prepositions


 * Time ** elementary [[file:Murphy-U96-98.pdf]]

**Place and position **

elementary

**Word + preposition ** elementary

intermediate

in Canada in Madrid in Garden Avenue in the road in the mirror a hole / a crack in in (one) hand in an armchair in the country <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">in hospital <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">in prison || <span style="background-color: #3782d2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">on <span style="background-color: #3782d2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">on the plane / on bus / train <span style="background-color: #3782d2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">on a chair <span style="background-color: #3782d2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">on television / on the radio <span style="background-color: #3782d2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">on (the) wall <span style="background-color: #3782d2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">( his foot) on a piece of glass <span style="background-color: #3782d2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">on the left / right <span style="background-color: #3782d2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">on (the) side) <span style="background-color: #3782d2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">(cut his finger) on a piece of glass <span style="background-color: #3782d2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">on the left / right <span style="background-color: #3782d2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">on (the) side <span style="background-color: #3782d2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">on the pavement || <span style="background-color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">at the airport / in the airport building <span style="background-color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">at the cinema / in the cinema || <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">(go) to (the cinema) <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">(take a letter) to (the post office) <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">(send a letter) to (my sister) || <span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">at the end <span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">at the front / at the back <span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">at home <span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">at school <span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">at work || <span style="background-color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">above / below <span style="background-color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">over / under || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">next to <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">beside <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">by (the window) || <span style="background-color: #df952a; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">opposite ||
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">in / inside / out / outside
 * <span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">at the beginning