Topics

Present

Past

Past to Present

Future

Abilities - Responsibilities

Asking Questions

Choosing the Right Phrase

Combining Verbs

Explaining Ideas

Describing Your World

Complex Ideas

Relating Ideas, People, Objects

Speaking about Objects

Wondering about Situations

Between Things

Prepositions of Place

In

Use 'in' in a spatial sense:

Example:

Luxury properties are selling well in Ireland.

They parked in the drive-in.

Into

Use 'into' when you move from one space into another space.

Example:

They walked into the convenience store.

Barbara took her meal into the dining room.

On

Use 'on' with one object is 'on' another object such as various surfaces:

Example:

I splattered ketchup on the cafeteria wall.

The sign on the wall advertises that room and board is available.

Onto

Use 'onto' to indicate movement when taking something from some place and putting it onto an object such as a table, countertop, etc.

Example:

I placed the rolls and breads onto the table.

I placed each ingredient onto the counter.

Near

Use 'near' when an object is close to another object

Example:

Our operational guidelines manual is near the cookbook on the bookshelf.

The server is near the window.

In Front Of

Use 'in front of' when an object is placed ahead of another object.

Example:

Country clubs are always built in front of golf courses.

The poultry products are set in front of the ground beef.

Between

Use 'between' when one object is in the middle of two other objects.

Example:

The prices are displayed between the menu items.

He balances his attention between the local clientele and the tourists.

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