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Where
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Do you want to tell someone where something is?
You need a preposition or two.
This is a chair |
This is a lamp |
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Where is the lamp? |
beside / next to |
The lamp is beside the chair. or The lamp is next to the chair. |
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Where is the chair? |
in front of |
| The chair is in front of the lamp. | |
Where is the lamp? |
behind |
| The lamp is behind the chair. | |
Where is the chair? |
under / beneath / underneath |
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The chair is under the lamp. or The chair is beneath the lamp. or The chair is underneath the lamp. |
Where is the lamp? |
on / on top of |
The lamp is on the chair. or The lamp is on top of the chair.
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Naturally Speaking - English Dialogue
| Meet Frank and Nicole. Frank is always forgetting things. He is forgetful. | |
"Nicole. Have you seen my keys? I thought I'd put them on top of my briefcase." |
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"No. You left them behind the basket." |
| "The basket above the coat rack?" | |
| "No. The one under the table." | |
| "The table in the bedroom, beside the bed?" | |
| "No! The dining room table, in front of the window." | |
| Why did I put them there? | |
| Good question! |
Test It
Prepositions of place
Practise It
On the forum - Tell me what's on your desk.
Read this song - Great for practising prepositions.
