Grammar

Preposition of Place: In

 

This preposition of Place is commonly used in the following situations: inside larger areas, enclosed/limited spaces or areas (countries, cities), from outside to within, etc.

 

Pay attention to the examples below. Listen and repeat.

 

Examples:

 

01

Mike is watching TV in his bedroom

02

The businessman and his wife are living in a big city

03

The boys will play in the garden when the rain stops

04

Would you like to live in another country?

05

The baby toys are in the box in the corner of the bedroom

06

My wallet is in my pocket and my money is in my wallet

07

That beautiful businesswoman works in that huge building

08

Please do not smoke in my car. I hate cigarette smoke

09

They will live in São Paulo because it is a big city and you can find everything

10

We are walking in the street and we are going to visit our friends

11

There are many airplanes flying in the sky

12

I saw your mother in a taxicab yesterday. She was going to the shopping mall

13

The entrepreneurs talk everyday in the elevator before going to their offices

14

The fisherman lives in a boat because he fishes everyday and he has no home

15

The girl is in the living room playing with her little friends

16

Jane can see her neighbor in the window

17

You have a wonderful ring in your finger. May I see it?

18

Who´s that man in the picture next to you?

19

What was that old lady doing in your house with your parents?

20

That beautiful Brazilian model is in the magazine in this month´s issue

21

The students are in the library reading some books

 

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