Prepositions@@ what’s that ??

English Usage Example

in
room, building, street, town, country
book, paper etc.
car, taxi
picture, world
in the kitchen, in London
in the book
in the car, in a taxi
in the picture, in the world

at
meaning next to, by an object
for table
for events
place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)
at the door, at the station
at the table
at a concert, at the party
at the cinema, at school, at work

on
attached
for a place with a river
being on a surface
for a certain side (left, right)

for a floor in a house
for public transport
for television, radio
the picture on the wall
London lies on the Thames.
on the table
on the left
on the first floor
on the bus, on a plane
on TV, on the radio

by, next to, beside
left or right of somebody or something
Jane is standing by / next to / beside the car.

under
on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else
the bag is under the table

below
lower than something else but above ground
the fish are below the surface

over
covered by something else
meaning more than
getting to the other side (also across)
overcoming an obstacle
put a jacket over your shirt
over 16 years of age
walk over the bridge
climb over the wall

above
higher than something else, but not directly over it
a path above the lake

across
getting to the other side (also over)
getting to the other side
walk across the bridge
swim across the lake

through
something with limits on top, bottom and the sides
drive through the tunnel

to
movement to person or building
movement to a place or country
for bed
go to the cinema
go to London / Ireland
go to bed

into
enter a room / a building
go into the kitchen / the house

towards
movement in the direction of something (but not directly to it)
go 5 steps towards the house

onto
movement to the top of something
jump onto the table

from
in the sense of where from
a flower from the garden