Prepositions of Position and Direction

Prepositions of Position and Direction…

  • Left to / To the left of
  • Right to / To the right of
  • Immediate right to
  • Immediate left to
  • Next to / Adjacent / Beside / By
  • Immediate next to
  • Ahead of
  • Behind
  • On the right/left
  • To the right/left
  • In front of / before
  • In/at the corner
  • Between

Prepositions of Position and Direction – Concept

Mayank is sitting next to/ adjacent/ beside sonam.

Swati is standing next to/ adjacent/ beside Azhar.

Soni is sitting ahead of Sonam.

Seema is sitting behind Anjali.

Teacher is standing in front of the student.

Arohi is to the right of (right to) Avirat. 

Who is sitting ahead of Azhar?

Why is Imran sitting beside/next to/adjacent Soni?

Sonam is left to / to the left of Swati.

Aanya is immediate right to Imran.

Soni is sitting immediate left to Imran.

Imran is sitting immediate ahead of Swati.

I will meet you at the corner of the street.

Practice Exercise

You are sitting right to Aman. / You are sitting to the right of Aman.

You are sitting left to Aman. / You are sitting to the left of Aman.

You are sitting ahead of Aman.

You are sitting behind Aman.

You are sitting next to/adjacent/beside Aman.

He was standing in front of me.

I was standing ahead of him in the queue.

Who is to the left of you? / Who is left to you?

The shoes beside yours are mine.

There is no one beside Seeta.

In which direction am I? / Which direction am I in?

I am going towards the north.

You were on the right side.

You were on the left side.

Walk on the left side. / Keep the left.

Delhi is to the north of India. / Delhi is in the northern India.

Kerala is to the South of India. / Kerala is in the southern India.

Bengal is to the East of India. / Bengal is in the Eastern India.

Please move to the right.

Please move to the left.