Adverbs of place in English

In this chapter the adverbs of place in English will be explained. Adverbs of place tell us where an action takes place.

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1.What are adverbs of place in English?
1.1.Adverbs of place examples:
2.Adverbs of place to describe movement or distance
2.1.Examples:
3.An alphabetical list of adverbs of place in English
4.Exercises
4.1.Practice the adverbs of place in English
4.2.Exercise adverbs of place in English

What are adverbs of place in English?

The adverbs of place in English express where an action takes place. They are usually placed after the main verb or the preposition they modify.
Sometimes they can be found at the beginning of a sentence.

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Adverbs of place examples:

In the summer the temperature here is never below 0º.
The doorman was waiting downstairs.
Lorena was hidden behind the door.
They were standing outside.

Place can also be expressed by using geographical locations:

We came from Sweden.
My family is in France for the holidays.

Adverbs of place to describe movement or distance

The adverbs of place are also used to describe movement. They express that someone or something is moving towards a certain place.
They can also describe the distance to someone or something.

Examples:

You keep going to the end of the street and there you can find the restaurant.
I live 1 km from my best friend.

An alphabetical list of adverbs of place in English

The following table shows a list of adverbs of place in English.

Adverb	Example
About	She left her belongings about on her desk.
Above	I live above a bar.
Abroad	In the summer they always go abroad.
Anywhere	My wallet could be anywhere.
Away	They walked away from the house.
Back	Move back a little, please.
Backwards	We stepped backwards when she started yelling at us.
Behind	She was hiding behind the door.
Below	The Netherlands is below sea level.
Between	I sat between my aunts at the party yesterday.
Down	John sat down for a while.
East	I live in the east of England.
Elsewhere	Can you leave your sportswear elsewhere?
Everywhere	I looked everywhere for my keys.
Far	The library is not far from my house.
Here	Your glasses are here.
In	I live in Dubai.
In front of	He stood in front of the pharmacy.
Inside	We want to sit inside, because it is getting colder.
Near	They live near the beach.
Next to	The house is next to a lake.
Nowhere	They came out of nowhere.
Off	I took my coat off, because it is very hot.
On	He got on the bus.
Out	We went out into the woods for a walk.
Outside	I want to sit outside today.
Over	She fell over and broke her leg.
Sideways	She leaned sideways to introduce herself.
Somewhere	They were going somewhere else to talk.
There	Do you want to go there together?
Towards	My little brother ran towards me.
Under	The dog is hiding under the table.
Up	Stand up and go to the gym.