in / at / on — Position 2
Rows · Floors · Left/Right · Coasts · Top/Bottom · Front/Back · Corners — Complete Guide
in / at / on — Position 2
Rangs · Étages · Gauche/Droite · Côtes · Haut/Bas · Avant/Arrière · Coins — Guide Complet
Extend your knowledge: in a row/picture/sky, on the left/floor/coast, at the top/bottom/end — plus front, back and corner expressions.
Étendez vos connaissances : in a row/picture/sky, on the left/floor/coast, at the top/bottom/end — ainsi que les expressions front, back et corner.
This unit extends the basics of Unit 123 with more specific expressions. English uses fixed prepositions for many common phrases — in a queue, on the left, at the top, in the corner — that do not always match French equivalents. Learning these as fixed groups is the most efficient approach.
Cette unité étend les bases de l’unité 123 avec des expressions plus spécifiques. L’anglais utilise des prépositions fixes pour de nombreuses expressions courantes — in a queue, on the left, at the top, in the corner — qui ne correspondent pas toujours aux équivalents français. Apprendre ces groupes fixes est l’approche la plus efficace.
in — Rows, Pictures, Media & the Sky
in — Rangs, Images, Médias et le Ciel
in — groups & sequences
in — groupes et séquences
in — images, media & world
in — images, médias et monde
Who is the woman in that picture? · There isn’t a cloud in the sky. I like to sit in the front row. · Amy works in the sales department.
Qui est la femme in that picture ? · There isn’t a cloud in the sky.
on — Left/Right, Floors, Lists, Maps & Coasts
on — Gauche/Droite, Étages, Listes, Cartes et Côtes
on — sides & floors
on — côtés et étages
on — lists, geography & routes
on — listes, géographie et routes
Our apartment is on the second floor. · Don’t buy anything not on the list.
Vienna is on the (river) Danube. · Is the town on the coast or inland?
We stopped at a shop on the way home. Do you drive on the left or on the right ?
Our apartment is on the second floor. · Don’t buy anything not on the list.
Vienna is on the (river) Danube. · Is the town on the coast or inland ?
We stopped at a shop on the way home.
at the top / at the bottom / at the end
at the top / at the bottom / at the end
Jane lives at the other end of the street.
There’s a post office at the end of the road.
Turn left at the end of the corridor. Write your name at the top of the page. · Sign at the bottom of the form.
Jane lives at the other end of the street.
There’s a post office at the end of the road.
in / at / on — the Front & Back
in / at / on — l’Avant et l’Arrière
in the front/back — car
at the front/back — building/group
on the front/back — paper/envelope
in the corner (room) vs at/on the corner (street)
in the corner (pièce) vs at/on the corner (rue)
in the corner — of a room
in the corner — d’une pièce
at/on the corner — of a street
at/on the corner — d’une rue
Complete with in, at or on.
Complétez avec in, at ou on.
in/at/on the front or back? Complete each sentence.
in/at/on the front or back ? Complétez chaque phrase.
Complete with in, at or on + the given phrase.
Complétez avec in, at ou on + l’expression donnée.
Mixed: complete with in, at or on.
Mixte : complétez avec in, at ou on.
Frequently Asked Questions — in/at/on (position) 2
Questions fréquentes — in/at/on (position) 2
In the front row — you are a member of a row (a sequence/group). At the front of the cinema — you are at a positional zone within the venue. In = member of a group; at = at a positional area.
In the front row — vous êtes membre d’un rang. At the front of the cinema — vous êtes dans une zone positionnelle. In = membre d’un groupe ; at = zone positionnelle.
On the left/right — directional sides (like planes of space). In the corner — the corner of a room is an enclosed interior space. On = a side/direction; in = enclosed interior corner.
On the left/right — côtés directionnels. In the corner — le coin d’une pièce est un espace intérieur fermé.
Both are correct for street corners. At the corner = treating it as a specific point. On the corner = thinking of the corner as a position on the street. You will hear both in natural English.
Les deux sont corrects pour les coins de rue. At the corner = le traiter comme un point précis. On the corner = position sur la rue. Vous entendrez les deux.
A city on a river = situated alongside the riverbank. Vienna is on the Danube = Vienna is on the banks of the Danube. Swimming in the sea/river = you are inside the water. Different contexts, different prepositions.
Une ville on un fleuve = située le long de la rive. Vienna is on the Danube = Vienne est sur les rives du Danube. Nager in the sea = vous êtes dans l’eau.
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