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Préposition	Français	Exemple
in	dans	The cat is in the box.
on	sur	The book is on the table.
under	sous	The ball is under the bed.
next to / beside	à côté de	Sit next to me.
behind	derrière	The garden is behind the house.
in front of	devant	The bus stop is in front of the school.
between	entre	The bank is between the café and the shop.
opposite	en face de	The park is opposite the station.
above / over	au-dessus de	The lamp is above the table.
below	en dessous de	The flat below ours is empty.
near	près de	I live near the beach.

Les pièges

In front of = devant (pas « en face » !). « En face de » se dit opposite. Et near s'emploie sans of : ~~near of the beach~~.

Situer un objet

En anglais	En français
Where is my bag? — It's under your chair.	Où est mon sac ? — Il est sous ta chaise.
Where's the bakery? — It's opposite the church.	Où est la boulangerie ? — En face de l'église.
Put it on the shelf, next to the books.	Pose-le sur l'étagère, à côté des livres.

Mise en situation : à la recherche des clés

Dad : Where are my keys? I can't find them!

Où sont mes clés ? Je ne les trouve pas !

Emma : Are they on the table, next to your phone?

Elles sont sur la table, à côté de ton téléphone ?

Dad : No. Not under the newspaper either.

Non. Pas sous le journal non plus.

Emma : Look! They're in the door, behind you!

Regarde ! Elles sont dans la porte, derrière toi !

À retenir

in, on, under, next to, behind, in front of, between, opposite, near.
in front of = devant ; opposite = en face de.
near (sans of) ; between ... and ...
Where is...? — It's next to / behind / opposite...

Exercice 1 : Les prépositions de lieu : exercice 1 (QCM)

« sous le lit »
1. on the bed
2. above the bed
3. under the bed
« à côté de moi »
1. next to me
2. near of me
3. beside of me
« derrière la maison »
1. in front of the house
2. behind the house
3. opposite the house
« devant l'école »
1. in front of the school
2. opposite the school
3. before the school
« en face de la gare »
1. face of the station
2. opposite the station
3. in front of the station
« entre le café et la banque »
1. between the café and the bank
2. among the café and the bank
3. in the middle the café and the bank
« près de la plage »
1. next the beach
2. near of the beach
3. near the beach
« sur la table »
1. in the table
2. on the table
3. over of the table
« au-dessus de la porte »
1. above the door
2. under the door
3. on top the door of
« dans la boîte »
1. in the box
2. on the box
3. into of the box

Exercice 2 : Les prépositions de lieu : exercice 2 (à compléter)

The ball is .......................... the bed. (sous)
My bag is .......................... the chair. (sur)
Sit next .......................... me.
The garden is .......................... the house. (derrière)
Wait for me in front .......................... the cinema.
The bank is .......................... the café and the bakery. (entre)
The park is .......................... the station. (en face de)
I live .......................... the sea. (près de)
The keys are .......................... my pocket. (dans)
There's a lamp .......................... the table. (au-dessus de)

Exercice 3 : Les prépositions de lieu : mise en situation

Ton père cherche ses clés : elles sont sur la table.
1. They're on the table.
2. They're in the table.
3. They're over of the table.
Tu dis que ton chat est sous le lit.
1. My cat is under the bed.
2. My cat is below of the bed.
3. My cat is on the bed.
Tu demandes où est la boulangerie.
1. Where the bakery is?
2. Where's the bakery?
3. Where is it the bakery of?
On te répond qu'elle est en face de l'église.
1. It's face to the church.
2. It's opposite the church.
3. It's in front of the church.
Tu proposes à ton ami de s'asseoir à côté de toi.
1. Sit near of me!
2. Sit next to me!
3. Sit beside of me!
Tu donnes rendez-vous devant le cinéma.
1. Let's meet opposite of the cinema.
2. Let's meet in front of the cinema.
3. Let's meet before the cinema.
Tu dis que la banque est entre la poste et le café.
1. The bank is in the middle the post office and café.
2. The bank is among the post office and the café.
3. The bank is between the post office and the café.
Tu dis que tu habites près de la mer.
1. I live near of the sea.
2. I live next the sea.
3. I live near the sea.
Tu dis que le jardin est derrière la maison.
1. The garden is back the house.
2. The garden is after the house.
3. The garden is behind the house.
Tu dis que tes clés sont dans ton sac.
1. My keys are on my bag.
2. My keys are into of my bag.
3. My keys are in my bag.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) under the bed · 2. a) next to me · 3. b) behind the house · 4. a) in front of the school · 5. b) opposite the station · 6. a) between the café and the bank · 7. c) near the beach · 8. b) on the table · 9. a) above the door · 10. a) in the box

Exercice 2

1. under · 2. on · 3. to · 4. behind · 5. of · 6. between · 7. opposite · 8. near · 9. in · 10. above

Exercice 3

1. a) They're on the table. · 2. a) My cat is under the bed. · 3. b) Where's the bakery? · 4. b) It's opposite the church. · 5. b) Sit next to me! · 6. b) Let's meet in front of the cinema. · 7. c) The bank is between the post office and the café. · 8. c) I live near the sea. · 9. c) The garden is behind the house. · 10. c) My keys are in my bag.