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A1 Lesson 2 of 3 · In Town: Places & Transport

Where is it? Prepositions of place

Locate a place: next to, opposite, between, behind, on the corner of.

13 min · 8 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Use ten prepositions of place
  • Contract de + le = du
  • Describe where a place is
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1à côté de, en face de, près de, loin de, au coin de + noun.
  • 2de + le = du; de + les = des; de la, de l’ do not change.
  • 3entre, derrière, devant, sur, sous: no de.
  • 4Opposites: devant / derrière, près de / loin de, sur / sous.

Key vocabulary

l’église (f.)church
la ruestreet
justejust, right
le coincorner