They are usually placed after the main verb or after the object:
Examples:after the main verb:
I looked everywhere
John looked away, up, down, around...
I'm going home, out, back
Come in
after the object:
They built a house nearby
She took the child outside
Common Adverbs of Place
'Here' and 'there'
With verbs of movement, here means towards or with the speaker:
Come here (= towards me)
It's in here (= come with me to see it)
There means away from, or not with the speaker:
Put it there (= away from me)
It's in there (= go by yourself to see it)
Here and there are combined with prepositions to make many common adverbial phrases:
down here, down there;
over here, over there;
under here, under there;
up here, up there
Here and there are placed at the beginning of the sentence in exclamations or when emphasis is needed.
They are followed by the verb if the subject is a noun:
Here comes the bus. (followed by the verb)
Or by a pronoun if this is the subject (it, she, he etc.):
Here it is! (followed by the pronoun)
There she goes! (followed by the pronoun)
NOTE: most common adverbs of place also function as prepositions.
Examples: about, across, along, around, behind, by, down, in, off, on, over, round, through, under, up.
Go to Prepositions or Phrasal Verbs
Other adverbs of place: ending in '-wards', expressing movement in a particular direction:
backwards
forwards
downwards
upwards
inwards
outwards northwards
southwards
eastwards
westwards
homewards
onwards
Examples:Cats don't usually walk backwards.
The ship sailed westwards.
BE CAREFUL! 'Towards' is a preposition, not an adverb, so it is always followed by a noun or a pronoun:
He walked towards the car.
She ran towards me.
expressing both movement and location:
ahead, abroad, overseas, uphill, downhill, sideways, indoors, outdoors
Examples:The child went indoors.
He lived and worked abroad
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