Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – ところに／へ／を／で (tokoro ni/ e/ o/ de)

Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – ところに／へ／を／で (tokoro ni/ e/ o/ de)
Here is Japanese N3 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 textbook.

59. ～ところに／へ／を／で
a. Structure:
[Noun / Verb / い-adjective / な-adjective] noun-modifying form + ところに／へ／を／で

b. Meaning: the situation, process or moment of an action.
AところにへB: A is under way when B starts (B often interrupts A)
AところをB: while A is happening, B happens.
AところでB: as soon as A happens, B begins

家を出ようとしたところに電話がかかってきた。
Ie o deyou to shita tokoro ni denwa ga kakatte kita.
Just as I was about to leave the house, the phone rang.

授業中に居眠りしているところを先生に見つかってしまった。
Jugyō-chū ni inemuri shite iru tokoro o sensei ni mitsukatte shimatta.
The teacher caught me dozing off in the middle of class.

駅に着いたところで財布を忘れてきたことに気がついた。
Eki ni tsuita tokoro de saifu o wasurete kita koto ni kigatsuita.
After I got to the station, I realised I had left my wallet behind.

今のところ、大学院進学は考えていない。
Imanotokoro, daigakuin shingaku wa kangaete inai.
At this point I have not thought about going to university yet.

「いいところへ来た。この荷物運ぶの、手伝って」
`Ī tokoro e kita. Kono nimotsu hakobu no, tetsudatte’
「You came at just the right time. Help me carry this pile of luggage」