10A - Into the net
Prepositions of movement:
Prepositions of movement show movement from one place to another place. These prepositions always describe movement and we usually use them with verbs of motion.
The most common preposition of movement is the preposition to, wich describes movement in the direction of something, for example:
- How do you go to work?
- He drove to Lonfon in five hours.
- Nobody came to the party :(
Prepositions list:
There are the most common ones, with examples of their use.
Across: movement from one side to the other side of something.
- It took us three days to drive across the desert.
- The dog ran across the road.
Around: movement passing something in a curved route, not going through it.
- Snorlax was sleeping on the bridge, and I couldn’t walk around it.
- They walked around the town for half an hour.
Away from: indicating the point where a movement begins.
- The mouse ran away from the cat.
Down: movement from a higher point to a lower point of something.
- They ran down the hill.
- He climbed down the ladder.
From: indicating the point where a movement begins.
- We flew from Bangkok to London.
- The police took my driving licence from me.
Into: movement to an enclosed space; movement resulting in physical contact.
- He got into the car and closed the door.
- The car crashed into the wall.
Off: movement away from (and often down from) something.
- Please take your papers off my desk.
- The wineglass fell off the table and shattered on the floor.
On to, Onto: movement to the top surface of something.
- They went up on to the stage.
- Move the kettle onto the counter.
Out of: indicating the enclosed space where a movement begins.
- Take your hands out of your pockets and help me!
- He went out of the room.
Over: movement above and across the top or top surface of something.
- We are flying over the mountains.
- The cat jumped over the wall.
Past: movement from one side to the other side of something.
- We could see children in the playground as we drove past the school.
- We gave the marathoners water as they ran past us.
To: movement in the direction of something
- Could you give this to Kevin please?
- Does this train go to London?
| **Through | Thru:** movement in one side and out of the other side of something. |
- The train goes through a tunnel under the hill.
- Hey! You just went thru a red light!
| **Towards | Toward:** movement in the direction of something. |
- The night sky got brighter as they drove toward the city.
- At last she could recognize the person coming towards her.
Under: movement directly below something.
- The mouse ran under the chair.
- Submarines can travel under water.
Up: movement from a lower point to a higher point of something.
- Jack and Jill ran up the hill.
- The boat takes two hours going up the river and one hour coming down.