Prepositions of movement: Along, across, over, etc.

Exercises: 1 2 3

Exercise 2

Complete the sentences below using the correct prepositions of movement.

1 When he walked _____ me, he pretended he didn't know me.

A.along

B.through

C.past

2 When he came _____ the sauna, he was sweating a lot.

A.out of

B.off

C.to

3 Walk _____ the yellow line to reach the maternity unit.

A.over

B.into

C.along

4 Many people risk their lives to travel _____ the Mexico-United States border.

A.over

B.past

C.across

5 He threw the ball _____ the fence and it landed on the roof of a car.

A.over

B.up

C.into

6 Salmons swim _____ rivers to lay their eggs.

A.across

B.up

C.over

7 I'm coming _____ the hospital. The doctor has prescribed me some pills.

A.to

B.off

C.from

8 He went _____ the room, walked _____ the big table and turned on the TV.

A.on/across

B.out of/over

C.into/around

9 The cat ran _____ the bed to find refuge.

A.over

B.under

C.into

10 He saw a wasp flying _____ him and ran away.

A.towards

B.into

C.off

Exercises: 1 2 3

Prepositions of movement

We use prepositions after verbs to describe the direction of movement. It’s common to use these prepositions after verbs that describe movement (walk, run, come, go, drive, cycle, fly, etc.), although it is also possible to use them after other types of verbs (We talked over the fence, I looked into the room, etc.) or after nouns (the path to the beach, the road from Leeds, the way up the hill, etc.)

Grammar chart showing prepositions of movement with examples, such as 'to,' 'from,' 'into,' 'out of,' 'on,' 'off,' 'up,' 'down,' 'along,' 'through,' 'across,' 'towards,' 'over,' 'under,' 'around,' and 'past.'

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Get on/off the bus or train, get into/out of the car

We say get in and get out of for a car, taxi, or van, but we say get on or get off for motorbikes and bicycles and for public means of transport, such as a bus, a train or a plane.