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

Exercises: 1 2 3

Exercise 3

Complete each sentence using the appropriate preposition in the box.

across – along – ~~down~~ – from – into – off – out of – over – to – towards – through – up

EXAMPLE: When they saw the bull, they got really scared and they ran down the hill really fast.

1He jumped from one side of the rock to the other side of the rock. ⇒ He jumped the rock.

2They ran from one side of the street to the other side of the street. ⇒ They ran the street.

3The car was going in the direction of the bridge. ⇒ The car was going the bridge.

4They ran in the trees, from one end to the other end. ⇒ They ran the trees.

5He took a towel and went inside the bathroom. ⇒ He took a towel and went the bathroom.

6We walked following the line of the main street. ⇒ We walked the main street.

7We rode our bikes from a lower position to a higher position on the mountain. ⇒ We rode our bikes the mountain.

8He was on the stage and then he went away from the stage. ⇒ He went the stage.

9When she came from the interior of the office to the exterior of the office, she looked upset. ⇒ When she came the office, she looked upset.

10The place where I'm going to start walking is the gym and my destination is work. ⇒ I'm going to walk the gym work.

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.