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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, which describes movement in
the direction of something, for example:
A big dog was sleeping on the floor so she had to walk around it.
They walked around the town for an hour.
over: movement above and across the top or top surface of something
We are flying over the mountains.
The cat jumped over the wall.
through | thru (AmE): movement in one side and out of the other side of something
The night sky got brighter as they drove toward the city.
At last she could recognize the person coming towards her.
James Bond came into the room and took his gun out of his pocket.
He walked around the table and moved toward the window.
They saw someone running away from the school, past a car and towards the road.
They went up on to the roof.
He jumped off the platform and ran over the rails just before the train arrived.
The prisoners squeezed through the window, ran across the grass and escaped under the
fence.
Jack and Jill walked up the hill. Pretty soon they were tumbling down the hill.
Did you walk here from home?
They didn't go to school yesterday.
Prepositions of Movement Picture Quiz Prepositions of Movement Quiz For a full list of
prepositions plus examples and quizzes, you may like this PDF ebook, English Prepositions List
by EnglishClub founder Josef Essberger.