Prepositions of movement or direction are used to show movement from one place to another. These prepositions are most often used with verbs of motion and are found after the verb.
TO
“To” is the most common of the prepositions of movement or direction.
Meaning: a function word used to indicate movement or an action or condition suggesting movement in the direction of a place, person, or thing
Use: We use “to” to show movement in a specific direction.
| | You walk to work every day. |
| | They came to the wedding. |
ACROSS
Meaning: from one side to the other
Use: “Across” is used to show movement from one side to the opposite side.
| | The boat will take you across the river. |
| | You must walk across the street at the crosswalk. |
ALONG
Meaning: in a line; a point in the length of; from one point to another
| | He’s walking along the path. |
| | The street runs along the seafront. |
AROUND
Meaning: in a circle; in or along a curving path
| | You must drive around the city center to reach the cinema. |
| | Let’s go for a walk around the park. |
DOWN
Meaning: high to low; to or toward the south
Use: “Down” is used to indicate movement from a higher to a lower position.
| | I prefer to ride my bike down the hill. |
| | We are going down to Florida this summer. |
INTO
Meaning: to or toward to inside of; in the direction of; to enter
| | Don’t go into your sister’s room! |
| | We went into the shop on the corner. |
OFF
| | Get your feet off the sofa! |
| | We get off the train at the next stop. |
ONTO
Meaning: to move to a position that is on
| | We can get onto the bus here. |
| | The dog got onto the sofa. |
OVER
Meaning: in an upward and forward direction across something; from one place to another; from or to a place that is higher than
| | The cat jumped over the dog. |
| | You must cross over the bridge. |
PAST
Meaning: at the far side of something; beyond; up to or going near
| | Walk past the theater on the right and the bank is on the left. |
| | Go past Main Street and turn left at the next street. |
THROUGH
Meaning: from one point to the other; from one end to the other
Use: “Through” is used to show movement within an enclosed space.
| | You must turn on your lights when passing through the tunnel. |
| | She walks through the park on her way to work. |
TOWARD[S]
Meaning: in the direction of
| | Who is that woman running towards us? |
| | Walk towards the sea and turn left at the first street. |
UP
Meaning: low to high; toward the ceiling, sky or the north
Use: “Up” is used to indicate movement from a lower to a higher position.
| | I don’t like riding my bike up these hills. |
| | We climbed up the mountain this morning. |
Las preposiciones de movimiento o dirección se utilizan para mostrar movimiento de un lugar a otro. Estas preposiciones se usan con mayor frecuencia con los verbos de movimiento y se encuentran después del verbo.
TO
“To” es la preposición de movimiento o dirección más común.
Significado: a, hacia, dirección a (siempre indica movimiento)
Uso: Se utiliza “to” para mostrar movimiento en una dirección específica.
Ejemplos:
| | I go to school by bus.(Voy a la escuela en autobús.) |
| | You walk to work every day.(Caminas al trabajo cada día.) |
| | They came to the wedding.(Vinieron a la boda.) |
| | Sofia flew to Canada.(Sofía voló a Canadá.) |
ACROSS
Significado: al otro lado de; de un lado a otro
Uso: “Across” se utiliza para indicar movimiento hacia el lado opuesto.
Ejemplos:
| | The boat will take you across the river.(El barco te llevará al otro lado del río.) |
| | You must walk across the street at the crosswalk.(Tienes que cruzar la calle por el cruce peatonal.) |
ALONG
Significado: a lo largo de
Ejemplos:
| | He’s walking along the path.(Él está caminando a lo largo del camino.) |
| | The street runs along the seafront.(La calle va junto al paseo marítimo.) |
AROUND
Significado: alrededor de
Ejemplos:
| | You must drive around the city center to reach the cinema.(Tienes que conducir alrededor del centro de la ciudad para llegar al cine.) |
| | Let’s go for a walk around the park.(Vamos a pasear por el parque.) |
DOWN
Significado: abajo
Uso: “Down” indica movimiento de una posición superior a una posición inferior.
Ejemplos:
| | I prefer to ride my bike down the hill.(Prefiero ir en bicicleta colina abajo.) |
| | We are going down to Florida this summer.(Bajamos a Florida este verano.) |
INTO
Significado: en, dentro de
Ejemplos:
| | Don’t go into your sister’s room!(¡No entres en la habitación de tu hermana!) |
| | We went into the shop on the corner.(Entramos en la tienda de la esquina.) |
OFF
Significado: más distante, más lejano
Ejemplos:
| | Get your feet off the sofa!(¡Quita los pies del sofá!) |
| | We get off the train at the next stop.(Nos bajamos del tren en la siguiente parada.) |
ONTO
Significado: en, sobre, por encima de, arriba de
Ejemplos:
| | We can get onto the bus here.(Podemos subir al autobús aquí.) |
| | The dog got onto the sofa.(El perro se puso en el sofá.) |
OVER
Significado: sobre, encima de, arriba de
Ejemplos:
| | The cat jumped over the dog.(El gato saltó sobre el perro.) |
| | You must cross over the bridge.(Tienes que cruzar por el puente.) |
PAST
Significado: por delante
Ejemplos:
| | Walk past the theater on the right and the bank is on the left.(Pasa por delante del teatro a la derecha y el banco está a la izquierda.) |
| | Go past Main Street and turn left at the next street.(Pasa por delante de la calle mayor y gira a la izquierda en la siguiente calle.) |
THROUGH
Significado: a través de, por
Uso: “Through” se usa para mostrar movimiento dentro de un espacio cerrado.
Ejemplos:
| | You must turn on your lights when passing through the tunnel.(Tiene que encender las luces cuando pase a través del túnel.) |
| | She walks through the park on her way to work.(Ella atraviesa el parque de camino al trabajo.) |
TOWARD[S]
Significado: hacia, con dirección a
Ejemplos:
| | Who is that woman running towards us?(¿Quién es esa mujer corriendo hacia nosotros?) |
| | Walk towards the sea and turn left at the first street.(Camina hacia el mar y gira a la izquierda en la primera calle.) |
UP
Significado: hacia arriba
Uso: “Up” se utiliza para indicar movimiento de una posicion inferior a una posición superior.
Ejemplos:
| | I don’t like riding my bike up these hills.(No me gusta subir estas colinas en bici.) |
| | We climbed up the mountain this morning.(Subimos a la montaña esta mañana.) |
