Prepositions of Movement
These prepositions are used with verbs of motion (go, walk, run, drive) to show the direction of an action.
Key Prepositions
- To: Movement towards a specific destination. (I am going to the store.)
- Into: Entering a closed space. (The dog ran into the house.)
- Onto: Moving onto a surface. (The cat jumped onto the table.)
- Through: Movement from one side of an enclosed space to the other. (We drove through the tunnel.)
- Across: Movement from one side of a flat surface/line to the other. (Walk across the street.)
- Along: Movement in a line next to something long. (We walked along the beach.)
- Towards: Movement in the general direction of something (destination not guaranteed). (He walked towards the door.)