Ingles Gramatica

English Grammar
Prepositions of Movement
Overview | Prepositions of Movement | Prepositions of Place | Prepositions of Time
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Principio delformulario
Prepositions can be used to show movement.
For example:-
to, through, across
We use to to show movement with the aim of a specific destination.
For example:-
I moved to Germany in 1998.  He's gone to the shops.
We use through to show movement from one side of an enclosed space to the other.    
For example:
The train went through the tunnel.
We use across to show movementfrom one side of a surface or line to another.
For example:
She swam across the river.
More prepositions of movement
She ran | |
| to | the door. |
through | the tunnel. (from one side ofan enclosed space to the other) |
across | the road. (from one side of an open space to the other) |
along | the road. (the length of the road) |
down | the road. (the length of the road) |over | the bridge. (from one side of an open space to the other) |
off | the stage. |
round | the track. |
into | the room. |
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At and in can also be used as prepositions of movement,but it's used to show the purpose of the movement.
For example:
Throw the paper in the bin.
Let's have dinner at my place.
When used after some verbs, the preposition at also shows the target ofan action:
The bowler was sent off for throwing the ball at the umpire, instead of to the batsman.
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Prepositions of Place
Prepositions can be used to show where something is located.
The prepositions at, on, and in
We use at to show a specific place or position.
For example:
Someoneis at the door.
They are waiting at the bus stop.
I used to live at 51 Portland Street.
We use on to show position on a horizontal or vertical surface.
For example:
The cat sat on the mat.
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