Verbs of movement

Prepositions verbs movement from MariaE10

The most common prepositions of movement

preposition up
preposition down
prepositions across

up

up the stairs

up the hill

over

down

down the stairs

down the hill

under

across

across the road

across the river

along

prepositions over
prepositions under
prepositions along

over the bridge

over the hill

into

under the bridge

under the table

out of

along the street

along the river

through

prepositions into
prepositions out of
preposition through

into the house

into the garden

past

out of the house

out of the garden

round/around

through the town

through the door

from ... to ...

prepositions past
prepositions round
preposition from to

past the house

past the cat

round the tree

round the park

from A to B

Be careful with verbs like fall. My students often say "I fell down", but really they mean "I fell over" - look at the movement and you'll see why.

Prepositional verbs of movement