Example of Prepositions of Motion in English

A preposition is a word that serves to establish a relationship between the subject of a sentence with complements or, relating it to another noun. Although by themselves they do not make sense, by relating the parts of the sentence they provide the sense of the relationship between the subject and the complements it connects. There are four types of relationships: mode, place, time (also called circumstantial) and movement (also called direction).

The prepositions of movement or prepositions of displacement in English are those that help to express a relationship of transit with respect to the action of the verb, between the subject and the complement or the noun with which it is relates.

Many of the prepositions of movement are also used as prepositions of place, differing only by the context in which they are used, since they have this character when used with verbs that imply displacement or movement, and are generally written after the verb.

The main prepositions of movement are:  at, to, into, across, from, through, between, toward, around, over, along.

At, to. Both expressions translate to or to. As prepositions of movement, they express the idea of ​​reaching a place or goal; where the action is headed:

Yes, I'm going at home.

We will back to school.

Into means in, and expresses the idea of ​​entering somewhere or introducing something into something else:

When she arrive, she eats into the room.

Put the salad into  the bowl.

Across means through, to traverse:

Harry goes to school across the market.

He was looking for her across the beach.

Through expresses the idea of ​​going or being in the middle of something:

That dog ever walk through the traffic.

I love walk through the trees.

Between it also means to pass in the middle of something. Through gives the idea of ​​something big, which is part of the way, while between refers to something else small, perhaps an obstacle or something non-permanent, although in general terms they can be used as synonyms:

Harry must pass between a meeting.

We need to cross between the cars

desde is translated from, and as a preposition of movement, indicates a context of movement from a point of origin:

Jake eat desde France, only to see you.

I walk to my job desde my home.

Around it is a preposition that conveys the idea of ​​movement around something. Although at first impression it seems to refer to a circular movement, it can also be interpreted as "car a turn" or "walk in the vicinity":

The Earth spins around it's own ax.

James was walking around the school until was opening hour.

Over means over, over, and expresses the idea of ​​passing over or delaying something:

The dog jump over the fence.

Along means throughout. It is used to refer to something that is or happens along a path:

Along the way was too many corn fields.

The kids play in the car along the road.

Up expresses the idea of ​​an upward movement:

The prophet goes up the mountain.

Help me to pick up the baggage.

Down instead, it expresses the idea of ​​a downward movement:

Joan take down his pictures.

Wait, I bring down my album.

10 examples of sentences with prepositions of movement in English:

I was slept along the boulevard.

We eat desde Australia.

Sara entered into her house.

We passed between two mountains.

Your sister is walking down the street.

I sailed over the seas only to find you.

We pass our vacations in a house with a road through the forest.

Mary, help me to pick up this picture.

My brother came across the square.

They must go to school at Raccoon City.