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Unit 110 · Prepositions

up, over, through etc.

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to from
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Jane is going to France next week.

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We walked from the hotel to the station.

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A lot of English words come from Latin.

into (in) out of
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We jumped into the water.

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A man came out of the house and got into a car.

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Why are you looking out of the window?

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I took the old batteries out of the radio.

We say put something in ... (not usually into):

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I put new batteries in the radio.

on off
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Don't put your feet on the table.

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Please take your feet off the table.

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I'm going to hang some pictures on the wall.

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Be careful! Don't fall off your bike.

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We got on the bus in Princes Street.

up down
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We walked up the hill to the house.

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Be careful! Don't fall down the stairs.

over under
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The plane flew over the mountains.

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I jumped over the wall into the garden.

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Some people say it is unlucky to walk under a ladder.

through round round the town
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A bird flew into the room through a window.

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The old road goes through the village.

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The new road goes round the village.

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The bus stop is just round the corner.

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I walked round the town and took some photographs.

You can also use around (= round):

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We walked around the town.

along across
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I was walking along the road with my dog.

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Let's go for a walk along the river.

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The dog swam across the river.

past hospital cinema bridge
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They walked past me without speaking.

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A: Excuse me, how do I get to the hospital? B: Go along this road, past the cinema, under the bridge and the hospital is on the left.

Exercises (3)

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110.1

Somebody asks you how to get to a place. You say which way to go. Look at the pictures and write sentences beginning Go . . . .

  1. 1Walking past the church
    Go past the church.example
  2. 2Going under the bridge
    Go the bridge.
  3. 3Going up the hill
    Go the hill.
  4. 4Going down the steps
    Go the steps.
  5. 5Going along the street
    Go this street.
  6. 6Going into the hotel
    Go the hotel.
  7. 7Walking past the hotel
    Go the hotel.
  8. 8Coming out of the hotel
    Go the hotel.
  9. 9Going over the bridge
    Go the bridge.
  10. 10Going through the park
    Go the park.
110.2

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.

  1. 1A dog swimming across the river
    The dog swam across the river.example
  2. 2A book falling off the shelf
    A book fell the shelf.
  3. 3A plane flying over the village
    A plane flew the village.
  4. 4A woman getting out of the car
    A woman got the car.
  5. 5A girl running across the road
    A girl ran the road.
  6. 6A car coming round the corner
    Suddenly a car came the corner.
  7. 7Driving through the village
    They drove the village.
  8. 8Getting on the train
    They got the train.
  9. 9The moon travelling round the earth
    The moon travels the earth.
  10. 10Getting into the house through a window
    They got the house a window.
110.3

Complete the sentences. Use over/from/into etc.

  1. 1
    I looked the window and watched the people in the street.
  2. 2
    My house is very near here. It's just the corner.
  3. 3
    'Where's my phone?' 'You put it your bag.'
  4. 4
    How far is it here the airport?
  5. 5
    We walked the museum for an hour and saw a lot of interesting things.
  6. 6
    You can put your coat the back of the chair.
  7. 7
    In tennis, you have to hit the ball the net.
  8. 8
    Silvia took a key her bag and opened the door.