This document defines and provides examples for several English prepositions that indicate directional movement: past indicates movement from one side to another or the point where movement begins; from and to indicate movement between two points; across indicates movement from one side to another of something; in indicates being inside something; into indicates movement towards the inside of something; out of indicates exiting from the inside of something; onto and off refer to movement to or from the top surface of something.

4. INFORMAL WAY OF SURROUNDING.

5. Movement from one side to the other side of
something
* We could see children in the playground as we drove past
past the school.
* We gave the marathoners water as they ran past us.

6. Indicating the point where a movement begins
•We flew from Bangkok to London.
•The police took my driving licence from me.

7. movement in the direction of something

8. To go over is to pass above something.
across: movement from one side to the other side of
something

10. IN: BEING INSIDE STH : ADAM STOOD IN THE
ELEVATOR
INTO: MOVEMENT TOWARDS THE INSIDE OF
SOMETHING : RICHARD INTO THE ROOM.

11. The cat jumped out of the box.

12. Movement to the top surface of something
The boys are jumping onto the car
Onto refers to surfaces

13. Off refers to surfaces

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