Lesson 5. Prepositions of Movement and Direction
Introduction
In this lesson, you'll learn the English prepositions for movement, direction, and travel. At the end of the lesson is a short story to help you improve your English reading and listening skills.
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Prepositions
This lesson focuses on the English prepositions for movement, direction, and travel. These include:
- to
- into
- onto
- out of
- from
- toward
- across
- through
These prepositions help you describe how someone or something moves from one place to another. They answer questions like:
- Where are you going?
- Where does the movement start?
- What path does something take?
To
To indicates a destination.
| I’m going to the park. | Voy al parque. |
| She walked to her friend’s house. | Ella caminó a la casa de su amiga. |
Into
Into is used to show an object is entering a space or area.
| He went into the kitchen. | Él entró en la cocina. |
| The dog ran into the garden. | El perro corrió al jardín. |
Onto
Onto is used to show an object is moving onto a surface.
| The cat jumped onto the counter. | El gato saltó sobre la encimera. |
| The glass fell onto the floor. | El vaso cayó al suelo. |
Out of
Out of is used to show a person or object is leaving a space.
| She walked out of the room. | Ella salió de la habitación. |
| The bird flew out of the tree. | El pájaro voló fuera del árbol. |
From
From is used to show a starting point.
| I came from school. | Vengo de la escuela. |
| This letter is from my sister. | Esta carta es de mi hermana. |
Toward
Toward is used to indicate movement to a destination.
| He walked toward the station. | Él caminó hacia la estación. |
| The dog ran toward me. | El perro corrió hacia mí. |
Through
Through is used to show movement from one side of an enclosed space to the other.
| She drives through the tunnel. | Ella conduce a través del túnel. |
| We walked through the park. | Caminamos por el parque. |
Across
Across is used to show movement from one side of a surface or line to the other.
| We walked across the bridge. | Caminamos al otro lado del puente. |
| The cat ran across the street. | El gato cruzó la calle corriendo. |
Leer Ingles
| The day is warm and sunny. The sky is blue with a few white clouds. Mark walks along the shore, looking at the waves on the ocean and the boats in the distance. He hears people laughing. He turns to look and sees a family walking a black dog. Mark waves at the family, then walks towards a café he sees in the distance. He climbs up some stairs and walks along the grey sidewalk until he reaches the café. He enters the café and walks up to the counter. | El día es cálido y soleado. El cielo es azul con algunas nubes blancas. Mark camina a lo largo de la orilla, mirando las olas en el océano y los barcos en la distancia. Oye gente riendo. Se vuelve para mirar y ve a una familia paseando a un perro negro. Mark saluda a la familia, luego camina hacia una cafetería que ve a lo lejos. Sube unas escaleras y camina por la acera gris hasta llegar a la cafetería. Entra en la cafetería y se dirige al mostrador. |
| "What would you like?", asks a lady with long, brown hair. | «¿Qué desea?», pregunta una señora de pelo largo y castaño. |
| "How much are the muffins?", Mark asks. | «¿Cuánto cuestan los muffins?», pregunta Mark. |
| "Two dollars and fifteen cents," she replies. | «Dos dólares y quince centavos,» ella responde. |
| "A blueberry muffin and a large coffee please." | «Un muffin de arándanos y un café grande, por favor.» |
| "That's four dollars and twenty cents," she says as she pours the coffee. | «Son cuatro dólares y veinte centavos», dice mientras sirve el café. |
| Mark pays the lady, then brings his coffee and muffin to a table outside. He takes a sip of his coffee as he looks at the ocean. | Mark paga a la señora y lleva su café y su magdalena a una mesa exterior. Toma un sorbo de su café mientras mira el océano. |
Vocabulario inglés
| day | día |
| sunny | de sol |
| cloud | nube |
| sky | cielo |
| wave | ola |
| ocean | océano |
| distance | distancia |
| hears | oye |
| turns | se vuelve |
| sees | ve |
| family | familia |
| waves | ola |
| climbs | escala |
| sidewalk | acera |
| reaches | llega a |
| enters | entra |
| What would you like? | ¿Qué le gustaría? |
| asks | pregunta |
| hair | cabello |
| replies | responde |
| says | dice |
| pours | vierte |
| pays | paga |
| brings | trae |
| table | mesa |
Quiz
Fill in the blank with the best preposition for each question.
