Prepositions Flashcards
Across and Over: mean a position on the other side, or movement to the other side.
Antonio lives in the house across/over the road from ours.
Once she was across/over the border, she knew she would be safe.
Over is used when we mean movement to the other side of something that is higher.
He jumped over the fence into the garden.
He jumped across the stream (riacho).
We use ACROSS when we mean a flat surface, or a country or sea.
He suddenly saw Eva across the room.
The program was broadcast across Canada.
All over means many different parts of an area.
The disease has now spread all over the world. (or across the world).
Along: follow a line of some kind, a road, a river…
They walked along the footpath until they came to a small bridge.
Through: a movement in a three-dimensional space, or from one side, the end, to another side.
He pushed his way through the crowd to get to her.
She walked through the forest to get to her grandmother’s house.
Above and Over: something is a higher level.
Above: one thing is NOT directly over the other.
Above/Over the door was a sign saying: Mind your head.
They lived in a village above the lake.
Over: something covers something else and touches it.
She put a quilt (colcha) over the bed.
Below is the opposite of above
Under is the opposite of over.
Underneath is an alternative to under.
Beneath is a formal alternative to under or below.
She hid the presents under a blanket. (covers and touches the presents).
Zara ran under the bridge. (horizontal movement at a lower level).
