Prepositions de mouvement

Fiche 3 — into, onto, through, across, towards

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La difference position vs mouvement

Une regle essentielle : les prepositions in, on decrivent une position statique, tandis que into, onto marquent un mouvement. Cette distinction est cruciale pour parler naturellement.

Position (statique)Mouvement (dynamique)
She is in the room.She walked into the room.
The cat is on the table.The cat jumped onto the table.
He is at the park.He went to the park.

Les 10 prepositions de mouvement essentielles

PrepositionSensExemple
tovers une destinationI'm going to work.
intovers l'interieurShe stepped into the car.
ontosur (mouvement)He climbed onto the roof.
out ofhors deGet out of the pool.
througha traversWalk through the forest.
acrossd'un cote a l'autreSwim across the river.
alongle long deWalk along the beach.
towardsen direction deRun towards the finish.
away fromloin deMove away from the fire.
pastdevant (en passant)Drive past the church.
Piege classique : on dit I go to school (pas "at school"), I go home (sans preposition, "home" suffit).

Mouvements vertical et circulaire

PrepositionSensExemple
upvers le hautClimb up the stairs.
downvers le basGo down the hill.
aroundautour deWalk around the lake.
overpar-dessusJump over the wall.

Exercice : completez avec la preposition de mouvement

  1. The children ran ____ the park. (through / around)
  2. She drove ____ London to Paris. (from ... to)
  3. He climbed ____ the tree. (up)
  4. We walked ____ the bridge. (across / over)
  5. The dog jumped ____ the sofa. (onto)
  6. She came ____ the house. (into)
  7. Please step ____ the car. (out of)
  8. He walked ____ the exit. (towards)