Prepositions of movement

We use FROM to say where someone or something starts:

• I am from France. - Vengo dalla Francia.

We use TO to indicate a destination or direction:

• I go to school. - Vado a scuola.

We use INTO when someone or something enters a space:

• I put my toys into the box. - Metto i giochi nella scatola.

We use OUT OF when someone or something leaves a space:

• I am going out of here. - Esco da qui.

We use OFF when someone or something goes away from someone or something:

• Get your feet off the sofa. - Togli i piedi dal divano.
• Get off the bus. - Scendi dall'autobus.

OFF can have other meanings too:

• It's my day off. - è il mio giorno libero.
• Off and on. - Di tanto in tanto.
• Keep off the grass! - Non calpestare l'erba!

We use OVER when someone or something passes above someone or something:

• I jumped over the wall. - Ho scavalcato il muro.

We use ROUND/AROUND when someone or something goes along its edge in a circular direction:

• The earth goes round/around the sun. - La Terra gira intorno al sole.

We use ACROSS to show movement from one side to the opposite side:

• The boys swim across the lake. - I ragazzi attraversano il lago.

We use THROUGH to show movement from one side of an enclosed space to the other side:

• She drives through the tunnel. - Lei passa (guidando) attraverso la galleria.

We use BY to say how we travel somewhere:

• I go to school by bus. - Vado a scuola in autobus.
• He is going to his office by car. - Sta andando in ufficio in macchina.