Prepositions 2:
up down into away
Up – to rise / increase
Lifts / Elevators go up.
The price of food is going up.
Down – to fall / drop / decrease
Stock prices can go up, they can go down sometimes too.
Into – from the exterior (outside) to the interior (inside) of a place
I put the cheque into my bank account and the money into my wallet.
Out of – from the interior to the exterior of a place
Take the pizza out of the oven, I think it’s ready.
My boss isn’t here at the monent, he’s out of the office.
Away – remove
Go away.
Take it away, I don’t want it here.
Fall over verses Fall down
Fall over – tumble
Simon tripped on the carpet and fell over but he didn’t fall down the stairs.
Fall down – lower level – descend
Alice fell down the hole to the world below. (fell – past for fall)
Onto – Place / to Lay (physically)
We put the cheese onto the burgers and placed them in the oven. The cheese dripped onto the baking tray below.
Off of – Remove (physically)
Take your feet off of the furniture please, and take your shoes off too, you’ll dirty the sofa.