Prepositions · CEFR B1 · Independent
across / through / along / past in English
Across is over a surface, through is inside something, along follows a line, past goes by without stopping.
The shape
across · through · along · past · towards · around
Describe a route, not just a destination.
In Hindi
across सतह के ऊपर से, through किसी के अंदर से, along किसी रेखा के साथ, past बिना रुके बग़ल से।
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The mistake to fix first
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
We walked across the forest. | We walked through the forest. A forest has an inside, so you go through it, not across it. |
Learn these first
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Questions people ask
- What is the across / through / along / past used for?
- Across is over a surface, through is inside something, along follows a line, past goes by without stopping. In practice: describe a route, not just a destination.
- How do you form the across / through / along / past?
- across · through · along · past · towards · around.
- What is the most common mistake with the across / through / along / past?
- Saying “We walked across the forest.” instead of “We walked through the forest.”. A forest has an inside, so you go through it, not across it.
Where across / through / along / past fits
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
across / through / along / past is a CEFR B1 structure — the independent band — and it belongs to prepositions. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
Reading it is not the same as saying it.
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