Prepositions are always followed by a "noun", never followed by a verb.
• Noun (cat, money, love)
• Proper Noun (name) (London, Tom)
• Pronoun (you, her, us)
• Noun Group (my first house)
• Gerund (swimming)
Here is a list of the most common prepositions of movement, with example sentences for each one:
• across: movement from one side to the other side of something
• around: movement passing something in a curved route, not going through it
• away from: indicating the point where a movement begins
• down: movement from a higher point to a lower point of something
• from: indicating the point where a movement begins
• into: movement to an enclosed space; movement resulting in physical contact
• off: movement away from (and often down from) something
• on to, onto: movement to the top surface of something
• out of: indicating the enclosed space where a movement begins
• over: movement above and across the top or top surface of something
• past: movement from one side to the other side of something
• to: movement in the direction of something
• through: movement in one side and out of the other side of something
• towards | toward (mostly AmE): movement in the direction of something
• under: movement directly below something
• up: movement from a lower point to a higher point of something