Some common “little words” followed by gerunds (verb+ing)

 

 

about

above

after

against

at

before

below

beneath

between

by

besides

beyond

for

from

in

into

like (similar to)

 

of

off

on

onto

over

since

to (in special cases followed by a gerund)*

toward

through

throughout

under

underneath

up

upon

with

within

without