to / at / in / into

We say go/come/travel (etc.) to a place or event. For example:

come to my house
be taken to hospital
be sent to prison
drive to the airport

go to China                                 go to bed

go back to Italy                         go to the bank

return to London                       go to a concert

welcome (somebody) to (a place)

• o When are your friends going back to Italy? (not going back in Italy)
  
• O Three people were injured in the accident and taken to hospital.
• O Welcome to our country! (not Welcome in)

In the same way we say 'a journey to / a trip to / a vis it to / on my way to ....etc. :

•         O Did you enjoy your trip to Paris / your visit to the zoo?                               ~

Compare to (for movement) and in/at (for position):

• O They are going to France. but They live in France.
• O Can you come to the party? but 1'11 see you at the party.

Been to

We say 'been to (a place)':

• O I've been to Italy four times, but I've never been to Rome.
  
• O Amanda has never been to a footbalI match in her life.

Get and arrive

We say get to (a place):

• O What time did they get to London / to work / to the party?

But we say arrive in ... or arrive at ... (not arrive to).

We say arrive in a town or country:

• O They arrived in London / in Spain a we ek ago.

For other places (buildings etc.) or events, we say arrive at:

• O When did they arrive at the hotel / at the airport / at the party?

Home

We say: go home / come home / get home / arrive home / on the way home etc. (no preposi -

We do not say 'to home':

• O ľrn tired. Leťs go home now. (not go to home)
• O l met Linda on my way home. (not my way to home)

Into

Go into, get into ... etc. = enter (a ro om / a building / a car etc.):

• O l opened the door, went into the room and sat down.
  
• O A bird flew into the kitchen through the window.

With some verbs (especia11y go/get/put) we of ten use in (instead of into):

• O She got in the car and drove away. (or She got into the car ... )
  
• O l read the letter and put it back in the envelope.

The opposite of into is out of:

• O She got out of the car and went into a shop.

We usua11y say 'get on/off a bus / a train / a plane' (not usually get into/out of):

• O She got on the bus and Inever saw her again.