Unit 126. To / at / in / into
Unit 126; Part A
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• When are your friends going back to Italy? (not going back in Italy) • Three people were injured in the accident and taken to hospital. • Welcome to our country! (not Welcome in) In the same way we say 'a journey to / a trip to / a visit to / on my way to ...' etc. : • Did you enjoy your trip to Paris / your visit to the zoo? Compare to(for movement) and in/at (for position): • They are going to France. but They live in France. • Can you come to the party? but I'll see you at the party. |
Unit 126; Part B

We say 'been to (a place)':
• I've been to Italy four times, but I've never been to Rome.
• Amanda has never been to a football match in her life.
Unit 126; Part C

We say get to (a place):
• 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:
• They arrived in London / in Spain a week ago.
For other places (buildings etc.) or events, we say arrive at:
• When did they arrive at the hotel / at the airport / at the party?
Unit 126; Part D

We say: go home / come home / get home / arrive home / on the way home etc. (no preposition). We do not say 'to home':
• I'm tired. Let's go home now. (not go to home)
• I met Linda on my way home. (not my way to home)
Unit 126; Part E
![]() ![]() • I opened the door, went into the room and sat down. • A bird flew into the kitchen through the window. | |
With some verbs (especially go/get/put) we often use in (instead of into): • She got in the car and drove away. (or She got into the car ...) • I read the letter and put it back in the envelope. The opposite of into is out of: • She got out of the car and went into a shop. We usually say 'get on/off a bus / a train / a plane' (not usually get into/out of) • She got on the bus and I never saw her again. |
Exercises
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