| Zuzu | Date: Monday, 10.10.2011, 13:10 | Message # 1 |
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| A. We say go/come/travel (etc.) to a place or event. For example:
go to China go to bed come to my house
go back to Italy go to the bank be taken to hospital
return to London go to concert be sent to prison
welcome (somebody) to (a place) drive to the airport
When are your friends going back to Italy? (not going back in Italy)
Three people are injured in the car accident and taken to hospital.
Welcome to our country! (not Welcome in)
In the same way we say ‘a journey 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.
B. Been to
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.
C. Get and arrive
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?
D. Home
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 tried. Let’s go home now. (not to go home)
I met Linda on my way home. (not my way home)
E. Into
Got into, get into …etc. = enter (a room / a building / a car etc.):
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 / train / a plane’ (not usually get into/out of):
She got on the bus and I never saw her again.
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