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We say go/come/travel (etc.) to a place or event. For example:
go to China go back to Italy return to London welcome somebody to a place go to bed go to the bank go to a concert come to my house be taken to hospital be sent to prison drive to the airport
- 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.
We say been to a place or an event:
- 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.
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Get and arrive
We say get to a place:
- What time did they get to London / to work / to the hotel?
But we say arrive in ... or arrive at ... (not arrive to).
We say arrive in a town, city 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?
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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 tired. Let's go home now. (not go to home)
- I met Lisa on my way home. (not my way to home)
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Into
Go 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.
- Every month, my salary is paid directly into my bank account.
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 into/out of):
- She got on the bus and I never saw her again.
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