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Prepositions
(page 4) |
Travel
- to, in, at, into, by, on, up, down
| go/
come / travel (etc.) to a place or event |
| Go to
Europe. |
| Come
to the U.S. |
| Travel
to Asia. |
| Fly
to Africa. |
|
| get
to ... |
What
time did you get to work? |
| arrive
in / at |
| What
time did you arrive in the office? |
| When
did you arrive at work? |
|
| No
prepositions with: go home, come home, get home |
When
did you get home last night? |
| Go
into or come into means to enter (a room, building,
etc.) |
Come
into the house. |
| Use
by to say how you travel |
| by
plane |
by
car |
| by
air |
by
train |
| by
bus |
by
boat |
|
| If
you use an article or pronoun, by doesn't work |
| in
the train |
in
my car |
| in
a taxi |
on
her bicycle |
|
| on
foot |
Did
she come by bicycle or on foot? |
| up
& down |
You
have to travel up the mountain before you can ski down it. |
Links:
Prepositions page 1 /
Prepositions page 2 /
Prepositions page 3 /
Prepositions page 4
There
are other phrases or idioms which take certain prepositions. For a long
list of them check out "Prepositional
Idiomatic Phrases".
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