Unit 101: to / in / at (places 3)

Master movement and location prepositions

A. to / in / at

to London / to Italy / to the city centre

in London / in Italy / in the city centre

• We're going to London next week.
• I want to go to Italy.
• We walked from my house to the city centre.
• What time do you go to bed?
• Piccadilly Circus is in London.
• My brother lives in Italy.
• The main shops are in the city centre.
• I like reading in bed.

B. at

at the airport / at work / at home / at the station

at her brother's house / at the doctor's / at a party

• The bus is going to the airport.
• Sally didn't go to work yesterday.
• I went to a party last night.
• You must come to our house.
• The bus is at the airport.
• Ann wasn't at work yesterday.
• I met her at a party.
• Ann stayed at her brother's house.

C. home

home (without 'to'):
• I'm tired. I'm going home.
• Did you walk home?

at home:

• I'm staying at home this evening.
• 'Where's Ann?' 'At home.'

D. arrive and get

arrive in a country or town (arrive in Italy / arrive in Paris etc.):

• They arrived in England last week. (not 'arrived to England')

arrive at other places (arrive at the station / arrive at work etc.):

• What time did you arrive at the hotel? (not 'arrive to the hotel')

get to (a place):

• What time did you get to the hotel?
• What time did you get to Paris?

get home / arrive home (no preposition):

• I was tired when I got home. or I was tired when I arrived home.

to

going to London
walked to the city centre
go to bed

in

is in London
lives in Italy
are in the city centre

at

is at the airport
wasn't at work
stayed at her brother's

home

going home
at home

arrive / get

arrived in England
arrive at the hotel
get to the hotel
get home

101.1 Write to or in.

I like reading in bed.
We're going Italy next month.
Simon is Italy at the moment.
I must go the bank today.
I was tired, so I stayed bed late.
What time do you usually go bed?
Does this bus go the centre?
Would you like to live another country?

101.2 Write to or at if necessary. Sometimes there is no preposition.

Paula didn't go to work yesterday.
I'm tired. I'm going home. (no preposition)
Ann is not very well. She has gone the doctor.
Would you like to come a party on Saturday?
'Is Liz home?' 'No, she's gone work.'
There were 20,000 people the football match.
Why did you go home early last night?
A boy jumped into the river and swam the other side.
There were a lot of people waiting the bus stop.
We had a good meal a restaurant and then we went back the hotel.

101.3 Write to, at or in if necessary. Sometimes there is no preposition.

I'm not going out this afternoon. I'm staying at home.
We're going a concert tomorrow evening.
I went New York last year.
How long did you stay New York?
Next year we hope to go Canada to visit some friends.
Shall we go the cinema this evening?
Is there a restaurant the station?
After the accident three people were taken hospital.
How often do you go the dentist?
'Is Diane here?' 'No, she's Ann's.'
My house is the end of the street the left.
I went Mary's house but she wasn't home.
There were no taxis, so we had to walk home.
'What did you study university?' 'I didn't go university.'

101.4 Write to, at or in if necessary. Sometimes there is no preposition.

What time do you usually get to work?
What time do you usually get home?
What time did you arrive the party?
When did you arrive London?
What time does the train get Paris?
We arrived home very late.

101.5 Complete these sentences about yourself. Use to/in/at.

At three o'clock this morning I was in bed.
Yesterday I went .
At 11 o'clock yesterday morning I was .
One day I'd like to go .
I don't like going .
At 9 o'clock yesterday evening I was .