English grammar
Prepositions of movement 📕
These prepositions show direction or movement from one place to another.
| Preposition | Example |
| to | I'm going to the shop. |
| from | She comes from Eritrea. |
| into | He walked into the room. |
| out of | Get out of the car. |
| up / down | We walked up the hill. |
| across | Walk across the street. |
| through | The train goes through a tunnel. |
| along | We walked along the river. |
| past | Go past the church. |
| towards | He ran towards me. |
Go home: no preposition
✓ I'm going home.
✗ I'm going to home.
Arrive in / arrive at
Use arrive in for cities and countries, and arrive at for buildings and places. Never arrive to.
✓ We arrived in Oslo.
✓ We arrived at the airport.
✗ We arrived to Oslo.