Prepositions · CEFR A2 · Everyday
Movement: to / into — English prepositions
"To" is direction. "Into" is entering something.
The shape
go to + place · come into + space
Talk about going somewhere.
In Hindi
"To" दिशा है। "Into" किसी चीज़ के अंदर जाना।
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The mistake to fix first
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
I went to inside the room. | I went into the room. "Into" already means going inside. |
Movement: to / into examples
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
I have come from Delhi.
मैं दिल्ली से {आया|आई} हूँ।
Where does this bus go?
यह बस कहाँ जाती है?
We will walk up to the park.
हम पार्क तक चलेंगे।
I go from home to school.
मैं घर से स्कूल जा{ता|ती} हूँ।
He is coming home from the office.
वह ऑफिस से घर आ रहा है।
We will go to the station from here.
हम यहाँ से स्टेशन जाएँगे।
This road goes up to the station.
यह सड़क स्टेशन तक जाती है।
I am going towards the market.
मैं बाजार की ओर जा {रहा|रही} हूँ।
The child is running towards the door.
बच्चा दरवाज़े की ओर दौड़ रहा है।
I work from morning to evening.
मैं सुबह से शाम तक काम कर{ता|ती} हूँ।
Easy to confuse with
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Questions people ask
- What is the movement: to / into used for?
- "To" is direction. "Into" is entering something. In practice: talk about going somewhere.
- How do you form the movement: to / into?
- go to + place · come into + space.
- What is the most common mistake with the movement: to / into?
- Saying “I went to inside the room.” instead of “I went into the room.”. "Into" already means going inside.
Where movement: to / into fits
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Movement: to / into is a CEFR A2 structure — the everyday band — and it belongs to prepositions. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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