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In French

TO (mouvement, vers, direction, cause/effet)

Avant un verbe la préposition TO s'emploie pour:

  • indiquer qu'un verbe est à l'infinitif: to go, to be, to live

Après un verbe la préposition TO s'emploie pour:

  • pour exprimer, un mouvement, une direction une destination

I am going TO the theater (Je vais au théatre)
I'm going TO Paris (je vais à Paris)
I'm taking the train TO Paris. (NOT FOR Paris) (je me rends à paris)

"To go" signifie aller
"To go to" signifie aller à, vers, se diriger, se rendre à
"To get to" signifie se rendre à (lieu, adresse)
How do I get TO Staten Island please (Comment puis-je me rendre à Staten Island)?
I would like to go TO Australia (je veux aller en Australie)


Motion verbs:
  • TO GO
to go to school
to go to bed
to go home
to go abroad
to go somewhere else

In English

TO (movement, direction, destination, cause, effect)

After an action verb, the Preposition "TO" is used to express

  • motion, directions, destinations
I am walking TO the theater
This was sent TO my mother yesterday
We went TO the movies
Please send it back TO me as soon as possible (ASAP).

  • a limit or an ending point
The stock prices rose up TO 100 dollars, dropped down to a low 70 and then settled a little over 80

  • a link, a relation
Attached please find my application to your school
I am writing to you in response TO your ad
I need some pepper TO spice this dish up.

  • to send
To send a message to someone
To send for someone.
give this to John
this is for John.
invite someone to a party
invite someone to dinner (the event)
invite someone for diner (to eat)