To used as a preposition The preposition 'to' is also used as a preposition of movement or direction. 'To' is sometimes confused with 'at' or 'in'. Both 'at' and 'in' show the place, but 'to' shows movement to this place. For example: I live in Boston. Let's meet Tim at the town center for lunch. BUT I drove to Boston. We walked to the town center for lunch. 1 learn prepositions 2 Types of prepositions. Prepositions indicate direction, time, location, and spatial relationships, as well as other abstract types of relationships. Direction: Look to the left and you’ll see our destination. Time: We’ve been working since this morning. Location: We saw a movie at the theater. Space: The dog hid under the table. Preposition. 3 prepositions of place 4 a function word that typically combines with a noun phrase to form a phrase which usually expresses a modification or predication prepositional ˌpre-pə-ˈzish-nəl ˌpre-pə-ˈzi-shə-nᵊl adjective prepositionally adverb Frequently Asked Questions Can you end a sentence with a preposition?. 5 We can use to as a preposition to indicate a destination or direction: We’re going to Liverpool next week. Does he want to come to the park with us? The dog ran to us as soon as we arrived. To as a preposition: receiver of an action. 6 Grammar & Usage Usage Notes What is a Preposition? A preposition is a word—and almost always a very small, very common word—that shows direction, location, or time, or that introduces an object. I sent a letter to you. (To is a preposition showing direction) Someone is at the door. (At is a preposition showing location) We will arrive by noon. 7 grammarly prepositions 8 Bak (behind), foran (in front of), i (in), på (on), over (over), under (under) and ved siden av (next to) are typical prepositions in connection with place. 9 Til is the most frequent preposition denoting movement towards a place: Notice that i or på are generally used to express movement towards or into many rooms. 10