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We say 'go/come/travel (etc.) to a place or event'.

For example:

go to America/come to England/return to Italy/fly to Moscow/walk to work/drive to the airport/go to the bank/go to a party/go to a concert/be sent to prison/be taken to hospital/go to bed

We say get to (but arrive in/at):

- What time did you get to London/work /the party.

We say 'been to a place' = I have visited a place; I went there but now I have come back:

- Have you ever been to Japan?

- I've been to Rome four times. - Ann has never been to a football match in her life. - Jack has got plenty of money. He has just been to the bank.

Damage 'to' something:

- The accident was my fault, so I paid for the damage to the other car.

An invitation 'to' a party/a wedding etc.:

- Did you get an invitation to the party?

A reaction 'to' something:

- I was surprised at his reaction to what I said.

A solution 'to' a problem/an answer 'to' a question/ a reply 'to' a letter/a key 'to' a door:

- Do you think we'll find a solution to this problem?

- The answer to your question is 'No'!

An attitude 'to'/'towards' someone/something:

- His attitude to/towards his job is very negative.

We say 'to be nice / kind / good / generous / mean / (im)polite / rude / (un)pleasant / (un)friendly / cruel to someone':

- She has always been very nice/kind to me. (not 'with me')

We say 'to be married/engaged to someone':

- Linda is married to an American, (not 'with an American').

We say 'to be different to (or from) someone/something':

- The film was quite different to (or from) what I expected.

We say 'to be similar to something':

- Your writing is similar to mine.

We say 'apologize to someone for something':

- When I realized I was wrong, I apologized to him for my mistake.

We say 'to belong to someone':

- Who does this coat belong to?

We say 'to complain to someone about someone/something:

- We complained to the manager of the restaurant about the food.

We say 'to happen to someone/something':

- A strange thing happened to me the other day.

- What happened-to that gold watch you used to have?

We say 'to listen to someone/something':

- We spent the evening listening to records.

We say 'to shout to someone (so that they can hear you)':

- He shouted to me from the other side of the street.

But 'to shout at someone (when you are angry)':

- He was very angry and started shouting at me.

We say 'to speak/talk to someone ('with' is also possible but less usual)':

- (on the telephone) Hello, can I speak to Jane, please?

- Who was that man I saw you talking to in the pub?

We say 'to write to someone:

- Sorry. I haven't written to you for such a long time.

We say 'to explain (a problem/a situation/a word etc.) to someone':

- Can you explain this word to me? (not 'explain me this word')

- Let me explain to you what I mean.

We say 'to invite someone to (a party/a wedding etc.)':

- Have you been invited to any parties recently?

We say 'to prefer someone/something to someone/something':

- I prefer tea to coffee.

We say 'to sentence someone to (a period of imprisonment)'

- He was found guilty and sentenced to six months' imprisonment.

We say 'to throw something to someone (for someone to catch):

- Ann shouted 'Catch!' and threw the keys to me from the window.

But: 'to throw something at someone/something (in order to hit them):

- Someone threw an egg at the minister while he was speaking.