This verb describes going on a journey.
The idea
Use travel to for a destination and travel by for a means of transport. The past is travelled or traveled.
Examples
- We travel to the coast by train.
- She travels to work by bus.
- They travelled to the island by boat.
- I like to travel by bicycle.
- My parents travel to the mountains each winter.
- He travelled home by plane.
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Watch out
Use by train, not by the train, when naming the general means of transport.
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Choose the correct form. We travel ___ the village tomorrow. (to / by)
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to
to: The village is the destination.
Choose the correct form. They travel ___ train every spring. (by / to)
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by
by: The train is the means of transport.
Choose the correct form. Last month she ___ to the capital. (travel)
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travelled / traveled
travelled / traveled: Both spellings are accepted for the completed journey.
Practice round
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Choose the correct form. We travel ___ the village tomorrow. (to / by)
Choose the correct form. They travel ___ train every spring. (by / to)
Choose the correct form. Last month she ___ to the capital. (travel)
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