In, into, on, onto, up, upon, unto

1 - Into

* It's used when someone talks about going towards the inside of a place.

When I walked into the gym I could hear his steps.

Lisa went into her brother's bedroom to get his notebook.

* It's used when someone talks about being involved in a situation or an occupation.

Bill would like to go into engineering.

Ronnie got into another car accident last week.

* It's used when someone talks about making a shape.

She cut the bread into thin pieces.

He shaped the clay into a statue.

2 - In

* It's used to say the place where someone or something is.

My wife is in the kitchen.

We live in Brazil.

* It's used when someone talks about how something is done.

Ishida speaks Japanese, but he only speaks to me in Spaish.

* It's also used when something is arranged in a particular way.

The names on the list are in alphabetical order.

They sat in a circle around the magician.

3 - Onto

* It's used when someone or something moves to a position on a surface.

The cat jumped onto the windowsill.

I climbed onto the rock to get a better view.

* It's used when someone knows who did something wrong or illegal.

My brother thought he could sneak out of the house, but my parents were onto him.

As soon as the police found the murderer’s glove they were onto him.

* It's used when someone has discovered or produced something important or interesting.

As soon as the band slowed down the rhythm of the song they were finally onto something.

Steve made many mistakes with his experiment before he got onto something he could show his investors.

4 - On


* It's used when something is positioned above another thing and is being supported by it; or on the surface of something.

The book is on the table. (Classic)

Sharon was afraid when she saw the spider on the wall.

* It's used when something concerns a subject.

My son wrote a book report on the fall of the Roman Empire.

I watched a documentary on the Vietnam War that was really interesting last night.


5 - Upon

* It's used when someone says that something is very close, eminent.

Summer is almost upon us.

The weekend was upon us again.

* It's used when someone says that something or someone is in a higher position.

Do you see that flag upon the roof?

The child is upon his shoulder.

* It's used to replace the words 'on' and 'onto'

Nursing homes are usually dependent upon people’s financial support.


It was based on two principles.

6 - Up


* It's used when someone talks about a location is somewhere farther forward on a street, avenue, highway etc.

Our farm is four kilometers up the main road.

Her house is five blocks up this street.

* It's used when someone talks about something has been divided, torn, cut, etc. into various pieces or parts.

You have to chop up the onions.

She tore up all the photos of her ex-boyfriend.

And what about up, upon and unto? Do you know the difference?

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