Mina enters a taxi; the train arrives at its destination. Get in can describe entering a space or arriving home, at work or at a transport stop. The subject and context reveal which meaning fits.

The idea

For entering a car, use get in the car or get into the car. If the vehicle is understood, get in can stand alone. Arrival uses include the train gets in. The past is got; double t in getting.

Examples

  • Mina got in the taxi outside the library.
  • Please get in; Omar is already waiting.
  • I could not get in because the door was locked.
  • Our train gets in at twenty past six.
  • What time did you get in from work?
  • Lea was getting in when her phone rang.

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Watch out

A train that gets in arrives: it is not boarding another vehicle. In get in the taxi, the taxi follows in; moving it before in would create a different construction and meaning.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct option. Mina ___ in the taxi yesterday. (got / getted)

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    got

    The past form of get is got, not the invented form getted.

  2. Choose the correct option. Lea is ___ in now. (getting / geting)

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    getting

    The -ing form doubles the final t: getting.

  3. Choose the correct option. The train gets in at 6:20: it ___. (arrives / departs)

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    arrives

    For a train and its arrival time, gets in means arrives, not departs.

Use it today

Describe someone entering a taxi and a train arriving at a stated time. Add a question about arriving home from work, using did followed by get.