People can get out themselves, or get an object out of somewhere. In the suitcase example, Omar removes the suitcase; he is not necessarily leaving the car himself.

The idea

Use get out when the place is understood, or get out of the car to name it. To remove something, use get the box out / get out the box, but get it out. The past of get is got.

Examples

  • We got out of the taxi beside the museum.
  • Mina opened the door and got out.
  • Lea could not get out because the handle was broken.
  • Please move the boxes so we can get out.
  • Omar got the suitcase out of the car.
  • This box is stuck; I cannot get it out.

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Watch out

Do not drop of before the named space in get out of the taxi. A bare Get out! can sound like a forceful order to leave; add context or a polite request when that is your intention.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct option. We got out ___ the taxi. (of / to)

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    of

    The place follows out of: out of the taxi.

  2. Choose the correct option. Mina ___ out a minute ago. (got / getted)

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    got

    A minute ago sets the action in the past, so get becomes got.

  3. Choose the correct option. The box is stuck. I cannot get ___. (it out / out it)

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    it out

    The pronoun it refers to the box and belongs between get and out.

Use it today

Describe leaving a taxi and taking a bag out of it. Make clear who moves in each sentence, and replace the bag with it in a follow-up sentence.