Going out often means leaving home to do something elsewhere, including social activities. Mina also goes out of a particular room. Omar is out describes his absence, not the moment he leaves.

The idea

Use go out for a walk/dinner for an activity and go out of the room for the place you leave. With he or she, use goes out. The past is went out; the -ing form is going out.

Examples

  • Lea goes out for a walk after lunch.
  • We went out for dinner on Saturday.
  • Are you going out with your friends tonight?
  • I do not want to go out in this rain.
  • Mina went out of the room to answer her phone.
  • Omar is out; he will be back at six.

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Watch out

Going out for dinner can mean eating inside a restaurant, not outdoors. Going out with friends need not be romantic; going out with one person can describe dating if the context supports that meaning.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct option. Lea ___ out for a walk after lunch. (goes / go)

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    goes

    The singular subject Lea needs goes in this present routine.

  2. Choose the correct option. We ___ out for dinner last Saturday. (went / goed)

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    went

    Last Saturday identifies a past event: the form is went, not goed.

  3. Choose the correct option. Mina went ___ the room. (out of / out for)

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    out of

    The room is the place Mina leaves, so use out of, not the activity pattern out for.

Use it today

Describe a regular outing and one outing last weekend. Add a sentence naming the room someone leaves, then say whether that person is out now.