English grammar
Get on, get off, get in, get out of, and leave a place
Say where you leave from, where you get to, and how you get on and off.
From the scene We leave Madrid
In short
Get on and off buses and trains; get in and out of cars and taxis. Leave a place needs no from.
Your turn
Which one goes with out of a car or taxi?
Options: can we get on the ten o'clock one · I've just got out of the taxi · the train isn't leaving Madrid
Show answer
out of a car or taxi → I've just got out of the taxi
How it works
For buses, trains and planes, you get on and get off. For cars and taxis, you get in and get out of.
Good to know
Leave + a place needs no preposition: the train isn't leaving Madrid. Get to + a place means arrive there: tonight we get to Galicia.
leaving a place the train isn't leaving Madrid
Nuria
Engineering works in the province of Zamora! The train isn't leaving Madrid today.
¡Obras en la provincia de Zamora! El tren no sale de Madrid hoy.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Engineering works in the province of Zamora! (blank) today.
Options: The train isn't leaving Madrid · I've just got out of the taxi · Can we get on the ten o'clock one
Show answer
Nuria
Engineering works in the province of Zamora! The train isn't leaving Madrid today.
¡Obras en la provincia de Zamora! El tren no sale de Madrid hoy.
out of a car or taxi I've just got out of the taxi
Elena
What? I've just got out of the taxi!
¿Cómo? ¡Acabo de bajar del taxi!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
What? (blank)!
Options: Can we get on the ten o'clock one · I've just got out of the taxi · The train isn't leaving Madrid
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Elena
What? I've just got out of the taxi!
¿Cómo? ¡Acabo de bajar del taxi!
onto a bus or train can we get on the ten o'clock one
Javi
What about the bus? Can we get on the ten o'clock one?
¿Y el autobús? ¿Podemos subir al de las diez?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
What about the bus? (blank)?
Options: I've just got out of the taxi · Can we get on the ten o'clock one · The train isn't leaving Madrid
Show answer
Javi
What about the bus? Can we get on the ten o'clock one?
¿Y el autobús? ¿Podemos subir al de las diez?
into a car get in, I'll drive
Your turn
What goes with get in, I'll drive?
Options: out of a car or taxi · into a car · leaving a place
Show answer
get in, I'll drive → into a car
arriving somewhere tonight we get to Galicia
Javi
There's no other option: we hire a car immediately and tonight we get to Galicia.
No hay otra opción: alquilamos un carro inmediatamente y esta noche llegamos a Galicia.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
There's no other option: we hire a car immediately and (blank).
Options: tonight we get to Galicia · the train isn't leaving Madrid · I've just got out of the taxi
Show answer
Javi
There's no other option: we hire a car immediately and tonight we get to Galicia.
No hay otra opción: alquilamos un carro inmediatamente y esta noche llegamos a Galicia.
Common mistake
Not off of or down of here. Leaving a car or taxi.
What? I've just got out of the taxi!
¿Cómo? ¡Acabo de bajar del taxi!
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| leaving a place | the train isn't leaving Madrid |
|---|---|
| out of a car or taxi | I've just got out of the taxi |
| onto a bus or train | can we get on the ten o'clock one |
| into a car | get in, I'll drive |
| arriving somewhere | tonight we get to Galicia |
More lines from the story
- ElenaOn the day of the test.El día del examen.
- NuriaCompletely full. It's the October long weekend.Completamente lleno. Es el puente de octubre.