English grammar
Off for leaving: be off / head off / go off with; drop off (= fall asleep)
Talk about leaving and sleeping with off: I'm off, head off, go off with, drop off.
From the scene Are you off or are you staying?
In short
Off often means leaving: I'm off, head off, go off with something. Drop off means fall asleep.
Your turn
Which one goes with leaving (casual): head off?
Options: Marisa's gone off with them · shall I head off and get her? · I'm off!
Show answer
leaving (casual): head off → shall I head off and get her?
How it works
The particle off often means leaving: I'm off (= I'm leaving), head off (leave, casual), go off with something (leave and take it with you).
Good to know
Drop off is different: it means to fall asleep. Are you off or are you staying? is the everyday way to say are you leaving or staying?
leaving, right now: be off I'm off!
Tomás
You won't make it. Oh, no... I'm off! We're not opening today!
No llegas. Ay, no... ¡Yo me voy! ¡Hoy no abrimos!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
You won't make it. Oh, no... (blank)! We're not opening today!
Options: I'm off · Shall I head off and get her · Marisa's gone off with them
Show answer
Tomás
You won't make it. Oh, no... I'm off! We're not opening today!
No llegas. Ay, no... ¡Yo me voy! ¡Hoy no abrimos!
leaving (casual): head off shall I head off and get her?
Javi
Shall I head off and get her? She's at the doctor's, right?
¿Voy a buscarla? Está en el médico, ¿no?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank)? She's at the doctor's, right?
Options: Marisa's gone off with them · Shall I head off and get her · I'm off
Show answer
Javi
Shall I head off and get her? She's at the doctor's, right?
¿Voy a buscarla? Está en el médico, ¿no?
leaving and taking it with you: go off with Marisa's gone off with them
Tomás
Wait... what about the keys? Marisa's gone off with them!
Espera... ¿y las llaves? ¡Marisa se las ha llevado!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Wait... what about the keys? (blank)!
Options: Marisa's gone off with them · I'm off · Shall I head off and get her
Show answer
Tomás
Wait... what about the keys? Marisa's gone off with them!
Espera... ¿y las llaves? ¡Marisa se las ha llevado!
falling asleep: drop off I dropped off at five
Tomás
I dropped off at five... and woke up at quarter past five.
Me dormí a las cinco... y me desperté a las cinco y cuarto.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank)... and woke up at quarter past five.
Options: Shall I head off and get her · I dropped off at five · I'm off
Show answer
Tomás
I dropped off at five... and woke up at quarter past five.
Me dormí a las cinco... y me desperté a las cinco y cuarto.
leaving or staying? are you off or are you staying?
Nuria
Are you off or are you staying? Relax, I've got a spare set.
¿Te vas o te quedas? Tranquilo, tengo una copia.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank)? Relax, I've got a spare set.
Options: Are you off or are you staying · I'm off · Shall I head off and get her
Show answer
Nuria
Are you off or are you staying? Relax, I've got a spare set.
¿Te vas o te quedas? Tranquilo, tengo una copia.
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, right now: be off | I'm off! |
|---|---|
| leaving (casual): head off | shall I head off and get her? |
| leaving and taking it with you: go off with | Marisa's gone off with them |
| falling asleep: drop off | I dropped off at five |
| leaving or staying? | are you off or are you staying? |
More lines from the story
- NuriaDoña Elena sewed them to my bag. I never leave without them now.Me las cosió Doña Elena al bolso. Ya no me voy sin ellas.