English Grammar

Into and out of

Into: a place inside

• We ran into the garden.

Into: to change into; to become

• The frog changed into a handsome prince.
• He got himself into serious trouble.

Out of

The opposite of the preposition into is out of.

• She ran out of the room.
• I took his letter out of my pocket.
• I walked out of the front door without looking back.
• He sat staring out of the window.

Out of can also be used to talk about position – the opposite of in.

• I am afraid Mr John is out of the country at the moment. He should be back next week.

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