Complete English Grammar | Full Beginner Course in 1 HOUR

Welcome to this beginner  English grammar master class.

This master class will help you learn  essential grammar that you need as a beginner.

Now, even if you're an intermediate or  advanced student, pay close attention  

because I hear mistakes with all of  these areas from all my students.

Of course, I'm Jennifer from JForrest English.

Now let's get started.

First, let's review how to use do, does, and did.

Well, you need to understand that all three of  these are just different forms of the verb to do.

So the verb to do is the infinitive.

Now do and does are the present  simple conjugations of the verb,  

and you simply choose one or the other  based on the subject that you have.

So if you're forming a  sentence and your subject is I,  

you, we or they, you need to choose  do if your subject is ** *** or it.

So third person singular, you  need to choose does and that's it.

That's the only difference between do or does  in affirmative sentences in the present simple.

But keep in mind that do as a verb is used in  very specific sentences in the present simple.

So, for example, you do chores, you do chores.

The verb do is what we need  to complete the sentence.

So I could say I do chores every Sunday.

This is a routine.

It's in the present simple because  my subject is I, then I need do.

Now you can also do homework.

For example, do is the verb  that we use with homework.

Now I could say my sister, which  of course is she as a subject.

My sister does homework every night.

Again, this is a routine, so  I need the present simple.

My subject is my sister she, so I need does.

Now let's talk about did.

Did is the past simple form of the verb to do.

And as a past simple verb, there's  no difference with subjects.

So you use DID for all subjects  so that one is easier to remember.

And of course, if it's the past simple,  

then we just need to make sure that  our time reference is in the past.

So I could say we did our homework last  night, she did her homework this morning.

Assuming this morning is already in the past  

because right now is this  afternoon or this evening.

So this morning is in the past.

She did her homework this morning.

So notice it doesn't matter if I use we or she.

The subject doesn't matter because  DID is used for all subjects.

You just need to make sure that your  time reference is a past time reference.

Where do and does your time reference  is going to be a routine action.

So you're going to hear time  references like always, usually every.

Then you know it's a present simple amazing job.

Now let's review was and were.

Now, of course, both was and were are the past  forms of the verb to be and we use was and were  

in different grammatical structures.

In English, the most common time  you'll see was or were is in the past.

Simple.

So let's just take a present statement.

Let's use to be late.

So here we have the verb to be to be late.

Now if I wanna make a sentence in  the past, for example, yesterday,  

yesterday I now I take my verb to be and  I need to conjugate this in the past.

There are two different choices, was or were.

Your choice depends on the subject.

So in order to know which one you need was or  were, you simply look at your subject yesterday.

I the subject is I Yesterday I was  late, yesterday I was late yesterday.

You, you were yesterday, you were late yesterday.

She was late yesterday he was late.

It was late.

So notice ** *** it.

Those are our three options for  the third person singular subject.

The third person singular is conjugated  

with was yesterday we we were late,  and yesterday they they were late.

So you can see that the subjects  I and third person singular use  

was this subjects you, we and they use were.

That's what you need to remember.

So pause the video now.

Take as much time as you need to memorize this.

You simply need to memorize this.

Now the same rule applies  when we use the verb to be  

in the past in different grammatical structures.

So this example was using the past simple.

Now we also use the verb to be in  the past with the past continuous.

The past continuous is formed with subject was or  

were your choice depends on your subject  right and then your verb in ING form.

I could say yesterday I was running late.

We we were we were running late.

He he was running late.

They they were running late.

So it's the same rules that we just covered.

That doesn't change even though we're using  a different grammatical structure this time.

It's the past continuous.

Now we also use the verb to be in the past.

So was or were depending on the  subject in the passive voice.

So let's take an active sentence and I could say  

the present surprised mean  the present surprised me.

Now I can take this active voice  and I can turn it into the passive.

And I would say, what will you guys tell me?

I'm going to give you a second and I  want you to write it in the comments.

What's the passive form of this active sentence?

Hmm, Write it in the comments.

So did you get it?

I was surprised.

I was surprised by the present.

I was surprised by this present.

But now let's say the active form used a  different pronoun and it was the present.

Surprised US.

OK, what would that be now  the present surprised us.

What would that be in the passive form?

So you guys tell me write it down in the comments.

The present surprised us.

What would that be in the passive voice?

That would be we.

We is now the subject.

So I need to think do I need was or were?

Well, remember it depends on  the subject we we use were.

We were surprised by the present.

To summarize, the choice between  was or were depends on the subject  

we use was with the subjects I or  third person singular ** *** it.

We use were with subjects you, we and they,  

and was and where are used in  the past form of the verb to be.

This is most commonly found in the past  simple, past, continuous and passive voice.

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Now let's continue with our lesson.

Let's keep going and learn the  difference between do you and are you.

Both of these are question  forms in the present simple,  

but they use different verbs  and different structures.

So let's begin with are you Now  are, of course, is the verb to be.

So are you is forming a question in the present  simple, using the verb to be our subject is you.

So that's why we need are because that's the  conjugated verb to be with our subject you.

Now we use the verb to be in  the present simple for facts,  

facts about the world or  facts about ourselves as well.

For example, I could ask you  because remember this is a question.

So you're going to ask someone about a fact.

So I could ask you, are you American or British?

Are you, are you American or British?

Now another fact would be your job.

So I can ask you, are you a software engineer?

Now I could also ask you a fact  about your physical description  

and I could ask you, for example, are you tall?

Assuming we're chatting and I can't see you,  

so I don't know if you're tall or  not, and I could ask, are you tall?

Now let's take a look at the sentence structure,  

because using the verb to be in question  form, we use something called inversion.

So we take our subject and our verb, which  would be the structure for a positive sentence,  

and we invert them, which means we switch them.

So our sentence structure for questions using the  

verb to be in the present simple  is verb plus subject plus object.

So we know our verb is the verb to be are,  

and we know our subject is you  because we're only talking about are.

So our subject and our verb  need to conjugate are you.

And then I just need my object, the question,  the rest of the sentence, are you tall?

Now keep that sentence structure in  mind while we take a look at do you.

Do you is also a question  form in the present simple.

The difference is do is an auxiliary verb, which  means do doesn't have any meaning in that word.

It's only there grammatically.

So to have meaning in the  sentence, we need a main verb.

Do is the auxiliary verb, and  we still need a main verb.

Now in the present simple, I'm going to ask  you about yourself or about your routine.

So for example, I could ask do you live in London?

So of course here live is our main verb, but I  need my auxiliary verb do do you live in London?

I can't just do inversion  with my subject and verb.

If I did that, it would be live  you in London, live you in London.

And we know that isn't grammatically  correct for English sentence structure,  

so we need our auxiliary verb do and  do is conjugated with our subject you.

Do you live in London?

Another question, do you have a dog?

So here have is our main verb.

But I can't say have you a dog.

So I need do you have a dog?

I need my auxiliary verb do so  compare our two sentence structures  

because here our sentence structure  is auxiliary verb, subject main verb.

Auxiliary verb is due because our subject  is you and do conjugates with the subject.

You do you.

And now we need a main verb.

But the form of this is the base verb,  which means it's the infinitive without two.

So to live we get rid of two  and we have live do you live?

And then the rest of the sentence, the object.

So with ru, our sentence structure  was verb, subject object.

Do you our sentence structure is  auxiliary verb do subject main verb,  

which is the base verb and then the object.

They're both used in question  form with the present simple.

And this is something that  you absolutely must know to  

understand basic English sentence structure.

So now it's your turn to practice.

I want you to leave two questions in the comments  below, one with do you and one with are you.

You're doing so great.

Now let's talk about how to use didn't and wasn't.

Both of these are the past simple forms,  and both of them are past simple negative.

Wasn't is the past simple  negative form of the verb to be.

But wasn't is only used with the subjects I, **  *** and it didn't is a past simple negative form,  

but it's an auxiliary verb, which means  it doesn't have a base verb itself.

It's used with any base verb.

So our sentence structure would be  subject didn't base verb to form  

a complete sentence that's past simple negative.

To understand both of these, let's start  with a positive sentence in the present.

So we'll do a present simple positive  sentence and then we'll see how we can  

change that sentence into  the past simple negative.

So you can see the transformation  of how we use didn't and wasn't.

So let's start with our positive present simple  sentence for the verb to be, I'm there, I'm there.

Pretty simple, right to be there, I'm there.

Or I could say she's there.

Now I can make this sentence negative in  the present simple simply by adding not.

I'm not there, she isn't there.

But remember wasn't is the form of  the verb to be and it's negative,  

but it's used in the past simple.

So I need to take my two sentences  and have a past simple time reference.

So let's use yesterday.

Yesterday I know I'm in the past simple and I  know that my sentence is going to be negative.

So I can say yesterday she wasn't  there, yesterday I wasn't there.

So that's how the transformation  took place from having a present  

simple positive to present simple  negative to past simple negative.

And remember wasn't is only used  for the subjects I, ** *** it.

So let's do the same thing and  see how we can get to didn't.

So let's start with a present  simple positive sentence.

I go to bed at 10:30.

So here my verb is go to go.

I go to bed at 10:30.

Now, when we take regular verbs, excluding  to be, to be as a verb has different rules.

OK, so we take regular verbs like the verb go.

We have our positive in the present simple  to form the negative in the present simple.

I need an auxiliary verb.

And that auxiliary verb that  I'm going to use is don't.

I don't go to bed at 10:30.

This is the auxiliary verb for  the subjects I, you, we, and they.

I don't go to bed at 10:30.

So now I have a negative sentence,  but it's in the present simple.

It talks about a routine, but I want to talk about  a past simple so I can use the keyword yesterday.

So I know I'm in the past simple  Yesterday I didn't go to bed at 10:30.

So to form a negative sentence  

in the past simple for regular verbs,  we need to follow our structure.

Subject didn't, and then our base verb.

Our base verb is go.

I didn't go to bed at 10:30 yesterday.

So far we have focused on individual verbs.

Now let's take a look at the five most common verb  tenses that you need to speak English fluently.

The 1st is the present simple.

For this subjects, I, you, we,  and they, you add the base verb.

Now for the subjects ** *** it,  you add the base verb plus S.

Or ES and this is one of the  most common mistakes that my  

advanced students make for getting  to add that S so don't forget that.

As for ** *** it subjects the  present simple is used to describe  

routine habits in your daily life.

For example, I eat breakfast every day at 6:00 AM.

It's also used to describe  general facts and truths.

For example, the sun rises in  the east and sets in the West.

And notice I added those s s  because the sun is it, ** *** it.

You need those s s.

It's also used for feelings,  emotions, and states of beings.

We are very excited for the concert tonight.

Now here's one that most of my  students don't use correctly.

And the present simple is also used for timetable  events, even if that event is in the future.

For example, the train leaves at 5:00 AM tomorrow.

It's very common to use an adverb of  frequency with the present simple,  

which is one easy way that you can identify it.

The most common adverbs of frequency are every  day or always for seven times a week, often,  

usually, or frequently for about four to six times  a week, sometimes for three to four times a week,  

rarely or seldom for one to two times a  week, and never for zero times a week.

So let's practice this just for fun.

Share something silly that you never  do or always do in the comments below.

For example, I never brush  my teeth while I'm driving,  

so share something silly in the  comments just to have a little fun.

Now let's move on to the past  simple to form the past simple.

You have your subject and then you have your base  verb plus Ed or an irregular past simple verb.

And there are many irregular verbs,  so you simply need to memorize them.

The past simple is used for an action that started  and finished at a specific time in the past.

For example, I went to the store yesterday,  

she took a shower at 8:00 AM, but now it  is 11:00 AM, so 8:00 AM is in the past.

They ordered pizza for dinner and now it's  10:00 at night, so dinner is in the past.

We sang all night, but I'm talking about  

maybe yesterday or the night  before, so it's in the past.

Let's review some past simple keywords so you  

can easily identify when you  need to use this verb tense.

Yesterday, last week, month, or year?

In 2020 at 3:30 PM.

Four hours ago on Monday, on July 15th  when I graduated or during the meeting.

And remember all of those keywords?

The actions started and finished in the past.

Now let's talk about the future.

Simple, another verb tense.

I see a lot of mistakes with.

The structure is very easy.

You have your struct, subject, will and base verb.

It's the same for all  subjects, which makes it easy.

This verb tense is used to make predictions,  but when it's based on your opinion, not facts.

Argentina will win the World Cup.

This is just my opinion, I  don't know this as a fact.

Someone else could say I think  France will win the World Cup.

Notice here I added.

I think it's very common to use  an opinion word with the future.

Simple.

This verb tense is used for  spontaneous actions or decisions,  

which means they were not planned in advance.

For example, let's say you see a woman struggling  

with her grocery bags and  she has many grocery bags.

You can say I'll help you with those bags.

You didn't plan this in advance,  it was a spontaneous action.

It's also used with promises,  commitments, offers, or refusals.

If you say I'll send you the report at 5:00  PM, you are making a promise or a commitment.

It's like saying I promise I'll send you  

the report at 5:00 PM so the  other person will expect it.

If you use the future.

Simple.

Now let's talk about the present.

Perfect.

A verb tense that confuses a lot of students.

But absolutely, you must know how to use it.

The structure is I, you, we,  they plus have plus the past  

participle and you simply need to  memorize all the past participles.

Now for the subjects ** ***  is, you need to use has as  

your auxiliary verb and the past participle.

Now, did you know that the present perfect  is also used with the completed past action,  

but one that has a result or  consequence in the present?

For example, I have eaten that  is a completed past action.

Now it's common to use  already, but it's not required.

I have already eaten, so what's  the result in the present?

So now I'm not hungry.

It's also used for life experience  when it's an unfinished timeline.

For example, she's been to Panama twice now  because she is alive, she can go to Panama again.

So it's an unfinished time reference.

Or you could say I haven't seen that movie yet.

Yet is a keyword for the present perfect  and we use it in negative sentences.

And by saying yet you're letting the person know  

that is still possible for you to  watch that movie in the future.

So it's an unfinished time reference now.

The present perfect is also used for an action  that started in the past and continues until now,  

but only with three common  verbs, live, work, and study.

For example, they've lived  in that house for 20 years.

They still live there now,  and it started in the past.

It started 20 years ago.

Very important point.

You can't use a specific time  reference with the present perfect.

You must use the past.

Simple.

This is a very common mistake  that I see my students make.

So you can't say I've tried  sushi last week because last  

week is a specific past time reference.

So you would have to say I tried sushi last week,  

or you could get rid of last  week and say I've tried sushi.

Let's move on to our last verb  tense, the present continuous.

This structure is I am plus verb in your ING form,  

your gerund verb you we they  are plus verb in ING or ** ***.

It is plus verb in ING.

So don't forget you have to conjugate  the verb to be according to the subject.

The present continuous is used for an action  that is currently taking place right now now.

So I could say my students are  because the subject is they.

My students are watching  my video right now, right?

You're watching this video right now.

You can also use the present  continuous with the future.

If it's a planned action, a  planned action in the future.

For example, he's attending  the conference next month.

It's in the future, but it's planned.

He's attending the conference next month.

Or she's performing at the World Cup in  2026, so even though it's way in the future,  

you can still use the present  continuous if it's a planned event.

An important note that you should know  because I know it might confuse students.

Native speakers use the  present continuous with always  

to stress the continuation of something negative.

She is always coming to work late.

So instead of saying she always comes  

to work late because always is a  keyword for the present simple.

Native speakers frequently put  this in the present continuous.

I don't recommend that you do  that because it really depends  

on the context if it sounds correct or incorrect.

But grammatically, it's always correct  to use the present simple with always.

So that's what I recommend that you do.

I'm just sharing this so you don't get confused  

when you hear a native speaker say  she is always coming to work late.

Now you know the five verb tenses  that make up 96% of your speech.

So Are you ready for your quiz?

To make sure you really know how to  use them, here are the questions.

Hit pause and take as much time as you need.

And when you're ready to continue, hit play.

Here are the answers.

Hit pause.

Review the answers, and when  you're ready to continue, hit play.

Now that you have an overview of  these verb tenses, let's look in  

more detail at the difference between  the past simple and the present perfect.

So we use the past simple with  the completed past action, right?

This action is complete.

I already ate.

That is a finished completed action in the past.

Now let's talk about the present perfect.

Here's what you need to keep in mind.

The present perfect has a many  different uses depending on the context.

In this lesson, we're specifically talking  about comparing these two sentences.

So in this specific context,  

the present perfect can be used for a  past action with a present consequence.

OK, there are other ways  we use the present perfect.

We're not going to discuss those.

We're specifically talking about this one,  meaning a past action with a present consequence.

I've already eaten.

So as you can see just from their  

definitions that they can both be  used with a completed past action.

The difference is the present perfect present.

There is a connection to the present.

OK, so keep that as your memory aid.

Present perfect present, connection  to the present with the past.

Simple that connection to the present isn't there.

One other thing you need to keep in mind is that  a native English speaker is not a grammar expert.

A native English speaker is going to use  these two sentences in this specific context.

They're going to use these  two sentences interchangeably,  

and there's not going to  be a difference in meaning.

So when a native speaker says I already ate or  I've already eaten, there's no difference at all.

If you ask them why did you  say this one and not this one,  

they're not going to know because  they don't study grammar, okay?

And they're both acceptable.

So just keep that in mind.

A native speaker is going to use them  interchangeably with no difference in meaning.

But let's talk about that  subtle difference in meaning.

When we say that the present perfect  can be used with a past action that  

has a present consequence, what does that mean?

A present consequence.

So let's just think about that.

I already ate in the past.

Simple, just remember, completed past action.

It's done, it's over.

I already ate.

Now when I say I've already eaten, there's  some sort of connection to the present.

So you can always think of it in  your head as I've already eaten.

So now, OK, I've already eaten.

So now because connection to  the present, I've already eaten.

So now I'm not hungry.

So now I don't want a piece of cake.

So now I don't want to go to that  restaurant with you, OK, I've already eaten.

But keep in mind that.

So now we don't verbalize  it, We don't say it out loud.

It's just implied in the context.

OK, so let's take a look at a few more examples.

I could say I talked to my boss,  just a completed past action.

Or I could say I've talked to my boss.

So what's the connection to the present?

Maybe I've talked to my boss.

So now I'm going to leave.

Maybe that's just the connection to the present.

It could be anything.

Again, we don't verbalize that.

It's just imply.

How about this one?

I checked the mail, I just completed past action.

I checked the mail.

Or I've checked the mail in the present perfect.

I've checked the mail.

What's the connection to the present?

I've checked the mail so you don't have to.

That could be the connection to the present.

One more example, I booked the  hotel, completed past action,  

or I could say I've booked  the hotel in the present.

Perfect.

I've booked the hotel.

So now we're going on vacation.

Maybe that's the connection to the present.

So now I'm excited.

Remember, we don't specifically  say it is just implied.

And also in all of these examples in this  specific context, a native English speaker  

is going to use them interchangeably  without a difference in meaning.

Amazing job.

Now let's look closer at the difference between  the present simple and the present continuous.

This is a mistake that I see  students making quite a lot,  

and this is a mistake that I  see my advanced students make.

Now you need to keep in mind that when you use  a different verb tense, the meaning changes.

So when I hear I live in  Paris in the present simple,  

that is different from I'm living  in Paris, the meaning is different  

and I'm going to interpret them differently  simply because of the verb tense you used.

Now our present simple, I live in Paris.

Of course, to form the present simple,  

we just take our base verb, which  is the infinitive without two.

Remember, we need to conjugate  this with our subject.

So if it was she, it would be she lives in Paris.

OK, Now we use the present simple  for routines like I'm sure you know,  

but we also use the present simple when  we're talking about permanent situations,  

or you can think of them as simply facts.

So when I hear someone say I live in  Paris, I see this as a permanent situation.

I live in Paris.

I live in Paris today, and I'm going to  be living in Paris for the future as well.

It's a permanent situation.

Now let's take a look at our next sentence.

I'm living in Paris.

So this is in the present continuous.

Now, of course, we form the present continuous  with the verb to be conjugated with our subject.

So I'm living.

She is She's living conjugated with our  subject, and then we need our verb in ING form.

She's living, I'm living now.

We use the present continuous for  situations taking place right now, right?

But we also use the present  continuous for temporary situations.

So when I hear I'm living in Paris, I  think of this as a temporary situation.

So I think you're living in Paris right now,  

but you don't expect to be  living in Paris in the future.

When in the future?

Well, that isn't clear.

But when I hear it, I think of  it as a temporary situation.

And this is a big difference if you live in Paris  permanently or you live in Paris temporarily,  

right, 'cause you can imagine if you go to a job  interview and then you say to the interviewer,  

I'm living in Paris, well, they might not think  that you're going to be in the city for very long.

So they might not consider you as an  applicant because they want somebody  

who's going to be in the position for a long time.

But you are only going to be  in the city temporarily, right?

So that could have a really big impact.

Or same thing if you're on a date and you're  talking to a potential romantic partner,  

but you say I'm living in Paris,  well, they might think, well,  

it's not worthwhile to pursue this relationship  because she's going to be moving in the future.

So there's a big difference in  meaning between these two sentences.

So keep in mind, we use the present  symbol for a permanent situation and  

the present continuous for a temporary situation.

So now it's your turn to practice.

I want you to put in the comments one sentence in  the present, simple, that's a permanent situation.

And one sentence in the present  continuous, that's a temporary situation.

We're doing such a great job.

Think of everything you learned.

Now let's review the difference  between 4:00 and sense.

Now there's a specific time that you  need to choose either for or sense.

They're not interchangeable, and it will make your  

sentence grammatically incorrect  if you're using the wrong one.

So first let's talk about four.

We use 4 for duration.

Okay, so you can think of it  as a time that has a start and.

An end a duration of time, for example,  

for 20 minutes, for three weeks, for  seven months, or how about for 12 years?

Now we use sense with a specific time, so you  can think of it as a precise moment in time.

For example 9:00 AM last Monday, June 3rd, 2014.

So that's the first thing you need  to know to use these correctly.

4 is a duration of time, and  since is a specific time.

Now let's talk about the verb  tenses that you need for each.

So here's a little quiz for you.

I'm going to show you some sentences  using 4IN different verb tenses,  

and I want you to tell me which ones are  correct and which ones are incorrect.

And keep in mind we're talking  about the verb tense specifically,  

so that's what you need to look at.

So I'll show you the example sentences now.

So which ones are correct  and which ones are incorrect?

Let us know in the comments.

Well, I hate to break it to you, but this was  a trick question because they're all correct.

And the point is that four can be  used with many different verbatimses.

It's quite diverse in that way.

Now let's do the same thing,  but this time we'll do it with.

Since so again, the time references are all  correct, I'm using them all with specific time.

But let's take a look at the verb tenses.

So I'll show you the sentences and I want you to  let us know which ones are correct and incorrect.

So how'd you do with this one?

How about in the comments let  us know which ones are correct?

OK, put it in the comments.

Now this one wasn't a trick question  because sense is a lot more limited.

So here are example sentences.

The only correct ones were number one and #3  

You can use sense with the present perfect  and the present perfect continuous.

The reason why is because since we use this for  an action that started in the past but continues  

until now, and we actually don't know when that  action is going to end, but it's important.

It started it in the past, continues  till now and is still built in progress.

That's when we can use sense.

All right, so now you know that four is used  for a duration of time and it's very diverse.

You can use it with many different verb tenses.

You know that since we need a  specific time and you can use  

it with the present perfect and  the present perfect continuous.

Now let me show you a sentence that I  see almost every day and it's wrong.

And the sentence is I've been  learning English since two years.

All right, this sentence is wrong.

Now, I want you to take this sentence  and make it a correct sentence.

You're going to need to change either  the for or since or the time reference.

OK, so make your change and put the  correct sentence in the comments below.

Amazing, John.

Now let's talk about if you  need you and me or you and I.

Now the easiest, the absolute  easiest way to know which one you  

need to use is always drop the you  or drop the other person involved.

And just ask yourself in this  sentence, do I need me or I?

Because when you answer that  question in every scenario,  

all you need to do is then add in  the you and it will be correct.

So let's take an example of this  and I'll show you what I mean.

For example, give that to, give that to.

I give that to me.

What do you guys think?

I or me put it in the comments below.

Give that to I give that to me.

Hmm, it would be, of course, me.

Give that to me.

So now all you need to add is another person.

You could say, give that to my  brother and me, for example.

Give that to my brother and me.

So it doesn't matter who you add after.

Let's try another example.

Let's say you're walking down the street and you  see this beautiful garden and you ask a stranger,  

you say, can you take a picture of  Can you take a picture of I or of me?

Can you take a picture of I?

Can you take a picture of me?

Which one do you think?

Put it in the comments below.

Can you take a picture of me?

So now you just add, can you take  a picture of my friend and me,  

My friend and me, my friends and me.

It doesn't really matter what you put in.

So let's try another example.

Went to the party.

Went to the party.

So is this me?

Went to the party or I went to the party?

What do you think?

Put it in the comments.

Of course it's I went to the party.

So all we need to do is add in my friends  and I, you and I went to the party.

Doesn't matter what you put  before I so one more example.

Ran a marathon.

I ran a marathon, me ran a marathon.

What do you think?

Put it in the comments.

I ran a marathon.

So now I know it's I so I can  just add you and I ran a marathon.

My friends and I, my husband and I, my  boss and I doesn't matter what you put in.

My sister and I, it doesn't matter.

So that's the easiest way for you to  know if you need you and me or you  

and I just drop the you or drop the my friends.

Drop the whoever it is, my coworkers, and just  ask yourself, do I need me or I in this sentence?

Now if you're not sure if you need me or I,  you just have to remember this one thing.

I is always the subject of a sentence, the  subject of a sentence, OK, and what's me?

Me is the object of a sentence.

So just to quickly study this topic, let's go back  to our example of Can you take a picture of me?

Can you take a picture of my friends and me?

Hmm.

OK, so who's the subject in this sentence?

Can you?

So you are the subject in this sentence.

You are doing the action,  I am receiving the action.

I'm the object in this sentence.

Can you take a picture of me?

So I'm not doing the action right.

So the subject is the one doing the action,  the object is the one receiving the action.

So that's just a quick overview, but that  is how you the easiest way to tell if you  

need you and me or you and I think of  how much you've already improved your  

grammar and how many mistakes you've probably  improved just by watching this master class.

Now let's talk about irregular verbs  because there are so many in English.

To get you started, here are the  50 most common irregular verbs.

The first verb is the most common verb in English.

The verb to be to be, was or were, been.

Notice for the past simple.

We have two choices, was or were.

Your choice depends on the subject.

I, ** ***.

It was Yesterday I was sick.

Yesterday he was sick.

Were is for you.

We and they.

We were sick yesterday.

They were sick yesterday.

The participle bin.

I haven't been sick in years.

Become became become.

Yesterday I became sick.

Have you become sick?

Begin began, begun.

I began the project 2 weeks ago.

Have you begun the project yet?

Bring, brought, brought.

She brought chocolates to the party.

She had already brought the  chocolates by the time I came.

Buy, bought, bought.

She bought new shoes last week.

She had bought the shoes  before she got the promotion.

Choose, chose, chosen.

Notice the pronunciation difference  between our base verb choose  

and the past and the participle choose  chose oh, oh, choose chose chosen.

She chose me for her team  who had chosen that book.

Come, came, come.

She came home late.

Has she come to the party yet?

Do.

Did.

Done.

I did the chores.

Have you done the chores?

Drink.

Drank.

Drunk.

She drank the entire bottle.

She's drunk 2 bottles so far.

Drive.

Drove.

Driven.

Who drove you here?

I was driven by my friend.

Eat, ate, eaten.

I ate early yesterday.

Have you eaten yet?

Fall Fell.

Fallen.

She fell really hard.

She had fallen before it rained.

Feel.

Felt.

Felt.

I felt bad.

I haven't felt fabric like that before.

Find, found, found.

I found 10 bucks on the street.

Have you ever found money before?

Fly flew, Flown.

They flew to Paris last week.

I've flown five times this year.

Forget, forgot, forgotten.

Oh no, I forgot to buy milk.

Have you ever forgotten someone's birthday?

Get, got, got, or gotten.

You can use either one in  the past participle form.

Got or gotten.

Gotten is more common in American English.

Yesterday I got a speeding ticket.

Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket?

Give, gave, given.

I gave her a box of chocolates.

Have you ever given someone chocolates?

Go, went, gone.

Such a common verb, but I hear a lot of  mistakes with the verb go, go, went, gone.

Yesterday we went to the store.

They've been gone for 20 minutes.

Have had had.

She had a great time yesterday.

We've had a great time since we got here.

Hear, heard, heard yesterday.

I heard the Best Song.

Have you ever heard that song?

Keep kept.

Kept.

The politician kept his promise.

Have you kept your photos from your trip?

No New known.

I knew she did it.

I've known him for 10 years.

Leave.

Left.

Left.

She left at 5:00.

She had already left by the time I came.

Lend.

Lent.

Lent.

I lent him some money.

Have you ever lent anyone money?

Let let let.

That one's easy.

She let me keep the money.

I've let five people into the room so far lose.

Lost.

Lost.

I lost their number.

Have you ever lost your wallet?

Make Made.

Made.

They made a terrible mistake.

Have you ever made a promise that you didn't keep?

Meet, Met.

Met.

We met last week.

Have you met Fred yet?

Pay.

Paid.

Paid.

I already paid the bill.

She had paid the bill by the time  I got back from the bathroom.

Put.

Put, put.

That one's easy.

I put my new shoes in the closet.

Have you put away your groceries yet?

Read, read, read.

Notice the spelling is exactly the  same, but the pronunciation changes.

Read, read, read.

Yesterday I read my book for 20 minutes.

Have you read his autobiography yet?

Run, ran.

Run.

He ran a marathon last week.

We've run three tests so far,  Say Said Said, Who said that?

She had said that before our conversation.

See Saw.

Seen.

I saw a movie last week.

Have you seen that movie yet?

Sell.

Sold.

Sold We sold our car.

Have you sold your house yet?

Send Sent Sent We sent the package last week.

Have you sent the package yet?

Sing Sang.

Sung She sang in the shower yesterday.

Have you ever sung in the shower?

Sit.

Sat.

Sat.

She sat down and broke the chair.

Have you ever sat beside someone famous?

Sleep.

Slept.

Slept.

I slept terrible last night.

Have you ever slept outside?

Speak.

Spoke.

Spoken.

Who spoke at the wedding?

I haven't spoken to her in years.

Stand.

Stood.

Stood.

He stood me up.

Have you ever been stood up?

When someone stands you up, it means you made  plans with someone, usually romantically,  

like a date, but the other person didn't show up.

They didn't come to the restaurant  at 7:00 like they said they would.

So have you ever been stood up or  have you ever stood someone up?

Hopefully not.

Swim.

Swam, swam.

I swam in the ocean last week.

I haven't swum in the ocean for five years.

Take.

Took.

Taken.

She took our photo.

Have you taken anyone's photo before?

Teach taunt.

Taunt.

She taught them how to use irregular verbs.

Have you ever taught someone  how to use irregular verbs?

Tell, told, told.

She told me the truth.

Have you ever told a lie?

Think, thought.

Thought.

I thought it was a good idea.

Have you thought about moving?

Understand.

Understood.

Understood.

I understood her explanation.

Have you understood all these irregular verbs?

Where wore worn?

She wore her green dress to the party.

She hasn't worn her blue dress yet.

Write, wrote, written.

I wrote the answer in my notebook.

Have you written the essay yet?

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