1 HOUR ENGLISH LESSON - ADVANCED ENGLISH VOCABULARY (Confusing English Words and Confusing Grammar)

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Welcome to this one hour English lesson.  In this advanced English vocabulary lesson,  
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you're going for the most common confusing  words in English. So in this lesson,  
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you're going to learn a group of confusing  words or a confusing grammar topic. And  
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you'll study that you'll learn it and  then you'll complete a quiz. And then  
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you'll continue on. Welcome back to JForrest  English training, of course, I'm Jennifer  
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and this is your place to become a fluent  confident English speaker. Let's get started.  
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First, let's talk about the difference between  during and while ultimately they have the same  
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meaning but their sentence structure is different.  So that's the important thing to keep in mind. So  
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let's begin with during we use during to talk  about something that happens over a period of  
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time. So there's this event taking place over  a period of time, and then something happened.  
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It happened at one point during that time. It  can also even last for a longer period as well  
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during that period of time. So for example, I  could say my phone rang during the movie. So  
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of course a movie has a start and an end about  two hours, right? So the movie is going on and  
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on and on. And then at some point from the  start of the movie to the end of the movie,  
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my phone rang. It could have been the beginning  the middle the end, we really don't know  
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but I want you to notice the sentence structure.  My phone rang during the movie. So what is the  
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movie in terms of parts of speech? Is it a verb,  adjective or a noun and adverb? What is it?  
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It's a noun, a noun and that's the important  thing to keep in mind. We use during plus now  
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during plus now, so remember that because that's  important when we talk about while y is used to  
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talk about something that happens at the same time  as something else. So just like during, we have  
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one action that's taking place with a start and  an end. And then while another action will happen  
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at some point as well. Now, it can happen for a  period of time it can be shorter or longer, but  
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it has to happen between the start and and another  action. So if you're thinking, Well, that sounds  
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exactly the same as journaling because we during  we how to start and ends and then the action  
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happens. You're right. The meaning is basically  this thing. Okay? But it's the sentence structure  
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that's different. So listen to this example.  My phone rang. While I was watching the movie.  
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My phone rang while I was watching the movie.  Comparing that to during my phone rang during  
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the movie. So we already know that during we  need a now with while we use a clause so we  
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need a subject, a verb and then an object so you  can think of it as a sentence. My phone rang while  
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subject I when verb was watching the object the  movie while I was watching the movie. I can't say  
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while the movie. I can't say that. And I can't say  during I was watching the movie. I can't say that  
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either. So basically it's the same meaning it's  just different sentence structures that will tell  
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you which one you want to use. If you're using  a now if during if you're using a clause or a  
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sentence, then if while so now it's your turn  to practice. I want you to leave two examples  
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in the comments below, one with zero and one  with while Are you ready for your quiz. Head  
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pause take as much time as you need and when  you're ready, hit play to see the answers.
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Let's continue on and talk about the difference  between the present simple and will present  
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continuous. This is a mistake that I see students  making quite a lot and this is the mistake that  
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I see my advanced students make. Now you need  to keep in mind that when you use a different  
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verb tense, the meaning changes. So when I  hear I live in Paris, in the present simple  
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that is different from I'm living in Paris, the  meaning is different and I'm going to interpret  
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them differently simply because of the verb tense  you use. Now our present simple I live in Paris of  
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course the for the present simple we just take  our base verb, which is the infinitive without  
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to remember we need to conjugate this with our  subject so if it was she, it would be she live  
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in Paris. Okay, now we use the present simple  for routines like I'm sure you know, but we also  
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use the present simple when we're talking about  permanent situations. Or you can think of them as  
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simply fat. So when I hear someone say I live in  Paris, I see this as a mom and Aunt situation. I  
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live in Paris. I live in Paris today, and I'm  going to be living in Paris for the future as  
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well. It's a permanent situation now let's take a  look at our next sentence. I am living in Paris.  
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So this is the present continuous. Now of course  we form the Present Continuous with the verb to  
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be conjugated with our subject. So I'm living she  is she's living conjugated with our subject. And  
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then we need our verb in ING form she's living  on living. Now we use the present continuous  
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for situations taking place right now. Right but  we also use the present continuous for temporary  
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situation. So when I hear I living in Paris, I  think of this as a temporary situation. So I think  
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you're living in Paris right now, but you don't  expect to be living in Paris in the future. When  
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in the future. Well, that isn't clear. But when I  hear it, I think of it as a temporary situation.  
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And this is a big difference. If you live in Paris  permanently, or you live in Paris temporarily,  
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right? Because you cannot imagine if you go  to a job interview, and then you say to the  
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interviewer, I'm living in Paris, well, they  might not think that you're going to be in the  
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city for very long. So they might not consider  you as an applicant because they want somebody  
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who's going to be in the position for a long  time. But you are only going to be in the city  
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temporarily. Right? So that could have a really  big impact. Or same thing. If you're on a date,  
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and you're talking to a potential romantic  partner. But you say I'm living in Paris. Well,  
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they might think well, it's not worthwhile to  pursue this relationship because she's going  
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to be moving in the future. So there's a  big difference in meaning between these  
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two sentences. So keep in mind, we use the  present simple for a permanent situation,  
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and the Present Continuous for a temporary  situation. So now it's your turn to practice.  
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I want you to put in the comment. One sentence in  the present simple that's a permanent situation  
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and one sentence in the present continuous,  temporary situation. Are you ready for your  
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quiz? Hit pause take as much time as you need and  when you're ready, hit play to see the answers.
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Let's move on and talk about the difference  between the one and we're now of course both  
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was and were are the past forms of the verb to be  and we use what and we're in different grammatical  
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structures in English. The most common time you'll  see was or word is in the past simple. So let us  
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just take a present statement. Let's use to be  late. So here we have the verb to be to be late.  
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Now if I want to make a sentence in the past,  for example, yesterday, yesterday, I know I take  
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my verb to be and I need to conjugate this in the  past. There are two different choices was or were  
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your choice depends on the subject. So in order  to know which one you need was or where you simply  
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look at your subject. Yesterday I the subject is  i Yesterday, I was late. Yesterday, I was late  
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yesterday you you were yesterday. You  were late. Yesterday she was late.  
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Yesterday he was late. It was late. So notice  he she it those are our three options for the  
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third person singular subject. The third person  singular is conjugated with was yesterday. We we  
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were late and yesterday they they were late. So  you can see that this subject I and third person  
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singular use was this subject you we and they use  work. That's what you need to remember. So pause  
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the video now take as much time as you need to  memorize that you simply need to memorize this.  
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Now the same rule applies when we use the verb  to be in the past in different grammatical  
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structures. So this example was using the  past simple now we also use the verb to be  
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in the past with the past continuous, the past  continuous is formed with subject was or were your  
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choice depends on your subject right and then  your verb in ING form. I would say yesterday,  
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I was running late. We we were we were running  late. He he was running late, then they were  
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running late. So it's the same rules that we  just covered. That doesn't change even though  
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we're using a different grammatical structure.  This time. It's the past continuous. Now we also  
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use the verb to be in the past. So words are words  depending on the subject in the passive voice. So  
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let's take an active sentence and I could say the  present surprised to me, the present surprised me.  
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Now I can take this active voice and I can  turn it into the passion. And I would say  
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what will you guys tell me? I want to give you a  second and I want you to write it in the comment.  
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What the passive form of this active sentence huh?  Write it in the comments. So did you get it? I was  
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surprised. I was surprised by the present. I was  surprised by this present. But now let's see the  
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act of form used a different pronoun and it was  the present surprised us okay, what would that  
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be? Now? The present surprised us? What would that  be in the passive form? So you guys tell me write  
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it down? In the comments the present surprise  us what would that be in the passive voice?  
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That would be we we is now the subject so I need  to think do I need was or Word will remember it  
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depends on the subject. We we use where we were  surprised by the President. To summarize the  
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choice between what or word depends on the subject  we use was with the subjects eye or third person  
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singular he she it we use were with subjects you  we and that and was in where are you in the past  
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form of the verb to be this is most commonly found  in the past simple past continuous and passive  
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voice. And now you know how to use was or were  so you won't be confused. Are you ready for your  
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quiz? Head pause take as much time as you need and  when you're ready, hit play to see the answers.
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Let's move on and talk about the difference  between you and me. Or you and I know the  
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easiest the absolute easiest way to know  which one you need to use is always draw  
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the you or drop the other person involved  and just ask yourself in this sentence,  
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do I need me or I because when you answer that  question in every scenario all you need to do  
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is then add in the you and it will be correct.  So let's take an example of this and I'll show  
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you what I need. For example, give that  to hmm, give that to I give that to me.  
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What do you guys think? I or me put it in the  comments below. Give that to I give that to me.  
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It would be of course me Give that to me. So now  all you need to add is another person you can say  
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give that to my brother in me. For example. Give  that to my brother and me so it doesn't matter who  
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you add after. Let's try another example. Let's  say you're walking down the street and you see  
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this beautiful garden and you ask a stranger you  say can you take a picture of huh? Can you take a  
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picture of I or me? Can you take a picture of  I? Can you take a picture of me? Which one do  
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you think? Put in the comments below? Can you take  a picture of me? So now you just add Can you take  
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a picture of my friends and me, my friends in  me, my friends and me it doesn't really matter  
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what you put in. So let's try another example.  Hmm went to the party. Huh? Went to the party.  
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So is with me went to the party or I went  to the party. What do you think that is in  
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the comments? Of course it I went to the party.  So all we need to do is add in my friends and I  
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you and I went to the party. Doesn't matter  what you put before I so one more example.  
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ran a marathon. Hmm. I ran a marathon. Me ran  a marathon. What do you think? In the comment?  
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I ran a marathon. So now I know is I so I can  just add you in I ran a marathon my friends  
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and I my husband and my my boss it doesn't matter  what you put in my sister and I it doesn't matter  
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so that's the easiest way for you to know if  you need you and me or you and I just dropped  
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the you are dropped them my friends drop  the whoever it is my co workers and just  
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ask yourself Do I need me or I in the sentence.  Now, if you're not sure if you need me or I you  
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just have to remember this one thing.  I is always the subject of a sentence,  
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the subject of a sentence. Okay, and what's  ne ne is the object of a sentence. So just  
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to quickly study this topic. Let's go back to  our example of can you take a picture of me?
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Can you take a picture of  my friends in me hmm okay.
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So who is the subject in this sentence? Can  you so you are the subject in this sentence,  
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you are doing the action. I am receiving the  action I'm the object in this sentence. Can  
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you take a picture of me so I'm not doing the  action? Right. So the subject is the one doing  
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the action. The object is the one receiving the  action. So that's just a quick overview, but that  
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is how you the easiest way to tell if you need  you and me or you and not are you ready for your  
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quiz. Hit pause take as much time as you need and  when you're ready, hit play to see the answers.
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Let's move on and talk about how in different  conjugations and we'll look at how Khan has had  
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and had had. Our infinitive form of the verb is  to have of course we can use the infinitive in  
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certain sentence structures. For example, I have  liked to have more time. So here if the infinitive  
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being used, now we can also use the base verb the  base for is have so we simply drop the two from  
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the infinitive together base verb. We can also use  the base verb and certain sentence structures. For  
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example, all have time tomorrow. Here we're using  it in the future simple we need will and a base  
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for our base verb is have all have time tomorrow.  Now here's where things get tricky. In the present  
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simple form of the verb we have two options we  have have and have. Your choice depends on the  
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subject we use. Have for the subject, I you we and  that for example, they have two kids. Now we use  
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has in the present simple for the subject, he she  an eighth or third person singular For example,  
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She has two kids. The past form of the verb  is had this is for all subjects. For example,  
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she had a muffin for breakfast. Now here's where  things get tricky for students. Let's talk about  
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the present perfect. So the present perfect with  the verb have can be formed in two different ways.  
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It can be formed as has had, or have had now had  is the same for all subjects. It doesn't cheat,  
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but has an have changes according to the subject.  You already learned this with the present simple  
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so you know that we would use have had for subject  I you we and then for example we've had enough and  
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we use has had four subjects he she it the third  person singular for example, She's had enough now  
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known as how I'm using a contraction, I've knew  we've they she's he's it native English speakers,  
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always use contractions with the present perfect  so I encourage you to get comfortable with that.  
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So just remember your choice between have had and  has had depends on the subject and we use has had  
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for third person singular he she it and we use  hotpot for all other subjects. i You we and that  
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and now we come to had had this sounds really  bizarre right? But it's grammatically correct  
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because this is the past perfect form of the verb  now had had is used for all subjects so it doesn't  
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change we use had had for I you he she it we and  so this one is easy to remember you just have to  
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remember that had had is the past perfect and have  had and has had is the present perfect that's the  
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thing that you need to remember. Now native  English speakers also use contractions with  
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hard hat. So you're not going to hear a native  speaker say had had very often you'll hear the  
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contraction and the contraction is very subtle.  It's a very soft sound. I've had you'd had he'd  
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had she'd had it had we'd had they'd have so  it's a very soft sound added to the subject.  
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For example, he'd had a busy week, he'd had a busy  week. So notice it seems very similar to he had a  
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busy week, which is just the past simple form of  the verb. So let's listen to those two sentences  
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again. He had a busy week he'd had a busy week.  I think even a native speaker would have a hard  
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time hearing that different. It's the sentence  structure and the rest of the sentence that will  
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let you know if it's a simple past or the past  perfect. So you have to pay attention to context  
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as well. So this is a lesson that you're going to  have to review a few times to get comfortable with  
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it. And I definitely recommend that you just  take some notes so you remember that different  
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and now I want you to practice. So of course I  want you to leave a present simple sentence up  
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past simple sentence, a present perfect sentence.  And bonus points if you can leave up past perfect  
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sentence as well. And remember, your conjugation  depends on the subject. Are you ready for your  
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quiz? Hit pause take as much time as you need and  when you're ready, hit play to see the answers.
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Now let's move on and talk about be used to and  get used to these are must know expressions for  
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your vocabulary. Now both of them are used to talk  about a feeling of comfort when something's new in  
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your daily routine. Okay, so let me give you an  example. If you watch my video yesterday, you'll  
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know that I'm using a new mouse for my computer.  Now this nose is a little bit different. A little  
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bit weird because I have to use my phone to move  the mouse which is not normal, right? So because  
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of that because it's not the normal way to use a  mouse. I'm not comfortable with this action right  
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now. Okay, so I have to get used to it. I have  to get used to it. Notice I said use to it. It  
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can be two things. It can be the mouse. I have to  get used to the mouse, my new mouse perhaps so we  
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can have get used to and then I'm now Now I could  also say I have to get used to using it using it.  
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Now what do you notice there? In that case, I'm  using a verb but I'm using a gerund verb a verb  
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in ING get use to use that so get used to plus  gerund. Now this is the case for both be used to  
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and get used to. After two you can have a noun or  a gerund verb so pay attention to that structure.  
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Now remember I said I have to get used to this  mouse. This means I have to move from a feeling  
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of discomfort to comfort and the only reason  why is because this isn't new item in my daily  
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routine. So anytime you add something new to your  daily routine, you can use this expression get  
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used to Okay, now how about be used to when do  we use that? Well, you simply need to know the  
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difference between get and B. So we use det when  we're talking about a transition a transition  
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from not to in this case not comfortable to  comfortable. Okay, the transition. So I said  
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I have to it's a requirement. I have to get  used to using this new mounts. So I have to  
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transition from not comfortable to comfortable.  Now, how about a month later you can ask me Oh,  
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hey, Jennifer, how's the new mouse? Is it still  uncomfortable? And then I can reply a month  
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later a month after using the smiles every day.  I could say no, I'm used to it. I'm used to it.  
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And remember that it can be I'm used to the  mouth or I'm used to using verb and ing. I'm  
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used to using it. So here notice I use the verb  to be and that's because I'm talking about my  
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current state right now a month into the future.  Right now I'm comfortable with using this mouse.
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So when you get to the point where that new  item in your daily routine is now comfortable,  
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you can use be. I'm used to it, I'm used to it,  but when you're in that transition, you'll use  
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get, I'm getting used to it, I need to get used to  it, remember, get and be our vert, so you need to  
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conjugate them with the time rest friend and the  subject as well. So if it were she, it would be  
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she is used to it, or she's getting used to it.  So don't forget that verb conjugation. So just  
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remember that we use B and get used to when we're  talking about something new in our daily routine,  
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and a feeling of comfort with that new activity.  We use debt to talk about the transition from not  
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comfortable to comfortable and we use B to talk  about the current state as comfortable. Of course,  
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these are both verbs, so you need to conjugate  them with the subject and the time reference.  
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And don't forget our structure. After two we can  have either a now or a Terran verb. So that's  
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everything you need to know to feel comfortable  and confident using the and get used to. Now of  
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course, it's your turn to practice. I want you to  think about something new in your daily routine  
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for me was using my mouse so what about you, and  talk about how you're getting used to it and then  
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talk about how you are used to it to see if you  can use be and get to talk about this new item  
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in your daily routine. And leave your examples  in the comments below. Are you ready for your  
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quiz? Hit pause take as much time as you need and  when you're ready, hit play to see the answers.  
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Well, let's move on and talk about collective  nouns. And the conjugation of verbs with  
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collective nouns. So I'll give you an example.  My family arriving tomorrow do I need is  
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off because in a family there's more than one  person right? So it's a family singular or plural.  
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What do you guys think? Put it in the comment. My  family is my family are what do you think put it  
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in the comment family is family are the correct  answer is my family is my family is arriving  
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tomorrow. Now family is a collective. Now. What  that means is within this now, there is more than  
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one of course like I said a family there's more  than one person right? But we treat that now as  
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one entity. Now you can think of it as we're not  talking about the individual members within that  
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family. We're talking about a family as a whole.  So we're imagining that that family is one unit.  
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So that's what you can remember what collective  now they're conjugated as singular because we  
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refer to them as one unit. So of course you need  to know subject verb agreement for the verb to be  
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and you also need this for the present simple. For  example, my family arrives tomorrow not my family  
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arrived tomorrow. No, my family arrives tomorrow.  Because remember, we need to add that ask for  
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API's to third person singular he she it verts  so let's think of some other collective nouns  
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that are conjugated as third person singular,  for example, company, chain think company, many  
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different people within that company. We refer  to it as one entity is third person singular. The  
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company is profitable. Team is another one. Of  course, there's more than one person on a team,  
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but we conjugate it as one group one whole so  team group is a good one community class is  
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another good one as well. Those are all conjugated  as third person singular. Now, how about this one?  
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Everyone? Is this conjugated. As third person  singular or plural? Would it be everyone ie  
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third person singular conjugation or everyone  eats? Everyone eats at noon? Everyone eat at noon?  
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What do you guys think? Is everyone third person  singular or plural? Let me know in the comments  
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what you think. Everyone, each everyone eats at  noon. So everyone is third person singular. It's a  
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collective noun. There's more than one person but  we're referring to it as one entity, one unit. So  
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this applies for everyone, everybody, anyone and  anybody. Now some other common collective nouns  
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that you'll probably use in your vocabulary. Would  be government. Audience. Jury tried, helpful, so  
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two people but we refer to them as one the couple  is really cute. Couple is a collective now and  
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army as well. The army is well prepared. So here's  the list of the most common collecting math. I  
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definitely recommend that you pause the video  and you write these down or take a screenshot  
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so you can add these to your vocabulary. And  remember, they need to be conjugated as third  
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person singular. This is a really important  grammar concept to make sure you take the time  
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and for now to practice. I want you to choose  three of these collective nouns and write three  
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sentences in the comments below just to get really  comfortable with them. Are you ready for your  
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quiz? Hit pause take as much time as you need and  when you're ready, hit play to see the answers.  
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Now let's move on and talk about the difference  between can and be able to now both of these are  
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used to talk about ability, but the difference  is in the sense of structure that's possible  
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and also what type of ability so first of all,  you need to know that can is used for general  
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ability. So we use it in both the positive form  and the negative form in a very general context.  
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For example, I could just say I can swim. I  can swim, just in general, anytime, anywhere,  
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not specific to a specific pool or a specific  place or a specific type of water just I can  
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swim in general. Now the opposite of course the  native I can't swim, so it doesn't matter where  
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I am. It doesn't matter what type of pool line man  what type of water I'm in what time of day it is,  
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where the location is. It doesn't matter in any  context in a general context. I can't swim. So  
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can is used in positive and negative for general  ability. Now let's compare that to be able to,  
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so be able to this is used for a specific ability.  Now, what does that mean? If it's specific,  
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you can think of it as specific to a time  a location A, a specific type, for example,  
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is limited. So I could say, I'm not able  to swim today. I'm not able to swim today.  
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Now I wouldn't just say I'm not able to swim,  because that sounds like a general statement.  
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And if it's a general statement to all places,  all times all situations, I would use Can I can't  
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swim. But if I say I'm not able to that means  it's a specific time or a specific location. So  
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I might add that sentence and say I'm not able to  swim today because the pools closed or because I  
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have an important me that or because I'm not  feeling well. So there's a specific reason  
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that's correct venting that ability. So that's the  first important distinction can general be able to  
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specific. Now the other very important thing you  need to remember is that grammatically these are  
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different. And not because can is a modal verb.  modal verbs are limited. They're limited in the  
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sentence structure that they can use. Now can as a  modal verb is used in the present and the future.  
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Be able to this is the verb expression. The verb  of course is the verb to be. That's the verb  
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that's conjugated with the subject and the time  reference. As a regular verb expression we can  
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use this in any sentence structure, any formation,  any verb tense, anywhere on our timeline of past,  
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present or future. So, this is very important  because remember, I previously told you that  
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can is used for a specific ability. But let's  say you want to talk about a specific ability  
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in a sentence structure where a modal verb  is not possible in that sentence structure.  
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If that's the case, even if you're talking about  specific ability, you would use be able to,  
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so you use the able to when can is not possible  grammatically. Let me give you an example to make  
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this very clear. So I could say Oh, my God  needs swim for 20 minutes without stopping.  
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So in this case, this is a general ability.  This is something that a lifeguard needs. Any  
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place any time. It's just a general ability.  But what what about this blank here? What do  
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I need grammatically to complete the sentence?  Well, we have to look at the sentence I have  
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need as a verb needs, the lifeguard needs  now need is a verb. The next verb has to
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be in the infinitive form. Now, can as a modal  cannot be used in any infinitive form. It doesn't  
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exist. modal verbs are just the verb. They don't  change in different structures. So in this case,  
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I can't say a lifeguard needs pan swim. No,  that grammatically doesn't work. Even though  
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I'm talking about general ability. I need an  infinitive, because of that I have to use be  
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able to, and I'd say a lifeguard needs to be  able to in the infinitive form. Now I have  
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a correct sentence. So now you know how  to use cam and be able to correctly Are  
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you ready for your quiz? Hit pause, take as  much time as you need and when you're ready,  
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hit play to see the answers. Now let's move on  and talk about the difference between rather them  
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and instead of let's start with rather than rather  than is used to state a preference. So you have  
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two things and you want to say which one you  prefer which one you like more your preference.  
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Because of that we're most likely going to use  rather than with the verb prefer. For example,  
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I prefer making dinner rather than eating out.  So I have my two choices. Make dinner eat out,  
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and my preference is make dinner. I prefer  making dinner rather than eating out. So rather  
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than is simply used to connect those ideas  and form that complete sentence. Now notice,  
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rather than the next verb is going to be  a gerund, which is simply your verb in ing  
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that 100% of the time when you use a verb so  don't forget that. Now in terms of placement,  
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I can take that same sentence, but I can move  rather than to the beginning of the sentence. And  
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I can say rather than ordering takeout, I prefer  making dinner. So you do have that flexibility,  
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instead of a gerund. Verb. You could use a now  so I can say I prefer pizza. Just the now I'm not  
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talking about a verb. I prefer pizza rather than  spaghetti. So I'm still connecting the sentence  
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together with rather than, but I'm using two nouns  instead of two verbs. Now instead of is used as  
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substitution, which means I'm going to take one  object, and I'm going to replace it with something  
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else. Okay, so substitution, rather than just  talking about reference. I like this one more,  
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and you still see both objects that would be  rather than build out with instead of we're  
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substituting so one is going away and we're  only leaving the one we want that instead of  
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so I could say we made dinner instead of eating  out. Okay, so in this case, the two objects the  
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two choices, make dinner, eat out, rather than  just stating my preference. One's going away, and  
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the one that went away was eat out Okay, so we're  left with make dinner. We made dinner. Notice my  
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verb tense is the past simple because this action  is already complete. We made dinner yesterday,  
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instead of eating out. Now notice I'm still  using a gerund verb after instead of so that's  
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our structure instead of gerund verb, but we can  also use nouns for our structure. So I could say  
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we had pizza, instead of spaghetti. So again, two  choices. One of them is going away. We had pizza  
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instead of spaghetti. Now I can also just use  the word instead. So let's say a friend asks,  
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oh, so did you have spaghetti last night? So I was  talking to my friends about Pizza and Spaghetti,  
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so she wants to know, did you have spaghetti last  night? Then I can say no, we had pizza instead.  
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So when I don't want to specify the second  round, or the second option, because it's  
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already been specified, my friend specified  it so I don't need to repeat it in that case,  
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in I can just drop it and use instead. Did  you have spaghetti? No, we had pizza instead.  
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Instead of spaghetti, but I don't mean to say  it, it would be repetitive. No, we have pizza  
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instead. So just remember that rather than is  used to express a preference between two things.  
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And instead of is used to talk about substitution.  So taking that action and one of them is going  
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away. Now the best way for us to really feel  confident is to practice B so I want you to leave  
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your own sentences in the comments below. Why  don't you try four sentences to with instead of  
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and two with rather than because you can practice  with the Jaren and the noun for each so you get  
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really comfortable with that advanced sentence  structure. Are you ready for your quiz? Hit pause,  
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take as much time as you need and when  you're ready, hit play to see the answers.  
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Let's move on and talk about should must. And you  have to know all three of these are modal verbs,  
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and we use them to talk about obligation  or to give advice first, let's talk about  
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should we use Shuddh to give advice or opinion  or recommendation. So keep in mind should is not  
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an obligation. So let's think of a scenario  where you could give advice and opinion or a  
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recommendation. Let's say your friend calls  you and says I feel overwhelmed at work.  
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So your friends in a negative situation and  you want to give some advice and opinion  
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or recommendation. You can use should you can  reply back and say you should talk to your boss.  
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Now let's take a look at the structure we mean  should and a base for the base verb is simply  
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the infinitive without too. You should talk you  should talk to your boss I could use a negative  
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and I could say you shouldn't you shouldn't take  on any more work. Or maybe I can give her some  
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advice or my recommendation my opinion and say  you should ask a colleague for help. Now it's  
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your turn to practice the structure once say I  call you and I say I have a really bad headache.
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What some advice a recommendation or an opinion  you can share with me using should or shouldn't.  
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And remember you need your base verb. So put your  example in the comments now. Now let's talk about  
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must must is used for all obligation. For example,  you must finish the report by five o'clock.  
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I have no option. I must finish the report by five  o'clock is an obligation. Now let's take a look at  
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the structure we use must with a base verb you  must finish you must finish the report by five  
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o'clock. I might get an email from the government  that says you must file your taxes by the end of  
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the month or to apply for a job they might tell  me you must submit your application online.  
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So now it's your turn. To practice. I want  you to leave an example in the comments using  
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much and remember is an obligation and you  need a base verb so leave your example now.  
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Let's move on to have to have to is also used  for obligation. But generally that obligation  
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is common from someone else and outside boards.  For example, I could say I have to walk my dog.  
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So first let's take a look at the sentence  structure. Here we have have and then our  
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infinitive to keep in mind this one we use have  to how to and the base verb I have to walk my dog.  
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So whether or not I want to walk my dog isn't  really the issue here is that as a pet owner,  
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I'm obligated to walk my dog. I have to walk my  dog. Or I could say I have to babysit my cousin  
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this weekend. So again, the obligation  is coming from somewhere else. So maybe  
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my hand is requiring that I do this or another  family member I have to babysit my cousin this  
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weekend. Remember to babysit or infinitive  or I could say I have to buy a new car.  
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Now the obligation is my current car doesn't  work anymore. So I have to buy a new car. It's  
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not my choice. I don't want to but I have to  because my current part doesn't work. So now  
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it's your turn to practice. Let us know in the  comments. Something you have to do this week  
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have to do remember to use the infinitive.  So to summarize, should is used with advice,  
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opinion or recommendation must and have to are  used with obligations. You might be wondering,  
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what's the difference? Well, generally I see  mosque being used by the government or official  
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bodies, official bodies that give us rules and  regulations. And I see it on online forms as well.  
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That's when I see must the most now with have to I  see that as an outside pressure. So that would be  
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the difference between those two. And remember  should end loss plus face for but have to verb  
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have in the infinitive. So now you know how to  use should must and have to. Are you ready for  
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your quiz? Hit pause take as much time as you need  and when you're ready, hit play to see the answers  
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our final group of confusing words let's talk  about have no and don't have. So let me give  
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you an example sentence I have no time. I don't  have any time. And both of these examples have  
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the exact same meaning. We're talking about the  existence of time and we're making it negative.  
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So we're saying it doesn't exist in this specific  situation. Now when you look at the sentences,  
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you'll notice that the grammar the sentence  structure is very different. The standard way  
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to form a negative is simply to use the second  one I don't have any time that's probably the  
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one that you're most comfortable with. Now I get  questions a lot from students because they hear  
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from native speakers on TV movies or outside of  the classroom. They hear native speakers forming  
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negatives with have no and saying I have no time  and they're confused by the grammar. So let's make  
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this nice and easy for you. So remember, the  meaning is the same. We use have no plus the  
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noun when we're talking about desires, emotions,  attitudes. And concepts. So you can think of time  
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as a concept. Let me give you another example  with a desire or an emotion or maybe even an  
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attitude. I could say my boss has no patience. My  boss has no patience. Now remember we have no of  
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course our verb is have we need to conjugate it  with the subject. So here my subject is my boss,  
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third person singular, so I need has my boss  has no patience. I could also say my boss has  
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no idea. That would be a concept. My boss has  no right a concept. My boss has no confidence  
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that could be added to it or an emotion. So other  common things you could use happiness Peace Joy,  
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any sort of skill as well. So in that category  of nouns, we can use the structure have no now  
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we use our standard structure don't have plus  of physical now. So anything like pens, papers,  
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scissors, a computer, a phone, all of these  are physical nouns are not concepts that are  
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not emotions that are not desires. They're  physical. So we can use this structure and I  
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would simply say I don't have a pen. I don't  have scissors. I don't have paper right.  
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Now of course we can absolutely use don't have  with the concept, the desires, the emotions,  
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my boss doesn't have any patient that's absolutely  correct. So remember that don't have is the  
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standard way to form a negative sentence and  have no isn't an alternative way that's only  
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used in specific situations. So the one specific  situation is when we're talking about desires,  
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concepts, emotions, and attitudes. Now another  time when we can use have no and the noun is  
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we want to emphasize it. We want to make it  a lot stronger of a statement. So I can use  
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money as an example. Well, money is a physical  possession, I can feel it. I can see it not like  
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patients which I can't see I can't feel it's just  a concept or an attitude but money I can feel it.  
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I can touch it. It's physical to emphasize the  statement to make it more dramatic. I could use  
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have no and a physical possession. So I would say  I have no money, which emphasizes that it makes  
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it stronger than saying I don't have any money.  I have no money. So you might hear statements  
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like this when you really want to emphasize  that you don't have it. Now although you can  
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use have no with physical amount. You know you  have to think is a comment emphasize that you
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don't have a pen, like would it be  common to say I have no pens? I mean,  
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I guess depending on context, it could be  acceptable to emphasize that you don't have  
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a pen or really it's not something that you  emphasize that you make more dramatic. So just  
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keep in mind that the standard structure is don't  have and your noun but we can use have no and  
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then now we use it into specific situations.  We commonly use it with concepts feelings,  
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emotions, desires or attitudes. And then we  can use it with physical nouns when we want  
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emphasize that physical now. So now it's your  turn to practice. I want you to leave three  
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sentences one using have no and a desire an  attitude or a concept. Another one just using  
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your simple don't have an a physical mount and  your third one I want you to use have no and a  
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physical now but a physical model that you want  to emphasize. So choose that now carefully because  
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remember what I really emphasize that I have  no chapstick, for example. So think carefully  
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about which physical noun you want to use,  and make sure it makes sense to emphasize  
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that you don't have it. So leave those in the  comments below. Are you ready for your quiz?  
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Head pause take as much time as you need and  when you're ready, hit play to see the answers.
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