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In this video,, I’m going to talk about the two similar and sometimes confusing English

expressions – ‘since’ and ‘for’.

These two time expressions are  commonly confused in English.

But after watching this video,  

you'll have a good understanding of the  difference and when to use these words.

Let’s get started.

Let’s start with ‘since’

‘since’ shows when a past action first started.

We always need a starting point with ‘since’

so when you use ‘since’, you always  need a specific time expression.

Let's take a look at some example sentences.

The first sentence says,

‘I have been working since  8 o'clock this morning.’

You'll notice that the specific time expression comes after ‘since’.

And it shows when this person started working.

The next sentence says,

‘She has been on a diet since August.’

The specific time expression here is August

and it comes after ‘since’.

It shows when she started dieting.

Okay, now, I will talk about ‘for’.

We use ‘for’ to express a  length of time in English.

It is used to express duration or  how long something has happened.

Let's take a look at some examples.

The first sentence says,

‘I have been working for five hours.’

In this case, we have a duration five hours

and it comes after ‘for’.

The next sentence says,

‘She has been on a diet for three months’.

Again, we have three months which shows the duration

- how long she has been on a diet.

Again, notice it comes after the word ‘for’.

Now, let's do a checkup.

In this conversation, there are two sentences.

In one of the sentences, we should use ‘since’

and in the other we should use ‘for’.

Take a moment to think about  where we use ‘since’ and ‘for’.

‘A' says,

‘Have you been working here _blank_ 2008?’

You'll notice the specific time expression ‘2008’.

Remember, when we use a specific time expression,

we put ‘since’ before the expression.

So ‘A’ says,

‘Have you been working here since 2008?’

‘B’ says, ‘No, I’ve only been  working here _blank_ two weeks.’

‘two weeks’ is a duration.

It shows how long this action has been happening.

So the best answer here is ‘for’.

‘No, I’ve only been working here for two weeks.’

So let's take a look at the whole conversation.

‘A’ says,

‘Have you been working here since 2008?’

And ‘B’ says, ‘No, I’ve only  been working here for two weeks.’

Now you know the difference  between ‘since’ and ‘for’.

Be sure to practice these two time expressions.

They're very important to properly  express time and duration in English.

Thank you guys so much for watching.

And I’ll see you in the next video.

Hi, everyone. I’m Esther.

In this video, I’m going to talk about two  similar sounding and confusing English words

‘accept’ and ‘except’.

We will work on pronunciation and usage to help you master these words.

Let’s get started.

First, let’s start with ‘accept’.

Listen carefully to how I say it.

‘accept’

‘accept’

It's a verb.

The main meaning of ‘accept’ is to agree or  receive something that is offered to you.

Someone wants to give you  something and you accept.

We accept things.

Let’s look at some examples.

The first sentence says,

‘I can accept a gift from my friend.’

So if a friend offers a gift to you,

you can take it or accept it.

The second sentence says,

‘When Tony asked Leslie to marry him,

she happily accepted.’

So Tony asked Leslie to marry him and she agreed.

She accepted this offer.

Now, I will talk about ‘except’.

Listen to how I say it.

‘except’

‘except’

It is often a preposition.

It means to not include something.

Let’s look at some example sentences.

The first sentence says,

‘I like all fruit except grapes.’

So out of all the fruits,

I like them all,

but I don't like grapes.

I am showing that I don't want to  include grapes in this sentence.

The next sentence says,

‘Everyone passed the exam except for Robin.’

So again, there's a group  and everybody is included

except for Robin.

Robin is not included in the  group that passed the exam.

Now, let's do a checkup.

In this conversation, there are two sentences.

In one of the sentences, we  should use the word ‘accept’.

In the other, we should use ‘except’.

Take a moment to think about where  we use ‘accept’ and ‘except’.

‘A’ says,

‘Did you _blank_ the new company position?’

A new company position is an offer

and someone can choose to take it.

In that case, you say ‘accept’.

‘Did you accept the new company position?’

‘B’ says, ‘Yes, I now have to  work every day _blank_ Sundays.’

This person now has to work almost  every day of the week but Sundays.

So we're not including one  of the days of the week.

And so we use ‘except’.

Again ‘B’ says, ‘Yes, I now have  to work every day except Sundays.’

Now, let's take a look at this as a whole.

‘A’ says,

‘Did you accept the new company position?’

And ‘B’ says, ‘Yes, I now have to  work every day except Sundays.’

Now you know the difference  between ‘accept’ and ‘except’.

Be sure to practice these two words.

Thank you guys for watching this video and I’ll see you in the next video.

Hi, everybody. I’m Esther.

In this video, I’m going to talk about two similar sounding and confusing English words

‘affect’ and ‘effect’.

We will work on pronunciation and  usage to help you master these words.

Let’s get started.

Let’s start with ‘affect’.

Listen carefully to how I say it.

‘affect’

‘affect’

It's usually a verb.

It means to influence or change.

A quick way to remember ‘affect’ as a verb

is to remember ‘a’ is for action.

Verbs are actions.

Let’s look at some examples.

The first sentence says,

‘Junk food affects your health.’

We all know that junk food can change our health.

It can make it bad or worse.

The next sentence says,

‘New technologies continue to affect how we live.’

This is something we also know.

New technologies change the way we live.

They make things easier. They make things faster.

They affect the way we live.

Now, I will talk about ‘effect’.

Listen carefully to how I say this one,

‘effect’

‘effect’

‘effect’

It's usually a noun.

It means a result.

Let’s look at some example sentences.

The first sentence says,

‘Pollution has a negative  effect on the environment.’

We all know that pollution causes  negative results in the environment.

You'll notice that in this  sentence we used ‘effect’ as a noun

– ‘a negative effect’.

The next sentence says,

‘Spicy food has a bad effect on my stomach.’

For some people spicy food causes  some bad results in the body.

So again, we use ‘effect’ like result - a noun.

Now, let's do a checkup.

In the sentence below we need  to use ‘effect’ and ‘affect’.

Take a moment to think about  where we use these words.

The sentence says,

‘The _blank_ of the war will _blank_ the economy.’

Take a look at the first ‘blank’.

The _blank_

Remember, if there's a ‘the’,

we usually need a noun

so we use ‘effect’.

‘The effect of the war…’

that means the results of the war

‘…will _blank_ the economy.’

Here we have ‘will’ and so we need a verb.

That's ‘affect’.

‘The effect of the war will affect the economy.’

Now you know the difference  between ‘affect’ and ‘effect’.

Be sure to practice these two words.

Thank you guys for watching and  I’ll see you in the next video.

Hi, everybody. I’m Esther.

In this video, I’m going to talk about two similar and sometimes confusing English words

‘quite’ and ‘quiet’.

Although ‘quite’ and ‘quiet’ are  spelled and pronounced differently,

many students still confuse these words

especially in their writing.

By the end of this video, you'll  be a master at using them.

So keep watching.

Let’s start with ‘quite’.

Listen carefully to how I say it.

‘quite’

‘quite’

It's an adverb.

it means to a large degree or completely.

It can also mean truly or considerably.

Let’s look at some examples.

The first sentence says,

‘We've had quite a lot of rain this year.’

The word ‘quite’ emphasizes  that there was a lot of rain.

The next sentence says,

‘I hadn't seen Rebecca in quite a while.’

Again, ‘quite a while’ emphasizes  that it's been a really long time.

I hadn't seen Rebecca for a very long time.

Now, I will talk about the word ‘quiet’.

Listen carefully to how I say it.

‘quiet’

‘quiet’

It is usually an adjective.

It means there is very little or no sound.

Let's take a look at some examples.

The first sentence says,

‘She spoke in a quiet voice.’

This means that her voice was very little - I almost couldn't hear it.

The next sentence says,

‘It's so quiet without the kids here.’

When the kids are not here, it's quiet.

There is not much noise.

Now, let's do a checkup.

In the sentence below, we need to fill  in the blanks with ‘quiet’ or ‘quite’.

Take a moment to think about  where these words belong.

The first part of the sentence says,

‘He's _blank_ intelligent.’

I want to use the word that  shows that he's very intelligent,

emphasizing how intelligent this person is.

So which word do I use?

I use ‘quite’.

‘He's quite intelligent.’

The second part of the sentence says,

‘but he is a very _blank_ child.’

We need an adjective to describe this child.

‘quiet’ is the right word to use.

So we should say,

‘He's quite intelligent, but  he is a very quiet child.’

Now you know the difference  between ‘quite’ and ‘quiet’.

They can be confusing especially in writing

but now you know how to use them well.

See you in the next video. Bye.

Hi, everyone. I’m Esther.

In this video, I’m going to talk about the two similar and sometimes confusing English verbs

‘say’ and ‘tell’.

‘say’ and ‘tell’ have similar meanings

but they are used in different ways.

A lot of my students confuse these words,

so I hope to clear up any confusion.

Keep watching to know the  difference between these two words.

Let’s start with ‘say’.

It is an irregular verb so  the past tense form is ‘said’.

It means to speak, express something  in words or to tell someone something.

Let’s look at some example sentences.

The first sentence says,

‘I’m sorry what did you say?’

Maybe I couldn't hear you but I want  to know the words that you spoke

so I say, ‘What did you say?’

The next sentence says,

‘My mom said ‘hi’.’

I’m reporting the words that she spoke.

‘She said ‘hi’.’

Now, I will talk about ‘tell’.

It is also an irregular verb.

The past tense is ‘told’.

It means to say something to someone

especially when giving  information or instructions.

Let’s look at some examples.

The first sentence says,

‘He told his mom that he was tired.’

He shared this information with his mom.

So we can use ‘told’.

‘He told his mom that he was tired.’

The next sentence says,

‘Tara told john that she loved him.’

Again, Tara told or gave information to John

that she loved him.

Now, let's do a checkup.

In this conversation, there are two sentences.

In one of the sentences, we use the verb ‘say’

and the other one we use ‘tell’.

Take a moment to think about where  we should use ‘say’ and ‘tell’.

‘A’ says,

‘Did you _blank_ that you liked her?’

Remember, for ‘say’,

something comes after.

We ‘say’ something.

In this case, the something is that you liked her.

So ‘A’ should be

‘Did you say that you liked her?’

‘B’ says, ‘No I _blank_ her that I loved her.’

For the verb ‘tell’

someone comes after.

We tell someone.

In this case, ‘her’ comes after the blank,

so the answer is ‘tell’.

However, we need to use the past tense,

so ‘B’ says,

‘No, I told her that I loved her.’

So let's look at the conversation again.

A: Did you say that you liked her?

B: No, I told her that I loved her.

Great job.

Now you know the difference  between ‘say’ and ‘tell’.

It takes a little practice but I  know you will master these words.

I will see you in the next video.

Hi, everybody. I’m Esther.

In this video, I’m going to talk about the similar English time expressions

‘still’, ‘already’, and ‘yet’.

These time expressions can be confusing,

but this video will help you understand  the difference and when to use them.

So keep watching.

Let’s start with ‘still’.

It is used as an adverb.

It is used to show situations that started  in the past and continue to the present time.

Let’s look at some example sentences.

The first sentence says, ‘It is still snowing.’

The word 'still' emphasizes that snowing  started in the past and it continues now.

The next sentence says,

‘My grandfather still jogs every morning.’

So here I want to show that my grandfather is old

but he still continues this action now.

Now, I will talk about ‘already’.

It is also an adverb.

We use ‘already’ to refer to something which  has happened before the moment of speaking.

We use already to emphasize some unexpected or surprising situation.

Let’s look at some examples.

The first sentence says,

‘Jenny's already here so we can start.’

We didn't expect Jenny to be here but she is here.

So we want to emphasize that unexpected situation.

The next sentence says,

‘We have just finished dinner  but we're already hungry again.’

We didn't expect to be hungry  again because we just had dinner.

But unexpectedly we are hungry again

so we say, ‘we're already hungry again’.

Now, I will talk about ‘yet’.

It is an adverb.

It is used to ask if something  has happened or occurred.

It can also be used to show  that something has not happened

at the moment of speaking.

It is usually placed at the end of a sentence.

Let’s look at some example sentences.

The first sentence says,

‘She hasn't done her homework yet.’

The ‘yet’ at the end of this sentence

shows that at this moment,  at this moment of speaking,

she hasn't completed this task.

She hasn't done her homework.

However, it also means that she will do it soon.

The next sentence says,

‘They haven't woken up yet.’

Similarly, the ‘yet’ at the end of this sentence  means at this time they're still sleeping.

They haven't woken up yet.

But they will wake up soon.

Now, let's do a checkup.

In this conversation, there are two sentences.

In the sentences, we need to use the words

‘still’, ‘already’, and ‘yet’.

Take a moment to think about  where we use these words.

Let's look together.

‘A’ says, ‘We haven't finished lunch _blank_.’

In this case, we're trying to emphasize  that at the moment of speaking,

this action hasn't happened

and so we need to use the word ‘yet’.

‘We haven't finished lunch yet’.

The next part of a sentence says,

‘We're _blank_ eating.’

Here, we want to show that an action is continuing

so we should use ‘still’.

‘we're still eating’

‘B’ expresses surprise.

‘Oh really? I’ve _blank_ finished my lunch.’

Which word can show surprise  because of an unexpected situation?

The answer is ‘already’.

‘Oh really? I’ve already finished my lunch.’

Let's look at it all together.

Again, ‘A’ says,

‘We haven't finished our  lunch yet we're still eating.’

And ‘B’ says,

‘Oh really? I’ve already finished my lunch.’

Now you know the difference between ‘still’, ‘already’, and ‘yet’.

However, this video is not enough  to master these expressions.

You need to keep practicing.

Thank you so much for watching this  video and I’ll see you in the next video.

Hi, everyone. I’m Esther.

In this video, I’m going to talk about two similar and sometimes confusing English verbs

‘borrow’ and ‘lend’.

Mixing up the words ‘borrow’ and  ‘lend’ can be a common confusion,

but this video will help you master their usage.

Let’s get started.

Let’s start with ‘borrow’.

It is a verb.

It means to take something from someone with the plan of giving it back after using it.

‘borrow’ is similar to the verbs  ‘take’, ‘get’, and ‘receive’.

Remember, you borrow from someone.

Let’s look at some examples.

The first sentence says,

‘Could I borrow your pen for a minute, please?’

I’m asking if I can take your pen

but I will give it back after I use it.

The next sentence says,

‘Brenda often borrows Erin's car.’

Again Brenda might take Erin's  car and use it for a little bit

but she will give it back to Erin.

Now, I will talk about ‘lend’.

It's an irregular verb.

The past tense of lend is ‘lent’.

It means to give something to someone for a short period of time

expecting it to be given back.

‘lend’ is similar to the verb ‘give’.

Remember, you lend to someone.

Let’s look at some examples.

The first sentence says,

‘I never lend my money to anyone.’

This means even though someone might pay me back,

I never give anyone that money.

The next sentence says,

‘I lent Gary my umbrella.’

In this sentence, it means I gave Gary my umbrella

and he will give it back to me later.

Now, let's do a checkup.

In this conversation, there are a few sentences.

In one of the sentences, we  should use the word ‘borrow’.

In the other sentence, we use ‘lend’.

Take a moment to think about  where we use these verbs.

‘A’ says,

‘May I _blank_ your car?’

‘A’ is asking ‘B’ can I take something  from you and I will return it later.

The word ‘borrow’ means to take and return, so ‘A’ says,

‘May I borrow your car?’

In reply ‘B’ says, ‘Of course, I'd  be happy to _blank_ it to you?’

In this case, we use ‘lend’

because lend means to give something to someone

knowing that they'll get it back later.

So let's take a look.

A: May I borrow your car?

B: Of course. I'd be happy to lend it to you.

Now you know the difference  between ‘lend’ and ‘borrow’.

This can be confusing but with a lot of practice you will master these very important verbs.

Good job, everybody and see you in the next video.

Hi, everybody. I’m Esther.

In this video, I’m going to talk about the two similar and sometimes confusing English words

‘every day’ and ‘everyday’.

These two words are commonly confused in English

especially in writing,

but after watching this video,

you will have a better understanding  

of the difference and when to use these words.

Let’s get started.

Let’s start with ‘everyday’.

It's one word and it's an adjective.

It means something that is commonplace or usual.

It's something that's suitable  to be used on ordinary days.

Let’s look at some examples.

The first sentence says,

‘Since we're just walking around town,  I think I’ll wear my everyday shoes.’

In this case, the word ‘everyday’  is used to describe these shoes.

Here it means these are my usual shoes - you know shoes I wear on a normal day.

The next sentence says,

‘The worries of everyday life can drag you down.’

Here ‘everyday’ is used to describe worries.

What kind of worries?

Common worries.

Worries that are usual for many people.

Now, I will talk about ‘every day’.

These are two words.

It is an adverbial phrase about time.

It means each day or daily.

Let’s look at some examples.

The first sentence says,

‘I need to start going to the gym every day.’

Here, it means Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday all the way up till Sunday

- every single day.

And the next sentence says,

‘You need to study English every day.’

Just like the first sentence,

this is saying you need to study English every day  

of the week.

Now, let's do a checkup.

In this conversation, there are two sentences.

In one of the sentences, we should use the two words’ every day’.

In the other sentence, we should use the one word ‘everyday’.

Take a moment to think about  where we use these words.

‘A’ says, ‘Are you busy _blank_?’

‘A’ is asking if ‘B’ is  busy every day of the week.

And so we use the two words ‘every day’.

‘B’ says, ‘Yes, my _blank_ life is very busy.’

We need to find an adjective to describe B's life.

Something that means common or usual,

so we need to use the one word ‘everyday’.

Let's look at it again.

A: Are you busy every day?

B: Yes, my everyday life is very busy.

Now you know the difference  between ‘every day’ and ‘everyday’.

Be sure to use them correctly.

Remember, it's always important to  practice everything you learn in my videos.

Thank you so much for watching and I’ll see you in the next video.

Hi, everyone. I’m Esther.

In this video, I’m going to talk about the 

two similar and sometimes  confusing English expressions

‘used to’ and ‘be used to’.

These expressions can be confusing,

but this video will help you  understand the difference 

and when to use them.

So keep watching.

Let’s start with ‘used to’.

Its form is ‘used to’ + the infinitive.

It's used as a verb.

'used to' expresses that an  activity was a past habit.

It was a regular occurrence  at an earlier stage of life

but not anymore.

Let’s look at some examples.

The first sentence says, ‘I  used to drink green tea.’

However, because it says ‘used  to’ it means not anymore.

It used to be a regular thing in the past

but I don't drink green tea anymore.

The next sentence says, ‘Karen  used to play with dolls.’

Again, Karen played with  dolls a lot maybe in the past

but she doesn't play with dolls anymore

and that's why we used ‘used to’.

Now, I’ll move on to ‘be used to’.

Its form is ‘be’ or ‘get used to’.

It means that you are accustomed to something.

You don't find it unusual. It's familiar to you.

Let’s look at some examples.

The first sentence says,

‘I’m getting used to working at night.’

Remember, the form can be ‘be  used to’ or ‘get used to’.

In this example, we're using ‘get used to’.

‘I’m getting used to working at night.’

I’m becoming familiar with working at night.

Maybe it's because I’ve been  working at night for a long time.

The next sentence says,

‘She's used to the heat in the summer.’

Here, we use the ‘be’ verb ‘she is’.

‘She's used to the heat in the summer.’

She's accustomed to it.

Maybe it's because she lived in  a hot place when she was young.

Now, let's move on to a checkup.

In this conversation, there are two sentences.

In one of the sentences, we use ‘used to’.

In the other sentence, we need  to use ‘be’ or ‘get used to’.

Take a moment to think about  where we use these expressions.

‘A’ says, ‘I _blank_ have a better work schedule.’

‘A’ is trying to express that in the  past he had a better work schedule

but that's not true anymore.

So we need to use ‘used to’.

‘I used to have a better work schedule.’

‘B’ says, ‘Don't worry. You'll  _blank_ this new schedule soon.’

‘B’ is trying to tell ‘A’

after some time

you'll be accustomed to your new schedule.

So ‘B’ can say,

‘Don't worry. You'll be used  to this new schedule soon,’

or ‘Don't worry. you'll get  used to this new schedule soon.’

So if we look at this conversation altogether,

‘A’ says,

‘I used to have a better work schedule.’

‘B’ says,

‘Don't worry. You'll get used  to this new schedule soon.’

Now you know the difference  between ‘used to’ and ‘be used to’.

Be sure to use them correctly.

Remember, it's always important to  practice everything you learn in my videos.

Thank you guys so much for watching and I’ll see you in the next video.

In this video, I am going to talk about two similar and sometimes confusing English words

‘fun’ and ‘funny’.

My students always confuse these two words,

so I hope to clarify their  meanings and usage in this video.

And by the end of the video,

you will have mastered these two words.

So keep watching.

Let’s start with the word ‘fun’.

It is an uncountable noun or an adjective.

It means pleasure and enjoyment.

Let's take a look at some examples.

The first sentence says,

‘I hope you have fun.’

In this case, it's an uncountable noun.

It's something that you can have.

It means a good time.

‘I hope you have fun’ means  I hope you have a good time.

‘Studying English is fun.’

In this case, ‘fun’ is used as an adjective.

It means an enjoyable time.

Studying English is an enjoyable  time or it's very enjoyable.

Now I will talk about ‘funny’.

It's an adjective which means causing laughter.

We don't use ‘funny’ to mean enjoyable.

So ‘fun’ and ‘funny’ are a  little different in meaning.

So be careful.

Let’s look at some example sentences.

‘He told a funny joke.’

This joke is meant to be funny.

It's meant to make people laugh.

And so we describe it as funny.

‘That is a funny TV show.’

A lot of comedy TV shows make  people laugh. They have jokes.

And so again, we can describe it as funny.

Now, let's do a checkup.

In this conversation, there are two sentences.

In one of the sentences, we should use ‘fun’.

And in the other sentence we should use ‘funny’.

Take a moment to think about  where we use ‘fun’ and ‘funny’.

Person ‘A’ says, ‘Did you  have _blank_ at the circus?’

The word ‘have’ is a clue that we need a noun.

Remember, ‘fun’ can be a noun.

‘Did you have fun at the circus?’

or did you have a good time at the circus?

Person ‘B’ says, ‘Yes, the  clowns were so _blank_.’

Clowns make people laugh. They do silly things.

So here, the word to use is ‘funny’.

‘Yes, the clowns were so funny.’

Now you know the difference  between ‘fun’ and ‘funny’.

They can be confusing, so please  take the time to use them correctly.

Thank you guys so much for watching.

And I’ll see you in the next video.

In this video, I’m going to talk about two similar  

and sometimes confusing English  words ‘hear’ and ‘listen’.

These two words are commonly confused in English,

but after watching this video you'll have a good  

understanding of the difference  and when to use these words.

Let’s get started.

Let’s start with ‘hear’. It is an irregular verb. 

The past tense is ‘heard’.

When you hear something, noise  is coming into your ears.

You are not focused on the noise.

When you are walking down the street,

you may hear people talking, you may hear birds,

you may hear noise from the traffic,

you hear all different noises.

Let’s look at some example sentences.

The first sentence says,

‘I hear someone knocking on my door.’

So the sound of the knocking or the noise  of the knocking is coming into your ears,

so you can hear it.

The next sentence says,

‘He heard the thunder last night.’

Thunder is very loud, so again you  will hear the noise of the thunder. 

Now, I will talk about ‘listen’.

It is a regular verb

and the past tense is ‘listened’.

It is usually followed by the preposition ‘to’.

So you say ‘listen to’.

When you are listening, you  are trying to hear something.

You are focused. And you really want to hear something clearly.

You pay attention to listen.

Right now, you are listening to me.

Let’s look at some example sentences.

The first sentence says,

‘I always listen carefully  to what my teacher says.’

In this example, ‘listen’ is just  like focusing or paying attention to.

The next sentence says,

‘She usually listens to music before bed.’

This case also talks about focusing  on the music with their ears.

Now, let's do a checkup.

We need to use ‘listen’ and ‘hear’

to fill in the blanks in this sentence.

Take a moment to think about where to  use ‘listen’ and where to use ‘hear’. 

The sentence says,

‘I am _blank_ to their conversation.’

Which one means to pay  attention to or to focus on? 

That's ‘listen’.

So we need to put ‘listen’ in the first blank.

‘I am _blank_ to their conversation.’

You'll notice it says ‘I am’

so we need to use the present  continuous tense ‘listening’.

‘I am listening to their conversation.’

The second part of this sentence says,

‘but I can't _blank_ exactly  what they are saying.’

Maybe it's noisy outside so it's hard to hear. Remember, ‘hear’ means to take  

in the noise with your ears, so the correct answer for the second part is

‘I can't hear exactly what they are saying.’

Now you know the difference  between ‘hear’ and ‘listen’. 

I hope you were listening to my video.

Did you hear everything clearly?

Thank you guys so much for watching  and I’ll see you in the next video.

In this video, I’m going to talk about some similar English verbs

‘look’, ‘see’, and ‘watch’.

A lot of students ask me the  difference between these words,

so I’m going to make sure that this  video will clear up any confusion.

Let’s get started.

First, let’s start with ‘look’.

It is used as a regular verb.

We use ‘look’ when we direct our eyes at something

and pay attention to it.

Let’s look at some examples.

The first sentence says,

‘Look at this old photo of me.’

I am directing your eyes to the photo.

I want you to pay attention to it with your eyes.

‘Look! It's snowing outside.’

In the same way I want someone to pay  attention with their eyes at the snow outside.

Now, I will talk about ‘see’.

It is an irregular verb.

The past tense of ‘see’ is ‘saw’.

You should use ‘see’ when you notice or become aware of something with your eyes.

You are not looking for it  but you suddenly see it.

Let’s look at some examples.

Let's look at the first sentence.

It says, ‘I see an airplane in the sky.’

The person didn't know that  there was an airplane in the sky

but they saw it with their eyes.

So, ‘I see an airplane in the sky.’

‘She suddenly saw a dog on the street.’

In this example, ‘see’ is  used in the past tense, ‘saw’.

‘She suddenly saw a dog on the street.’

She noticed it with her eyes.

Now, I will talk about ‘watch’.

It is a regular verb.

‘watch’ means to look at something for a long time

and to pay attention to it.

Right now, you are watching my video.

Let’s look at some example sentences.

The first sentence says, ‘I  love to watch my cat play.’

This is something I like to do for a long time

- look at and watch this happening.

The next sentence says, ‘I watched  the football game last night.’

Again, it's something that you watch  or pay attention to with your eyes

for a long period of time.

You can use ‘watch’ or ‘see’ when we  talk about movies, TV, and concerts.

You can say, ‘I watched a movie last night’

or you can say, ‘I saw a movie last night’.

So the rules are not so strict in spoken English

about watching or seeing a movie or tv show.

Let's do a checkup.

In this conversation, there are two sentences.

In these sentences, we should use  the verbs ‘watch’, ‘see’, and ‘look’.

Take a moment to think about  where we use these verbs.

‘A’ says, ‘_blank_ at the TV.’

‘A’ is directing ‘B’'s eyes to  use his eyes, to look at the TV.

So again, ‘A’ says, ‘Look at the TV.  You can _blank_ that new TV show.’

So because this is a TV show

you can say ‘see’ or ‘watch’.

In this case, let's use ‘watch’.

‘You can watch that new TV show.’

And ‘B’ says, ‘Oh I _blank_ it already.’

Since we already used ‘watch’, let's use ‘see’.

In this case, the past tense.

‘B’ says, ‘Oh, I saw it already.’

Now you know the difference  between ‘look’, ‘see’, and ‘watch’.

This video is not enough to  master these expressions.

You need to keep practicing.

Thank you guys for watching this video and I’ll see you in the next video.