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Contractions combine two words into a short form with an apostrophe – for example, I am becomes I’m; could not becomes couldn’t... and many more that you’ll learn in this lesson.

Contractions are extremely common in spoken English and informal written English, and today you’re going to learn 50 of them – yes, we do have that many contractions in English!

Make sure to download the free PDF guide to this lesson so you can save the full contractions list and all the example sentences.

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Linking verbs do not describe an action – instead, they connect the subject of the sentence to a word describing it or providing additional information about it. For example:

I’ll show you a list of linking verbs, and then we’ll look at a lot of examples. If you want to download this lesson to save it and review it later, click here and enter your e-mail address to get the free PDF. 

Our question of the day is “What do gotcha, gotta, and got it mean – and how do we use them in informal spoken English?” All of these involve the word “got,” but they are different!

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Do you know how to apologize in English, beyond just the single word “Sorry”? Let’s learn some phrases for making apologies and then phrases for responding to an apology.

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You’re probably pronouncing these words wrong - yes, even you, native English speakers! Today I’m going to teach you the right way to say 20 English words that are often mispronounced - so you can say them confidently.

Because this lesson focuses on pronunciation, I’m not going to explain the definitions - but if you download the free lesson guide PDF, each word has its definition and an example sentence. You can get it by clicking here and entering your e-mail address.

OK, are you ready? Make sure to practice with me by repeating these words out loud using the correct pronunciation

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April 1 is an informal holiday known as April Fools’ Day! People celebrate by playing jokes and trying to trick people in funny and harmless ways.

You might be wondering about this word “fool” – how is it used in English? I’ll teach you all about it in today’s lesson. 

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Hi! It’s Shayna from EspressoEnglish.net and today you’ll learn 20 words that most people spell wrong. In fact, two of them are in the title of this video! 

1. The word definitely does NOT have an “A.” Some people even write “defiantly” which is a completely different word. But the correct spelling of definitely is definitely.

2. And the other mistake is your, y-o-u-r. In the title of the video it should be you’re, which is short for “you are.” The version spelled y-o-u-r is for possession - your house, your dog, your backpack.

Before I continue, I want to invite you to download the free lesson guide, which actually has 100 commonly misspelled words. Click on the link in the video description and enter your email address, and I’ll send you that free PDF download.

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Let’s learn and practice future tenses in English! We have a whole bunch of ways to talk about the future in English, including:

Today I’ll explain which future tense to use in which situation - and I’ll ask you to practice with me, so get ready. You’ll definitely want to download the lesson guide so that you can review everything - click here and enter your e-mail address, and I’ll send you the lesson PDF for free.

Instead of explaining things tense by tense, I’m going to do it situation by situation, because in some situations we can use multiple tenses.

I’d also love to help you even more inside my Advanced English Grammar Course, where we go in detail into lots of important grammar topics. And there are lots of opportunities to put it into practice, like we did today - so that you can speak and write with good grammar.

Today we’re going to learn phrasal verbs with RUN - run around, run for, run off, run on, and many more. 

Because these phrasal verbs are all so similar, it’s essential to test yourself by taking a quiz to see if you remember the difference. Download the lesson guide to try the quiz!

If you want to be fluent in English, then you need to know phrasal verbs, because we use them all the time! 

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Today you’ll learn 6 different ways to talk about regrets in English. Regrets are things in the past where you made a mistake or did something bad and now you feel bad about it and you wish you had done things differently.

You can download the PDF guide to this lesson by clicking here!

As you can see we’ve got a lot of different phrases for expressing regret. The English language is like that, right? There’s not just one right way to say things. Native speakers use many different expressions. 

If you want to learn lots of them, come check out my Everyday English speaking courses. Level 1 teaches you what to say in everyday situations, and Level 2 teaches you more advanced conversational expressions. 

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Alliteration is repeating the same (or similar sounds) at the beginning of words - hey - “similar sounds” - that’s an example!

Alliteration is often used in poetry and music because it helps the phrase flow nicely - and we also have a number of common expressions that use it.

Today you’ll learn 20 of them! Download this lesson by clicking here.

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What exactly is the past tense of the words lead, read, and dream? That’s our question of the day! 

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One challenge for English learners is how to pronounce the names of countries as well as nationalities - nationalities are adjectives describing someone or something from that country. So today we'll practice 50 of them! Nationalities in English follow some patterns, so I've organized these words into categories.

And when you download the lesson guide, you'll find more - I think I've listed over 200 countries and nationalities. Click here to get that free PDF download.

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Stop using the same basic English words all the time - today you'll learn 20 powerful adjectives in English, such as excruciating, destitute, miraculous, absurd, and jittery. These words are a little more advanced, so they’re great for helping your English sound more fluent.

Make sure to practice your pronunciation by repeating these words after me, and study the example sentences to see how these adjectives are used!

You can download a free PDF guide to this lesson, and it also includes a quiz to help you practice the new words. Click here to get that free PDF and quiz.

All right, get ready to learn these powerful adjectives!

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A student asks - "Can we say 'less tall' for the opposite of taller?"

Listen to this "ask the teacher" lesson to find the answer!

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You do NOT want to mix up the phrasal verbs in this lesson, because mistakes with them could be quite embarrassing! So let's make sure you know the difference between these.

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Do you want to learn 100 phrasal verbs in the next 15 minutes?

Get ready because that’s exactly what we’re going to do!

I’ll tell you right now that we’re going to go through them fast, so there’s no way you’ll remember them all just by watching this video once. That’s why you should definitely download the free PDF guide, so you can review them again and again.

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Our question of the day is from a student who asked what the expression “wishful thinking” means. 

Wishful thinking is when there’s something you hope or want to happen… but the reality is that it probably won’t; it’s actually very unlikely. Let me give you a couple examples!

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In a previous lesson we learned 10 words ending in -less, which means without, and today we’ll learn 10 words ending in -ful, which means something like “full of”:

Note that the suffix is -ful, only one L, different from the word “full” which has two Ls.

After learning these 10 words, download the free PDF lesson guide and try the quiz to practice them - just click on the link in the video description and enter your e-mail address to get that free download.

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In English, the suffix -less means “without.” For example, something that is “colorless” is white or transparent; it has no color. Or someone who is “homeless” has no place to live; they are without a home. Some of these words are simple like that, but others are not so obvious - you might be surprised by the definitions of restless and priceless, which we’ll learn in this lesson.

Today we’ll learn 10 English words that end in -less, with example sentences so you can see how they’re used. To practice these words, make sure to download the PDF guide to this lesson because it has a quiz to see if you can use each word in the correct sentence.

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What does it mean to “call someone out”? That’s our question of the day!

Here's the definition and a few examples.

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The English word “mind” refers to the center of your thoughts, memory, and imagination. It’s one of our most common words, and we use it in a whole bunch of different phrases and expressions - from “make up my mind” to “never mind” to “out of your mind.” So today I’ll teach you 20 common English phrases using the word “mind.”

I highly recommend that you download the free PDF guide to this lesson, because it includes a quiz to help you practice these different expressions with “mind.” You can get that by clicking on the link under this video and entering your e-mail address.

Now that you’ve learned 20 expressions with “mind,” do you think you can use them correctly? Download the PDF and try the quiz to find out! Another great way to practice these expressions is to try creating your own example sentences with each one.

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Sports are a huge part of American culture, and we even have a lot of sports idioms in English - informal expressions that come from baseball, football, tennis, and more!

Today you’ll learn 12 sports idioms, what they mean, and how to use them.

I recommend you download the PDF guide to this lesson, because it includes a quiz to help you practice these expressions. You can do that by clicking here get that PDF by e-mail.

OK, let’s kick off this lesson - kick off means to start, and it’s from soccer, since the game starts with a player kicking the ball. That’s a little bonus expression for you!

I hope you enjoyed these sports idioms - and now, the ball’s in your court - your next action is to download the PDF and try the quiz - give it your best shot! And if you’d like to continue learning idioms, come join my 300+ idioms course available at EspressoEnglish.net

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Today's student question - what's the difference between light up, lighten up, and enlighten?

These have some meanings you might not expect!

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Did you know that we have two types of verbs in English? 

They are action verbs (or dynamic verbs) and state verbs (also called “stative verbs” or “state of being verbs”). 

There are even some verbs that can be BOTH action verbs and stative verbs, depending on the use and context! We’ve also got some special grammar rules about state verbs, and today you’ll learn all about them. 

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Hope that helps you understand the difference between action verbs and stative verbs, as well as how we use them! 

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If you want to speak fluent English, you want to go beyond common adverbs and learn some more advanced ones! Today you'll learn 30 advanced adverbs with example sentences. 

This is definitely a lesson you’ll want to review, so make sure to download the free PDF guide by clicking here entering your e-mail address. 

Many of these words will be new to you, and I’m excited to get started. 

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In today’s lesson we’re going to learn 50 irregular plural nouns - these are nouns that don’t follow the normal rules for forming plurals. Even a lot of native English speakers aren’t sure about how to form the plurals of these words. When you learn them, you can avoid mistakes and then be confident that your English is correct.

If you want to download this lesson as a PDF, click here and you’ll get a worksheet with all these examples of irregular plural nouns as well as a quiz. I’ll be happy to send it to you for free.

Let’s quickly review how we form regular plural nouns, and then we’ll get to the irregular ones and more complicated cases.

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Today’s student question is “What's the difference between "in mind" and "on my mind"?”

What a great question!

These phrases look very similar, but they’re actually used slightly differently in English.

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We’ve got a detailed lesson today all about the first conditional - how to form it, when to use it, and some variations on this sentence structure. There are tons of examples in here, and I’d encourage you to try writing your own sentences as well.

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One of my students asked when exactly we say the phrase “excuse me” in English. This student heard it in several different situations, and wants to know how it’s supposed to be used.

I can think of at least 6 different times you should say excuse me!

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Subject-verb agreement is one of the first things you learn in English class. It means the subject of the sentence has to have the correct verb form:

Simple, right?

Well, watch out because today we’ll look at 10 tricky cases, some situations where the correct subject-verb agreement might not be so obvious! Many English learners make mistakes with these, so pay close attention.

And after watching this lesson, make sure to try the quiz to test yourself. You can download it by clicking on the link below and entering your e-mail address.

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Today we’re going to learn 15 English phrases and expressions using the word can’t - like can’t be bothered, can’t hold a candle, can’t stomach, and more. 

I bet a number of these expressions will be new to you. So make sure to download the PDF guide to this lesson, which also includes a quiz to help you practice. You can get that by clicking here and entering your e-mail address: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-15-expressions-with-cant/ 

All right, I can’t wait to get started!

There’s a famous quote by Henry Ford that goes like this: “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t - you’re right.” This means if you have a positive attitude and you believe you can do something, then you will be able to do it. But if you have a negative attitude and you believe you can’t do something, then you won’t be able to do it.

Our mindset has a very powerful effect on our success. So that’s why I’m always encouraging you not to say or think things like “I can’t speak English very well” or “I can’t become fluent” because these attitudes will actually prevent you from reaching your goal.

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Today's student question is: "When do we use FEW vs. A FEW?"

I'll explain it today with examples!

We'll also learn how many, exactly, is "a few" as well as how to use "little" and "a little" correctly.

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Are you confused about how to use HAVE HAD and HAD HAD in English? Today’s lesson will help you, with tons of examples! If you want to save this lesson to read and review later, you can download the free PDF by clicking here.

All right, if you want to use have had and had had correctly, first you need to understand the present perfect tense and past perfect tense. Both of them are formed by using an auxiliary verb + main verb. 

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In today’s lesson we’re learning all about money words, money collocations, and money idioms!

This is a good one, and there’s a lesson guide you can download to review all of today’s vocabulary and expressions. Click here, enter your e-mail address, and I’ll send that PDF right to your inbox.

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Good news! Our Ask the Teacher video series is back, I’ll be answering a student question every week.

If you want to download 30 of our past “ask the teacher” lessons, they are super short and sweet, and you’ll learn a lot - click here and enter your e-mail address to get them all in a PDF.

Today’s question is, “Teacher, can you explain the ‘i before e except after c’ rule?”

Yes - there’s a little rhyme that we often use to remember whether to spell words with IE or EI, and it goes: “I before E except after C, or when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh.”

Let’s look at the words that follow this rule… and the exceptions to it!

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In English it’s very common to use the present continuous to talk about the future, in the case of activities that are planned, arranged, or scheduled. We’re going to see a LOT of examples today, and in the middle of the video I’ll ask you to create your own!

If you’d like to download the PDF of this lesson to save and review later, click here, enter your e-mail address, and I’ll send it right to you.

OK, let’s look at positive sentences, negative sentences, and questions that show how we use the present continuous for future plans/arrangements.

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What’s the difference? When do we use each of these English verb tenses? Today I’m going to explain two simple rules so that it will become clear to you! 

Not only will I give you example sentences, but I’ll also ask you to make your own.

That’s the type of thing I do throughout the lessons in my Advanced English Grammar Course – I’m always helping you put it into practice and use the grammar yourself. This active practice is what will really help it stick in your mind and become a natural part of your English! Join the course to learn English grammar easily and effectively.

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Hello students, and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! I've got a little gift for you: A free PDF download of the 30 "Ask the Teacher" lessons we published this year. Now you'll have all these short and sweet lessons in a single PDF! Click on the link to download it today.

And I have another piece of good news... "Ask the teacher" videos are coming back in January! I will be doing them weekly - make sure you're subscribed to my channel so you don't miss any of them.

This also means... I need your questions about English! Ask me about grammar, vocabulary, phrases, expressions... anything you want to know or are not sure about regarding the English language. You can leave a comment with your questions or use the contact form on EspressoEnglish.net.

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How do we reply to thank you? “You’re welcome” is the most common response, but we have many other phrases in English! Today you’ll learn multiple responses to "thank you," so you can speak more fluently. First I’ll teach you the phrases, and then we’ll see examples of how to use them in short conversations.

I also prepared a free PDF download for you, which has all the information from today’s lesson as well as a quiz to help you practice and review!

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Today we’ll learn  10 English phrasal verbs for socializing. These phrasal verbs are used very frequently when native English speakers talk about getting together with other people, and I want to help YOU use them confidently.

Learning phrasal verbs is essential for becoming fluent in English, and you can learn lots of them in my Phrasal Verbs in Conversation Course. It’s designed to teach you phrasal verbs naturally - again, through conversations - and help you practice them through homework - in just about 10 minutes a day.

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Are you wondering how to form questions in English with correct grammar? Well today I’m going to teach you a simple method for asking questions in almost ALL the verb tenses!

I think you’ll find this lesson very helpful, and I’ve made a free lesson guide available for you to download. It also includes a quiz so you can practice forming questions. 

All right, let’s take a look at this question formation formula. I like to remember it with the acronym QUASM, and that stands for

Reported questions, indirect questions, and subject questions also do not follow QUASM. Click on each link for my lesson on those topics!

Now you know how to make questions in English! Try the quiz on the next page to test yourself.

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Let’s have some fun today - we’re going to learn and practice 40 words that sound kind of silly and they’re fun to say. A lot of these words are a little more advanced, so you might not be familiar with them yet. 

The best way to review and remember this funny-sounding vocabulary is to download the text and audio from this lesson - just click here to do that. It has all the words, the definitions, and the example sentences.

Now get ready to learn, and especially get ready to listen and repeat - yes, I want you to practice saying these silly words out loud, and I’ve left space in the video for you to do so.

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What are countable and uncountable nouns, and how do we use them in English grammar? We’ll learn all about them today, with lots of examples!

Make sure to download the PDF guide to this lesson, because it has the lesson text as well as a quiz to help you practice countable and uncountable nouns. 

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When do we use difficulty (singular) vs. difficulties (plural)? I’m going to explain this and also teach you a number of collocations, typical combinations of words, to expand your vocabulary! Learning collocations improves your English fluency because instead of trying to put a sentence together word by word, trying to think “which verb goes with this noun?” or “which adjective sounds more natural?” – instead, you’ll already know combinations of words that go together. My e-book, 1000 collocations in 10 minutes a day, makes learning collocations quick and easy. It has 50 short lessons, 50 quizzes, and comes with audio as well.

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Wondering when to use worse vs. worst? Even some native English speakers make mistakes with these. Today I’ll teach you how to use them correctly, with lots of examples!

And I’ve got a little bonus for you - a free PDF download with the text of this lesson as well as a quiz to help you practice worse and worst. Click here and enter your e-mail address to get that free PDF.

The opposite of worse is better, and I’m here to help your English get better!

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Time is one of the most common words in English, and it’s used in a LOT of different phrases beyond just asking “What time is it?” 

Today we’ll learn 20 idioms or expressions with the word “time” - and you can download all of them by clicking here. When you enter your e-mail address, I’ll send you a free PDF guide to this lesson as well as a quiz. So make sure to get a copy of that to practice and review.

Now that you’ve learned these 20 expressions, it’s time to practice! Make sure to try the quiz inside the free PDF of this lesson, which you can download by clicking the link under this video.

As you can see from this lesson, common English words are used in lots of idiomatic expressions with meanings that might not be obvious. I have a course to teach you over 300 common idioms in English, you can join that by visiting https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-idioms-course/  - Learning these expressions can really help take your English fluency to the next level.

One of my students asked me what’s the difference between these two questions:

This is an excellent question because there IS a difference between positive questions like the first one, and negative questions like the second one. I’ll teach you about it in today’s lesson, and we’ll also cover question tags, like “She has a car, doesn’t she?” But first I have a question for YOU: Do you want to be a well-rounded English speaker? That means someone who is good at ALL the areas of the language – speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary. You need all of those skills for fluency. That’s why my Complete Program for English learning has courses in every single area of the language. It’ll help you improve ALL your skills in just 10-15 minutes a day. The good news is that the Complete Program is available at a 50% discount compared to buying all my courses individually... ...and the even better news is that you can divide up the payment over 3 or 6 months so it’s even easier to join! Click here to see everything included in my Complete Program and find out how to sign up.

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If you want to have a good conversation in English, learn to ask good questions! Today I’ll teach you 10 question words and then show you 100 examples of different questions using them.

You can download this lesson as a PDF by clicking here and entering your e-mail address, that’s a good way to review all the example questions and maybe create some of your own.

All right, let’s look at our question words in English and when to use each one.

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I hope you’re hungry… I mean, hungry to learn some new vocabulary today! 

I’m going to teach you 50 common collocations with the word “food” - these are words we often use together. So you’ll be able to talk about food more fluently in English!

There’s a lot of vocabulary in this lesson, and I’ve made a free lesson guide available for you to download - so you can review everything we learn today and also practice with a quiz.

The collocations we’ll cover can be divided into 3 groups: adjectives with food, verbs with food, and nouns with food.

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Wondering when to use lie vs. lay? Should we say someone is “laying down” or “lying down”? And what about lied, laid, and lain? It can be so confusing, especially for students learning English! Today we’ll learn the difference between lay and lie, as well as all of their forms, with plenty of examples. My goal is to make it clear for you. That’s also why I wrote an e-book called 600+ Confusing English Words Explained! It’s full of clear explanations and examples helping you understand the difference between words that lots of English learners mix up – like specially and especially, advice and advise, and many, many more.

Wondering whether to use sell vs. sale vs. sold? Should we say “for sale” or “on sale”? Learn the difference easily in today's lesson on sell, sale, sold. I also wanted to let you know that our Black Friday sale is coming up soon! It starts November 24, and there will be discounts on ALL Espresso English courses and e-books. Save the date and remember to check your e-mail for details.

Interjections are words used to express emotion. There are hundreds of them, and they are very common in everyday English conversation. The best way to learn interjections is not by studying a list, but by learning how each interjection is used in real life. Here are are 10 interjections in English and examples of how we use them. Learning from conversations is a great way to learn English more naturally! That’s why all the lessons in my Everyday English Speaking Courses are based on conversations. This way, you can learn English phrases in context, and know what to say when you’re in a similar situation.

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In today’s lesson you’ll learn all about how to use different helping verbs - these are an essential part of English grammar.

Helping verbs, also called “auxiliary verbs,” are verbs that have the grammatical function of “helping” the main verb of the sentence. We’ll cover basic helping verbs like do/does/did, be (and all its various forms), have/has/had, as well as modal helping verbs like can, may, should, must, will, shall, and would.

There’s a lot of information in today’s video, so make sure to download the lesson guide by clicking on the link below and entering your e-mail address.

Now you know how to use these important helping verbs! I’d challenge you to try writing a few of your own sentences and questions with each one. You can review this lesson by downloading that free PDF, which is available under the video.

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Today we have a mega-lesson about one of the most common English verb tenses, and that is the present perfect tense. This lesson will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about the present perfect: we’ll cover:

This is like the complete guide to the present perfect, and you can actually download a free PDF with all the information from this lesson as well as some practice quizzes. Click on the link under this video and enter your e-mail so I can send you the free PDF. 

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Let’s learn English phrases you can use to ask for a favor! If you’re not sure what a favor is, that means asking someone to help you or to do something nice for you, even though it might inconvenience them a little bit. You can speak more confidently when you know the specific phrases that native English speakers would say in this situation. I always want to teach you real and practical phrases, ones that you’ll actually use. That’s why I created the Everyday English Speaking Courses, with lessons full of useful phrases for daily life, in many different situations!

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 The English language has a lot of hard words to pronounce! These are words that even native English speakers wonder how to pronounce correctly. Let’s practice pronouncing them – listen and repeat after me.

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Let me warn you about a mistake I’ve often seen in homework from my students. They write sentences like these:

Can you find the mistake? Click here, or listen for the answer...

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When should we use TO vs. TOO? These words are pronounced exactly the same, but they have different meanings and uses.

Understanding the difference between TO and TOO will help you avoid mistakes in your written English.

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You probably already know basic English words for parts of the body - eyes, ears, shoulders, arms, legs, and so on. But do you know these 40 vocabulary words for what’s inside your body? Let’s learn a whole bunch of English words for the human body.

This will be a visual vocabulary lesson - I’ll show you pictures to help teach you the words. Learning vocabulary with pictures actually helps you remember it better! That’s why I also use lots of pictures inside my vocabulary builder courses - they have more than 1,000 words in each level, helping you expand your vocabulary fast so you can express yourself more fluently in English.

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A student asked me when we use the word feeling (singular) vs. feelings (plural), like in the sentence “I can certainly understand your feeling / feelings.” The most natural choice here is feelings, because we use the plural form when it’s a substitute for the word "emotions" in general. We use the word feeling, singular, when we’re talking about one specific feeling. It’s usually modified with an adjective - an amazing feeling, a terrible feeling, etc. In today's lesson you'll expand your vocabulary by learning collocations with the words feeling and feelings. These are combinations of words that are often used together - and learning them will help you speak English more easily and naturally.

I have two great ways for you to learn lots more collocations fast:

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When should we use then vs. than? Even native English speakers mix up these two common words, because they are pronounced essentially the same in fast spoken English!

But they do have different meanings, so you need to use the correct word when writing. Let’s learn the difference between these, I’ll show you lots of examples, and we’ll also cover about 10 common phrases and expressions with them. 

To review and practice, you can download a free PDF of this lesson text as well as a quiz which is great to test yourself and see if you really learned the difference. I’ll send you the PDF by e-mail when you click on the link under this video and enter your e-mail address, it’s totally free and you’ll receive it in a few minutes.

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Do you know what to say when you want to bring a conversation to an end? Today you'll learn how to end conversations in a positive and polite way!

I hope you enjoyed this lesson - and I hope to see you inside my Everyday English Speaking Courses. I say “courses” because there are actually two courses - Level 1 which focuses more on practical daily situations, and Level 2 which has more advanced conversations and expressions.

In the last lesson, you learned how to start a conversation in English. In this lesson, you will learn how to keep a conversation going - with examples!

If you like learning English from conversations, then you will LOVE my Everyday English Speaking Courses, because each lesson is based on a dialogue. This is a very effective way to learn English phrases in context.

I think some English learners can be a little afraid of having conversations because they’re afraid they’ll have to speak for a long time. But as you can see from these examples, each person just says one or two sentences, and then it’s the other person’s turn to speak. It’s a balanced interaction - a conversation involves taking turns, not just one person talking on and on for a long time. So don’t be scared to have conversations in English! I know you can do it, and remembering the tips from this video will really help you. Of course, it’s even easier to have conversations when you know lots of phrases to express yourself! You can learn them inside my Everyday English Speaking Courses. Like I mentioned earlier, the course lessons are based on conversations, so you can learn the phrases naturally.

Do you have difficulty speaking English? Sometimes the hardest part is simply starting a conversation. Today you'll learn 40 conversation starters that native English speakers use in various real life situations – formal or informal, at work, school, or other contexts! These aren’t especially “deep” conversation starters like you might want to use on a first date, when you’re interested in getting to know someone extremely well. Instead, they are more suited for “small talk” – casual conversation about topics of general interest.

You will learn lots more phrases inside my Everyday English Speaking Courses - they cover tons of situations, like what to say during:

I hope to see you inside!

A LOT of students ask me about "reported speech," when we talk about what somebody else said. For example:

There are a lot of tricky little details to remember... but don’t worry, I’ll explain them and we’ll see lots of examples. There are also two quizzes for you to practice!

So much of English grammar - like this topic, reported speech - can be confusing, hard to understand, and even harder to use correctly. I can help you learn grammar easily and use it confidently inside my Advanced English Grammar Course. I will make even the most difficult parts of English grammar clear to you - and there are lots of opportunities for you to practice. If you want to take your English grammar to the next level, then my Advanced English Grammar Course is for you!

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Today’s question is about how to pronounce acronyms - terms like CEO - do we say their letters, or do we pronounce them as a word?

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Our question of the day is about the future in English - what's the most natural way to talk about future plans?

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Should we say “in the end” or “at the end”?

The answer is both, in slightly different situations.

“In the end” is more metaphorical, and “at the end” is more literal. Let's look at examples.

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