Is it lay or lie? Even native English speakers sometimes have to think about this one, and sometimes they mix these verbs up. The two verbs mean different things, one takes and object and one doesn’t, and just to make things more tricky because the past tense of lie is lay. Wow! That’s confusing, but we can help. Click here to see more grammar videos Click here to see more vocabulary videos Lay or Lie
Here’s a song for kids that was written and performed by Jason R Levine, Fluency MC. Simple English videos shot and edited the video in Philadelphia. It stars Jase’s adorable daughter, Lola. Enjoy! Click here to watch another Fluency MC rap Click here to see more songs and stories Click here to see Fluency MC’s website Everybody say Hey Lyrics Everybody say ‘Hey!’. Now say ‘Yay!’. Well OK. ‘A’ is for day, like a day
Some English adjectives have two forms, so they can end with ed and ing. The endings determine their meaning. For example, we use interested to say how we feel and interesting to describe the person or thing that causes the feeling. Watch this video to learn about ing and ed adjectives and avoid a very common mistake. ed and ing adjectives video script Click here to see more grammar videos This is a very interesting book.
Check you know the meanings and forms of the verbs feel and fall. They’re both irregular and felt is the past form of feel. Because feel and felt look similar, English learners often muddle them up. Let us help you get them right. Click here to see more grammar videos Click here to see more vocabulary videos Fall Feel Felt video script Don’t mix these verb forms up. The past tense of ‘fall‘ is ‘fell‘,
When do we say concentrated and when do we say concentrating? People concentrate when they focus and give all their thought and attention to something. But concentrated is different. Fruit drinks are concentrated. Click here to learn more about ed and ing endings Click here to see more vocabulary videos Concentrated and Concentrating video script Now I want you to look carefully at this. July’s figures were up on….Excuse me. Could you please concentrate on
We use both for and during to talk about time in English. So when do we say for and when do we say during? Learn the different meanings and uses of these prepositions in this video. Click here to learn how we use the prepositions for and to to talk about purpose Click here to learn how we use the time prepositions for and since Click here to learn how to use the time prepositions by
Here’s a conversation that goes wrong because of three British and American English differences. Can you spot them? (See below for the answers.) I made this video with my friend Jennifer ESL. Check out her awesome YouTube channel here. A confusing phone call script Hey Jennifer! Hi Vicki! I’ve got something for you. That’s terrific! Can you send me your address? You want my dress? Yeah, I’ll post it to you. Why don’t I send you
Used to – this can be a confusing structure in English. We can use it to talk about past habits, and then we follow it with a verb. (used to do) And we can also follow it with a noun, and then it means ‘accustomed to’. (be used to something) Similarly we can say get used to and that to means growing or becoming accustomed to something. Notice it’s be used to something. That something
Alone Lonely – these adjectives have similar meanings. Being alone means being on your own with nobody else around and it’s not always a bad thing. But if you’re lonely, you’re alone and you’re also unhappy because of it. See examples and learn the difference between lonely and alone in this video. Click here to learn the difference between be like and look like Click here to see more vocabulary videos Alone Lonely Video Script
We can use if and in case to talk about future possibilities. If is about what might happen. In case is about precautions that we take now to avoid problems in the future. See examples and learn the difference in this video. Click here to learn about the verbs avoid and prevent Click here to see more grammar videos If and In Case Video Script You shouldn’t put the knives in that way. It’ll be
