http://www.engvid.com/ In this lesson, I explain how the future tense is used in conversation.
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@MrChainsawMassacre Stick with ‘I went to Rome, I’ve been to Rome, I’m going to Rome, I will be going to Rome sometime etc.’. The other constructions are archaic and never used in modern English. If you are answering the question; ‘Who went/is going/has been to Rome?’ Then the replies given above will suffice. ‘It was I who has been to Rome’ is just not English in the 21st Century, forget it.
@MrChainsawMassacre Stick with ‘I went to Rome, I’ve been to Rome, I’m going to Rome, I will be going to Rome sometime etc.’. The other constructions are archaic and never used in modern English.
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@janetathensbay yeah you are right, I am a ESL teacher from Australia, I googled “FET SYSTEM English tenses” the tenses are very well explained. So you should maybe pay a visit
@arnedebeste007 careful – the rules she is espousing don’t exist in real language. At 1:23 she actually breaks the rule she is explaining. She says I’ll talk about unplanned in a few moments. The fact that she will talk about unplanned in a few moments is planned – her lecture is planned. So that’s an example of how moot the rules that she is explaining actually are! And note that the last time I refuted her points she blocked me! Great teacher? Sounds like you haven’t had a good teacher yet.
@cecu838 There are so many exceptions that this rule (like many) is moot. When my son gets home I will punish him. Planned in advance!!!! This explanation is typical of grammar based teachers – in reality we don’t follow this rule much. Another exception – Mary, I need to go but I am going to call you back!
and her last example is maybe we will go…but it’s the maybe that changes this – not the unplanned or informality – more common – we might go to lunch too! Rules for rules sake here!
thankx Rebecca………do u have something on conditional sentences ? i’m not good at ‘em at all . please help
really clear, this video really helps me, thanks !!
Thank you so much!
You’re 10 times better than my english teacher!
I live in Belgium btw
I’m not entirely sure whether or not either of those is grammatically incorrect but in England people would most commonly say, “I went to Rome”. However, “it was I who went to Rome” is, as far as I know, correct but it is incredibly formal and you would rarely hear it. As for “it was I who have…”, again, I am not sure but it does not sound right to me, you would say “it was I who…”, so ‘it was I who went to Rome”, as opposed to “it was I who have been to Rome”, would be used, it sounds wrong
@MrChainsawMassacre Hi, thanks for ur response!
In Australia we do tend to say “It was me who baked the cake”, and as far asI’m concerned it’s wrong! As for ” it was I who,….” that’s the way I have always taught my students, but during a teachers training session, the coordinators told us that “It was I who have…” should be used. Maybe I didn’t give a good example.
” It was I who have been to Rome”
I have always taught “it was I who went to Rome”
Can we use the present perfect tense?
@profney
Hello, when telling someone that you baked the cake you would say, “It was I who baked the cake”, but it would be more common to say “I baked the cake”, the former is more formal. In England people would also say “It was me who baked the cake”, but I’m not sure if that is correct English or not so you might want to double check! The first two examples are correct though
@jayspzs
Sorry, just to add, you may say, “Will you go to the match tonight?”, this can be used to ask someone to do something but it is more common to be used in a situation like “Will you feed the dog please?”, or “Will you lend me some money please?”, it is used to ask a favour of someone. Hope this helps
@jayspzs
“Will you…” is usually used to ask someone if they will do something with you, for example, “Will you come to the football match with me tonight?”
If you are using “Are you going…”, it is to ask if someone is doing something, not necessarily with you, for example, “Are you going to the football match tonight?” This is asking them if they are going to the match when you are not.
Excellent class!!! Congratulations
Excellent class!!! Congratulations
What about questions? When should I use “Are you going…” or ” Will you….” ? Great video,tks.
Thanks you very much. You are a very good teacher.
THANKS A LOT
Hey Rebecca, I’m an Australian and I teach English in Brazil. I find that many ‘natives’ don’t know the difference between going to and will. I will show my students your vid as I find it very direct and easy to follow!
Do you have any videos to show the following…
“It was she who baked the cake”.
and
“It was I who have baked the cake “.
(the latter has been confusing me, it sounds so wrong.
Cheers! Keep up the great work.
BIG THANX for you clear and siple explantion
hope I can find english Teacher like you
again ..thank U for sharing your knowledge
but is this this is no good i don’t unterstand
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THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE
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