Don't make these mistakes in English!
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- Can you find the mistakes? "I am student", "I am agree", "Yesterday, I'm go downtown", "He no have money", "I want to meet the downtown". If you don't know, this is the lesson for you! These are mistakes made by students of all levels, so watch this video and learn to avoid these common errors.
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TRANSCRIPT
Hey, everyone. I'm Alex. Thanks for clicking, and welcome to this lesson on five more common English learner mistakes. So if you have watched my other video on five common English learner mistakes, this is a follow up to give you five more. So let's not waste time and get right to it. Here we go with No. 1.
So this first mistake is common because in many languages, when you discuss jobs or your station in life, you don't use articles even if you come from a country where there are articles in the language. So for example, "I am student." "He is engineer." If I ask you, "What do you do", you need to use an article because "student" is countable; it's singular; and "engineer' is countable and it's singular. So you have to say, "I am a student." "He is an engineer." Now, let's move on to No. 2.
Okay. Here, we have two sentences on the board. We have, "I am agree." "Are you agree?" So in this situation, "agree" is a verb. We don't say, "I am agree." You can just say, "I agree." If it's negative, "I don't agree" or, "I disagree." And the question is not, "Are you agree?" It's, "Do you agree?" Now, if you are set on wanting to say "I am" and use "agree" in some way, you would have to say, "I am in agreement." This is very formal, but it is possible. Otherwise, you say, "I agree" or, "I disagree" and, "Do you agree?" Now, let's move on to No. 3.
This next mistake is about the use of the past tense. For new English speakers, because they can't form the past tense, sometimes they use the verb "to be" with the verb. So I have heard, "I'm go downtown yesterday." Or, "He was see his cousin." If you are speaking in the past, make sure you simply use the past simple verb. In this situation, we don't say "I'm go". The past of "go" is "went". "I went downtown." We don't say "he was see". The past of "see" is "saw". So this is about using the past simple form of the verb to speak about the past. Never say "I'm go", "I'm do", "I'm make". "I saw"; "I made"; "I did"; "I played". Okay? Now, let's move on to No. 4.
Now, this mistake is about using negatives. In many languages, whether they're European or Latin, Spanish, I hear this frequently. So you might hear, "He no have money" or, "They no like chocolate." So if you are making a sentence in the sent simple, and you want to make it negative, you have to use "doesn't" and "don't". So not "he no have" but, "He doesn't have." Okay? Not "they no like chocolate" but, "They don't like chocolate." So make sure you learn how to make negative sentences. "He doesn't"; "I don't"; "we don't"; "they don't"; not "he no", "she no", "I no". All right? Now, let's move on to No. 5.
Finally, here we have a word choice error. And this is because maybe speakers translate from their own language, and many languages, you can use the verbs "meet" or "know" to talk about going to places and getting to know cities and towns, for example. So, "I want to meet the city" or, "Yesterday, I knew downtown." Now, in English, we don't really use the verbs "know" and "meet" to talk about getting to know a place. You can use the verbs "explore" or "get to know" or "visit". So you can say, you know, "I want to explore the city." I want to go around the city." "Yesterday, I knew downtown" -- "Yesterday, I traveled around downtown." And you can also use terms like "get to know" a place. You can visit a place. You can explore a place. Okay? But you can't meet a park. You can meet a person, but you can't meet a place. Now, let's review all five of these mistakes one more time.
All right. So to review, No. 1, "I am a student." If you want to talk about your status in life. Are you a student? An engineer? Are you a teacher? Etc. you need to use an article to talk about jobs, professions, talk about your station in life.
No. 2, "I agree, not "I am agree"." Do you agree?" Not "are you agree?"
No. 3, "I went downtown." "I saw my cousin." So remember, memorize those past tense verbs. Not "I was go" or "I am go". "I went"; "I saw"; "I did". All right?
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you can add me by email " Ngaheo94@gmail.com". i reaaly want to talk with you by english
+Karlos where are you from?
+Karlos i want to improve my english skills, can you help me?
+Karlos i also want to speak english , :) and you use zalo?
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I love your pronunciation . Its very clear for a beginner like me.
+bahrawijaya Nice! I'm happy to hear that.
bahrawijaya i agree
First time that i heard you , i immediately said you got a clean accent for anyone who wants to learn English. Without giving you flowers you're a Good English Teacher.
Omg the best teacher ever.
your accent is amazing. I try to sound exactly like yours all the time. Love your videos so much. I watched more than 100 videos from your channel and learnt so much. I want to say thank you so much
Loved this one! Thanks from a fellow online ESL teacher :-)
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Gaby, i too love you! Fancy seeing you here!
Writing incorrect sentences is a great idea! This way we can memorize them better and use them more often.
Why do some people still hit that dislike buttton although this is an English learning video.
Your are right
Kampung Inggris Cool, I guess I know why, I just make it as well... accidentally. When you navigate on iPad or other mobile devise there is some probability to hit button accidentally and if you didn’t uncheck it then it stay.
Maybe some of those hits are accidental, but we sadly have to admit that since human stupidity has no limits, the majority of them are intentional.
You are right 👍👏👌
They are not agree but they dont
Thank you very much, teacher Alex!
You help me a lot!
The reason "he no have money" makes a lot of sense to Spanish speakers trying to speak English is that when they translate it into Spanish, it translate to that exactly, literally. "Yesterday, I knew downtown" is another great example of literally translating word for word from Spanish to English. Conoci = knew, so I can see how we would do that ;-)
I from Afghanistan.Thanks so much from your teaching .....!
my best teacher, thank you for a clearly lesson .
I have a question :
Why you used ( he doesn't HAVE money) ?!
Isn't it supposed to use ( he doesn't HAS money ) ?!
I'm waiting your answer ... thank you ♠
After (don't and doesn't) we use infinitive.
After doesn;t has is never used......
فهد الاهلي Mistake No.6 :DHe doesn't has money = Fail
He doesn't have money - OR - He hasn't got money.
فهد الاهلي If you write : He doesn't HAS money, you will write two verbs which are conjugated in the 3rd person of singular and it is wrong. If you write: He doesn't HAVE money, it is right because you already have the verb "doesn't" conjugated in the 3rd person and you don't need another verb conjugated. The only thing you need to do it's to write the base form of the second verb, that would be the main verb of the sentence, because "doesn't" is the auxiliary verb. For example:
He (subject) doesn't (auxiliary verb) have (main verb) money (direct object).
She doesn't WATCH tv.
He doesn't PLAY football.
+Agostina Perez
it's clear thank u a lot
Thank you for these lessons. I have used them a lot to remind on my students to use the articles! Even I am not that a good teacher to explain to them how to use them in the correct way but at least they need to understand it
Always put the articles.
a, an, ...s and no article
1. He is a student.
2. This is an oven.
3. These are books.
4. That is KFC. :) :)
Sir I love your teaching....
It´s simply clear and don´t need much explanation, thanks
Glad it helped!
Very useful video. Thank you Alex
Hello friend how are you can i talk with you for improving our English language
3:07
But we can say "I have no money" instead of don't Right?
Yes, that's fine. It can be an answer to a question: "How much money do you have?" answer: "I have no money." or "I don't have any money."
yes :)
You can but it doesn't sound as natural as I don't have any money. You can say "I have no money at all" that sounds more natural.
at all ? XD
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I get your speech without subtitles but I get nothing of spoken when I watch TV shows. If everyone spoke this way like you it would be really awesome.
I'm a student at envid I think this lesson for the beginners however I'm so grateful for your teaching/ helping us.
Excellent... Ilike your explications... Your pupil nabil from Algeria
Seriously? You should emphasise "lesson for beginners"..
Trust me, I know English 15yr olds who don't know these XD
it can be true :D English people don't care about their rules which we - foreigners learn :D
jasiaaj
* foreigners
yes, right :) it was only my mobile phone hehe :)
Blasteroid01 "who don't" ? you made a mistake worse than the mistakes on the video!
it's "who doesn't"
seriously this lesson for kids
خف علينا هع
...IS for kids.
If it is for kids, WHY did you click on it to watch????
Not all people are understanding this lesson +_+
hmm
Hello, I am from Algeria. Thanks for your efforts to help people to speak English correctly.
Thank you alex, it is very common using those wrong expresion when we (latin people) talk in english. I think that we have to hear and practice more.
Great ,it's verry helpful
+Amar Salah Thank you very much! I'm glad it's useful.
Can I say "He has no money" instead of "He doesn't have money"?
notsniw135 yes, you can say that
Only if we had such English teachers in India...kudos to Alex
You're a best teacher...
Isn't this too easy? I thought this would help me but.... I already know all of those...
Most of these are mistakes that are made by beginner English students.
yes
yes
Exactly ... Same here
pearly y its not about being selfish i just said it dnt take it personal :-p
Hi Alex
I like the way you teach, you are clear in you speach and easy to comprehend. Keep up the good work.
100% thx Alex. You are amazing.
You're so much helpful! Thanks
To speak and write English properly, we must know grammar and must know it's proper use. Teacher Alex's pronunciation is clear, good for we the Asian-American to follow and understand.
I'm glad it's easy to understand!
MR.Alex, you are an outstanding instructor.
Thanks a lot!
I like this lesson because it helped me to improve my english level
I like your videos a lot, because they are not only short and useful, bul also clear and fun.
Thanks teacher, from Colombia 🇨🇴
You are the best!!! Thank you teacher for your time and for teaching us.!!
Alex , you are an amazing English mentor , so clear , so simple and so fluent ..
My best teachers is alex and Rani. Thanks you Ranj n Alex for giving us better lession in English.
My pleasure! Thank you for studying with EngVid, bibhash!
*Getting to know a place:*
- to explore
- to get to know
- to visit
I want to explore the city
Yesterday, I traveled around downtown
1) I am a student
2) I agree/Do you agree?
3) I went downtown / I saw my cousin
4) He doesn't have money (He has no money) / They don't have money (They have no money)
5) I want to get to know the city
For me - very good pronunciation and very comfortable speed of speech. Thank You
Glad to hear that!
I can't thank you enough for explaining.
hi, can you explain me please, when we have to use "here" and "in here"?
Sir I like your explanation.....and ..voice...
Number 5 explanation is good . I finally learn how to say right.
It's really a marvelous lesson for who are still confused on this sentences.
+Al-Shafiul Islam Thank you very much!
It's my pleasure sir
Pretty clear, professional teacher.
I'm glad it was easy to understand!
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I love your pronunciation sir, I'm Zubair from Bangladesh
Great lesson Teacher...That's the way I like... Fast and direct...Congratulations.
I love the way he teach because it easy to understand. Thank you very much my best teacher.
I agree you are the best teacher, thank you very much
Yes, I understand easily.Thank you ,sir
That very good lesson,specially for us ESL speakers.
The best teacher, very good...
perfecto para los niveles intermedios y los que buscamos perfeccionar nuestro #English
Hi Alex I'm brasilian and I'm learning so much with you! thanks for your lessons!
You're the best teacher I have ever seen
That's very kind of you to say. Thanks for your support.
Sentence No.4
The correct form is «he doesn't has money».
Coz «he » takes has not have .
my regards
I am following you from Iraq
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I always talk to my students about the article. It's also for to be. they think articles and to be are just the rules but not to be used in real conversation. It is a challenge in Indonesia. We have articles and to be, but they are used only in formal conversations.
Ah, that does make it tougher, but like anything, an unfamiliar bit of knowledge can become familiar the more often it's confronted. :)
IT’S VERY USEFUL TO REMEMBER !!
Your pronunciation was very clear for me, I love it!
And thank you for this helpful video. I learnt new expressions and also now I know how to say those things correctly.
Might to make separate vids per language group as well. Like having articles can be new or not depending on what's your native language.
Thanks for your help teacher.
Thanks for these courses are very useful ☺
these courses are very useful would be the correct way to say that
Tijuana iguana thanks
+IslamFacts Thanks for these useful courses.
Great lesson thanks Alex, the past tense doesn't easy to use.
Perfect Alex , you are a very good teacher.
Bravo teacher explain You good
thank you... ur accent is too easy for begginers or foreigners .🌼
I'm impressed with your lecture
your teaching style is fabulous
In the sentence number 4. It's correct to say: He doesn't have any money. Regards from Ecuador.
+tonight yes
We often made mistakes in this small sentences. So we could have been corrected through this video.
Hi Alex, My name is Orlando from Mozambique. I just saw your lesson, and I loved it. Thanks for sharing.
Hope there are no mistakes in this text :-)
Alex,you're right.
Thank you for filming this video!
Great video. I am going to see more of them because you are explaining things really great and it's easy to understand you. Actually I learnt more from this 6min video than after 2 yrs lof living in UK :) Thanks and GJ
in my country we don't do any such mistakes. The most common mistake we do is to use second form of a verb after did. Even though I am well aware of the rules I too make that mistake sometimes as its in my subconscious because of listening to incorrectly formatted sentences for years.
Simple and easy to understand!
I am really interested in your teaching. And many thanks for your help!!!
Pretty cool ! Worth watching again and pay more attention to learn welll ! Are you American teacher ?!
what a very clear explanation, thanks Alex
Alex your method is easy and clear. I like it. keep it up!!
Thank you so much for everything my teacher online
My pleasure. I'm glad it was useful!
@@engvidAlex you are the best teacher in the world
Loved your class! Amazing!
thank you I really need that because I make a lot of mistakes
Wonderful teaching skill.
thank you so much teacher Alex, this video is helps me a lot to understand how to speak correctly.
I am a supervisor
I agree with you Alex sir
i told to my younger brother for watching your video
He does not play good cricket. That's why he has exclude from team.
They did not know about her relationship.
I want to get to know about you
Thank you teacher Alexis appreciate for your videos
Hello ! I'm moroccain i 'm 13 ans i study english and i have examen cambridge ♡
Wow! Good luck! :)
thank you! this kind of short vídeos are really usefull, being simple and easy to watch any time
Thank you so much very important lesson
You are a wonderful teacher
Thanks so much teacher , im a beginner and I've learned something important
That's fantastic! I'm happy to help. Thanks for studying with me.
Thanks a lot for your video.
It's cristal clear lesson.
Alex, thank you very much for this video! Could you pleas let me know if in the sentence a speaker omit "DO". F.e. "I no get on the train on time " is it lexical or syntactic mistake? Thank you
My examples :
1. I'm a student.
2. She's an accountant.
3. She agrees.
4. Does she agree?
5. I went Downtown last year.
6. She didn't catch a cold last Tuesday.
7. It doesn't sound very loud, but it sounds very beautiful.
8. She doesn't have a car.
9. I am going to go around Mumbai city.
10. Jennifer traveled around Bali in 2017.
11. She Will walk around Jakarta city.
12. May i get to know the city?
13. When Marco visited the city, i was in his house two years ago.
14. If you want to explore the city, you should be like when in Rome do as Romans do.
15. Let's explore the city of London.
From Brazil From Marcio
We learn these tips when studying Grammar Rules.