English Grammar: Should you use DO or BE?

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  • @engvidAlex
    @engvidAlex  Před 6 lety +53

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  • @patriciawong5090
    @patriciawong5090 Před 8 lety +125

    this is exactly what I was looking for, thanks!

  • @daly5631
    @daly5631 Před 5 lety +1

    You are one of a few teachers who explain this topic in a completely way! Right now a get it. Thanks so much

  • @myhaAa
    @myhaAa Před 3 lety +2

    Was trying to explain this to my husband, however it's been a long time since i've studied English and the only thing i came up with was "using do/does only in questions regarding some actions". I've looked for other explanations, as he was still confused, and came across your video. Your way of teaching and explaining is admirable! Thanks a lot for helping us both! Will definitely subscribe to your channel!

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 3 lety

      I’m so glad I could help you and your husband! Cheers from Canada! 😃

    • @myhaAa
      @myhaAa Před 3 lety

      Cheers from Bulgaria! :) We're already big fans of yours.

  • @kakanangtanapaisalgit6513

    Thank you so much for this lesson . Really useful , essential . Everything now is clear super thanks again!!! Even I don’t understand “base verb” but I understand “ only use Do for action “

  • @nadiabeccaria1782
    @nadiabeccaria1782 Před 4 lety

    My compliments for actually explaining the structures, so many others just do not highlight the differences!

  • @JamesDrawings
    @JamesDrawings Před 8 lety +2

    Perfect explanation!
    Congratulations, teacher and thanks for sharing your knowledge!

  • @annasabrina972
    @annasabrina972 Před 3 lety

    Hi! I am an english teacher here in Brazil and this video really helped me to prepare a lesson! You're excelent! Thanks ;)

  • @deler9516
    @deler9516 Před 8 lety

    I struggled to find a rule for this question. You explained it really nicely. Thank you

  • @mendozatapia2650
    @mendozatapia2650 Před 8 lety +1

    hello mr. Alex! I love all your Inglish classes. I'm Spanish speaking, I love to see your channel every time, thanks so much!

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety

      +Mendoza Tapia I'm happy to hear that. Thank you so much for clicking!

  • @CleonaPattersoneFluentEnglish

    Terrific lesson as always Alex. ANY level of student would benefit from revising the formation of questions!

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety

      +Cleona Patterson (eFluentEnglish) Precisely. :) Thank you!

    • @CleonaPattersoneFluentEnglish
      @CleonaPattersoneFluentEnglish Před 8 lety +1

      Look forward to more videos, keep up the good work!

    • @eRmexMusic
      @eRmexMusic Před rokem

      7 years old but still gold.
      I've come here to revise some "intuitive" thing in my mind about English that I had leant years ago :D

  • @Luiz_ASA
    @Luiz_ASA Před 8 lety

    Parabéns, Alex!
    Você fala bem devagar, bem pausado.
    Entendi quase tudo!!!

  • @clairezachow591
    @clairezachow591 Před 8 lety +1

    Excellent! This is perfect for my class - and an excellent listening exercise too.

  • @rayssaoliveira6389
    @rayssaoliveira6389 Před dnem

    Thank you so much for your explanation, congrats!! ❤

  • @Najlata
    @Najlata Před 8 lety

    I am an arabic person and I understood the lesson clearly thank you mr. Alex

  • @chienluocthanhcongc
    @chienluocthanhcongc Před 8 lety +3

    These are the kinds of things people take for granted when they´re studying english. thanks. I really like the way you explain out your lessons. paused and methodical.

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety

      +Learn Speaking fast 1 month with Bacitikdaithanh Thank you very much. I agree that many people just take things like this for granted, which is why I wanted to focus on it.

    • @Amber-hd3px
      @Amber-hd3px Před 8 lety +1

      +Learn Speaking fast 1 month with Bacitikdaithanh had confusion regarding this but thanks to you for clarifying it.
      I am from Indian and it is the Teachers day here so Happy Teachers Day sir.
      Thank you so much again.

    • @phanthanhnhut4678
      @phanthanhnhut4678 Před 8 lety

      +Learn Speaking fast 1 month with Bacitikdaithanh And you speak any foreign language? Please explain why you put the word "do"?

  • @CesarFlores-bu5sq
    @CesarFlores-bu5sq Před 2 měsíci

    I am so happy, I am learning what I did not understand in class, you have taught me, thank you brother

  • @patriciawong5090
    @patriciawong5090 Před 8 lety +2

    love your channel!keep going!you are really good teacher!

  • @cccEnglish
    @cccEnglish Před rokem

    Hi, my name is Christian. I’m also an English Teacher on CZcams, I think you are very clear.

  • @Leslie-fq7lp
    @Leslie-fq7lp Před 4 lety

    this is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks, teacher!

  • @AzizjanAyupov_leo
    @AzizjanAyupov_leo Před 8 lety +2

    Thank you very much, Alex! I was thinking about it for all day)))

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety +1

      +Azizjan Ayupov That's great to hear! Keep on studying!

  • @keekaa.
    @keekaa. Před 5 lety +2

    I've started to teach english recently and this video helped me a lot! This topic involves the most common mistakes and questions of the students. Thank you so much for helping!

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 5 lety +1

      My pleasure! I made it after getting similar questions from students in the beginner levels.

    • @sameerkapoor823
      @sameerkapoor823 Před rokem

      @@engvidAlex I have a question to u. Mr Alex solve it. For example. The book might have been read. Which tense it is. I think it is modal + perfect+ passive passive of perfect infinitive because

    • @sameerkapoor823
      @sameerkapoor823 Před rokem

      Passive is being made. Why do we use third form with have.

  • @mohammedabubaker6844
    @mohammedabubaker6844 Před 4 lety

    Thank you very much for the explanation, I was really confused about using BE or Do in a question.

  • @diegohenriquesilva9186

    Great explanation! I'm brazilian and I'm learning English. Your videos are awesome!! Thank you.

  • @MedEasyAnas
    @MedEasyAnas Před 8 lety +5

    Thank you Mr.Alex

  • @sawblessingrain4000
    @sawblessingrain4000 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you so much teacher I was so confused how to use them. But now, I could understand because of your clear explanation.

  • @marcioa.f.1016
    @marcioa.f.1016 Před 6 lety +1

    With no doubt! I think this was one of the most important video for me. Thanks a lot, Alex!

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 6 lety

      No problem, Marcio! Thanks for watching!

  • @user-nb6ij3yh8r
    @user-nb6ij3yh8r Před 8 lety +11

    How are you doing dear mr. Alex? You are my the likest teacher in the engvid! Your explanations are so clear, suitable and fit for me. Thank you so very much for your useful work!

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety

      +Алексей Баринов Not a problem. Thank you very much for your support!

    • @dongle8710
      @dongle8710 Před 8 lety +1

      +Алексей Баринов when i am begin to learn english. i was watching video by AlexESLVid. thank for your help( Alex and teacher in Engvid). my life is brilliant when i know other people on the earth talk and share. thank a lot. at the moment, no word can describe my think.:D

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety +2

      +Dong Le "No words can describe my thoughts." :)It's important to feel like you are connected to the language and to the teachers.

    • @dongle8710
      @dongle8710 Před 8 lety

      +English Lessons with Alex (engVid AlexESLvid) ok. thank you.:D

  • @gabrieladacosta5305
    @gabrieladacosta5305 Před 5 lety

    Perfect. I watched many videos in Spanish but I didn’t understand in my language. And I understood it with your explanation in English. Thank you so much.

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 5 lety

      That's such a nice compliment! Thank you, Gabriela. I'm glad it's clear. :)

  • @palakthakur7795
    @palakthakur7795 Před 7 lety +2

    thank you it was a wonderful lesson....really grateful..

  • @user-pd6bn5eg8x
    @user-pd6bn5eg8x Před 8 lety +1

    Thanks a lot, Alex, the nice job!

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety

      + Татьяна Афанасьева Thanks for watching!

  • @navdeepdeol1605
    @navdeepdeol1605 Před 4 lety

    I was confused between do and be and suddenly i found your video which made my day.Thanks to u teacher to solve my problem.

  • @user-ed7ns5rh1i
    @user-ed7ns5rh1i Před 2 měsíci

    Really valuable information, thanks teacher!!

  • @user-ux9xx7iq8z
    @user-ux9xx7iq8z Před 7 lety +4

    Thanks for explaining

  • @MrPepecoco
    @MrPepecoco Před 6 lety

    thank you, I've been searching an explanation for months. It's earier than I thought

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 6 lety

      Awesome! It's not as bad as some people think. :)

  • @kasahunabera1294
    @kasahunabera1294 Před 7 lety

    Thank you Alex I benefited a lot from your lesson!

  • @sumayia_kk
    @sumayia_kk Před 2 měsíci

    Thanks a lot sir, you are a great teacher 💫🌟

  • @miryamoranegari2514
    @miryamoranegari2514 Před 3 lety

    Thank you! It was very helpful! I'm not a native speaker but I teach young students and I couldn't find the reason for this rule so thank you for the clear explanation:)

  • @multil745
    @multil745 Před 16 minutami

    Good one and useful

  • @saminabee5315
    @saminabee5315 Před 6 lety +1

    Thank you sir, i have so many doubts but when i watched your video, it clears all my doubt

  • @marciowagner8273
    @marciowagner8273 Před 7 lety

    Great teacher! thank you Alex!

  • @eikaiwawithsam2549
    @eikaiwawithsam2549 Před rokem

    By coincidence, I saw this video this morning, when making my lesson plan. Then, in the evening, I decided to see how good my new mic is, by doing some tongue twisters.... and surprise, surprise, guess who made a list of 50? (though honestly, "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream." is not really a tongue twister, but 50 was a big promise, so whatever.)
    Good job Alex, you gave me the info that nobody seemed to plainly say

  • @larisajaaskelainen7137
    @larisajaaskelainen7137 Před 8 lety +1

    Alex you are the best teacher in the world! Perfect teacher! I wish you God blessing and long life!

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety

      +Larisa Jääskeläinen Thank you so much. I truly appreciate it.

  • @MrAdrianoCBB
    @MrAdrianoCBB Před 8 lety +1

    Wonderful lesson! I really appreciate your channel. You've been helping me a lot, because it's always good to get more knowledge. Thanks for this great lesson and keep up the awesome work.

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety +2

      +Adriano Adkins Not a problem. As always, thanks for watching! I'm glad you're learning from these videos. :)

    • @sureskahahshs4026
      @sureskahahshs4026 Před 4 lety

      k ha

    • @sureskahahshs4026
      @sureskahahshs4026 Před 4 lety

      Laila Noor Mohammad Noor Mohammad public

  • @shivamostahkam
    @shivamostahkam Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you 👏🏼

  • @erikgarcia2144
    @erikgarcia2144 Před 8 lety +4

    Thank you amigo!

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety +2

      +Erik Garcia No problem, Erik. :) Thanks for watching.

  • @enelnombredeKakashi
    @enelnombredeKakashi Před 8 lety +8

    I love this lesson. Thanks teacher!

  • @GPoliane
    @GPoliane Před měsícem

    Fantastic. Thanks for this video.🇧🇷💜

  • @MrHjozsef
    @MrHjozsef Před 6 lety

    Thank you the nice explanation! Somehow I did not know the rule, however I continued to use the wrong "do" for everything. It makes sence! Thank you!

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 6 lety

      No problem! I'm glad I could help.

  • @sergiomendes7727
    @sergiomendes7727 Před 2 lety +1

    Hi Alex, thank you for amazing explanation.

  • @annaverb9159
    @annaverb9159 Před 8 lety +5

    Hi, Alex! Thank you for good theme:)

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety

      +Anna Verbitskaya No problem. :) Thanks for clicking.

  • @grazieleruas
    @grazieleruas Před 7 lety +1

    Excellent class! Thank you!

  • @balajigajendran3082
    @balajigajendran3082 Před 2 lety

    Examples and explainations are very clear . thankyou alex

  • @pinwinessa
    @pinwinessa Před 8 lety +1

    I love you, you saved my life! Or at least, my class from confusion.

  • @louloucaouette5161
    @louloucaouette5161 Před měsícem

    Very interesting, I like it a lot. I will listen again. Thank you very much!

  • @engvidAlex
    @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety +20

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  • @_lalaley
    @_lalaley Před 8 lety

    Thanks for your lessons, man! Very simple and understandable! From Russia with love!

  • @patriciawong5090
    @patriciawong5090 Před 8 lety +5

    you are a really good teacher!sigh, I always forget "a" and "the"

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety

      +Patricia Wong It's a common mistake. :)

  • @1111granush
    @1111granush Před 8 lety +3

    thank. you. for lessons.

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety +1

      +Granush Sevumyants No problem. Thanks a lot for watching, and I hope to see you again.

  • @benalexender3046
    @benalexender3046 Před 8 lety +6

    peace and love from Egypt

  • @md-2712
    @md-2712 Před 8 lety +1

    you're great teacher Alex. Thank you :)

  • @sabujhossain2560
    @sabujhossain2560 Před 6 lety

    Thank you so very much for making this helpful tutorial.

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 6 lety

      My pleasure! I'm glad it's helping people.

  • @alfredgalatos9522
    @alfredgalatos9522 Před 8 lety +6

    sometime questions could be made with Have.... confusing . Thanks anyway Alex your lessons are always clear and easy to understand

  • @yingying9389
    @yingying9389 Před 3 lety

    My understanding is if the sentence include the "notional verb" in we can use do/does/did, if no notional verb ,use be "am/is are/was/were.

  • @polinachervova818
    @polinachervova818 Před 3 lety

    Great lesson! Thank you so much!

  • @manimekalaveerapandian3535

    surely this lesson erase my long time doubt sir,before that i am very confusing for whichone is used do/be verbs,but now my problem sloved,thank u so much sir

  • @florvalencia8868
    @florvalencia8868 Před 3 lety

    Teacher thank you so much, your explanation was awesome, you are the best 👌❤Never before in my life, had I been so clear about the Do and Be as now. Thank you again you are awesome.

  • @ytwatcher181
    @ytwatcher181 Před 5 lety

    Awesome ! The best explanation of this topic I’ve ever seen!

  • @xloygr1605
    @xloygr1605 Před 8 lety +1

    Thanks a lot Alex! Very usefull lesson for me. Really I thought I never figure out when use do or be. I always used my intuition but turn out unbelivable you show us a rule in Englisg!! Wow!

    • @xloygr1605
      @xloygr1605 Před 8 lety +1

      +Xloy GR This video made my day!

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety

      +Xloy GR I'm really happy to hear that! :) That's the whole reason I make these videos.

  • @leonardocortes7135
    @leonardocortes7135 Před 7 lety

    Thank you Teacher.Big hug.

  • @engvidAlex
    @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety +49

    Bonus points if you recognize my t-shirt!

    • @winglessfowl9263
      @winglessfowl9263 Před 8 lety +1

      +English Lessons with Alex (engVid AlexESLvid) Please clarify whether to use the following sentence this way or the other?
      I understand the difficulties of the students. or
      I understand the difficulty of the students.
      Any commenter here can reply please if u know. Which one is correct and why?
      I think the second one sounds good. Please sir.

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety +1

      +Nahid Ahmed See above. :)

    • @astronoybrasil7990
      @astronoybrasil7990 Před 8 lety +1

      +Nahid Ahmed I think both are correct... one word you are using in the plural form.

    • @winglessfowl9263
      @winglessfowl9263 Před 8 lety

      Thank you sir.

    • @winglessfowl9263
      @winglessfowl9263 Před 8 lety

      English Lessons with Alex (engVid AlexESLvid) Thanks a lot sir.

  • @artihlec
    @artihlec Před 6 lety +1

    Awesome! Exactly what I was looking for.

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 6 lety

      I'm glad you found it! Thanks for checking out the video, Artur.

  • @sausagefruit7690
    @sausagefruit7690 Před rokem +1

    Sometimes I really get confused, with all these verbs and so forth. For instance, when you are including slangs or dialects etc., where someone is saying "Where is you from?" instead of "Where are you from?", because if you re-think this sentence construction, "is" represents singular where the "are" is for "plurale". The same goes with continuing in simple past with "didn't", like "Why didn't you go(ne) to school?", that is some confusion about the english formulation and building progress of a sentence. Nonetheless, "are" is also present tense, but at the same time it is very confusing for non-native english speakers.
    Also, what has confused me is "You good" instead of "You are good", why would there be an "are" in the first place? I reckon there are just grammatical and both correct(?)
    Another important point that "like" is less formal than "for example/instance" using instead, this is something I need to adjust in the future.

  • @angelavu6810
    @angelavu6810 Před 5 lety

    Exactly what I want to learn. Thank you

  • @cameronstewart1300
    @cameronstewart1300 Před 3 lety

    He do be spittin straight facts

  • @sergeymitrofanov2282
    @sergeymitrofanov2282 Před 8 lety +1

    It's very simply. Thank's a lot!

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety

      +Sergey Mitrofanov "It's very simple." You're welcome. :)

  • @annisarahmah3267
    @annisarahmah3267 Před 3 lety

    Thanks Alex, your explanation very clear

  • @VatanakROS
    @VatanakROS Před 5 lety

    Thank you for your sharing.

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 5 lety +1

      My pleasure. Thank you for studying with EngVid. :)

  • @JorgeRamirez-cf5fn
    @JorgeRamirez-cf5fn Před 5 lety

    Great!. At last I understand this matter, simple and useful. Thanks.

  • @sakshikantela5982
    @sakshikantela5982 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much sir, It is really helpful.

  • @edisondrh7015
    @edisondrh7015 Před 8 lety +1

    Thank you for your lesson. This video helps me to learn English.

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety

      +edison drh I'm happy to hear that! Thanks for clicking.

  • @anapaulagaldino5718
    @anapaulagaldino5718 Před rokem

    Thanks, teacher.

  • @olgaarakelova568
    @olgaarakelova568 Před 6 lety

    thank you Alex!!!

  • @zoheirmai7156
    @zoheirmai7156 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the explanation ❤️

  • @flagwin
    @flagwin Před rokem

    Thanks for explanations

  • @elhimmelstein1913
    @elhimmelstein1913 Před 5 lety +1

    Amazing! Thank you!

  • @Olga-up3my
    @Olga-up3my Před 2 lety

    Perfectly explained!👍

  • @user-ws5di9cq9e
    @user-ws5di9cq9e Před měsícem

    Thanks teacher, it’s very useful

  • @ugherdz
    @ugherdz Před 7 lety +1

    thank u Alex! ..You are a good teacher!

  • @alexanderavetisyan5074
    @alexanderavetisyan5074 Před 5 lety +1

    thank you very much, you are very good teacher

  • @albertofrancese9777
    @albertofrancese9777 Před 7 lety

    This is a good video because it helps me understand this concept. Thank you!

  • @bencheikhidriss4880
    @bencheikhidriss4880 Před měsícem

    Thanks 😀

  • @sanad4718
    @sanad4718 Před 6 měsíci

    Thank you so much ❤

  •  Před 8 lety +1

    Thanks to you Alex and EngVid , I found this lesson too easy for me.

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety

      +Amrani Class Easy is sometimes good. :) This video is meant for beginner students.

  • @user-fk8gf2do7n
    @user-fk8gf2do7n Před 7 lety

    Thank you dear teacher!

  • @alexthai2456
    @alexthai2456 Před 5 lety

    lucky that I found this video, I had been stucking on this problem for so long.

  • @adrianasanches8102
    @adrianasanches8102 Před 2 lety

    You are the best in the world, thanks for helping me, I never have had a good explanation like this. Thank

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 2 lety

      I’m happy to hear this has helped you. Keep learning!

  • @muroc_1563
    @muroc_1563 Před 2 lety

    Thank you Adrian Borland!

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 2 lety +1

      I had to research who that is, but...yeah. I can see it. LOL.

  • @TV-qc2lu
    @TV-qc2lu Před 8 lety +1

    thanks so much mr,Aelx its very useful and help us and to improve english much more better.

    • @engvidAlex
      @engvidAlex  Před 8 lety

      +Weldat Fisshaye Thanks for watching, Weldat!

  • @denizbalc8685
    @denizbalc8685 Před 6 lety

    thanks for your help because your final words solved my problem