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hot in Greece today it’s not super hot
in London today it’s pretty nice weather
look I’m not sweating and gross today
isn’t this nice okay so let’s begin one
person on Facebook asked and can you
please explain the difference between
present perfect and past perfect because
it’s horrible I agree it’s horrible so
let’s look at a very quick very quick
difference between present perfect or
any tense and the past perfect when
would you use the past perfect so let’s
look at this guy this guy just arrived
in London he’s looking at his map he’s
confused how am I going I don’t know
where anything is
should I go here yeah I don’t know so
he’s confused he is lost we’d say he’s
lost why this is his first time in
London he wants to say that’s not a per
se he’ll say I’m lost because from now
in the past
he’s thinking I’m lost I don’t know
anything because I’ve never been to
London
remember on Friday I posted what have
you done this week that was because when
we say present perfect I’ve never
that’s from now going back going back in
the past so I’ve never been that’s
present perfect and that’s from now into
the past I don’t have this experience
I’ve never been to London so right now I
am lost that’s how the past affects the
present but when do we use past perfect
then okay let’s say that this is not the
present this is not right now this whole
situation is a memory
now this guy is remembering this past
situation this now happened in the past
so at this point he’s thinking ah I was
I was so like a baby in London I was
such a baby in London because of this
situation but when it’s at this point he
won’t say I was lost because I’ve never
been to London no this is what he wants
to say I okay let’s put a pin in that
for a second
going backwards a little bit a tiny tiny
bit he’s saying I am lost right now
because I’ve never been to London at
this point this point this is not now so
at this point he will think about this
situation in the past and think oh I
remember that time I was lost in the
past why why was he lost see if you can
write see if you can write the answer I
was lost because why have used present
perfect here
I think there is a delay also spike
toilet chase for that yes Yvonne Mouse
very very good I – Chowdhury well done
Sarah Vaughn got it and Dre got it my
way I got it
Roger you got it awesome look at all of
you are amazing look at all these people
all with perfect answers yes Edie good
to see ya
all of those perfect answers yes
absolutely I was lost
why because I had never been to London
the past perfect that is when you use
past perfect when it’s the past of a
past compare the two this is the past of
a present this is the past of a past
action so that is when you see the
difference the past of the past or the
past of a present present perfect past
perfect and write your own examples I
will give you some more for example I am
hungry I am hungry because I haven’t
negative I haven’t eaten lunch past
perfect I’m okay now but before I was
hungry because I hadn’t pick up because
I hadn’t eaten anything
Oh some people saying there’s no sound
okay I was using my fees for microphone
how’s the sound now let me know if you
can hear me I think yes okay good okay
so any other questions okay good the
sound is good now so any other questions
please ask them and I’ll answer them I’m
going to look through the comments
okay Oh a cell has a good phrasal verbs
question hello what is the difference
between turn the light on and turn on
the light great question so that’s a
difference between separable phrasal
verbs and inseparable
um usually it’s it’s you if you can
separate the phrasal verb then both of
those sentences are perfect they’re fine
there’s no difference so don’t worry you
can say both of them there’s no
difference in meaning okay okay so I’m
gonna read some of your examples let’s
have a look I am okay Kuji a tea poet
says I am feeling unhappy because my
boyfriend hasn’t called me today ah bad
boyfriend you have a bad boyfriend he
hasn’t called you that’s terrible so
tomorrow what can you say to him hmm
yesterday I was unhappy because you
hadn’t called me all day terrible
terrible boyfriend let’s have a look
oh this is a great question Islam said
it says what’s the difference between a
gun and I’ve been fantastic question
I’ll come to that but mu men allow it
says I will and I’m going through what
is the difference I’ve covered them
before a little bit but but I have an
amazing lesson coming for you soon with
future tenses you’re going to love it
you’re going to love it
promise you okay so and I’ve gone and
I’d be perfect good good question let’s
have a look
basically the basic answer for I’ve gone
and I’ve been when you say I’ve gone
it’s the same as I’ve left I was in a
building and I exited I left the
building
that’s I’ve gone that’s the main meaning
of God when you say i-beam that’s more
similar to I’ve visited a place for
example where is Ali he’s not in the
office oh he’s gone
he’s left and a question have you been
to Italy yes I’ve been to Italy I
visited Italy so that’s the main
difference I’ve gone have left
I’ve exited I’ve been I’ve visited
that’s the major difference let’s have a
look Eleanor says future tenses are a
nightmare yes absolutely they are
horrible aren’t they and but I have a
great video coming for you soon I’m so
excited and so happy to show you it will
be coming soon promise so look
Oh another good example Marcin says I
have no money because I haven’t found a
job yet great example Clark says I
failed my exams because I hadn’t studied
enough amazing example I failed my exams
that’s past because I hadn’t before the
exam studied enough perfect example no
le Rodriguez says I was worried because
I had lost my keys or contracted to I’d
lost my keys fantastic example let’s
have a look
Angelika just joined us hello Angelica
nice to see you and someone asks why why
had why anything in English the English
is weird English is a weird weird
language ok so let’s have a look for
another question and we’ll have a look
will teach it dudu
I’m wondering if you can hear the kids
outside it’s a hot Sun a hot sunny
Sunday so lots of kids are outside and I
hate kids
ok
someone’s asking about used to be used
to and get used to yes we don’t have
enough time to that one that’s a huge
huge we can do that no feel a challenge
coming on yes we can do that totally
yeah
okay first use – let’s do that
okay so this is me now and this is me
ten years ago for example ten years ago
me now me lots of things have changed
long hair I never had that long hair and
let’s say what else what else did I do
in the past that I don’t do now we know
everyone I never had this and okay so
then I played basketball I what else
what else did I do you tell me what else
did I do
smoking and I for the record I have
never smoked
now what way do I actually I can reveal
a bit secret now
well this looks much worse than I
thought it would I thought I’d look
really cool instead I just look like a
massive dork like an idiot
so yes I was I am sorry I’m Batman
now I’m Batman and I’m happy I don’t
smoke and instead of basketball what do
I play I play tennis that’s why I play
there now I am a tennis playing Batman
who’s very happy in the past I played
basketball I smoked and I was very sad
and I had long hair so um let’s have a
look how can we use used to in this
example now I can say ten years ago I
played basketball that’s fine there’s
nothing wrong with that sentence that’s
a great sentence but when I say used to
that adds a level of something changed
so let’s compare the sentences
I played basketball normal sentence
that’s a great sentence but that doesn’t
mean anything special
it just means in the past basketball
brilliant fine
but let’s add the word used to I used to
with this with you stood that next verb
must be infinitive play
I used to oh yeah I used to play
basketball when I say used to it adds a
level of change so if I say this that
means not just in the past basketball
now it means now I don’t play basketball
it has that connection to say oh yeah
ten years ago I played basketball maybe
I’m not maybe a little maybe I still do
now but when I had used to it adds that
change oh yeah ten years ago I used to
play basketball now I don’t that’s what
that means I used to play with
infinitive be very careful I used to
play pronunciation use too used to
sounds like it’s used to um okay I want
you to write sentences what is true
about me here so use positive sentences
I used to and negative sentences what’s
the negative I didn’t use to
pronunciation is the same used to I used
to play I didn’t use to play for example
I used to play basketball
now I don’t in a negative I didn’t used
to play tennis means in the past no but
now yes
that’s the big difference okay so em
tell me what are some other sentences I
could say about this
okay sorry cram about you I used to play
volleyball great I used to play Bach
volleyball during six years no I used to
play volleyball for six years
be very careful sansan says I used to
have short hair before
no remember used to talks about past so
for this I would say I used to have long
hair M oh I just saw a perfect example
now
it disappeared ah there we are
no it’s gone it’s gone again too many
comments I didn’t read it yet so in this
one I used to have that’s the verb have
long hair because now no that’s why I
use Houston in the past yes now no
Houston I could say in a negative I
didn’t used to have short hair that’s
fine
an s says Ali used to smoke perfect
perfect very good um when you say used
to remember the D unless it’s a negative
then you’ll remove the D cool Santiago –
Argentina Santiago hi in Argentina
hello watching – I see what she told us
great to see you
I used to smoke 10 years ago perfect
really really good good one Andrew
Herrera says I didn’t used to like
mushrooms but now I don’t
perfect example really good sentence I
didn’t used to like mushrooms in the
past hated mushrooms now love them great
okay perfect yet really good so let’s
quickly wrap them up I used to have long
hair I used to play basketball and used
to smoke and used to be sad I didn’t
used to play tennis that’s not in the
past but it is now I didn’t used to be
Batman okay now a common mistake with
this this one
that and when people use the when you
want to say for example now I don’t
smoke in the past no smoking
when you’re talking about from the past
until now you don’t want to say sorry
when you’re talking about the past until
now nothing has changed
don’t use use to remember used to means
something changed but if nothing changed
don’t use used to we’ve use present
perfect for example for me in truth I
don’t smoke now and in the past no
smoking so I won’t say used to I will
say I have never smoked and is present
perfect from now to the past I have
never smoked that’s the difference okay
so let’s have a look ah so perfect
example um II 67 Eve star underscore
says I’m smoking since 10 years I am
smoking since 10 years party I’m smoking
since 10 it’s now I don’t know if you
mean from now ten years ago or if you
mean when you were 10 years old let’s
imagine that you mean 10 years old you
smoked it 10 years old Wow oh my
goodness okay first of all this sentence
isn’t correct you will hear in some TV
show some movies
you might hear this grammar but it’s not
correct I’m doing something since
forever that’s not correct that is
that as a sentence is fine I’m smoking
right now fine but you want to say a
period of time at time
in the past until now so you won’t use
present continuous you want to use that
present perfect not I’m I’ve been
smoking since and not ten years you want
to say since I was ten really smoking
since you were ten
well let’s have a look yes Lynne new
cases I’ve been smoking for ten years
that’s fine
if you mean ten years ago until now
great but I think this guy meant when he
was 10 years old he started smoking
that’s so young is it young I don’t know
I never smoked so I don’t know I don’t
know just a ok well let’s do be used to
cuz that’s that’s a tricky one tricky
means difficult it’s a good word for
difficult should start using it
English is tricky okay so we’ve done
used to be used to the short summary be
used to means you are accustomed to
something some situation was strange for
you but now this situation feels normal
or it has always felt normal
that’s fine and let’s compare let’s
imagine that you come to England and
it’s very different here very very
different in your country the rules the
weather the transport everything is
super super different in London things
aren’t crazy for example
ah
okay in your country son every day in
England rain every day boom and you have
to use an umbrella boom
so for this situation you want to say in
my country all my life Sun every day
really really good it’s amazing the best
weather that for me feels normal
the rain the rain is really strange why
why rubbish rain every day boom it’s new
it’s not normal it’s very strange for me
this rain hmm so when you want to say
something is new it’s very different and
very for me it doesn’t feel comfortable
it doesn’t feel good and normal and
natural for me it feels really strange
different then you will use being used
to so you can say the weather which is
normal for me the weather to which I am
accustomed I am used to
I am used to sunny weather yay I am used
to sunny weather sunny weather is normal
for me that’s fun that’s comfortable for
me that’s what I know
that’s what is comfortable but rain I
want to say it’s it’s not normal for me
it makes me feel weird I will say in the
negative I’m not used to
rainy weather rainy weather is different
it’s strange it’s not natural for me I’m
not used to rainy weather that’s when
you use those situations now be careful
we’re talking about now or in the past
the time doesn’t matter don’t think
about the times with this and these are
both present you can use them in the
past
absolutely let’s imagine you arrived in
London and this was your feeling at this
time yeah I’m not used to this rainy
weather it’s so strange for me but after
time after time it becomes normal you
get used to it it becomes normal then
you can say ah you know what before I
wasn’t used to rainy weather but now
it’s it’s normal for me it’s everyday
it’s completely fine I am used to it I
am used to the rain I am used to rainy
weather ah
Benji gotcha says I’m used to being
alone that’s so sad
it’s all something correct I’m so sorry
can we all give what’s that Benji gotcha
can we all give Benji gotcha a an emoji
hug where are you
Benji Benji this heart is for you Benji
that’s for you but I’m sorry that
sentence is wrong when you use a verb
and how can we change this to a verb
let’s change the situation okay we’ll
use Benji’s example happy alone whether
it’s positive or negative it doesn’t
matter it’s the same the verb form must
change the verb form our host verb mg
that’s really cool
you guys are amazing and I swear the
people who watch have so much love for
you you’re amazing
yes so poor Benji this is for you for
you it’s not negative is a positive so
remember that verb needs to change I am
used to being alone
we need an ING with that verb so if you
have any verb put in there I’m used to
every day I go shopping that’s normal
for me I’ll go shopping I’m used to
going shopping
for example any verb it doesn’t matter
you live in Japan I’m used to eating
sushi that’s normal for me I went to
Japan and for me eating octopus eating
squid taco
takoyaki mean it’s delicious but it was
new for me and for me it was not normal
I was not I wasn’t used to eating
octopus I wasn’t eating I wasn’t used to
eating octopus Benji do you feel loved
now you’re not alone in this class no
one is alone you’re great
Benji where are you
Benji write us another message because
we all love you we all love you go to
your desk ah
Franko Resaca says I didn’t like the
rainy weather but now I’m getting used
to it
perfect example and when you say to get
used to something we know that in this
context this be used to means it feels
normal
right so to say get used to means the
situation is changing it’s becoming
normal for example for me I in
past I didn’t hmm didn’t I used to do ah
go to the gym a lot in the past I didn’t
go to the gym at all but now I am
getting used to going to the gym a lot
it’s it’s still a little strange but
it’s changing it’s becoming normal lets
get used to Hayatou Kenji I’m used to be
alone as well ah hide so just remember
that
ing used to being alone everyone’s a
like what do you will at home no one is
alone when you’re in this room when
you’re in this chat watching this class
no one is alone because there are
millions of you and you’re all amazing
let’s have a look kevvuu kekaa says I
used to hate little kids I still do
unless they’re my family my little
nieces I love them too bit other
people’s kids I don’t care about if you
show me your baby
I’m losers no I don’t want it I don’t
want any my face it’s really a lot of
personal things and okay let’s have a
look I was not used to playing piano but
now it’s like a breeze Alex casseon well
done with that’s a great example
Charlie B says I used to run fast great
Jana I can say your name right now Jana
a brush ever I am used to sunny weather
good and happy for you I’m used to
raining rubbish England weather that’s
why when it gets hot I’m not used to the
heat and I sweat a lot and it’s flat
persist Priscilla says everyone wants
hugs now good and you should one hopes
and you deserve hugs you deserve lots of
hugs everyone does hey Yvonne Mouse’s
never put strangers in my face stranger
kids in my face don’t put strangers in
my face either but yeah I don’t have the
energy for kids little lick okay ooh
Kokoro Satomi what an amazing question
at perfect time what’s the difference
between wood and used – this is perfect
okay so to finish let’s um let’s do that
that’s a great question
okay so let’s imagine we’re talking
about when we were a child I want you to
type tell me about your childhood what
did you used to do for example when I
was young I used to play with my friends
and we used to play football and we used
to when we play football we used to run
a lot we used to have fun this kind of
thing
write a big paragraph of that and I’m
going to correct your writing and also
teach good and used to because there
that’s a very very good grammar point
okay Hayatou and used to I am used to
playing computer games I’m used to
playing remember the inge when you say I
am used to need a big long big long
paragraph when I was a kid a kicker
kicker says when I was a kid I used to
run away from my house with my best
friend’s mom did I thought everyone did
that right when you’re a kid you tried
you tried to run away from home you get
something end of your street and then
you come back like sorry mine I’m gonna
run away again
I actually didn’t do that I think my
sister did
okay let’s say
it’s years whose example shall we use
here’s example shall ages
okay my book use a mix it was
oh no anywhere jury gets that swimsuit
music really when I was a kid I used to
play with my friends outside we used to
run in the streets playing games
brilliant okay so no any you said when I
was a kid okay when I was a kid I used
to playing with my friends outside
we used to run and streets
we used to play then things okay so this
one when we use wood wood basically
replaces use to notice in this paragraph
we have used to used to used to the
three uses and we’ve got a a sentence
which signifies the past so we know that
this is passed from the first sentence
when I was a kid we know it’s past this
is where we need to be careful Wood has
two meanings right and it can be an
imaginary hypothetical word for example
if I were rich I would go to the beach
that’s an imaginary hypothetical
situation I would go to the beach but in
this case wood doesn’t mean anything
hypothetical it’s talking about a past
routine action and it replaces used to
so let’s start in the middle because why
not knowing that word of the places used
to we’re gonna put it there so how does
it read now when I was a kid I used to
play with my friends outside we would
run in the streets and we used to play
games well we’ve still got too many use
twos and in fact with this and to make
it some nice clear writing let’s get rid
of that we don’t need that all that the
streets and play games love it great
sentence okay
so now I used to play with my friends
outside we would run in the streets and
play games love it so this used to we
know it’s past but we already know it’s
past from this so in fact from the
context
because we know it’s passed now I can
change this to wood so only change the
word when it’s obvious that it’s passed
because if you don’t then people might
get confused so be careful you don’t
want to confuse people people ask how
important is grammar in English my
answer is always the same don’t be a
dick about it
and if everyone understands what you’re
saying it doesn’t matter too much that’s
the most important thing so for example
let me say this if you like this that’s
fine that’s great when I was a kid I
would play with my friends outside we
would run the streets to play games that
sounds great
but if we lose this and we just start a
sentence I would play with my friends
outside what I’ll be talking about the
past or are you talking about a
conditional sentence if I were free
today for example I would play with my
friends he’s talking past or a
hypothetical now now there is no context
now this doesn’t make sense we need to
change it so now now we need to use used
to because without it there’s no context
we don’t know it’s past that’s why so
just be careful of the context that’s it
so thank you very much for watching and
you’ve all been amazing and we’ll be
back next Sunday and there’ll be a few
little fun announcements in the week
especially tomorrow look out look out
tomorrow for an amazing announcement I’m
going to make you’re going to like it
because there’s something coming on TV
soon I think you’ll enjoy it see you
next time
livestream by me it was a lame
introduction I can do better next time
hello lovely to see you all here and
reading the comments I’ve already seen
Kazakhstan Russia Brazil Algeria Korea
Colombia nice awesome people from
everywhere
hello welcome lovely to have you in here
if you have any questions please write
them in the live chat if you have any
very serious questions you need to
answer you need me to answer now now now
Ali why don’t you answer my messages
look at the comments there are millions
that’s why there is however a super chat
feature that you can use and I will
definitely see your question so this is
a good option okay so um hot grease it’s
hot in Greece today it’s not super hot
in London today it’s pretty nice weather
look I’m not sweating and gross today
isn’t this nice okay so let’s begin one
person on Facebook asked and can you
please explain the difference between
present perfect and past perfect because
it’s horrible I agree it’s horrible so
let’s look at a very quick very quick
difference between present perfect or
any tense and the past perfect when
would you use the past perfect so let’s
look at this guy this guy just arrived
in London he’s looking at his map he’s
confused how am I going I don’t know
where anything is
should I go here yeah I don’t know so
he’s confused he is lost we’d say he’s
lost why this is his first time in
London he wants to say that’s not a per
se he’ll say I’m lost because from now
in the past
he’s thinking I’m lost I don’t know
anything because I’ve never been to
London
remember on Friday I posted what have
you done this week that was because when
we say present perfect I’ve never
that’s from now going back going back in
the past so I’ve never been that’s
present perfect and that’s from now into
the past I don’t have this experience
I’ve never been to London so right now I
am lost that’s how the past affects the
present but when do we use past perfect
then okay let’s say that this is not the
present this is not right now this whole
situation is a memory
now this guy is remembering this past
situation this now happened in the past
so at this point he’s thinking ah I was
I was so like a baby in London I was
such a baby in London because of this
situation but when it’s at this point he
won’t say I was lost because I’ve never
been to London no this is what he wants
to say I okay let’s put a pin in that
for a second
going backwards a little bit a tiny tiny
bit he’s saying I am lost right now
because I’ve never been to London at
this point this point this is not now so
at this point he will think about this
situation in the past and think oh I
remember that time I was lost in the
past why why was he lost see if you can
write see if you can write the answer I
was lost because why have used present
perfect here
I think there is a delay also spike
toilet chase for that yes Yvonne Mouse
very very good I – Chowdhury well done
Sarah Vaughn got it and Dre got it my
way I got it
Roger you got it awesome look at all of
you are amazing look at all these people
all with perfect answers yes Edie good
to see ya
all of those perfect answers yes
absolutely I was lost
why because I had never been to London
the past perfect that is when you use
past perfect when it’s the past of a
past compare the two this is the past of
a present this is the past of a past
action so that is when you see the
difference the past of the past or the
past of a present present perfect past
perfect and write your own examples I
will give you some more for example I am
hungry I am hungry because I haven’t
negative I haven’t eaten lunch past
perfect I’m okay now but before I was
hungry because I hadn’t pick up because
I hadn’t eaten anything
Oh some people saying there’s no sound
okay I was using my fees for microphone
how’s the sound now let me know if you
can hear me I think yes okay good okay
so any other questions okay good the
sound is good now so any other questions
please ask them and I’ll answer them I’m
going to look through the comments
okay Oh a cell has a good phrasal verbs
question hello what is the difference
between turn the light on and turn on
the light great question so that’s a
difference between separable phrasal
verbs and inseparable
um usually it’s it’s you if you can
separate the phrasal verb then both of
those sentences are perfect they’re fine
there’s no difference so don’t worry you
can say both of them there’s no
difference in meaning okay okay so I’m
gonna read some of your examples let’s
have a look I am okay Kuji a tea poet
says I am feeling unhappy because my
boyfriend hasn’t called me today ah bad
boyfriend you have a bad boyfriend he
hasn’t called you that’s terrible so
tomorrow what can you say to him hmm
yesterday I was unhappy because you
hadn’t called me all day terrible
terrible boyfriend let’s have a look
oh this is a great question Islam said
it says what’s the difference between a
gun and I’ve been fantastic question
I’ll come to that but mu men allow it
says I will and I’m going through what
is the difference I’ve covered them
before a little bit but but I have an
amazing lesson coming for you soon with
future tenses you’re going to love it
you’re going to love it
promise you okay so and I’ve gone and
I’d be perfect good good question let’s
have a look
basically the basic answer for I’ve gone
and I’ve been when you say I’ve gone
it’s the same as I’ve left I was in a
building and I exited I left the
building
that’s I’ve gone that’s the main meaning
of God when you say i-beam that’s more
similar to I’ve visited a place for
example where is Ali he’s not in the
office oh he’s gone
he’s left and a question have you been
to Italy yes I’ve been to Italy I
visited Italy so that’s the main
difference I’ve gone have left
I’ve exited I’ve been I’ve visited
that’s the major difference let’s have a
look Eleanor says future tenses are a
nightmare yes absolutely they are
horrible aren’t they and but I have a
great video coming for you soon I’m so
excited and so happy to show you it will
be coming soon promise so look
Oh another good example Marcin says I
have no money because I haven’t found a
job yet great example Clark says I
failed my exams because I hadn’t studied
enough amazing example I failed my exams
that’s past because I hadn’t before the
exam studied enough perfect example no
le Rodriguez says I was worried because
I had lost my keys or contracted to I’d
lost my keys fantastic example let’s
have a look
Angelika just joined us hello Angelica
nice to see you and someone asks why why
had why anything in English the English
is weird English is a weird weird
language ok so let’s have a look for
another question and we’ll have a look
will teach it dudu
I’m wondering if you can hear the kids
outside it’s a hot Sun a hot sunny
Sunday so lots of kids are outside and I
hate kids
ok
someone’s asking about used to be used
to and get used to yes we don’t have
enough time to that one that’s a huge
huge we can do that no feel a challenge
coming on yes we can do that totally
yeah
okay first use – let’s do that
okay so this is me now and this is me
ten years ago for example ten years ago
me now me lots of things have changed
long hair I never had that long hair and
let’s say what else what else did I do
in the past that I don’t do now we know
everyone I never had this and okay so
then I played basketball I what else
what else did I do you tell me what else
did I do
smoking and I for the record I have
never smoked
now what way do I actually I can reveal
a bit secret now
well this looks much worse than I
thought it would I thought I’d look
really cool instead I just look like a
massive dork like an idiot
so yes I was I am sorry I’m Batman
now I’m Batman and I’m happy I don’t
smoke and instead of basketball what do
I play I play tennis that’s why I play
there now I am a tennis playing Batman
who’s very happy in the past I played
basketball I smoked and I was very sad
and I had long hair so um let’s have a
look how can we use used to in this
example now I can say ten years ago I
played basketball that’s fine there’s
nothing wrong with that sentence that’s
a great sentence but when I say used to
that adds a level of something changed
so let’s compare the sentences
I played basketball normal sentence
that’s a great sentence but that doesn’t
mean anything special
it just means in the past basketball
brilliant fine
but let’s add the word used to I used to
with this with you stood that next verb
must be infinitive play
I used to oh yeah I used to play
basketball when I say used to it adds a
level of change so if I say this that
means not just in the past basketball
now it means now I don’t play basketball
it has that connection to say oh yeah
ten years ago I played basketball maybe
I’m not maybe a little maybe I still do
now but when I had used to it adds that
change oh yeah ten years ago I used to
play basketball now I don’t that’s what
that means I used to play with
infinitive be very careful I used to
play pronunciation use too used to
sounds like it’s used to um okay I want
you to write sentences what is true
about me here so use positive sentences
I used to and negative sentences what’s
the negative I didn’t use to
pronunciation is the same used to I used
to play I didn’t use to play for example
I used to play basketball
now I don’t in a negative I didn’t used
to play tennis means in the past no but
now yes
that’s the big difference okay so em
tell me what are some other sentences I
could say about this
okay sorry cram about you I used to play
volleyball great I used to play Bach
volleyball during six years no I used to
play volleyball for six years
be very careful sansan says I used to
have short hair before
no remember used to talks about past so
for this I would say I used to have long
hair M oh I just saw a perfect example
now
it disappeared ah there we are
no it’s gone it’s gone again too many
comments I didn’t read it yet so in this
one I used to have that’s the verb have
long hair because now no that’s why I
use Houston in the past yes now no
Houston I could say in a negative I
didn’t used to have short hair that’s
fine
an s says Ali used to smoke perfect
perfect very good um when you say used
to remember the D unless it’s a negative
then you’ll remove the D cool Santiago –
Argentina Santiago hi in Argentina
hello watching – I see what she told us
great to see you
I used to smoke 10 years ago perfect
really really good good one Andrew
Herrera says I didn’t used to like
mushrooms but now I don’t
perfect example really good sentence I
didn’t used to like mushrooms in the
past hated mushrooms now love them great
okay perfect yet really good so let’s
quickly wrap them up I used to have long
hair I used to play basketball and used
to smoke and used to be sad I didn’t
used to play tennis that’s not in the
past but it is now I didn’t used to be
Batman okay now a common mistake with
this this one
that and when people use the when you
want to say for example now I don’t
smoke in the past no smoking
when you’re talking about from the past
until now you don’t want to say sorry
when you’re talking about the past until
now nothing has changed
don’t use use to remember used to means
something changed but if nothing changed
don’t use used to we’ve use present
perfect for example for me in truth I
don’t smoke now and in the past no
smoking so I won’t say used to I will
say I have never smoked and is present
perfect from now to the past I have
never smoked that’s the difference okay
so let’s have a look ah so perfect
example um II 67 Eve star underscore
says I’m smoking since 10 years I am
smoking since 10 years party I’m smoking
since 10 it’s now I don’t know if you
mean from now ten years ago or if you
mean when you were 10 years old let’s
imagine that you mean 10 years old you
smoked it 10 years old Wow oh my
goodness okay first of all this sentence
isn’t correct you will hear in some TV
show some movies
you might hear this grammar but it’s not
correct I’m doing something since
forever that’s not correct that is
that as a sentence is fine I’m smoking
right now fine but you want to say a
period of time at time
in the past until now so you won’t use
present continuous you want to use that
present perfect not I’m I’ve been
smoking since and not ten years you want
to say since I was ten really smoking
since you were ten
well let’s have a look yes Lynne new
cases I’ve been smoking for ten years
that’s fine
if you mean ten years ago until now
great but I think this guy meant when he
was 10 years old he started smoking
that’s so young is it young I don’t know
I never smoked so I don’t know I don’t
know just a ok well let’s do be used to
cuz that’s that’s a tricky one tricky
means difficult it’s a good word for
difficult should start using it
English is tricky okay so we’ve done
used to be used to the short summary be
used to means you are accustomed to
something some situation was strange for
you but now this situation feels normal
or it has always felt normal
that’s fine and let’s compare let’s
imagine that you come to England and
it’s very different here very very
different in your country the rules the
weather the transport everything is
super super different in London things
aren’t crazy for example
ah
okay in your country son every day in
England rain every day boom and you have
to use an umbrella boom
so for this situation you want to say in
my country all my life Sun every day
really really good it’s amazing the best
weather that for me feels normal
the rain the rain is really strange why
why rubbish rain every day boom it’s new
it’s not normal it’s very strange for me
this rain hmm so when you want to say
something is new it’s very different and
very for me it doesn’t feel comfortable
it doesn’t feel good and normal and
natural for me it feels really strange
different then you will use being used
to so you can say the weather which is
normal for me the weather to which I am
accustomed I am used to
I am used to sunny weather yay I am used
to sunny weather sunny weather is normal
for me that’s fun that’s comfortable for
me that’s what I know
that’s what is comfortable but rain I
want to say it’s it’s not normal for me
it makes me feel weird I will say in the
negative I’m not used to
rainy weather rainy weather is different
it’s strange it’s not natural for me I’m
not used to rainy weather that’s when
you use those situations now be careful
we’re talking about now or in the past
the time doesn’t matter don’t think
about the times with this and these are
both present you can use them in the
past
absolutely let’s imagine you arrived in
London and this was your feeling at this
time yeah I’m not used to this rainy
weather it’s so strange for me but after
time after time it becomes normal you
get used to it it becomes normal then
you can say ah you know what before I
wasn’t used to rainy weather but now
it’s it’s normal for me it’s everyday
it’s completely fine I am used to it I
am used to the rain I am used to rainy
weather ah
Benji gotcha says I’m used to being
alone that’s so sad
it’s all something correct I’m so sorry
can we all give what’s that Benji gotcha
can we all give Benji gotcha a an emoji
hug where are you
Benji Benji this heart is for you Benji
that’s for you but I’m sorry that
sentence is wrong when you use a verb
and how can we change this to a verb
let’s change the situation okay we’ll
use Benji’s example happy alone whether
it’s positive or negative it doesn’t
matter it’s the same the verb form must
change the verb form our host verb mg
that’s really cool
you guys are amazing and I swear the
people who watch have so much love for
you you’re amazing
yes so poor Benji this is for you for
you it’s not negative is a positive so
remember that verb needs to change I am
used to being alone
we need an ING with that verb so if you
have any verb put in there I’m used to
every day I go shopping that’s normal
for me I’ll go shopping I’m used to
going shopping
for example any verb it doesn’t matter
you live in Japan I’m used to eating
sushi that’s normal for me I went to
Japan and for me eating octopus eating
squid taco
takoyaki mean it’s delicious but it was
new for me and for me it was not normal
I was not I wasn’t used to eating
octopus I wasn’t eating I wasn’t used to
eating octopus Benji do you feel loved
now you’re not alone in this class no
one is alone you’re great
Benji where are you
Benji write us another message because
we all love you we all love you go to
your desk ah
Franko Resaca says I didn’t like the
rainy weather but now I’m getting used
to it
perfect example and when you say to get
used to something we know that in this
context this be used to means it feels
normal
right so to say get used to means the
situation is changing it’s becoming
normal for example for me I in
past I didn’t hmm didn’t I used to do ah
go to the gym a lot in the past I didn’t
go to the gym at all but now I am
getting used to going to the gym a lot
it’s it’s still a little strange but
it’s changing it’s becoming normal lets
get used to Hayatou Kenji I’m used to be
alone as well ah hide so just remember
that
ing used to being alone everyone’s a
like what do you will at home no one is
alone when you’re in this room when
you’re in this chat watching this class
no one is alone because there are
millions of you and you’re all amazing
let’s have a look kevvuu kekaa says I
used to hate little kids I still do
unless they’re my family my little
nieces I love them too bit other
people’s kids I don’t care about if you
show me your baby
I’m losers no I don’t want it I don’t
want any my face it’s really a lot of
personal things and okay let’s have a
look I was not used to playing piano but
now it’s like a breeze Alex casseon well
done with that’s a great example
Charlie B says I used to run fast great
Jana I can say your name right now Jana
a brush ever I am used to sunny weather
good and happy for you I’m used to
raining rubbish England weather that’s
why when it gets hot I’m not used to the
heat and I sweat a lot and it’s flat
persist Priscilla says everyone wants
hugs now good and you should one hopes
and you deserve hugs you deserve lots of
hugs everyone does hey Yvonne Mouse’s
never put strangers in my face stranger
kids in my face don’t put strangers in
my face either but yeah I don’t have the
energy for kids little lick okay ooh
Kokoro Satomi what an amazing question
at perfect time what’s the difference
between wood and used – this is perfect
okay so to finish let’s um let’s do that
that’s a great question
okay so let’s imagine we’re talking
about when we were a child I want you to
type tell me about your childhood what
did you used to do for example when I
was young I used to play with my friends
and we used to play football and we used
to when we play football we used to run
a lot we used to have fun this kind of
thing
write a big paragraph of that and I’m
going to correct your writing and also
teach good and used to because there
that’s a very very good grammar point
okay Hayatou and used to I am used to
playing computer games I’m used to
playing remember the inge when you say I
am used to need a big long big long
paragraph when I was a kid a kicker
kicker says when I was a kid I used to
run away from my house with my best
friend’s mom did I thought everyone did
that right when you’re a kid you tried
you tried to run away from home you get
something end of your street and then
you come back like sorry mine I’m gonna
run away again
I actually didn’t do that I think my
sister did
okay let’s say
it’s years whose example shall we use
here’s example shall ages
okay my book use a mix it was
oh no anywhere jury gets that swimsuit
music really when I was a kid I used to
play with my friends outside we used to
run in the streets playing games
brilliant okay so no any you said when I
was a kid okay when I was a kid I used
to playing with my friends outside
we used to run and streets
we used to play then things okay so this
one when we use wood wood basically
replaces use to notice in this paragraph
we have used to used to used to the
three uses and we’ve got a a sentence
which signifies the past so we know that
this is passed from the first sentence
when I was a kid we know it’s past this
is where we need to be careful Wood has
two meanings right and it can be an
imaginary hypothetical word for example
if I were rich I would go to the beach
that’s an imaginary hypothetical
situation I would go to the beach but in
this case wood doesn’t mean anything
hypothetical it’s talking about a past
routine action and it replaces used to
so let’s start in the middle because why
not knowing that word of the places used
to we’re gonna put it there so how does
it read now when I was a kid I used to
play with my friends outside we would
run in the streets and we used to play
games well we’ve still got too many use
twos and in fact with this and to make
it some nice clear writing let’s get rid
of that we don’t need that all that the
streets and play games love it great
sentence okay
so now I used to play with my friends
outside we would run in the streets and
play games love it so this used to we
know it’s past but we already know it’s
past from this so in fact from the
context
because we know it’s passed now I can
change this to wood so only change the
word when it’s obvious that it’s passed
because if you don’t then people might
get confused so be careful you don’t
want to confuse people people ask how
important is grammar in English my
answer is always the same don’t be a
dick about it
and if everyone understands what you’re
saying it doesn’t matter too much that’s
the most important thing so for example
let me say this if you like this that’s
fine that’s great when I was a kid I
would play with my friends outside we
would run the streets to play games that
sounds great
but if we lose this and we just start a
sentence I would play with my friends
outside what I’ll be talking about the
past or are you talking about a
conditional sentence if I were free
today for example I would play with my
friends he’s talking past or a
hypothetical now now there is no context
now this doesn’t make sense we need to
change it so now now we need to use used
to because without it there’s no context
we don’t know it’s past that’s why so
just be careful of the context that’s it
so thank you very much for watching and
you’ve all been amazing and we’ll be
back next Sunday and there’ll be a few
little fun announcements in the week
especially tomorrow look out look out
tomorrow for an amazing announcement I’m
going to make you’re going to like it
because there’s something coming on TV
soon I think you’ll enjoy it see you
next time
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