Emma
Valen
James
Rebecca
Jon
Ronnie
Alex
English Grammar – Present Simple & Present Progressive
Learn about the difference between the Present Simple and the Present Progressive in English.
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it was very nice , thanks you for hellping people
My pleasure.
thanks very much mis
could u help me in propestions in place like at in on and other there are very hard i cant underdtand it
and thanks for every thing mis rebca
Hi ahmd,
Alex has recorded a great lesson on exactly this topic:
Prepositions of Place – AT, ON, IN
it is very usefull
i need more help form you, my english is bad , and i love english.
Try to immerse yourself in English. Sing, read, write, speak, listen, dance…in English. Keeping a short daily diary in English can also help. First, just write about simple activities that filled your day. Later, add more details about people, places, emotions and so on. Of course, it’s best if someone can check your diary and correct any recurring errors.
I have seen many students make great progress and I’m sure you can do it too.
Dear Ms Rebecca,
I 100 percent agree with you.
!!!My English is bad, but I want to learn English well!!! I’ll do my best!!!Thank You for your help!!!
your words is great and I’ll do your advice. God willing…. thank you very much
OK i will help you if you send to me money
Cute! But you should say “if you send me money”, not “if you send to me money”!
you are a great teacher
hi how are you im from venezuela im taking a english course now im in the beginner level, so understand the english very well if the person that is talking speak slow, but sometimes i feel bad because when i watch the news in the british channel they speak very fast and i think that im bad learning the languaje….what do you think about?
Don’t worry.
When you’re starting out, it’s perfectly normal to experience difficulty understanding those who speak quickly. This happens to everyone. It’s simply a matter of practice and attuning your ear to the language and the accents.
As a beginner, you’re unfamiliar with the vocabulary, expressions and idioms used by native English speakers. You’re also unaccustomed to the accents. As you strengthen your language skills, you will be able to understand more and more.
Just take it one step at a time, and gradually you will be able to cope more effectively. So don’t worry, you’re not bad at learning English, you’re just going through the normal stages that every language learner goes through. Stay positive and you’ll make good progress.
again
thank you so much,,,,
:)
hi we are good tearchers please helpe grammar bigener and also ihave promlem spoken english iam liven forien contry iam student iwanna study unversity after four months so i realy need some ane helpe thats all see u again
I suggest you join English language classes in your country or in an English-speaking country right away so that you can start learning all the necessary skills for communicating correctly and effectively in English. University-level English is quite advanced, so the sooner you get started, the better. All the best to you!
your advice is very momentous
:)
HI, i want to say thanks and congratulate you guys, for this big effort that you are doing for us, people that need all this information in video format to improve their English skills. I have been following up all the videos and I feel I’m getting a pretty good knowledge.
once again thanks very much.
Our pleasure. Glad the lessons help you.
HI, I’M FROM LIMA PERU. I REALLY ENJOY YOUR CLASSES. THEY’RE AWESOME! I HAVE BEEN TEACHING FOR TWO YEARS, AND I’VE ALWAYS TRIED TO MAKE MY CLASSES EASY TO UNDERTAND. CONGRATULATIONS!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Always a pleasure to get feedback from a fellow teacher.
Thanks very much for your input and please tell your students about the website, so we can continue to offer more lessons.
All the best with your classes. Do drop in and see us if you’re ever in Toronto!
hi,
can u tell the use of would, could. i usually don’t understand. when to use would ,will, can ,could in some situations.
Hi Preeti
I will try and do a lesson just for you on this subject. Keep checking in on us. :)
I’m waiting you and yearn to the lesson :)
hi, thnx for the great side it is realy use full can u teach me how the rules of teaching i wana join any institute. plz reply
Dear Rebbecca,
I’m wondering if you have any videos or lectures in the verbal instructions in the passive voice tenses because they are the most confusing section in English grammar.
mohsen_mozayyan@hotmail.com
Thank you
Maxy
Yes, we have lessons on this website itself on the passive tense. These lessons were recorded by some of the other teachers:
Ronnie: Easy Introduction to Passive in English
James: Passive Introduction
I’m Sure they will help.
Hi Rebecca!
I’m enjoying your classes and the other teachers, so here I can improve my English and I know that this language is very important fot everyone.
Bye and Thank you
You’re welcome. Please do tell your friends in Brazil.
Hi mam Rebecca, you are so good in teaching! Thank you for your effort and to you colleagues as well in doing such videos which are useful to many people and very UNDERSTANDABLE. Thanks much!More lessons to come. May God Bless you all… :)
Thanks, Julia. Glad we could help you.
Hi, you are so good in teaching! Thank you for your effort and to you colleagues as well in doing such videos which are useful to many people and very UNDERSTANDABLE. Thanks much!More lessons to come. May God Bless you all… :)
Thank you so much for your feedback and blessings. All the best to you from all of us and good luck with your English! Please tell your friends about our website so we can keep on doing this. Thanks, again.
Thanks for great lesson ! I wish I could understand whatever I hear in English, and I also want to speak English, but I haven’t done yet. I discover this page and I think that it’s very useful for everyone, who want to improve their grade of english. I hope that this page will work forever…
Thank you !
Thanks for your feedback. Please do tell your friends if you feel these lessons help you. That way we can continue to expand the website with more lessons.
All the best to you with your English. I am sure you will succeed. With motivation and desire, we can reach any goal.
thank u :)
You’re very welcome.
hi ma’am thank u very much i like it i’m also a teacher recently i have done ma advanced in one of the institute in pakistan n plz can you show me the rules n regulation of teaching. looking forward to resing from u a positive answer
Hi Rebecca!
I’m enjoying your teaching..yesterday I watched the lecture on “present tense”.It’s really good,but after this lecture I’m expecting the lecture on “present progressive tense”.
So where should I get the lectures video on topic “Tenses” ..
please do the needful…..
Hello . Thank you very much. I glad that I found this website .
I wanted to study English very hard by myself . but result is not a good .
Right now you are teaching me by this website. I understand a lot .
Thank you .
Enkhee
Glad the site is helping you to learn better English. Thanks for your feedback and do tell your friends.
Hello, Rebecca, it’s me again. There is no space in “Polite English” so I want to say “Thank you”.
McDonald’s says: “I’m loving it.” It should be incorrect because you’ve written that it’s a stative verb and I cannot use it in progressive aspect. But I heard many people say that it is right. Where’s the trick?
Where can I use stative verbs in continuous’ tenses? Is it possible?
Thank you for your answering.
Yes, the phrase ” I’m loving it.” is incorrect grammatically.
However, it has become a kind of slang expression so you may use it informally, but not in formal or academic contexts.
There is a list in most good grammar books of the few stative verbs which you can use in a continuous context. It does take some time to understand the difference, especially when there is so much slang being used in movies and online.
Keep going, and you’ll get it. My best to you.
thank you very much and all the best to you with your family. With all my love. your students…
I learn a lot, thank you Rebbeca.
My pleasure to help. Thanks to all.
Hello Rebecca,
thank you so much for your lessons, I really enjoy watching them, they are very easy to understand and remember. I teach English too and use your lessons in my classes. My students in Ukraine enjoy them very much. Thank you.
I would love to listen to a lesson on a gerund. Do you have any? Thanks. Oksana
hi rebbeca
thank you so much for the leson .and i want to gives me some advics in the anglais reating cause i m realy bad .
Hi Miss Rebecca, I’m having a little problem with my listening skills, like some people had expressed here, it is very difficult to me to understand british people, is there any way to improve the listening skills in order to get what they say? is it difficult for you to understand the way they speak? sometimes I think about british people like spanish people (people from spain) sometimes I don’t understand what they say and I speak spanish since I was 3 or 4 years old, does that happen to you with british people?(or people from other coutries like Australia)
I was living in Toronto (I love that city, is beautiful and full of nice people) and most of the times I didin’t have any problem understanding Canadians, words like “advertisment” are pronounced different by british people, could that be part of my problem?
Lately I’ve been watching some movies with british actors, like “Alfie” and “shaun of the dead”, when I watch your videos I don’t have any problem understanding what you say, but when it comes to understand dialogues in movies…mmm…big problem…plus, I’ve never taken english classes, this is the first time I do it, I’m attending school in order to learn much better, I know I make many grammar mistakes yet, that’s why I’m watching all your videos, which I find really illustrative, like you said before, there is many slang in movies, that makes it tougher because british, american and canadian slang are way different.
I’m concerned about my level, I would like to be an english teacher but I think I don’t have enough knowledge, I read yesterday that in order to be a teacher it is necessary to take the TKT and with an upper intermediate level is enough, I took a test one month ago and they had set me in the b2 level, I don’t understand why they always set me in an upper intermediate or advanced level, I know I make many grammar mistakes, is that right? what testers consider in order to decide which level people go? how can I know when I’m ready to be a teacher?is it normal that I don’t understand british people even having that “so called” upper intermediate or advanced level? thank you very much for your time. Kind regards.
thank you for efforts
hey rebecca..
you are just great and your lectures are really really helpful.
what i want to know is,in a quiz there was a sentence that WE ALWAYS GO FOR A WALK AFTER DINNER.UNLESS IT’S RAINING.
I’m actually confused about UNLESS IT’S RAINING.
Although my teacher told me present continous doesn’t fall by unless..
i mean we are supposed to use simple tenses like unless it rains..
please help me out,i’d be really greatful to you..
hi Rebecca ! thnx a lot , your lessons are excellent.
hi teacher Rebecca.i am very happy beacuse that i am learning from your lesson .
plese send me detail any lesson.plz teacher and take care
Ms Rebeka
please i would like know what is difference and how i use the verbs rise and raise
second question
how use may and might
are there related
thank u
I like you when you explained. It made me understand.
Thank you so much.
Hi Rebecca madam in this engvid website so many teachers are there but u are the best teacher. plzz madam upload ur new lessons of past tense……i love u ……my name is emraan hashmi……..
this autumn is the simple present?
thank yu but i need more tests
Hi Rebecca I started watching your videos from You Tube . I could not find the grammatical topics in a regular order like after tenses it comes irregular verbs etc. Can you help me regarding that.
Hi Rebecca I’m very pleased with you and your lesson. I’m listening you and understand quite everything ! I’m very glad to see you in Argentina and dance tango with you ! Thank a lot again ! See you !
you are such a nice woman!
thank you very much!
nice way of teaching .. i want to learn fluent spoken and advamced english. what should i do
what level can i start
can istart from uper elementry
she is working in the hospital..
she works in the hospital..
hi, rebecca are the above sentences correct?
Hi, Engvid lessons are really helpful for me and many like me… to brush up their knowlegde in english grammer…
Many thanks for your noble and matchless effort… and Please dont stop importing your valuable teachings in Engvid. its very very useful and highly appreciated….
well done. you guys are done excellent job. people ll learn English now easily and get progress.
Thank you so much.
I actually enjoy studying with your lessons,because they are useful ,brief,and precise.
I have a question.
regarding to p.continuous: when can I use it in temporary situations? could you please explain it in details for me?
many thanks.
Thank you mrs / miss but this is not all about
the present simple and present continous what
about the stative verbs where can we use them . well , thanks a lot .
hi, can you give some lesson for children? My daughter is 11 years old and studying in let’s go 6. Thanks.
four your all your help,you are THE BEST!
Hi Rebecca,how are you?Thank you for your all your help.You are THE BEST!
Hi Rebecca , thank you for your good lessons
I want to ask , how can i be agood english speaker?
it is very good lesson
thanks robeeca
hi Rebecca .ROMANIA LOVE CANADA.NICE LESSONS AND PRITTY TEACHERS
Madam,
Its been a great learning experience with you
regards-hemanth
I need to know something about state verb and using that in present tenses like that present coninous and present perfect. I’ll be glad if you help me. Marta from Poland
well done thank you alot
oh thank you so much for this tutorial.. it helps a lot…
Thank you so much for the free lessons
hello Rebecca!!! i am from Kazakhstan,i think that u dont know this country,maybe i erronews. I saw your lessons)))) and i think it is fantastic))) can you help me about writting my essay motivation to university,i want to study an abroud. maybe some examples))))))))))) thank u)))))))
hello i am from Afghanistan i know u know that counter and i like to learn English but i have more and more problem in speling i cant wroth if u can pleas helpp me and thanks you Rebecca u are very great teacher thanks for teaching me
hello,i’m yassine ifis from Morocco i need you’re hellp to learn ENGLISH.i’m not bad ,just i have somme dificulty at english.so what soulde i do???
thanks alot mam for these good lesson
and you way of teaching is very amazing and i hope to be one of your friends
miss rebecca i want just say you that you are a great women and professionel teacher,thinks so much for your effort
hello i’m camilia i am from morocco i have some questions we say i have many or much work to do its confusing is rhese sentences are correct where does he arrvie at 2:00 / what is in the envelope i wait for ur response thnx for your help
thanks alot ms.rebeeca
thaks alot ms.rebeeca:)
hi thank you very much it is very helpful for me. my son and i, love to learn English. could you please help us?
greetins, teacher rebecca. this is the first time i write to you. some days ago i made i question to one of your fellow teacher on engvid, so the question: is what the differences bewteen the american english and the british on?, i expect a quick answer from you.thank you so much in advance,so long.
thank you with every language in the world ,not enough for you,thank you
Ronnie, Thanks, you really made it clear with tenses. I look for to learning more. I thank God for this website sight because I was always shy about asking questions in person in class.
Rebeccia, sorry use the wrong name, you are not Ronnie. I meant Rebeccia;nevertheless, I enjoyed the lesson on tenses.
Yeah, 100 points :)
But what about a present progressive lesson. I can’t find this video.
Thanks Miss Rebecca, my English improving alot
Tank you Rebecca, i like your lesson’s but i want to give me difference between present simple and present perfect tenses.
thank you for teaching me.
Great, but i would like to ask something.
Should we say that we use P.S in Habits, or Routine is better.
Hi Rebecca ;
Thank so much to help me for learning English with east way.
you are really a good teacher…thank you so much for your nice class
hi rebecca i’m from morocco and i want to thanke you a lot.but pleas can help me i have a lot of problems in writing what i should do
Thank you
thx for this kind useful lessons i think all theachers are elagent in this site .
excellent in teaching
thanks so much for video clases, they serve me a lot. although I’d like to watch and learn about present perfect simple and progressive. bye…
Hello,
Thanks a lot for this web,Its wonderfull place for improve my english. Thanks very much.
Hi Rebecca, first and foremost, I have to say that you are doing an excellent job and highly appreciated by all of us especially a non-native speaker like me. However, I have a question to ask on the 3rd part of your teachings on present tense which is why did you use:
Does He/She/It WORK instead of WORKS?
Hello Rebecca, could you please tell me when should I use words can- could, shall- should, will- would and so on.
Thank you for teaching me!
thank you teacher , me thusday I have an exam for english
hello how are you ? I learn new english
Love the lesson !! Do you have any French courses too or do you know about a website just like this one that can help someone learn French. Please i need help with French .. Really appreciate it if u can lend me a helping hand.
Great lesson I obtained an 80
Can you tell me the clear differences between Gerund and Present Participle?
hello Rebecca, my name is Fahad and i am from Pakistan. I want to tell you that after taking your lesson i am felling improvement in my english grammar.
Hi everyone! I’m Cambodian, I realy happy when we have Website address like this. It’s very important f0r me and other people on the world, I wih u good luck, thank you so much.
Cool! I love Cambodia!
i am from yemen i like english so istudy english from the internet iwould like to ask you how ican sbeak english and understand the meaning of word in the sentence for example i have my history class after lunch what is the meaning of have here and thank you for your lesson adel from yemen
Thank you a lot teacher
how to speak fluently
a helpful lesson , thank you
please I wuold like to help me in the writting memo and report
I can not thank you enough. I need forme you to help in the writting how to write memo and report
I can not thank you enough. i need from you to help in the writting if you do no maind.How to write report and meno. email
what is memeo
thank you very much teacher
excellent mrs.rebacca.
hi Rebbeca thanks for your help i want that you will explain each tense to us specifically like you did present simple.
It awesome.I need more Quiz for practice …
it’s very simple way to clear the concept of both tenses,thanks for informing.
Hi Rebbeca I am Elnara I am english teacher I love teaching and always tyr to be the bets one but steel I need help with past tense with irregulars and others if you could help me I d be greatefull to you . thanks
who make in the prsent simple and who make the precent contineus
thank you
me i not know the present simple
Hello,how do you do? I am a new English teacher and i have not found an appropriate method to present simple present for beginner.
Please give me the solution.
Your sincerly,
Sajad.
Hi Mrs. Rebecca,
Your lesson is really help me.
But in order to mastering all well, I think it would be better if I study in active way as well, like making conversation.
Do you think your site (engvid.com) providing this?
Or do you know another website I can visit?
Thank you very much for your comment.
Regards,
Siska
Good idea sisKA
Thank you for this course. I have just arrived in Toronto to further my English (I am French) Give you lessons in Toronto?
i thinks you so much
Hi..!
Rebecca
I am Cambodian and I want speak English fluently
Could you tell me how can I improve my ability ?
Thank Rebecca, It was great class.
Hi Rebecca, it was very nice. Thanks you for your help.
ur making it much easier Rebecca .THx
Thank You!!! )))
Hi ! MS Rebecca , thanks for you help is really help :)
Hi!
Which is correct?
He makes sure he “exercise” or “exercises” daily.
Thanks for your help.
hi thanks alot
this video is very good ! :D I have to use tenses on the exam ♥
hi please tell me when i use these all tenses i mean in which situation? give some situations and meanings of using these tenses with the help of tenses.
thank you very much
this is amazing web site really your explain is so clear and you have special method in explaining .. keep on and well don my sister if you want any thing i’m ready just send a massage.
(would you please focus on the conversation)
Thanks that was really nice :)
Many thanks.
thanks alot for helping…but i have some problems in using some preposition in my talk…
Hello teacher! Thank you for teaching English. Your teaching method is excellent. Also I appreciate your voice very much.
Thank you very much for a wonderful lesson to me. It was very useful and meaningful….
I will know is you have more an one questionary after each video. How I can access. Your class are helpme so much. Thank you. Cesar Martinez
can you fix me up i really have big problem in writng and i am new in this website
My score: 70.00.I got 7 correct out of 10…..ummmh!. Some a little difficult for me.I have to practice more……Thank you very much Mrs.Rebecca.
Thank You very match for clear and nice lessons.
nice videos, and the explanations, thanks to Rebecca and the team.
thank u mam..
Thank You!!!
Dear Madam
U & Ur Team doing a absolutely very good job.
In 8 minutes, i learn more than 5 years at french school…^^
… I learned (?)…
its nice
It was really being complicated before watch the video. Wot she was told is exact Students like me always making that mistake. Anyway I’m So happy about the way u teach and highly appreciated!!!!
thanks you alot.i find your website in youtube today so i am happy right now.
you are a best teacher in the world beacause learn english for free.i hope i can improve my english whith you.i use english class and english grammer in use for intermediat and your leasons also
thanks again:)
Hi,
Thanks for providing such helpful, and nice lessons. I got much knowledge.
am very happy that i could now avoid the error in my grammer thanks so much Rebbeca ..
Hello, Rebecca!
Nice to meet you :) Your classes are great. I live in Russia and am a translator/interpreter Eng-Rus, Rus-Eng. You know, employers want to get a person who has huge work experience as translator/interpreter and I have only the September internship. This year I’ve graduated the Southern Federal University. I don’t work as tranlator nowadays because of my little experience of being translator but I can use my skills :) I’m a tutor of English and interpret your classes to my pupils who want to learn this language. And this is a way to keep my English and the skills I’ve got at the University.
Thanks a lot, Rebecca. Your speech is pretty clear and distinct. If I only had the opportunity to study lingvistics abroad… but first of all, I should prepare for TOEFL and get the Fulbright’s grant.
Ok! I wish you luck!
BTW, I hardly see the words on the blackboard because of the light. But I can hear you and that’s awesome.
thank you mam.your teaching is very nice.
amazing
Thnks
i loved to learn from you
and i would do it once again <3<3
thanks to teaching me……
I’m the new student.What the difference between neither and either?
hi
Can you help me because the test Tomorrow
and i not understand the present prograssive
thank you i’m lebanese and i’m studiying english thank you for informing us
Thank you a lot.
Very clear and complete explanation.
All the best
Nuriyya
thank you very much
this is panjshiri
Afghanistan.
It is actually a very good lesson,but I have some questions regarding tenses so shall I leave them here or I should send them to your email which I don’t have? Please will you kindly help me out..
thanks you for the lesson , it was very nice ,i like your methodology to teachs us
Hey there thank you very much for your videos and well for this website in general, I’m from Mexico and I’m an English teacher here, still quite unexperienced I’m afraid and my students are having a hard time telling the difference between these two tenses and I’m getting quite frustated :(. I just found this website but I think it’s going to be a great resourse for my classes thank you :D
I learn a lot, thank you Rebbeca.
Hi Rebecca,
you are a good teaching > I have littile problom in english. I don;t understand prasat perfact .you can help me! pleas..
thank you very much mr.Rebecca
Hi Rebbeca,
Thanks for wonderful lesson.
Could you please also uploa the lessons on Past/Future simple and Progressive also.
I am not finding in this website.
Thanks a Lot,