English Grammar – Present Simple & Present Progressive
Learn about the difference between the Present Simple and the Present Progressive in English.
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Saturday, April 4th 2009
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
Saturday, April 4th 2009
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.
Wednesday, April 8th 2009
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
Thursday, April 9th 2009
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,,,,
:)
Friday, April 10th 2009
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
:)
Saturday, April 11th 2009
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.
Tuesday, April 14th 2009
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 :)
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.
Thursday, May 7th 2009
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.
Friday, June 26th 2009
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.
Friday, July 17th 2009
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…..
Monday, August 24th 2009
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.
Wednesday, October 7th 2009
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.
Saturday, October 17th 2009
thank you very much and all the best to you with your family. With all my love. your students…
Sunday, October 18th 2009
I learn a lot, thank you Rebbeca.
My pleasure to help. Thanks to all.
Friday, November 6th 2009
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
Saturday, November 7th 2009
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.
Saturday, January 2nd 2010
thank you for efforts
Thursday, February 11th 2010
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..