Learn how to master the meaning and usage of modals. This grammar lesson will teach you how to ask for help and get permission, using the modals may, could, can, and would.
“Water” got me. Hehehe… I really enjoy your lesson!
rimma16
“water” got me too.
Gleicienne
ME too.
ghamdiaali
Me too! :D
Kamaljeet
tricky question
I fell into the trap
dny777
Dear James please explain all the tenses in one class and how to use,when to use with the main differences.
thanks
shankar
kaithashankar
Me, too. :-(
Vivian.Xiu
I read this comment before I answer, but it still deceived me.
SEYAHYO
me too hehehe
SALMA.SIYACOUN
hahaha I’m happy that I got 5/5 !!! ><
Thank you for your video! It can help me a lot.^^
Rachel
Thanks for your wonderful lesson, James.
Monomoon
what did u said of this lesson i can’t understood……..
amar
Hi ! James.
i think we should do a video lesson about Active , passive and punctuation in that lesson give us the some tips about active ,passive and punctuation .
regards
Taimoor Alvi
taimoor
Thanks teacher for your lesson, I got it.
alnasser
thanks teacher for your lesson but i need number 1 ,
may i get it?
najwa
THANKS.VERY GOOD
NEGURA
Hello, well lesson, but I knew about everything so I hope that this lesson will help others students. Please tell me what is the fucking differnce between MAY & MIGHT? May somebody could tell me what’s difference betweeb them?
Pauly
Hi guys!
James, you’re a great teacher! You can teach with a bit of fun, this’s awesome! Thank you very much!
Best regards,
Artem
malven
Hi,
These lessons are very interesting.Its helps me to improve my knowledge.
Vidarshana
whatsupp with “WATER” :) I got 4 out of 5
thanks
number1
i am want lean english
marwan
well done James, thanks a million. would u do a lesson of body parts one by one man n’ woman please be nice. bye.
Efrain
water got me too. nice lesson. thanks!
Geraldo
Thank you a lot James! Another one very helpfull lesson.
Igor
Thanks for interesting lessons
aminam
Thank you for the perfect lesson and for the wonderful way of teaching
Gargaz
wow .. you are really GOOD at teaching !
thanks alot for your lesson
and the Q ” water” got me too :D , but 4/5 not bad huh ?
thanks again :)
I’ve got 5 out of 5!!! Thank you James, it is very helpful.
MSJ
Thanks a lot Teacher James you’re the best :)
Mervin Maligaso
thanks
samsouma
i really like that site,thank you for your efforts
imifaith
very clear teacher thank you very much.
Aamal Al-Shahrani
Could you stop to use this annoying marker, please?! lol
Heitor
this a perfect English i never heard. Unlike the other this is the simplest, easiest lesson that everyone will enjoy to hear it. I hope that many people will enjoy to hear a simplest lesson. GOD BLESS
judge
DEAR JAMES,
I love ur lessons and way of teaching. i have a question about grammar:-
what is the difference between
– do you have a pen?
and
– have you got a pen?
It is quite confusing for me. so, could you plz answer this question. Thanks in advance………
sandhusaab
me either..
Michael
got 5/5
Narendra
May i know why water is a permission?
I got 4/5
onlylonely
4 out of 5 is not bad.isnt it? you speach very fast mr James.could you please speach littlebit slower next time?thank you anyway.
ahmed69
this is sajid i’m new user i like this website and all teacher very well teaching way
SAJID
thanks to engvid. i got a lot of knowledge on your lessons.
yonex
“Water” got me. Very interesting!
valbrun
Hi, It is very helpful to improve the communication skill.
krasur
J adore votre leçon!! Sorry sir, i would like to see the other lessons.
Thanks
Benny
James. You’re Awesome. I like your way of teaching. (rock)
Sambasivam
may be it is one of the the lesson i havent see yet…good skill in teaching
navas
James, thanks a lot.. I like the way you teach..
iswahyudi83
“water” I don’t get it???
iswahyudi83
hahaha.. it’s very helpful..
anyway,i got 4 out of 5 because of ” water” .
tnx sir james… more power.!
melvert
Me too
wakeelahmedchanna23
Thank you.
I got the water. =_=
Next Quiz,I will read the questions carefully…
wakeelahmedchanna23
Water is not modal, wrong question, in fact, wrong offered answer. . .
dejandanilovic
Excellent teacher!
Could you explain me a little bit more about the application of ¨be able to¨… tks a lot!
jmisola
Your teaching method is really good.
Nyla
Water is not a modal, right? why I am wrong? My mind said would but then I read the last word water. So, I answered water . I’ll just drink that water to get rid my depression..lol.
Thanks Mr. James. Hoping for more lessons to come. I know you would do that. Have a good day.
eoj07
james thank alot , i like your teaching
Sakvan
Thanks James… I enjoy your lesson… help me a lot…you are a amazing teacher
Cristina
Water! ((((((((((((((((
afa
hi Mr. James thank you so much for this wonderful lesson it’s helpful for me and the other people who wants to learn English :D
rowel
thank you so much Mr. James, you are the best
. . .
Ni KaEs
how can water qualify??xplanation please!!
inyaki
Hi mr James. I really like your method teaching.
Styel
James, when are you going to hold the lesson on SEAM Modals Part 4? If I’m not wrong you left that part out…
jingler
There are only 3 lessons about the SEAM method, jingler.
engVid
But isn’t SEAM a 4 letters achronim? E stands for “Express PAN”, A stands for “Ask for a PASS”, S stands for “State POP”. And what about “M”??
jingler
Thnx Sir.
saim6474
would you please help me how i can download your videos? or i can just watch them.
i must confess your great thankkkkkkkkkkkkkksssssssssssssss!!!!!!
fateme
Hey! james, your lessons are funny as hell hahaha! I really like them and the plus is that I’ve learned a lot watching them. Thanks a lot dude :)
You’re a bad ass teacher.
Wilber Rojas
Thanks a lot for ur teaching James ,I really enjoy learning.
Aichu
Man, I saw water and went berserk ;) Thanks for the lesson :)
jmdpablo
You’re incredible!
proks
5/5 :D Hahaah, James, could you shoot me? Haha thanks a lot , as always very good useful job, rigards
paulaa
please told to somebody with nick “inyaki” that it was joke for a smart one with this water…
paulaa
tell*
paulaa
5 correct out of 5 ^_^ “water” is not a model right ?!! thanx James
amnah
5out of 5 thank you !!! :)
olivebarrett
“Water” I don’t get it????????
RAHUL
Thank u for ur lesson sir
eeshu29
WATER WATER , great trick though ! Got 5/5.. James keep up the good work bro !!!! God Bless U
engvidstudent
Hi James. I like your way to learn…and your sense of humor..thanks a lot! but you know what? Could you speak a little bit slower? I sometimes don’t understand you cause you talk mile a minute.
bodzie
hello Mr james and Mr E
we’re accustumed to your snake lol
can you tell me why you always draw this snake
Me E i think you both have a long shared history
williameddey
JAMES I just got a job in a hotel and I would like you to do a video about hotel vocabulary
jefrydonis
Thanks got 60%.
Abdul Qayum
Water? :O
erudivo
water?….. I don’t get it ,
red
teacher I did not feel into your trap.I got 5 got of 5
Sandeep
Very funny quiz. I was trapped your quiz.
LOL
Thank you for your lesson.
Koichi
WHAT A HELPFUL LESSON
Noony
water killed me ;-)
24enrico
Water!LOL
bunga2556
Great teacher !
raffy357
I got 80% correct! got trapped with WATER.
tony wang
You’re great James. Thanks a lot!
Shelae
Hello James. Thanks the lesson. John
Andahazy
James u r so funny..lol…tks for the lesson!!!
kellydz
Water! Interesting
Like your lessons ! Hope more lessons from you.
Haw
Humain à l’eau!
ebssbio
thank you :)
wided kaaniche
Thank you that is a nice and crystal clear explanation.
marvinfordtech
Where that “Water” comes from ?
Romulolike
*Came
Romulolike
Grrr ! “Water” got me too.
Thanks
Ienaluk
thank you so so much , great teacher
sasukieos
Hi James! Nice lesson :). Would I say “I’ve been trapped in ‘water’ “? Thanks a mill ;)
Hexe
I wish this quiz was a bit more difficult. May I ask you to add a dozen of tricky questions into it?
Anna2005
Thank you very much for explaining the register in can, may, could usages.
Anna2005
Permission would be with “can”, “may” and “could”, and assistance would be with “can”, “could” and “would”, but sometimes they depend on the form of the question you have to build. Thanks a lot, teacher James from EngVid, I will have to study a little more to distinguish permission and assistance.
angardiobel
You should explain what you mean water
ALKEBSEE
Thanks James! you are a good teacher. you teach us a lot being so funny!
pinky17
Aha!!! there is a cheat in number 2 :)
Hiligali
You are a great teacher
. Thank you!
angeliki2778
It´s a very good lesson. You are a very good Teacher. I got 100%
Melrose
I got 5 correct out of 5 thank you
saadia01
eventhought I saw a comment about water I selected that one jjjjjjj oh my God!!!!!
BrendYerl
Gimme some water please))) Thank you for lesson, teacher, and you dont have to show your bum in every lessons))) ahhaha i m kidding, so that it is your business with biggest budget)))hahah
Mir Murad
3. What is the correct way to ask for permission?
would you mind if I smoke?
asking for permission?
lucascf
3. What is the correct way to ask for permission?
would you mind if I smoke?
asking for permission?
lucascf
I got 4 correct out of 5.
It’s a trick.
So funny James.
YICHU CHAO
Thanks!
shihai182
hi James your your way in teaching is really amazing(is superb)
basically i have a question is the Canadian language differ from the American; i mean in pronunciation or anything else?
thank you
Wafaa Mahmoud
Thanks, I really enjoy this lesson, water made me confused
Prashant2000
You got 4 correct out of 5.
thanks…
M kartal
Thank you
Ranimji
WATER!!!
I thought: water?? How absurd is that??
AND THEN I TAPPED IT!!!
Must be tap water, ha ha!
Netti
You should have pointed out one from “modals” Water isn’t “modal” :) It was a tricky trap.
marcin95
thank you
ataala
Excellent teacher. Thank you
VICVIL
hahaha i fall into tricky I got 3
Trespaylas
narf water ….
furfur
I would answer 5/5 but the tricky question with water got me.
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135 COMMENTS
“Water” got me. Hehehe… I really enjoy your lesson!
“water” got me too.
ME too.
Me too! :D
tricky question
I fell into the trap
Dear James please explain all the tenses in one class and how to use,when to use with the main differences.
thanks
shankar
Me, too. :-(
I read this comment before I answer, but it still deceived me.
me too hehehe
hahaha I’m happy that I got 5/5 !!! ><
Thank you for your video! It can help me a lot.^^
Thanks for your wonderful lesson, James.
what did u said of this lesson i can’t understood……..
Hi ! James.
i think we should do a video lesson about Active , passive and punctuation in that lesson give us the some tips about active ,passive and punctuation .
regards
Taimoor Alvi
Thanks teacher for your lesson, I got it.
thanks teacher for your lesson but i need number 1 ,
may i get it?
THANKS.VERY GOOD
Hello, well lesson, but I knew about everything so I hope that this lesson will help others students. Please tell me what is the fucking differnce between MAY & MIGHT? May somebody could tell me what’s difference betweeb them?
Hi guys!
James, you’re a great teacher! You can teach with a bit of fun, this’s awesome! Thank you very much!
Best regards,
Artem
Hi,
These lessons are very interesting.Its helps me to improve my knowledge.
whatsupp with “WATER” :) I got 4 out of 5
thanks
i am want lean english
well done James, thanks a million. would u do a lesson of body parts one by one man n’ woman please be nice. bye.
water got me too. nice lesson. thanks!
Thank you a lot James! Another one very helpfull lesson.
Thanks for interesting lessons
Thank you for the perfect lesson and for the wonderful way of teaching
wow .. you are really GOOD at teaching !
thanks alot for your lesson
and the Q ” water” got me too :D , but 4/5 not bad huh ?
thanks again :)
good explanation James
Thaks James.
WHERE IS PART 1…
Right here: http://www.engvid.com/master-modals-seam/
I’ve got 5 out of 5!!! Thank you James, it is very helpful.
Thanks a lot Teacher James you’re the best :)
thanks
i really like that site,thank you for your efforts
very clear teacher thank you very much.
Could you stop to use this annoying marker, please?! lol
this a perfect English i never heard. Unlike the other this is the simplest, easiest lesson that everyone will enjoy to hear it. I hope that many people will enjoy to hear a simplest lesson. GOD BLESS
DEAR JAMES,
I love ur lessons and way of teaching. i have a question about grammar:-
what is the difference between
– do you have a pen?
and
– have you got a pen?
It is quite confusing for me. so, could you plz answer this question. Thanks in advance………
me either..
got 5/5
May i know why water is a permission?
I got 4/5
4 out of 5 is not bad.isnt it? you speach very fast mr James.could you please speach littlebit slower next time?thank you anyway.
this is sajid i’m new user i like this website and all teacher very well teaching way
thanks to engvid. i got a lot of knowledge on your lessons.
“Water” got me. Very interesting!
Hi, It is very helpful to improve the communication skill.
J adore votre leçon!! Sorry sir, i would like to see the other lessons.
Thanks
James. You’re Awesome. I like your way of teaching. (rock)
may be it is one of the the lesson i havent see yet…good skill in teaching
James, thanks a lot.. I like the way you teach..
“water” I don’t get it???
hahaha.. it’s very helpful..
anyway,i got 4 out of 5 because of ” water” .
tnx sir james… more power.!
Me too
Thank you.
I got the water. =_=
Next Quiz,I will read the questions carefully…
Water is not modal, wrong question, in fact, wrong offered answer. . .
Excellent teacher!
Could you explain me a little bit more about the application of ¨be able to¨… tks a lot!
Your teaching method is really good.
Water is not a modal, right? why I am wrong? My mind said would but then I read the last word water. So, I answered water . I’ll just drink that water to get rid my depression..lol.
Thanks Mr. James. Hoping for more lessons to come. I know you would do that. Have a good day.
james thank alot , i like your teaching
Thanks James… I enjoy your lesson… help me a lot…you are a amazing teacher
Water! ((((((((((((((((
hi Mr. James thank you so much for this wonderful lesson it’s helpful for me and the other people who wants to learn English :D
thank you so much Mr. James, you are the best
. . .
how can water qualify??xplanation please!!
Hi mr James. I really like your method teaching.
James, when are you going to hold the lesson on SEAM Modals Part 4? If I’m not wrong you left that part out…
There are only 3 lessons about the SEAM method, jingler.
But isn’t SEAM a 4 letters achronim? E stands for “Express PAN”, A stands for “Ask for a PASS”, S stands for “State POP”. And what about “M”??
Thnx Sir.
would you please help me how i can download your videos? or i can just watch them.
i must confess your great thankkkkkkkkkkkkkksssssssssssssss!!!!!!
Hey! james, your lessons are funny as hell hahaha! I really like them and the plus is that I’ve learned a lot watching them. Thanks a lot dude :)
You’re a bad ass teacher.
Thanks a lot for ur teaching James ,I really enjoy learning.
Man, I saw water and went berserk ;) Thanks for the lesson :)
You’re incredible!
5/5 :D Hahaah, James, could you shoot me? Haha thanks a lot , as always very good useful job, rigards
please told to somebody with nick “inyaki” that it was joke for a smart one with this water…
tell*
5 correct out of 5 ^_^ “water” is not a model right ?!! thanx James
5out of 5 thank you !!! :)
“Water” I don’t get it????????
Thank u for ur lesson sir
WATER WATER , great trick though ! Got 5/5.. James keep up the good work bro !!!! God Bless U
Hi James. I like your way to learn…and your sense of humor..thanks a lot! but you know what? Could you speak a little bit slower? I sometimes don’t understand you cause you talk mile a minute.
hello Mr james and Mr E
we’re accustumed to your snake lol
can you tell me why you always draw this snake
Me E i think you both have a long shared history
JAMES I just got a job in a hotel and I would like you to do a video about hotel vocabulary
Thanks got 60%.
Water? :O
water?….. I don’t get it ,
teacher I did not feel into your trap.I got 5 got of 5
Very funny quiz. I was trapped your quiz.
LOL
Thank you for your lesson.
WHAT A HELPFUL LESSON
water killed me ;-)
Water!LOL
Great teacher !
I got 80% correct! got trapped with WATER.
You’re great James. Thanks a lot!
Hello James. Thanks the lesson. John
James u r so funny..lol…tks for the lesson!!!
Water! Interesting
Like your lessons ! Hope more lessons from you.
Humain à l’eau!
thank you :)
Thank you that is a nice and crystal clear explanation.
Where that “Water” comes from ?
*Came
Grrr ! “Water” got me too.
Thanks
thank you so so much , great teacher
Hi James! Nice lesson :). Would I say “I’ve been trapped in ‘water’ “? Thanks a mill ;)
I wish this quiz was a bit more difficult. May I ask you to add a dozen of tricky questions into it?
Thank you very much for explaining the register in can, may, could usages.
Permission would be with “can”, “may” and “could”, and assistance would be with “can”, “could” and “would”, but sometimes they depend on the form of the question you have to build. Thanks a lot, teacher James from EngVid, I will have to study a little more to distinguish permission and assistance.
You should explain what you mean water
Thanks James! you are a good teacher. you teach us a lot being so funny!
Aha!!! there is a cheat in number 2 :)
You are a great teacher
. Thank you!
It´s a very good lesson. You are a very good Teacher. I got 100%
I got 5 correct out of 5 thank you
eventhought I saw a comment about water I selected that one jjjjjjj oh my God!!!!!
Gimme some water please))) Thank you for lesson, teacher, and you dont have to show your bum in every lessons))) ahhaha i m kidding, so that it is your business with biggest budget)))hahah
3. What is the correct way to ask for permission?
would you mind if I smoke?
asking for permission?
3. What is the correct way to ask for permission?
would you mind if I smoke?
asking for permission?
I got 4 correct out of 5.
It’s a trick.
So funny James.
Thanks!
hi James your your way in teaching is really amazing(is superb)
basically i have a question is the Canadian language differ from the American; i mean in pronunciation or anything else?
thank you
Thanks, I really enjoy this lesson, water made me confused
You got 4 correct out of 5.
thanks…
Thank you
WATER!!!
I thought: water?? How absurd is that??
AND THEN I TAPPED IT!!!
Must be tap water, ha ha!
You should have pointed out one from “modals” Water isn’t “modal” :) It was a tricky trap.
thank you
Excellent teacher. Thank you
hahaha i fall into tricky I got 3
narf water ….
I would answer 5/5 but the tricky question with water got me.
care about water trap do not fall in water …:D