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Easy Way to Learn English Verb Tenses / HE WILL TALK. (FUTURE)

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Do you know when you can use "will" in an English sentence?  TIME: FUTURE Let's first adjust our time zone into 'the future' so that we can begin our verb tense, which includes 'will'.  VERB FORM When the time changes in an English sentence, it always influences verbs. Among five verb forms, we use V1 in the future tense with 'will'. Look at the five forms of the verb 'talk' below. V1: talk V2: talked V3: talked [V2 is talked with the ending, 'ed', so V3 is the same.] V4: talking V5: talks We need V1 (talk) in our sentence expressing the future with 'will'. VERB FORM - BE If you need a be verb in a sentence with 'will', you will also choose V1 (be) among the five form groups: V1: be V2: was, were V3: been V4: being V5: am, is, are SENTENCE WITH 'WILL' After discussing the change of verbs, we should also check the relationship between subjects and verbs because sometimes verb change is different following diff...

Easy Way to Learn English Verb Tenses / WE TALK. (SIMPLE PRESENT)

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NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS Year 2021 is around the corner so we should have new goals, new plans and new actions for this coming year. Improving English ability should be one of your New Year's resolutions. Verbs are the key to producing English. Therefore, we will look at the verb in this lesson. VERB FORMS Each English verb can be changed into different forms and each form should be used in different situations. Look at different forms of this verb, 'talk'. V1: talk V2: talked V3: talked V4: talking V5: talks Another example is the verb, 'speak', and the following are its five forms: V1: speak V2: spoke V3: spoken V4: speaking V5: speaks This lesson focuses on V1 form. SITUATIONS In this lesson we will discuss these situations where V1 verbs are used. 1. Repeated action 2. Fact now 3. Schedule or timetable 4. Formal announcement 5. News headline 6. Live commentary 7. Story telling SUBJECTS When those situations happen, we still need the right subjects and then V1 verbs ...

Easy Way to Learn English Verb Tenses / TALK! (IMPERATIVE)

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CHRISTMAS IS COMING TO TOWN December 25 is coming and it is Christmas! Therefore, we are going to learn verb tenses with a Christmas feeling. VERB FORMS Every English verb can be changed into five forms the most. Let's look at two examples: 1. come V1-come (infinitive), V2-came, V3-come, V4-coming, V5-comes 2. talk V1-talk, V2-talked, V3-talked, V4-talking, V5-talks This lesson targets V1 form and those V1 verbs will be used only in the situations where we do not need subjects. SENTENCES WITHOUT SUBJECTS An English sentence usually has a subject, someone or something, and an action or a state, meaning a condition. For example: Santa will come to my place!  This sentence has a subject, 'Santa', and an action, 'will come to my place'. In this lesson, we only discuss those sentences without subjects but just actions, using V1 verbs. For example: 'Com to my place!' LESSONS ON V1 VERBS V1 verbs can be used in many different situations and you can learn all of the...