Welcome to this one hour English lesson. In
this lesson we're going to review Advanced Grammar topic, so you can learn and correct some
of the most common grammar mistakes that advanced students make. Now because this is a long lesson
is divided into individual sections where you'll first review a grammar concept, and then you'll
complete a quiz to make sure you understand that concept. Welcome back to JForrest English
training. Of course I'm Jennifer and this is your place to become a fluent confident
English speaker. Let's get started. First, let's talk about the difference between a bin and
being both of these are simply different forms of the verb to be. So Bin is the past participle and
being is the present participle. Now when you use one or the other simply depends on the verb tense
but the sentence requires and how do you know which verb tenses sentence requires? Well, you
need to look at your time reference and understand where you are on a timeline. And if you're talking
about the past, the present or the future and how those actions interact with one another, okay,
so we use then in the present perfect verb tense. For example, how have you been the question? How
have you been? This is in the present perfect, and then your answer could also be in the present
perfect. I've been busy. I have as a contraction, I've, I've been busy. So your key here to know
when to use Ben or Bing is that Ben is used with the auxiliary for have remember that have can be
conjugated as has with he or she. So it will be she has been busy. I have been busy. So when you
see the verb have or has, you know your sentence needs been. And that's the present perfect verb
tense. Now another time we use been is in the past perfect. So for example, I have been there I
had been there. Here your key is that then is used with had so had is just the past form of the verb
ha. So again, you can just memorize when you see have even if it's in a different conjugation or
in the past, you need Ben. Being on the other hand is used with completely different verb tenses.
Being is the present participle. So it's used in the continuous form. It's the verb in ing in
that sense, it's used in the present continuous. I could say she's being difficult. She is she's
being difficult. So here your key as that being is used with the auxiliary verb TO BE she is is is a
form of the verb to be, it would be you are being difficult are is an auxilary of the verb to be.
So when you have the verb to be, you know you need being we also use being in the past continuous.
I could say she was being difficult, or they were being difficult. So again, we're using the
auxiliary verb to be but it's just conjugated in the past as was or work. So your clue for
being is when it's used with the verb to be in a present form conjugated with the subject or in
the past form, which is either was or were. Now being can also be used as a gerund verb. So that's
the verb and ing, but it's actually being used as the subject of a sentence. So simply put, I can
start my sentence with a gerund verb, and this is to make a general statement that applies to a
general situation so I could say being difficult is not a good personality trait. Okay, it's just
a general statement that applies most of the time. Being difficult is not a good personality trait.
So notice my sentence starts with the verb being because of that the gerund verb, so that's a more
advanced way to use the verb being. So that's to summarize when you're going to use been or being
remember that they're just different forms of the verb to be and when you use them depends on
the verb tense, but the sentence requires, and the sentence requires a specific verb tense,
depending on the time reference and if you're in the past, present, or future, so now this is
a lot of information, the best way to truly understand this information is to practice it.
So you have a lot of work to do. I want you to leave five sentences in the comment, one with the
present perfect, past perfect, present continuous, past continuous and bonus points. If you can get a
Geron statement. Remember, all of these are using been or being so get to where you're going to have
to review this lesson again, because there's a lot of information in here so just take it slow. Are
you ready for your quiz? Here are your questions hit pause, take as much time as you need and
when you're ready, hit play to see the answers. Now let's talk about the difference between
Ben two and Ben. And so here are two example sentences. I've been to Paris five times.
I've been in Paris for five weeks. What's the difference between these sentences? Well,
let's talk about the first one. I've been to Paris five times. Notice that this sentence is in
the present perfect. The structure of the present perfect is subject have or has conjugated with the
subject, the participle form of the verb. The verb here is the verb to be. So the past participle of
the verb to be is been, we use been with all the subjects and then the rest of your sentence. I've
been to Paris five times. So why is this sentence in the present perfect? Well, it's because we use
the present perfect for life experience. And we use it for life experience, because our life
is an ongoing timeline. And because of that, we're talking about actions that started in the
past such as traveling to Paris, but it's an unfinished timeline, so I can continue doing this
action in the future. So I've been to Paris five times until now, and it's possible for me to go to
Paris again. So maybe next year I'll say I've been to Paris six times. Because of that the sentence
is in the present perfect when we use the present perfect with the verb to be to as our preposition
and a location such as I've been to Paris, Paris is the location five times. So we do this to talk
about places we've traveled, or places we haven't traveled. Because things we haven't done is also
part of our life experience so we can put things we haven't done in the present perfect as well.
So for example, I could say I've been to Thailand once, but I haven't been to Myanmar. Now let's
compare this to I've been in Paris for five weeks. Now here this sentence is also in the present
perfect, but the reason why this sentence is in the present perfect is different.
We're not talking about life experience, per se. We're talking about an action that started
in the past and continues on till now. So notice I said I've been in Paris for five weeks. So what
this means is five weeks ago, I arrived in Paris. That action started in the past, but here's
the important thing. I'm in Paris, right now, if I say I've been in Paris for five weeks,
I'm currently in Paris. Okay? That's the very important thing to keep in mind. So when we
use the present perfect with the verb to be the preposition in, and then a location. This is used
to talk about where we are now. And that action started in the past, but it continues until now.
For example, I could say my flight was canceled, so I've been in Texas for three days. So right
now I'm in Texas. Maybe I'm not supposed to be in Texas. I'm supposed to be in Paris, but my
flight was canceled, so I'm stuck in Texas. The action started in the past three days ago,
and it continues until now. I've been in Texas for three days. So now you know how to use the
present perfect with the verb to be I've been to or I've been in and a location. So it's your turn
to practice. I want you to leave two examples and why not try different subjects? So you can
practice conjugating your verb have or have with your subject. So put those in the comments
below. Are you ready for your quiz? Here are your questions hit pause take as much time as you need
and when you're ready, hit play to see the answers now let's talk about the difference between have
thought and was gone. So first you need to see these in sentences to understand the full context.
She's already gone home. Notice that contraction she's in this case the as represent had she has
already gone home. She's already gone home or I could say she was gone when I got home. So
what's the difference between these two? Well, they're different verb tenses. Has Gone is the
present perfect verb tense. We form the present perfect with the subject has or have, depending
on the subject, and the third form of the verb the past participle. So in our sentence, she's already
gone home. Our main verb in this sentence is the verb to go. And that we're taking that verb go
and we're conjugating it in the present perfect, because our subject is she we need have as our
auxiliary verb, and then I take my verb go and I put it in the third form the past participle
and that's gone. Go winds gone. She's already gone home. And this sentence is in the present
perfect because it's a completed past action, but it has a present consequence. Now let's talk
about was gone. This sentence structure is to be gone. So in this case, gone is being used as an
adjective, and our main verb is B. Now because of that, we need to conjugate our main verb in the
past, present or future and in this case, was is the past simple conjugation of the verb to be. And
it's the past simple with the subject. She she was gone when I got home in terms of meaning when I
say she was gone when I got home all I'm saying is that she's no longer here now. So now you can
see we have two different sentence structures in the first one we have the verb to go conjugated
in the present perfect. In the second one, we have the sentence structure to be gone conjugated
in the past simple. Now you might be wondering, when do we use to go and when do we use to be
gone? Well, we use the verb to go when we're talking about movement, and we use the verb TO BE
GONE simply to mean no longer here, so we want to emphasize the options of something or someone not
necessarily their movements. Another difference is that to go talking about movement, this is used in
an everyday context is the most commonly used the most natural when we used to be gone talking about
the absence. This is used more in a narrative. So when perhaps you're telling a story, it could
be a story to a friend, it could be in a book, it could be in a movie in a newspaper article
for example. But you would expect to hear that sentence structure more in a narrative form. So
now you know the difference between has gone and was gone. So it's your turn to practice. I want
you to lead to Example one with has gone and one with was gone in the comments. Below. Are you
ready for your quiz? Here are your questions, hit pause take as much time as you need and
when you're ready, hit play to see the answers. Now let's talk about how to use the sentence
structure having plus past participle the past participle is your third form of the verb.
Now we use this structure when the action is complete. So whenever the action is if the
structure having plus past participle is used, you know that the person has done that
action. Now as for sentence structure, this is commonly used to start a sentence. So in
my case, notice your sentence starts with the verb having it doesn't start with a subject. It starts
with having and it's just implied that whoever is talking is the subject so for example, one of the
most common ways to use this if having said that, having said that, so said of course is the
third form of the verb shed. Having said that, now, when somebody uses this expression, they're
letting you know that they're going to reference something that they've previously said
in this expression. Having said that, the that is the words that the person previously
set. Now normally they just said it, it was the what they just said. It is possible that it could
be something they said a while ago, but generally it's they just sent it. So for example, you could
be in a meeting and your boss is praising everyone saying Awesome job, guys. We really did a great
job this week. Our sales are up our performances up. And those are the words now he wants to
transition. And he could say having said that, so he's referencing the words he just
said, Remember the words he just said were positive. Okay. So you can say having
said that, we still have a lot of work to do. So he's giving you all this praise, but he wants
you to keep in mind but there's still work to do. So he's balancing it out. Having said that, we
still have a lot of work to do. So that's a very common way to use this expression. But you don't
have to only use it with the verb stay. You can use this with pretty much any verb but remember is
to show that the action is complete. Let's say my friend and I are talking about marathons, and my
friend wants to run a marathon is talking about training for this marathon. Now I could say having
run a marathon, having run a marathon, I can give you some tips. So I'm letting my friend know that
this option of running a marathon is complete for me. I've done it. I've run a marathon,
having run a marathon I can give us some tips. So we commonly use ones just to show the
experiences that we've had that are complete for us in order to educate or in order to inform
or maybe even in order to show sympathy or empathy for someone to show that you understand their
situation, because you've experienced that as well. Now I talked about how most commonly it's
used to start a sentence. This isn't the only location you can use it as the second part of a
sentence, and it's going to follow a comma. So for example, I could say New York City is known
for its busy street and having lived there I can confirm that this is true. So notice it starts
the next part of a sentence after a comma. And I'm just using and to show that connection between the
two ideas. Of course, I can divide these into two separate sentences and say New York City is known
for its busy street period. Having lived there, I can confirm that it's true. So the choice is
yours. It doesn't really matter. It probably just depends on the sentence. But you will see
this most commonly at the start of a sentence. And the important thing to remember is that the
action is complete. So now you know how to use this advanced sentence structure. Of course, it's
your turn to practice. So I want you to leave three different examples using three different
verbs. So you also really get comfortable with the past participle because you need the third
form of the verb which is the least common verb use. So I want you to get comfortable with that
as well. So leave three different examples in the comments below. Are you ready for your quiz? Here
are your questions hit pause, take as much time as you need and when you're ready, hit play to see
the answers. Now let's talk about the different ways you can use the verb appreciate. So our
first sentence structure that we can use is you can appreciate plus a now so this is the
sentence structure you would have obviously subject and then your verb appreciate conjugated
with your subject time reference and add subject as well. And then followed by the word appreciate
you have a noun and noun is either a something or someone. So you can say I appreciate your time.
So most likely, that's what we need to do here is just get rid of those word devoting and just
put I appreciate something. I appreciate your time. I appreciate your help. You can also
just appreciate someone I appreciate you. Or you can use it in the negative my boss
doesn't appreciate everything I do for this company. So this is probably the most
common sentence structure with appreciate. Another sentence structure when you want to talk
about someone else is what we needed here is a someone else. So with that most likely you're
going to use appreciate plus bat and then a clause. Now a cause you need a subject, a verb and
a lot of the times an object but at least you need a subject and a verb. So you can say I appreciate
that you spent your weekend helping me move. Now this really means the same thing as I
appreciate I appreciated your help this weekend. Or weekend going to say I appreciate I appreciate
now even though you helped the weekend, it is already done or it could be a future
as well. I appreciate your help this weekend. So another sentence structure is we're just
gonna add the two words the fact when we do this, the meaning does not change between this one. I
appreciate that and clause when we add both fact. To me, it sounds more emphasized making
it a little bit more dramatic, stronger. I appreciate the fact that you spent your weekend
helping me both, again, just emphasizing it. Again, we can just simply say I appreciate
something your help this weekend. Now, this is a sentence structure that most
likely many students are using or they're not using correctly and they're not using it
correctly because of what happens after the W H. So we have appreciate then w h which is who
what when, why where or how we consider how a W H and then we still need a clause so you have
a subject for an object. So we don't have a verb besides the w h we have a subject okay. So you
could say I appreciate who they are as people. So who is our W H and then we have a
clause they are subject for Now honestly, this really just means I appreciate. It's just
another way of saying it really and that's what I want you to understand from this is that there
are many different ways in English to say the same thing. And they're all correct. They're
just simply different grammatical structures. And when you feel really confident with
your English is because you're able to use different structures and understand how to
use them use them correctly. And understand when the meaning changes and when the
meaning doesn't change as well. You could say I appreciate everyone who sent in
a question or questions who sent in a question. I appreciate what you're trying to say. I appreciate what you do for this company. I
appreciate when you submit your questions. I appreciate where you're trying to take this
company or I appreciate why you feel you deserve a promotion. Now how a lot of times when
we use how you're going to see much I appreciate how much you do for this company. So this is a
more advanced sentence structure, but I really encourage you to get comfortable with it. But make
sure you pay attention that the W H plus a subject a final sentence structure that you can use is
appreciate and then a pronoun and then a gerund. This is also a more advanced structure. You can
say I appreciate you helping me today. So here this is exactly the same as I appreciate your help
today. Or I appreciate the fact that you helped me today. I appreciate how much you helped me today.
Ultimately, they're saying the same thing. They're just really different. Sentence Structures. Are
you ready for your quiz? Here are your questions hit pause take as much time as you need and
when you're ready, hit play to see the answers. Now let's talk about the difference between the
verb wonder and wondering what's the difference between I wonder I'm wondering and I was
wondering, let's look at all three in an example sentence. I wonder what time the
store opens. I'm wondering what time the store opens. I was wondering what time the store
opens. What's the difference between all three? Ultimately there's a very subtle difference and
you can use any one of the three and it will be grammatically correct. It will sound natural
and there'll be a very minor difference in meaning the difference is quite insignificant. So
don't overthink this. If that explanation is too complicated for you just know that anyone will
do the trick. Now let's look at the difference between them a little bit more. Well, you've
probably noticed that the verb tense is different. Now that's really it. The verb tense is different,
but ultimately the meaning is the same. So of course I wonder what time the store opens. What
room tensions best. The Present Simple we use the verb wonder in the present simple mainly
when it's an in general situation. So the fact that we're wondering isn't really limited to this
moment in time. It's just taking place in general. And we also use I wonder more when we're thinking
oh, wow, I wonder I wonder I wonder what I should have for lunch today. But as we're thinking
out loud, we don't always want an answer or expect an answer. So let's imagine that you're
my coworker and you're standing right beside me. We're in the kitchen at work and I say out loud.
I wonder what I should have for lunch today. I don't necessarily want you to reply. I'm just
thinking out loud. But if you as my coworker if you did reply, and you suggested something I
should have for lunch. I wouldn't be offended by it. I would gladly accept it. But the
purpose of saying it isn't to get a reply. It's just thinking out loud, I'm wondering is
of course in the present continuous, the Present Continuous is used for actions taking place
right now. So in this case when I use the present continuous I'm putting emphasis on the fact that
I'm wondering right now this is taking place right now. We generally use I'm a wondering in the
present continuous to ask an indirect question. For example, I might say, I'm wondering if you
could help me move tonight. I'm wondering if you could help me move tonight. Now it's an indirect
question because I'm not saying directly Can you help me move tonight, which would be a direct
question. It's an indirect question. But in this case, I do expect you to reply back and give me an
answer. I was wondering is the past continuous? In this case, we're putting emphasis on the fact
that the action I was wondering the action of wandering took place in the past. But here's
what you need to know. Even though the action of wandering happened in the past. I can still ask
you an indirect question. Now. I was wondering if you can help me move tonight. So in this case,
there really is no difference in meaning between the present continuous and the past continuous, I
can still use it. To ask an indirect question now is just whether I was contemplating wondering
that now or in the past. So that's the very subtle difference in meaning, but remember what
I said at the beginning that ultimately all three can be used to make a statement in the present,
even though they use completely different verb tenses. So the grammar is different. And there
is a subtle difference in meaning. However, ultimately, all three are acceptable forms. So now
it's your turn. To practice. I want you to leave three different examples using the Present Simple
Present Continuous and past continuous of the verb wonder. So leave those in the comments below. Are
you ready for your quiz? Here are your questions hit pause take as much time as you need and
when you're ready, hit play to see the answers. Now let's talk about how to use the advanced
sentence structure not only x, but also why we use the expression not only x, but also y to identify
two characteristics, traits or points. This is a formal expression. You can use it in a business
presentation, or in a formal report or an academic essay. It will help you sound very advanced. Now
we have x and y. The thing to keep in mind is that x and y are both going to be positive points,
or they're both going to be negative points, but we're not making a contrast with x and y so they
have to match. For example, I could say Paul's not only intelligent, but also funny. So here are
x and y is intelligent and funny. Now notice in the second part of our sentence, but also funny,
notice how I didn't repeat this subject and verb I didn't repeat but he is also funny. Die, subject
and verb is going to apply for both parts of the sentence. So if you say it in part one, you don't
have to repeat it in part two is the exact same subject and verb. Now we use this structure not
only x but also why to add emphasis to her two points, because let's compare this to just a very
simple statement. And I can say Paul's intelligent and funny, Paul's intelligent and funny. Both of
these expressions have the exact same meaning. I would say just using not only but also I'm
emphasizing those two traits and characteristics, plus it sounds a lot more advanced. Now in
this example, both of our traits are positive intelligent is positive and funny is positive.
But I could also use an example where both the traits are negative. For example, I could say,
Petras, not only lazy but also irresponsible. So notice both my traits my x and
y, they notch they're both negative. Let's look at another example. I improved
not only my speaking, but also my writing now notice here I improved. My verb is in
the past. If this was an action in progress, I could say I'm improving. I'm improving not
only but also now notice in the second part, I still don't repeat the subject and the verb
because it's the same for the first part and the second part so it's not necessary. Now let's look
at one more example where I'm going to change the structure just a little bit. I can say not only
does she speak German, she also speaks Dutch. Now notice I'm beginning with not only in this
specific case, when I begin with not only I have to include do as an auxiliary verb and of course
do is going to be conjugated in the present simple or the past simple or whatever time reference
you have. So here not only does she speak German, but of course in a normal sentence.
I would simply say she speaks German, I wouldn't use the auxiliary verb do.
I'm using it in this case, only because I'm starting with not only you can think of
this just as a grammar rule that you need to apply to this specific structure when you begin
with not only not only does she speak German, she also speaks Dutch. Now notice in the second
part, I'm not repeating the auxiliary verb does. It's not necessary. This is a little more of an
advanced structure. If it's too advanced for you, then you don't need it because you can
simply say she speaks not only German, but also Dutch. The meaning is exactly the same.
I just wanted to give you the opportunity to take it a little more advanced as well. Are you
ready for your quiz? Here are your questions, hit pause, take as much time as you need and
when you're ready, hit play to see the answers. Now let's talk about the difference between over
and during. So what's the difference between saying we went to the beach over the weekend we
went to the beach during the weekend. Hmm. Now in this context over and during have the exact
same naming. However, we only use them in the same way in very specific expressions. This
isn't something we do all the time. You can use over or during and there's no different when
you're talking about the weekend, holidays, seasons, vacation or meals. For example, you
could say let's discuss this over lunch. Let's discuss this during lunch. Once is a meal and
remember I said we can use over or during for meals. Now generally native speakers will use over
ordering without any difference. But there is a subtle difference. In meaning. And that's when
we use over. It sounds like it's the entire time from start to finish. So if I say let's talk about
this over lunch, to me, it sounds like the entire lunch from start to finish. We'll be discussing
the project. So let's discuss the project over lunch. That's the only thing we're doing. But
if I say let's discuss the project during lunch, to me that sounds like at one specific point.
During lunch, it could be at the beginning of lunch. It could be at the middle of lunch, it
could be at the end of one, but at one specific point. We'll discuss the project, but we'll do
other things as well. So that's the difference, although it's subtle, and most native speakers
will just use one or the other without thinking about that difference. Now just remember that
we only use over and during interchangeably in that very specific context of weekends holidays
vacation meal and sees them outside of those specific categories. They have different meanings,
and they're not interchangeable. So for example, I have to say nobody talked during the presentation.
I can't say nobody talks over the presentation. That doesn't sound right because the presentation
is not one of the categories I gave you. Or for example the presentation when for over
three hours. And when this case over means more than it went for more than three hours. It went
for over three hours. So I can't change it to during and I can't say the presentation went
for during three hours. That doesn't work. So most of the time they don't have the same meaning.
Again, just remember those categories the weekend, holidays, vacation seasons and meals. You can
use either one I cleaned the garage over the weekend. I clean the garage during the weekend.
So now it's your turn to practice. I want you to leave two examples, both using over and during.
So make sure you choose one of those categories and lead to examples in the comments below. Are
you ready for your quiz? Here are your questions hit pause take as much time as you need and
when you're ready, hit play to see the answers. Now let's talk about the difference between
the past simple and the present. Perfect. And specifically we're looking at the two sentences I
already ate and I've already eaten. Now of course you need to notice the structure. So you need to
know how to form a passion bowl and the present perfect. So just keep that in mind. And let's
talk about the meaning of these two. So we use the past simple with a completed past action right
this action is complete. I already ate that is a finished completed action in the past. Now let's
talk about the present perfect. Here's what you need to keep in mind. The Present Perfect has a
many different uses, depending on the context. In this lesson. We're specifically talking about
comparing these two sentences. So in this specific context, the present perfect can be used for a
past action with a present consequence. Okay, there are other ways we use the present
perfect. We're not going to discuss those. We're specifically talking about this one meaning
a past action with a present consequence. I've already eaten so as you can see just from their
definitions that they can both be used with a completed past action. The difference is the
present perfect present. There is a connection to the present. Okay, so keep that as your memory
aid present perfect. Present connection to the present with a passion for that connection to the
present, isn't there. One other thing you need to keep in mind is that a native English speaker is
not a grammar expert. A native English speaker is going to use these two sentences in this specific
context. They're going to use these two sentences interchangeably and there's not going to be a
difference in meaning. So when a native speaker says I already ate or I've already eaten, there
is no difference at all. If you asked them, Why did you say this one and not this one? They're not
going to know because they don't study grammar, okay, and they're both acceptable. So just keep
that in mind. A native speaker is going to use them interchangeably with no difference in meaning
but let's talk about that subtle difference in meaning when we say that the present perfect can
be used with a past action that has a present consequence. What does that mean a present
consequence. So let's just think about that I already ate in the past simple. Just remember
completed past action. It's done. It's over I already ate. Now when I say I've already eaten.
There's our connection to the present. So you can always think of it in your head as I've already
eaten. So now, okay, I've already eaten. So now because connection to the present. I've already
eaten. So now I'm not hungry. So now I don't want a piece of cake. So now I don't want to go to that
restaurant. With you. Okay, I've already eaten. But keep in mind that so now we don't realize it.
We don't say it out loud. It's just implied in the context. Okay, so let's take a look at a few
more examples. I could say I talked to my boss, just a completed past action. Or I
could say I've talked to my boss. So what's the connection to the present? Maybe
I've talked to my boss. So now I'm going to leave. Maybe that's just the connection to the
President. It could be anything again, we don't verbalize that. It's just implied. How about this
one? I checked the mail is completed past action. I checked the mail or I've checked the mail in
the present. Perfect. I've checked the mail. What's the connection to the prison? I have
checked the mail so you don't have to. That can be the connection to the President. One more
example. I booked the hotel completed past action. Or I can say I've booked the hotel in the present
perfect. I've booked the hotel. So now we're going on vacation, maybe knowledge the connection
to the present. So now I'm excited. Remember, we don't specifically say it is just implied.
And also in all of these examples in this specific context, a native English speaker is
going to use them interchangeably without a difference in meaning. Are you ready for
your quiz? Here are your questions hit pause take as much time as you need and when
you're ready, hit play to see the answers. Now let's talk about how you can
correctly use three very common verbs recommend suggest and advise.
So let's say you're at a restaurant, you're looking for the menu and then you
ask your server. What would you recommend me or you're discussing a problem with your
boss and you ask what would you suggest me? What do you think about these sentences? Are these
sentences grammatically correct or incorrect? What do you think? Well, these sentences are wrong. You
can't say what would you recommend me for just me yet? I'm hearing it every single day. In fact, I
hear this so much from students that it's starting to sound normal, just because I hear it every
single day and I have to remember that's not correct. And the reason why this is incorrect
is because the sentence structure is incorrect. Following the verb recommend suggests we do not
want an object pronoun me is an object pronoun. The good news is there's a very easy way to fix
this. So don't say me. If you're at a restaurant, say what would you recommend? If you're talking to
your boss say, what do you suggest? That's all you need to do? Because grammatically from a sentence
structure, we don't want the object pronoun. Now let's take a look at this example I saw on
you blush. The example is I recommend you find 150 books. Now this is where students get
confused because they see you i recommend you So why can I say what would you recommend
me? Because this you is not an object pronoun. It's tricky because you is both the subject
pronoun I, you he she it we they and you is also the object pronoun Me, you, him or her. But
in this sentence, the U is a subject pronoun. Now you'll notice here we have our verb recommend.
And then following the verb recommend we have a clause. A clause is a subject, a verb and an
object. I recommend you is the subject find is the verb 150 books is the object. Now, in written
English, you can use that to connect recommend and the clause. I recommend that I suggest
that it's optional and in written English, it's most commonly included, but in spoken
English, it's most commonly left out. So based on what I just said, What do you think about this
sentence the doctor suggested me to lose weight. Is this sentence correct? or incorrect? What do
you think? The doctor suggested me to lose weight? It's wrong. You can't say this. Because me is
an object pronoun and we do have a verb but the verb isn't even conjugated with anything
is just in the infinitive form. So remember, we need recommend suggest plus a clause a
clause is a subject, a verb and an object. So how can we fix this sentence? We can say
the doctor recommended that I lose weight. I is our subject is our verb notice the verb is
conjugated with the subject, and our object is weight. Remember that if optional, most likely
I'll keep it in with written English and I'll leave it out with spoken English. The doctor
recommended I lose weight another quiz for you. What do you think about this sentence?
Would you recommend me for the promotion? Would you recommend me for the promotion?
What do you think? Is this good or bad? This is good. Don't be confused. I'm going to
make this very clear for you. Would you recommend me for the promotion? In this sentence? I
am not receiving the recommendation. I am the recommendation because you can recommend
something. For example, I recommend the duck. If you're at a restaurant and you're looking
for different items. There's chicken fish and duck. I recommend the duck that's a something
so in this is I m the recommendation. I'm the recommendation for the promotion. Think of it like
this. Your boss asks you who should we recommend for the promotion Who should we recommend?
We should recommend Jennifer? Of course, why wouldn't you? We should recommend
Jennifer I am the recommendation. So in my question, remember I asked my colleague
would you recommend me for the promotion? This is not the same as saying what would
you recommend me? Because that is incorrect. In that case, I'm receiving the recommendation
I am not the recommendation. I'm receiving it. And then you don't want an object pronoun. And
you simply say that what would you recommend? I recommend the duck. Who would you
recommend? I recommend Jennifer. There is another sense of structure you need
to know and that I recommend suggest flash Gerrans gerund is your verb and ing. For example,
I recommend drinking eight glasses of water a day. I recommend ordering the duck. Now let's talk
about advice. You can say here by signing the contract. So what do you notice here? What's the
sentence structure? What do we have right here? Well, of course we have advice plus jaren. So
this is a same thing we can do with recommend or suggest. And you can also say he had mine but
I find the contract. So what do you notice about this sentence structure? Well, it five plus that
which is optional. And then we have our clause, subject, verb and then our object. So this is
also the exact same sentence structure you can use with recommend or suggest now what about this
sentence? He advised me to sign the contract, advise me. He advised me. What do you think?
Is this correct or incorrect? Well, this is so with this specific verb advice, you can have a
phone now you can advise someone, but notice what comes next we have our infinitive. To plus these
verb he advised me. He advised him he advised her he buys you to sign to go to eat to drink, any
infinitive, and then our object though contract. So with bind is more flexible. You can use it with
the Jaren the clause and you can even advise me. So now let's talk about explain because
I hear this every single day Teacher, can you explain me how to use the present perfect.
What do you think about that? Can you explain me? Is that correct? or incorrect? Well, you should
know this by now. It's wrong. You don't explain someone you explain to someone. This is why I
saved explain for the end but I really wanted you to learn it because it's the same thing. We
don't want an object pronoun. Explain me. No. Explain to me. That's all you need to do. You need
to add that preposition to because you explain to someone. Now most commonly we use restructure,
explain something to someone. Can you explain the present perfect to me. Now if it's obvious
that you're the one receiving the explanation you don't even have to say it. You don't need to
say to me, to him, to us to them. If it's obvious, you can just say can you explain the present
perfect, that's fine. But you don't want to say can you explain me? So please take the time to
study and learn what I taught you in this video because you will not sound fluent. You will not
sound natural. You will not have your IELTS or your language exam. If you can say recommend me,
explain me. That's a beginner mistake. But I hear all my students advanced students from every
background, use that sentence structure. So take the time watch this video multiple times to
really understand the sentence structure and then leave some examples in the comments below because
you really need to practice it the correct way and get lots of repetitions with the correct form. Are
you ready for your quiz? Here are your questions hit pause take as much time as you need and
when you're ready, hit play to see the answers. Amazing job with this lesson think of all the
grammar mistakes that you corrected today. What was your favorite section? Share in the
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