I’m ecstatic that I have come across your channel. You really give the answers to the questions that seemed to be a grey area for me. I’m looking forward to seeing its growth. Learners will definitely appreciate it! Thanks a million
Hey Oxford man , pls make videos on 12 tenses asking active and passive questions on those... Thanks in advance... U r classes are helping us understand the subject more accurately than anyother. Thanks ....
Thanks for the lovely comment! If you scroll far enough through my videos, you'll find individual videos on cleft sentences and inversion. I've never made a "fronting" video but I agree, it would be a good idea! Best wishes Rupert 🙂
Dear, you are great. What i feel, if you could tell something about description and no description, it would be much better. I mean difference between used to and would. Please always explain word you used in templates . Regards
Thanks Rake! Some grammar books use the term "state" instead of "description". It means what something / someone is like, or what qualities something / someone has, rather than what something / someone does. There are some limited ways in which "would" can be used for such reasons, but in general "would" is used with what people did in the past, rather than what they were like.
What an incredible lesson, can’t wait to watch your next generic videos. You know what, in my opinion you are the most incredible english teacher on youtube. Just found your youtube channel, I am planning on binge-watching all of your videos. Please keep posting, Teacher Rupert.
Wow, I don't know if I've ever received such a lovely compliment before! Thank you so much! I'm planning to carry on with the channel as long as I can, and I hope it continues to be useful for people like you. Best wishes Rupert 🙂
@@EnglishwithRupertthanks a bunch. If I am being honest, it is so hard to learn from a grammar book I have (grammar book oxford written by George Yule). It’s easier to learn from your youtube videos. So far the best youtube channel for hi inter/advanced english learners
Hi Rupert, Thank you for helping us to advance our English skills! Can I ask you to comment on my four sentences? I would appreciate you for doing that, Thanks! If I had known what would happen in my country later I would have taken other decisions. If I had known what was going to happen in my country later I would have taken other decisions. If I had known what had planned to happen later in my country I would have taken other decisions. If I had known what had been going to happen in my country later I would have taken other decisions. In all of them, I was trying to say the same matter but I do not know which of them is correct. Could you please tell me, which of those four sentences a native American speaker would choose to say? Thanks a lot!
I would say the first two sentences are correct. In sentence 3 it isn't clear who is doing the planning, and in sentence 4 you would usually simplify the tense after the first past perfect, and replace the second past perfect with the past continuous (like in your sentence 2)
@@EnglishwithRupert Thank you very much for your explanations! I could probably supersede 3rd and 4th sentences with the following one: If I had known what was planned to happen later in my country I would have taken other decisions. I hope you will approve of this 3rd variation as well. I appreciate your comments, thank you!
You could also say "past state"; for instance, "something true about someone/something in the past". Most of the time, we don't use "would" for such contexts e.g. "I would be a student" isn't correct for a past description/state, although (occasionally) people use it with certain states such as background and feelings e.g. "I would be sad when she left"
Nice lecture but this is stuff that B1 learners should already know. C2 is more about understanding sofisticated vocabulary when speaking, listening and writing.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I have to respectfully disagree! I've taught a lot of incredible English language learners over the past 25 years, particularly from places such as Germany and Scandinavia, students who would likely achieve an IELTS 8 (so therefore C2), and although they are nearly perfect, it's rare that I come across someone who isn't a native speaker and makes no mistakes at all, ever. Sometimes, they are so subtle that they are hardly noticeable, but they still happen. I think a C2 level student would be comfortable with most of the topics in this video but it's likely they won't be 100% confident in every area. In addition, the areas they may find more challenging will be different to someone else's. One more consideration - there are also people who have a native level vocabulary (and so therefore C2), but are not at a C1 or C2 level of grammar. Best wishes Rupert 🙂
Brilliant grammar/English usage info. But I can't help noticing special "English teacher" pronunciation when every single sound is pronounced overly clearly and distinctly. The advanced learners don't need this 😊
Thanks Alex! You may have a point - 25 years of teaching language learners has probably trained me to speak more clearly than the average English person 😁 I hope you found the lesson useful. Best wishes Rupert
I’m ecstatic that I have come across your channel. You really give the answers to the questions that seemed to be a grey area for me. I’m looking forward to seeing its growth. Learners will definitely appreciate it! Thanks a million
Many thanks Fred!
Meticulously planned classes given as always! I’m delighted!
Thanks for the kind comment! Best wishes Rupert 🙂
Hey Oxford man , pls make videos on 12 tenses asking active and passive questions on those...
Thanks in advance...
U r classes are helping us understand the subject more accurately than anyother.
Thanks ....
Thanks for the kind comment! I made a video in July on the Passive form - have you seen it? 🙂
Very Impressive lesson, Rupert. Your teaching style explored the depth of the C2 level of proficiency.
Thank you! I like your channel by the way 🙂
Nice sir I salute you
Thank you 👍🙂
It is really a hard work. Thankyou so much.
I'm glad you appreciate my videos! Thanks for commenting!
Highly appreciated.
Thanks for letting me know! All the best, Rupert
Thx.You speak so clearly
Thanks for the comment! I hope you found this useful 🙂
Great and brilliant lesson! Thank you, teacher 👏👏👏
That's really kind of you Emilia! I hope you found it very useful. Best wishes Rupert 🙂
Waw, great lesson. Thank you very much!
I'm glad it was useful for you! Best wishes Rupert :)
Amazing information and way of teaching, l would even say icing on the cake. Love from Saudi Arabia.
"Icing on the cake" - that's a great idiom!! Thanks for taking the time to comment. Best wishes Rupert
Nice information.
Thanks Noreen!
Great lesson. So happy I’ve came across your channel. Would you be so kind to make lessons on inversion, fronting and cleft sentences, please.
Thanks for the lovely comment! If you scroll far enough through my videos, you'll find individual videos on cleft sentences and inversion. I've never made a "fronting" video but I agree, it would be a good idea! Best wishes Rupert 🙂
Dear, you are great. What i feel, if you could tell something about description and no description, it would be much better. I mean difference between used to and would. Please always explain word you used in templates . Regards
Thanks Rake! Some grammar books use the term "state" instead of "description". It means what something / someone is like, or what qualities something / someone has, rather than what something / someone does. There are some limited ways in which "would" can be used for such reasons, but in general "would" is used with what people did in the past, rather than what they were like.
What an incredible lesson, can’t wait to watch your next generic videos. You know what, in my opinion you are the most incredible english teacher on youtube. Just found your youtube channel, I am planning on binge-watching all of your videos. Please keep posting, Teacher Rupert.
Wow, I don't know if I've ever received such a lovely compliment before! Thank you so much! I'm planning to carry on with the channel as long as I can, and I hope it continues to be useful for people like you. Best wishes Rupert 🙂
@@EnglishwithRupertthanks a bunch. If I am being honest, it is so hard to learn from a grammar book I have (grammar book oxford written by George Yule). It’s easier to learn from your youtube videos. So far the best youtube channel for hi inter/advanced english learners
Hi, I have been watching your videos regularly and it's been really helpful.
Thanks for letting me know David. I'm so glad they've helped you! Best wishes Rupert 🙂
Brilliant work
Thanks Joseph! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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Thanks Abubakar! That's very kind of you. I'm glad you found this useful 🙂
NUEVO EN TU CANAL, DE LOS MEJORES QUE VI EN UA-cam. ABRAZO DESDE ARGENTINA.
Muchas gracias, Beethoven!! :)
Hi Rupert, Thank you for helping us to advance our English skills! Can I ask you to comment on my four sentences? I would appreciate you for doing that, Thanks!
If I had known what would happen in my country later I would have taken other decisions.
If I had known what was going to happen in my country later I would have taken other decisions.
If I had known what had planned to happen later in my country I would have taken other decisions.
If I had known what had been going to happen in my country later I would have taken other decisions.
In all of them, I was trying to say the same matter but I do not know which of them is correct. Could you please tell me, which of those four sentences a native American speaker would choose to say? Thanks a lot!
I would say the first two sentences are correct. In sentence 3 it isn't clear who is doing the planning, and in sentence 4 you would usually simplify the tense after the first past perfect, and replace the second past perfect with the past continuous (like in your sentence 2)
@@EnglishwithRupert Thank you very much for your explanations!
I could probably supersede 3rd and 4th sentences with the following one:
If I had known what was planned to happen later in my country I would have taken other decisions.
I hope you will approve of this 3rd variation as well.
I appreciate your comments, thank you!
Sir Rupert- against U I've nothing to report but support and support...
Thanks so much for the kind message! I hope you found the video useful. All the best Rupert
Great lesson! Keep up the good work 🤗 new subscriber
Thanks Angel! Welcome to the channel! I hope you find lots on here that you find useful 🙂
Great
Many thanks, Rakesh!
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What does "description" in the habitual past mean?
You could also say "past state"; for instance, "something true about someone/something in the past". Most of the time, we don't use "would" for such contexts e.g. "I would be a student" isn't correct for a past description/state, although (occasionally) people use it with certain states such as background and feelings e.g. "I would be sad when she left"
@@EnglishwithRupert Thank you for the explanation.
Nice lecture but this is stuff that B1 learners should already know. C2 is more about understanding sofisticated vocabulary when speaking, listening and writing.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I have to respectfully disagree! I've taught a lot of incredible English language learners over the past 25 years, particularly from places such as Germany and Scandinavia, students who would likely achieve an IELTS 8 (so therefore C2), and although they are nearly perfect, it's rare that I come across someone who isn't a native speaker and makes no mistakes at all, ever. Sometimes, they are so subtle that they are hardly noticeable, but they still happen. I think a C2 level student would be comfortable with most of the topics in this video but it's likely they won't be 100% confident in every area. In addition, the areas they may find more challenging will be different to someone else's. One more consideration - there are also people who have a native level vocabulary (and so therefore C2), but are not at a C1 or C2 level of grammar. Best wishes Rupert 🙂
Brilliant grammar/English usage info. But I can't help noticing special "English teacher" pronunciation when every single sound is pronounced overly clearly and distinctly.
The advanced learners don't need this 😊
Thanks Alex! You may have a point - 25 years of teaching language learners has probably trained me to speak more clearly than the average English person 😁 I hope you found the lesson useful. Best wishes Rupert
Not only did they try to use me but they also lied multiple times
That's really good use of the structure, Marco!