🔥EXPLAINED! Why we use the PAST to talk about the FUTURE in English

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  • @EnglishWithGreg
    @EnglishWithGreg  4 роки тому +33

    Hope you liked the lesson! Remember to leave your example sentences below ⬇️

    • @aofsiwanon
      @aofsiwanon 3 роки тому +1

      Thanks so much Greg. I was wodering if this lesson is similar to ''future in the past''. What is 'future in the past'?Thanks. Do you happen to have the lesson about that?

    • @nadya7540
      @nadya7540 2 роки тому +2

      I will be able to pass IELTS when I've lernt English

    • @nadeeshaweerasinghe2485
      @nadeeshaweerasinghe2485 Рік тому

      I am really happy to watch your videos which are well-explained English to non-native students regarding tenses that we do not have in our mother tongue. Can you please explain why do use the gerund (READING) in the last sentence (after YOU HAVE FINISHED)? Thanks!

    • @KareemShaikh-hw1mw
      @KareemShaikh-hw1mw Рік тому

      Sir👍 you are teaching English grammer very well... Your teaching style different than others

    • @SashokTheOk
      @SashokTheOk Рік тому

      I will wander outside when I've finished my work.

  • @mgaminisilvabs8668
    @mgaminisilvabs8668 Рік тому +1

    God bless you sir, from 🇱🇰. You are a genuine person respecting true humanity. God bless you again.

  • @maccale
    @maccale 2 роки тому +6

    We use that kind of phrasing a lot in Spanish, it is called "pretérito perfecto" (perfect tense). I've never realized it was mixing future actions with present verbs until now that I hear you explain it in English!

    • @marinopayan7338
      @marinopayan7338 Рік тому +1

      Lo que sucede es que, en español, se llama "pretérito perfecto" (lo que en inglés es "present perfect"), pero cuando se usa de esta forma, es pretérito perfecto, pero del subjuntivo. En inglés posee la misma forma, pero con algunas estructuras que lo identifican. Por ejemplo "ya he terminado mi tarea". El ejemplo anterior es pasado perfecto (pretérito perfecto), pero del indicativo. El indicativo se usa para hablar de cosas que ya son. Ahora bien, si digo "Te llamaré cuando haya terminado mi tarea" sigue siendo pretérito perfecto, pero en modo subjuntivo. El subjuntivo se usa para deseos, hipótesis, o cosas que no necesariamente están pasando, pero que podrían pasar o que quizá no pasen. Si digo "Yo soy un intelectual" en esa oración "Yo soy" es algo que ya es, lo estamos indicando. Esa oración está en "tiempo presente del modo indicativo". Ahora bien, si yo digo "Cuando yo sea grande, seré un intelectual" en esa oración "yo sea" también está en presente, pero del subjuntivo. Es algo probable, pero que no es al momento de decirlo.

  • @shah6909
    @shah6909 2 роки тому +2

    the way you deliver is energetic and enthusiastic.
    I love your class

  • @tadiyosgessese5260
    @tadiyosgessese5260 3 роки тому +3

    After watching over 10 videos of other teachers i have understood it on your channel.. GREAT🙏🙏🙏

  • @idontknowbyraphaelfranca1946
    @idontknowbyraphaelfranca1946 4 роки тому +3

    I don't get tired of saying it, you're one of the best teachers ever, ever since I watched your video, I started liking the british accent which I used to Go hate just because I didn't understand. By the way, I have replied the email you sent me about this lesson.

  • @ФирдавсФайзиев-щ2я
    @ФирдавсФайзиев-щ2я 3 роки тому +3

    Thumbs up! English is tough, teaching is tougher but you are doing it perfectly. You are professional. I can start speaking English as soon as enthusiasm has inspired me. My goal is to be absolutely fluent in English. I can achieve it once i have felt an inspiration. You rock!

  • @Gonzalonich
    @Gonzalonich 2 роки тому +8

    Great topic Greg! I think that in Spanish language, it wil be:
    "Voy a buscar trabajo cuando HAYA pasado mi examen". Your videos are very useful, thanks.

  • @MariaCeliaZamorano-ne6bl
    @MariaCeliaZamorano-ne6bl 2 місяці тому

    Guess what, PROF !!!..I've just watched this video again !! ...,and....incredibly !!!...,I could understand perfectly ALL YOU 'VE EXPLAINED !!!😮😮 ..MAGIC ???..Noooo !! , It's because of GREG 😅😅😅😅
    THANKS PROF FOR HELPING ME !!!, and also FOR YOUR EFFORT, YOUR TIME ...,and PASSION FOR TEACHING !!!!😊😊😊😊😊
    (CELIA FROM ARGENTINA 🇦🇷)😊😊😊❤❤❤

  • @MariaCeliaZamorano-ne6bl
    @MariaCeliaZamorano-ne6bl Місяць тому

    I LOVE YOUR WAY OF TEACHING, GREG !!!.....😊
    I ADMIRE YOUR ENERGY !!!, YOUR PASSION...❤❤❤
    THANKS GREG!!!!!!

    • @EnglishWithGreg
      @EnglishWithGreg  Місяць тому +1

      You rock! 😀

    • @MariaCeliaZamorano-ne6bl
      @MariaCeliaZamorano-ne6bl Місяць тому

      @EnglishWithGreg GRACIAS GENIOOOO!!!🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸

  • @christinainchina
    @christinainchina Рік тому +1

    Great video! Excellent explanation. Thank you so much!

  • @aristoalexius
    @aristoalexius 3 роки тому +5

    Thank you for your free books Greg I have downloaded them. I am absolutely sure that I will get a better improvement after I have read your books carefully.

  • @jimmyanurak
    @jimmyanurak 3 роки тому

    Excellent teaching , It's clear and easy to understand a lot. I'll go trekking when I've finished my jobs .Thanks

  • @Camilovlog1
    @Camilovlog1 2 роки тому +3

    "I will take my dog for a walk once I have finished my chores". Thanks so much for this class Greg!

  • @kukoosingh7285
    @kukoosingh7285 2 роки тому +1

    Wonderful teacher love you

  • @Lucy44rocks
    @Lucy44rocks 3 роки тому +1

    Greg, I simply enjoyed this refreshing lesson. And let me know if I’m wrong or right: when we use “I’ll call you when I finish my homework”, as you’ve wisely explained, it sounds like “...AS SOON AS I finish my homework (right after I do it). Thank you indeed!

  • @jayasudhakathirvel6885
    @jayasudhakathirvel6885 Рік тому

    Clear teaching sir.Tq .Teach Tenses one by one .For better understanding.pls

  • @olgachernova6225
    @olgachernova6225 3 роки тому +1

    Wow! This is a really lovely piece of subtitle grammar. Thank you so much for explaining it.

  • @mariacordova5909
    @mariacordova5909 3 роки тому +1

    I will go on a hike when I have finished watching Greg's video.

  • @olcayoldac6614
    @olcayoldac6614 2 роки тому +1

    Hello Greg. Could you make a lesson which explains the future in the past?

  • @daryapostoeva7343
    @daryapostoeva7343 2 роки тому

    I will read English quick fix 2022 when it has arrived to my email. Thanks for your explanations and for the BOOK - I've got it already!

  • @tramhicks1215
    @tramhicks1215 3 роки тому

    I like the way you have printed words ( letters) out quite big.
    So I can see them easily.

  • @MariaCeliaZamorano-ne6bl
    @MariaCeliaZamorano-ne6bl 2 місяці тому

    Dear GREG !! ,This lesson it's not SOOOO EASY..., BUT !!! You explained it ,PERFECTLY !!!
    GREG ,you're a GENIUS !!👌👌👌👌 your examples are CRYSTAL CLEAR !!! "I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS "!!! , You explain ENGLISH....EASY !!!!!😊😊😊😊
    THANKS FOR BEING ALIVE PROF !!!!❤❤❤
    (CELIA FROM ARGENTINA 🇦🇷) 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @marjorieempleo6832
    @marjorieempleo6832 3 роки тому

    Tnks for a very clear explanation.watching you in Rome, Italy

  • @gingerygarf
    @gingerygarf 11 місяців тому

    This is what I've been searching for a long time but couldn't find much info, thanks Greg for always being a step ahead of others.
    May i clarify is the use of past simple allowed or only present perfect tense can be used?

  • @martinmartin9093
    @martinmartin9093 4 роки тому +1

    Excellent explanation 👍ta

  • @roberttheinwin8622
    @roberttheinwin8622 4 роки тому

    Thank you very much, Greg. That's very kind of you.

  • @TheGroundation
    @TheGroundation 2 роки тому

    Great lesson 🤩 thank you.
    Question for you : could we say : i’m going to look for a job after passing my exams ?

  • @grnppj5641
    @grnppj5641 3 роки тому

    Best english teacher ever👍

  • @jaysamuelsel8134
    @jaysamuelsel8134 Рік тому

    Thank you for this 👍. Please I want to know what tense to use in this kind of situation:I'm watching a clip online with a friend,and can't understand something about the clip, should I say "what is happening to the box?" or "what happened to the box?". Since the time when the clip was recorded had past . Thank you.

  • @SvetlanaVasilevich-i9f
    @SvetlanaVasilevich-i9f Рік тому

    Hey. Thank you for that lesson. It's really helpful for me. Please, correct my mistakes in the next sentence. I'm going to look for a new job when I've done my CV.

  • @hananali1802
    @hananali1802 Рік тому

    Hello Greg, it's Hanan Ali from Libya.I am highly thankful for your incredible content. Greg, what about ' 5years old, 5 year olds or 5 year old'?

  • @vi683
    @vi683 4 роки тому

    I got confused with the tense You taught us and the future perfect tense will have + pp.
    I think I shoud learn that in depth to work it out.
    Thanks. Teacher!

  • @balsonnaoshekpam5680
    @balsonnaoshekpam5680 3 роки тому

    Your style of teaching is great Sir

  • @lankakuranage1952
    @lankakuranage1952 3 роки тому

    Very good explanation Mr. Greg

  • @VijaySharma-intertainer
    @VijaySharma-intertainer 3 роки тому

    Thank you Greg for very useful video

  • @mohamedyahaya9811
    @mohamedyahaya9811 3 роки тому

    Thanks teacher now I understood how to use them because before I had a problem about it.

  • @chemikalaraja1971
    @chemikalaraja1971 3 роки тому

    Thank you very much. This is a really different topic on grammar. Once I have finished reading your free book, which I just downloaded, I will watch your another video. Like you asked, I have written one sentence. Thank you once again.

  • @ibrahimu.2531
    @ibrahimu.2531 3 роки тому

    Thanks. Colud you help me on finding Brish English sylebuss?

  • @TheAkkb
    @TheAkkb 3 роки тому

    These things are all about the playing the game from 0 to 1 conditionals and vise versa. What is remarkable is the present perfect softly comply with both grammar rules. It is hard to learn separately each tense, because some tenses are secondary, but in groups it becomes much easier. It is a specific of the way how do the British perceive the time.

  • @elifagca7386
    @elifagca7386 4 роки тому +17

    I will write a comment when I've finished to listening this video.🙆

    • @EnglishWithGreg
      @EnglishWithGreg  4 роки тому +29

      👏🏼 ...when I’ve finished *listening to* this video

    • @Inquirro
      @Inquirro 3 роки тому +1

      @@EnglishWithGreg or watching this video?

    • @elizabethmills2557
      @elizabethmills2557 2 роки тому

      I have been trying to get the owner of the chemicals shop.

    • @vanthanhphan3933
      @vanthanhphan3933 2 роки тому

      Listening to this video

    • @vanthanhphan3933
      @vanthanhphan3933 2 роки тому

      Elif agca: when I've finished listening to this video.

  • @hulyaturgut4448
    @hulyaturgut4448 Місяць тому

    I will watch the video which you told us after I have finished to write this message 😊

  • @mr.motivationalboy3191
    @mr.motivationalboy3191 3 роки тому +1

    Sir I am your big fan from India and I want to speak English with you live

  • @nicebirthkmarak2765
    @nicebirthkmarak2765 3 роки тому

    Thank you very much sir for your good lessons, l have got new lessons now from your lessons

  • @baguiobase4713
    @baguiobase4713 4 роки тому

    Brilliant. Past tense use to talk about the past. 😊

  • @durgaraobattula143
    @durgaraobattula143 2 роки тому

    Hi greg,. Would explain the word "LET" and expressions with it,please???

  • @thembisilebuthelezi8003
    @thembisilebuthelezi8003 Рік тому

    Thanks Sir you explained clear.I will cook dinner when I have been at home.

  • @kenziwintergarden8280
    @kenziwintergarden8280 2 роки тому

    Would you plz make a video about gerund/infinitive dillema?

  • @ranjana8165
    @ranjana8165 2 роки тому

    Hi Greg,
    You can check my drawing once I have finished my drafting part. Is it correct? Could you please tell me? I'm learning from your videos.

  • @satya.m
    @satya.m 2 роки тому +1

    I will watch another video on this channel once I am done with it.
    (Or)
    I will watch another video on this channel after I've been done with it.
    Which one sounds great, Mr. Greg? 😅

  • @ronenr1405
    @ronenr1405 4 роки тому

    Thank you, Greg!

  • @free_boy
    @free_boy 2 роки тому

    I have been watching studying lessons for a long time but such perfect i could see only now. Did i say it correctly ? I mean could i use PrPerfCont and past simple in one sentence

  • @shendy3370
    @shendy3370 3 роки тому

    Your lessons are useful. Thank you so much. 🥰

  • @oneidagil199
    @oneidagil199 Рік тому

    Thanks.

  • @fathieljali2058
    @fathieljali2058 3 роки тому

    I like your method to teach

  • @Leodinessa
    @Leodinessa 3 роки тому

    Super , thank you , Greg 😄

  • @Ricardo-xg6gx
    @Ricardo-xg6gx 4 роки тому

    I will write a comment once I've completely ended up watching this interesting video, thanks and greetings.

  • @meedadnan8596
    @meedadnan8596 3 роки тому

    Thanks a lot

  • @davidmelara1854
    @davidmelara1854 3 роки тому

    Hello there.
    The sentence on bottom is curious. I'm bemused, I don't know whether using after past participle (finished) gerund (reading it), or infinitive (to read it) or present simple (read it).
    «When you have finished reading it».
    Greg, give me a hand, would you?

  • @danielalanis1045
    @danielalanis1045 Рік тому

    I am going to read the Arden Shakespeare when I have read The merchant of Venice in the Anotated Shakespeare edition

  • @Rexsmiminkom9907
    @Rexsmiminkom9907 2 роки тому

    I am so excited and pleasure to joint with your class sir I have subscribed your channel thanks

  • @marcinz6106
    @marcinz6106 3 роки тому

    Thanks for great clear explenation. Kindly ask you to prepare similar video about talking in the past about future. It will be be very helpfull for me. Big thanks in advance :)

  • @mariocortes2670
    @mariocortes2670 4 роки тому

    Thanks, great video!

  • @xiluenrabadan2943
    @xiluenrabadan2943 2 роки тому

    Thank you Greg.
    1. I'll tell you the answer once I have figure it out😮
    2. We will start baking the cakes when Tim has gotten all the ingredients...
    (Are they ok?)
    Thanks again.

  • @meeromeer8812
    @meeromeer8812 4 роки тому

    Thanks

  • @manojkumar-sy9yr
    @manojkumar-sy9yr 2 роки тому

    I should arrive before 5 pm.
    And
    I should have finished this book before Friday. ( Please Explain the both mentioned sentences)

  • @mallinathkhajurgi5406
    @mallinathkhajurgi5406 2 роки тому

    Very useful

  • @orestlue7450
    @orestlue7450 2 роки тому

    Hi Greg. It looks like using Conditionals 1 but instead of Present Simple here is Present Perfect. Is the difference between "Can I borrow that book when you have finished..." and "Can I borrow that book when you finish..." that the first option means you can give me the book a day or a month after finishing? But the second one means the minute after you finish?
    Thank you :)

  • @Ralph_Smith0724
    @Ralph_Smith0724 3 роки тому

    *Can we use the auxiliary 'May' to talk about the future?*

  • @frankmoore7292
    @frankmoore7292 2 роки тому

    Some linguists distinguish between time references and verb tense. So speakers can use adverbs to make verb phrases refer to future events eg. "After I have finished my lunch..." but the verb "have" is still present tense (perfect aspect). Some argue English has no future tense as other ways are used to refer to the future. "Will", for example, as a modal, is not a tensed verb.

  • @nassimchandani6390
    @nassimchandani6390 3 роки тому

    Excellent

  • @Ly34340
    @Ly34340 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the video ! I'll go to the cinema when i have finished the chores

  • @wazzanallawy
    @wazzanallawy 3 роки тому

    I will hang out once I ve finished my work.

  • @kishorshinde777
    @kishorshinde777 2 роки тому

    great video Greg

  • @kananqasimov1647
    @kananqasimov1647 3 роки тому

    Amazing Greg

  • @chevallier637
    @chevallier637 2 роки тому

    Mister greg is amazing

  • @jaysamuelsel8134
    @jaysamuelsel8134 Рік тому

    Please sir, which is correct to say?
    This is where I bought the book or
    This was where I bought the book

  • @sifrina
    @sifrina 3 роки тому

    Once I've finished working, I'll watch this video again 😊

  • @PetiteKero
    @PetiteKero 2 роки тому

    Same in German where "Futur 2" would just sound so much more complex than the simple "Perfekt" form.
    "Wenn ich das Buch gelesen habe" > "Wenn ich das Buch gelesen haben werde"
    Would it even sound reasonable in English to say "I will give you the book once I WILL have finished it"? :D

  • @edoardoodorico5632
    @edoardoodorico5632 3 роки тому +2

    I'll go out with my friends when I've finished doing my chores!

  • @alexandersluice4944
    @alexandersluice4944 Рік тому

    Interesting if Future Perfect is used in the situations described in the video?For instance I will have taken exams once I have known the date?

  • @mauriziopili5980
    @mauriziopili5980 2 роки тому

    Hi Greg! Look at these two phrases. I'll pick you up when I've fixed my car. I'll pick you up when I've had my car fixed. Are they both correct? Do they have the same meaning? Is there any mistake? Thanks a lot for your video

  • @MasambaKalaba-xo4oi
    @MasambaKalaba-xo4oi Рік тому

    Oh my goodness i got confused 🤔 about it may i say « I'm gonna call you when i have talked to my mother » is it correct? If it is i have talked here expresses the future? How come? Cos we gotta verb conjugated in the past

  • @Mavrt_777
    @Mavrt_777 10 місяців тому

    Very clear, even for my beginner level.
    I am going to walk when I have had lunch. 😮

  • @veenanarwani761
    @veenanarwani761 3 роки тому

    GREAT video verses GREAT teacher.
    I will have a cuppa once I have watched your video.
    By the way I have already watched this video a couple of days ago , I forgot everything though.Hopefully I will not forget what I have learnt now down the line. Could you notify me about my grammar mistakes in the comment or how can I explain it in a more splendid way? Would you please tell me where I stand in the journey of learning English? It has been 2 and a half years since I started learning English on UA-cam. I have been learning it religiously without missing a day. I have watched hundreds of thousands English learning videos across the UA-cam.

  • @barbaranunes3309
    @barbaranunes3309 3 роки тому

    I'll use my knowledge about it, when I've finished this video.

  • @bahaaldeen6474
    @bahaaldeen6474 Рік тому

    Will I be good at English when i finish learning this playlist?

  • @kara.h.r8213
    @kara.h.r8213 2 роки тому

    Best channel ❤️

  • @daisytsang7911
    @daisytsang7911 3 роки тому

    Hello Greg, How to get the free book?

  • @Bisgreg61
    @Bisgreg61 2 роки тому

    Hi Greg, you are grate

  • @JustineSunrise
    @JustineSunrise 2 роки тому

    I will go to the cinema when I have finished my work day.
    Is it also correct to say : "I will call you when I will have finished my homework" with the double use of "will" or not at all ?

  • @jessical7823
    @jessical7823 2 роки тому

    Hi Greg, I have learnt a lot from watching your videos. Thank you.
    Could you please check if the following sentences are correct?
    I will move to Australia once I've got married.
    Schools in Hong Kong will resume face-to-face classes when Covid-19 has been under control.

    • @zarraenla
      @zarraenla 2 роки тому

      Gotten married
      Been controlled

    • @englishataglance9587
      @englishataglance9587 2 роки тому

      Got also correct as it is a past participle of get . Thank you .

  • @tramhicks1215
    @tramhicks1215 3 роки тому

    love these

  • @revolver66844
    @revolver66844 2 роки тому

    Would it also be possible to use Future Perfect instead of Present perfect? "At 5:05 I´ll have finished my homework"

  • @himashi408
    @himashi408 2 роки тому +1

    I will let you know when I have gotten high score my IELTS exam.

  • @ronenr1405
    @ronenr1405 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you, Greg!
    In my opinion “present perfect” is considered “present” and not “past”...

    • @EnglishWithGreg
      @EnglishWithGreg  4 роки тому +1

      Interesting! 🤔 I'm sure you're not alone, and if is helps you to use it correctly, then that's totally fine! 👍🏼👍🏼

    • @ynnad2702
      @ynnad2702 3 роки тому

      Of course is not present! "I am 50 years old and I HAVE TAUGHT English since I was 20"... Is this "present" for you????

    • @inbcetc3569
      @inbcetc3569 2 роки тому

      @@ynnad2702 It's present perfect. Present TENSE with perfect aspect. Your example sentence means that [Now] you have taught English... It's seen from the present moment. Tense is not the same as time. Present TENSE is not identical to present TIME.

  • @mailannguyen4835
    @mailannguyen4835 2 роки тому +1

    I will notify you when I’ve finished this project.

  • @rkmofficial202
    @rkmofficial202 Рік тому

    I will share you when i have finished this book.

  • @veenanarwani761
    @veenanarwani761 4 роки тому +2

    I will rewatch your video when I have finished my household chores.

  • @benjamingrange8542
    @benjamingrange8542 3 роки тому

    Another example of past to talk about future is something like "If John came to the party, he would have a good time." The party here is in the future. Past tense is used because we don't think he will come.