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We can use if and in case to talk about future possibilities. If is about what might happen. In case is about precautions that we take now to avoid problems in the future. See examples and learn the difference in this video. Click here to learn about the verbs avoid and prevent Click here to […]
What do you like doing? That was the question we asked members of the Simple English Videos family this year. We’ve always suspected that we have the world’s most interesting English learners and now we know for sure! This year’s SEVY awards winners are amazing! So if you want to meet a photographer, a botanist, […]
This lesson’s about how to make English emergency calls such as a 911 or 112 call. You’ll learn how to report an emergency in English and how to report your location to get help fast. We give examples of different emergencies you might need to report like: – Someone’s choked on some food – I […]
We made a video a while ago on how we say can and can’t in British and American English. You can see it here. It was very popular but many of you wrote saying you were worried about saying the right the vowel sound in the word can’t. If you get it wrong you could […]
The first conditional is a useful English grammar structure for talking about future possibilities. If you watch this video, you’ll see lots of first conditional examples. Hey – we just used a first conditional there! It’s such a useful structure! First conditionals have two clauses: the condition and possible result. We’ll show you how to […]
Zero conditionals are a really useful and simple English grammar structure. We often use them to talk about scientific facts, but that’s not their only use. In this video your see lots of zero conditional examples and learn how you can also use it to talk about habits and routines and even the past. Zero […]
It’s hard to know what to say to comfort people who are grieving. Grief and death aren’t easy topics to talk about in any language. In this video we share some English phrases that have made us feel a little better as we grieve the death of our dog Carter. Most of the words of […]
Learn how to to talk about probability in English with the word likely. It’s a word you’re likely to need! In this video you’ll learn the common structures and collocations we use with likely and see how we use them in action. You’ll also learn an idiom where we always use it ironically. And finally […]
Are you ABLE TO use these verbs: CAN, COULD and BE ABLE TO? Find out how to use them correctly in English here. Click here to see more grammar videos Click here to find out how we use can, could and may to ask for permission Click here to learn how we pronounce can and […]