Brilhant !!! The best explanation I watched.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

6 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it, Ana! Thanks for watching!

@inglesvipbyvanessa

4 жыл бұрын

They are very good 😊

@marcelopedrosa1999

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant*

@dawonfields7360

Жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 😂 contractions is in pregnancy how is it in words lol I’m confused when u having a contraction your baby gets lower and lower in your womb when u into labor

It's very important lesson for me because it will increase my speaking ability n now I got a trick to improve my pronunciation

That was a clear and in-depth lesson. Thank you both.

According to me, after watching about 500 videos of English language; this is *the best you tube channel* to learn real real English language. Yes! You deserve the best channel award.

Perfectly explained thank you very much.

Thank you very much for this lesson! It's very useful. :)

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

You answered all my questions. Thank you!

Nice video! This will help me a lot to improve my pronunciation in order to sound more natural. Many thanks!

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

6 жыл бұрын

So glad it will help you, Victor! Thanks for watching!

Great! I've never heard of such incredible explanation.

Great video, thank you both Maria and Mikey

This is very good lecture which has given important information about writing and speaking of english language, please add more vedios with different examples, it gives clear idea of speaking and writing English formal and informal. Thanks!!

Very useful channel! Thanks a Lot!

Thank you so much for this illustrated video. My English challenge is to use more contractions when I'm speaking.

Thank you so much , very helpful to me. 👍！

it's very important topic for learning the fast speaking skill. Very nice .

Oohhh I like pronunciation lesson...so I'm very happy thanks a lot

Contractions are very useful to sound like a native English speaker.... Thanks for the lesson

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Zain! Thanks for watching!

Very impressive, fantastic, very helpful!

very sophisticated clip and attractive accent!

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

I am very thankful to these native english teachers from whom I learnt much at my home here in the mountains of shanghla Pakistan

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ajab! Seeing comments like this makes the hard work all worthwhile :)

Wow! I've enjoyed the lesson. Keep going on. 😍

excellent video!!!! thank you so much

Really so nice pronounciation.I have enjoyed very much.Thank u sir for giving the such kind of contraction.I want more video such kind.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the lesson! We have more pronunciation lessons that might help you:www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/free-english-pronunciation-lessons.

make more such videos..really helpful

Full contraction lesson.. Thanks a lot.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Pintu!

its great job , and you are realy the best

Thank you so much ....maria .I'm from Brazil .....excellent videio guys

@hamideldaw7600

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

This video is top notch !

Useful 👍👍👍, though difficult to pronounce. Need practicing more

thanks you for lesson!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you very much🙂

Here because I'm teaching a class on contractions. This is way more complicated then I remember....I'm a native speaker and I'm struggling lol. Freaking English.

Thanks, both of you and I like your vedios😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

This was perfect !!

Hey. I'm from Bangladesh. It's help me to deveolop my speaking skill.Thank's a lot

Amazing.. video... thks a lot .

Thank you very much

Thanks a lot for such a great explaination my all c

thanks so much to OOE. Best rgds

Thank you great job

Thank you ❤️

@beshirabdallah8911

6 жыл бұрын

Iq squared

Thanks 🙏 for you

Thankyou so much

Hello and thank you for everything you do for us, our dear teachers! Could you please translate this sentence for me? [ I was just catching up on some messages on my phone and I sort of lost track of where I was.] I've heard it from BBC learning English podcast. When I read the script I didn't catch it again especially second part of sent. Thanks in advance.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! To 'catch up with' means to listen to the messages that you had and weren't able to listen to before. When you 'lose track of' something, it means you forget. So, the person 'kind of forgot' where they were because they were so focused on the messages.

It's so interesting.

Thanks 🙏

very nice ,thanks

brilliant lovevto you both

Thank you so much very important lesson it the best 👍 🌷

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Rabia! So glad you enjoyed it!

Very nice explanation

Good job 👍🏻

Thank very much

Thanks a lot

Good job excellent help me a lot 😍😍😊😊😉😎

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

6 жыл бұрын

Glad it was useful for you, Gilberto!

I love 💕 English. I want to know the phonic sounds and how to mark it Thank you Teachers

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy English, Mani! We have a few lessons to help you with phonetics: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/pronounce-difficult-english-words, www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/schwa-sound, www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/pronounce-i-vowel-sounds.

Tkanks a lot..

Nice thanks

Thanks

Thanks to both of you. Can we use contractions in ielts speaking exam?

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

6 жыл бұрын

Contractions are part of natural speech, so you can (and should) use them almost anywhere, including your IELTS speaking exam. In fact, it could hurt your score if you don't use contractions naturally.

it is very useful to me

thanks is the best help me read very good! hope you have a great day is It's very useful. :)

I like this video think you

Thank you

Cool. I didn't know all of that. Now I learned a little more.

Contraction make me feel like native speaker

superb

Ooh thank you so much. I really like this lesson. God bless you!

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comment, Maurice!

@mauriceotiskouton1723

5 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome OOE

coulduv/coulda = could've (could have) woulduv/woulda = would've (would have) shoulduv/shoulda = should've (should have) mightuv/mighta = might've (might have)

This is it, I wanted

Hello. Thank you for the lesson. I'd like to take CAE exam. Pls, could you tell me how can I find a tutor online? Thank you.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your comment. Our certified English teachers can help you with online classes. You can book a trial lesson here: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/book-first-class.

@abdulwahidh6728

5 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 hii

brilliant

Thanks for that important lesson i love british accents

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Radwa! Thanks for watching!

@salvadoran_uwu

5 жыл бұрын

Me too.

I got a question that has become a pain in my neck lately.. May I use that phrase in informal speech " I SEEN SOMETHING" present perfect without " have". I came across it in films and song lyrics.. And yes I do know that it's an unforgivable mistake grammatically but I dare ask that anyway :) could u tell me pls ?

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

Жыл бұрын

Hi there. Yes, this is one of the many instances of incorrect grammar usage that is often seen with more informal English situations.

@tornonasarovi1817

Жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 Mostly in American English right ? and in scripts

very important

The video was awesome Am not = ain't

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Salma, we actually don't use 'ain't' when speaking grammatically correct English. This is more of a slang term.

@abdulwahidh6728

5 жыл бұрын

Such a fullish

@salmaansari2057

5 жыл бұрын

@@abdulwahidh6728 bloody fool I'm an ielts 7.5 band student

Uhh, that's hardcore for me, but very helpful.

Hi ma'am and sir . I just want to ask that what will be the full form of o'clock.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting question! In modern English, there is no full form. The original full phrase was 'of the clock', but that hasn't been used for several hundred years.

@pdroy-ix9ko

3 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 thank you .

After this clip, I understood why we as a non-native speaker have difficulties to understand a native speaker because they use too many contractions in spoken English.

@inglesvipbyvanessa

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly! We, non-natives, must pay attention and practice it.

Can I use contractions in Formal Speaking?

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Keven. Yes, contractions can be used in formal speaking. However, it's not recommended to use them in writing. You can learn more in our lesson on formal and informal English: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/formal-informal-english.

@kevinortiz6457

2 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 I appreciete your help and response. Love you guys!!

Wow

Could I use contractions in IELTS??

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

5 жыл бұрын

Hi there, it depends on the type of exam you are taking. If you're taking the IELTS Academic, I would not recommend using contractions. In IELTS General, it would be more acceptable.

@conestogastudents2967

5 жыл бұрын

Oxford Online English thanks 😊☺️

Nice sir..... When helping acts as a main verb.... Can we contract them.... She has a pen.... She's a pen.... Is it correct????

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ravi, good question. In this situation, we do not contract them. The only time we contract with 'has' is if we're using the present perfect tense. For example: 'She's been to France before,' which means, 'She has been to France before'. In this situation: 'She's a pen' that would mean 'She is a pen' contracted with 'be'. Hope this helps you!

@ravikiran1875

4 жыл бұрын

Does the helping verb "Did" has a contracted form???? Where did you go?.... Where'd you go??? Is it correct????

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

4 жыл бұрын

@@ravikiran1875 Yes!

sir and mam I am fails to talk English what I can do plz tell me

😘❤️👍

Are you guys from Britain?

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Emdad. Maria is from the US and Mikey is from the UK.

@emdadhossainimu6327

3 жыл бұрын

sounds good but i am very much confused which pronunciation i will follow British or America?

May u tell me plz how to contract,,I would have had...and if I had had my breakfast... M waiting for ur reply.. thanks alot..

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Sumit, 'I would've had,' and 'If I'd had'.

@sumitbhatia3530

6 жыл бұрын

Oxford Online English thanks alot..

@sumitbhatia3530

6 жыл бұрын

Oxford Online English i would have had my breakfast..I'd've had my breakfast ...👈is it right?

Wait! There were still some contraction weren't explain here. For example: "The usage of ' on because which then become, 'cause. And others like going into goin'. I need this!!"

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Gerry, these aren't contractions, but shortening of words in a conversational speech. We have some lessons on fast speech and understanding native speakers which might help you with those types of phrases: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/understand-native-speakers, www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/how-to-understand-fast-speech, www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/essential-phrases.

Mam explain of contraction i

I watched the the whole video waiting for "I'll" coming up but it did not appear.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

5 жыл бұрын

😀 True! Sorry if that's what you needed. There are so many pronoun + verb combinations that we had to leave some out.

You broke down my head. 😵 It is a stupid English. 😭 I hate it. 🤕 But I don't give up. ☺️

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

6 жыл бұрын

Haha, don't give up! I know it can be frustrating, but take it one step at a time!

The last part is difficult for me.

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

5 жыл бұрын

Keep practising! 😀

@Jhcel2324

5 жыл бұрын

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 I think I'm finally pronouncing it right but I'll keep on practising^^. Thank you!

You did not mention where to use "ain't".

@Oxfordonlineenglish1

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Rukhsar, 'ain't' isn't proper English.

yes .the 'll' is too difficult to pronounce

I am from India, I need a British friend to improve my skills 😭😅☺️ ❤️

The man s voice is really similar too Ali A if it wasn’t too deep

1:23 - You're the nicest person I've ever met (Slow + clear) 1:45 - You're the nicest person I've ever met (faster + weaker) 2:05 - They'll think he's gone completely mad 3:43 - I'm sure she'd call if anything'd happened

ain't = am not, is not (isn't/in't), are not (aren't), have not (haven't)

@gustavomelles1

4 жыл бұрын

People may think you're uneducated, but you got a point.

@jasim7291

4 жыл бұрын

GOOD

Could have=coulda#could've

En Español serotes

1.38 Cambridge Dictionary: you're UK strong /jɔːr/. Oxford Dictionary :you’re short form /jʊə(r)/, /jɔː(r)/ /jʊr/, weak form /jər/ you are