Sometimes is hard for non-native speakers to learn the slightly diference on some uses, so this video is very useful. Another great one. Cheers.

I certainly enjoyed this video, Greg. And I definitely need / have / should / to repeat this action. "Repetitio est mater studiorum". Especially for people who's learned slowly. Thank you.

Thank you Greg, explanations always so clear it is very useful as with each video🙏

In my view this is the best channel for us to learn grammatical English with dear Greg and thank you very much for making such wonderful videos love and respect from Pakistan Peshawar

Hi! I'm Brazilian and my English is getting better with you. Thanks 😍

@AvOs1976

Жыл бұрын

Me too! From Rio! Abraços! 🎉

Hi Gerg, I love watching your videos regularly. I'll be grateful if you make a detailed video on gerund and participle.

@user-zq3bq7jk3r

2 ай бұрын

Not gerg😂

Love your lessons❤

Hi Greg, your explanation is fantastic!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!

Greg!that's bloody brilliant!

Gracias señor

When Robert Kubica teach You English :)

@Maggie-yj1hn

Жыл бұрын

teaches😉

@user-pc5ri9un3w

9 ай бұрын

​@@Maggie-yj1hn😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

The best explanation on this topic!Thanks!

Thank you so much.

Thank you Very interesting lesson!

Thanks Greg!

Hi Greg It’s very hard to understand this lesson but I want to listen when I have time. It’s very interesting lesson for me . Keep it this Video for me . I am not expert about computer but I am learning

Очень доходчиво! Спасибо!

Amazing teacher

A tremendously useful video! Impressive!

Thank you a million! It is a wonderful lesson. 🤗😀

Please don't change the video convention anymore - this is absolutely perfect. Definitely world-class, professional level. The video is not distracting by the fountains and allows you to focus 100% on the lesson. I am very glad that you are doing what you are doing. I have 98-99% understanding and I am a b1 / b2 student. The only thing I would suggest are the subtitles on the left side of the screen, not on the right. But that's probably a personal preference. Maybe if you drive cars the other way round, it suits you better. ;) Good luck.

@nguyenhoangMM

2 жыл бұрын

The subtitle can be placed wherever you like by dragging it with your mouse.

Is the difference between must and have regarding obligations restricted to American English? Cos according to Michael Swan's, Have to is usually preferred for regulations and orders from other people cos the obligation comes from the "outside" while in Must the obligation most often comes from the speaker in statements (and the listener in questions). For example, I must stop smoking. (I want to.) Vs I have to stop smoking. (Doctor's orders)

It's a great Chanel . I always try to watch the Chanel .

Great explanation 👍

Thank you.

Hi, Greg, we use in past Should ( debía o debería) and present simple web use must ( debo, debes, debe ....)

What’s up, Greg. Your youtube channel is a discover for me. Thank you 🙏

Great video from you Grey 👍, as i have difficuties to speak english fluently so, i should have followed lesson given by you.

Thank you very much Greg!

HI Greg thanks for help me out of confused of the two must and have to cheers

Always perfect. Best regards!!

Realy nice .

You have excellent communication skills

perfect it was really helpful thank you so so much

Hi Garg nice explanation

Thanks ❤❤

Thanks

Thanks for sharing English skills. 👍

Great lesson now

Thank you sir

Hi I have watched many of your videos. Your videos are very easy to understand. I always be confused about Singular and Plural words such as everyone, everything, anything, something, someone, ... etc. and also a few, a little, a lot, lot of, few of, ... etc. need (s) or not. Thank you

That's just what I need.

Hello Greg, could you please explain the deference among negative prefixes: mis- , dis-, ir-, and demi-, semi- as well? Thank you.

Have a special way of teaching

You are welcome.

Great channel great lesson of course your channel are is very important

You're totally awesome 😎👍💯

APPRECIATION FOR YOUR VIVID EXPLAINATION . NICE 👍LECTURE

You've got the best explanations ever! I've learnt so much through your channel since I started following it earlier this year. Greg pls make a video on the 12 tenses

Splendid lesson ! The difference between must and have to is : using “ have to” when you have no choice you have to do that. Is that correct ?

Yo this is really a fantastic video keep up the great work 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

The "must not" part is very difficult for german speakers. Nowadays, when we use the german equivalent to "you must not" (du musst nicht), it does NOT mean "it is forbidden" but instead it means "it is not necessary". My grandparents generation on the other hand used it the other (=the british) way, so it seems that this has changed over the last 50 years.

Hi everybody! Very interesting topic, vídeo Thank you dear! 😁💫

Don't give up the fight!

Hello Greg, I love your videos ❤ thank you :) I am an English teacher and am going to share this one with my students in this week's newsletter. It is a particularly tricky topic for Italians as they use the identical phrase for both 'mustn't' (prohibition) and 'don't have to' (absence of obligation) making it necessary to understand the context. Your video explains everything very well, however I would appreciate clarification on 1 point you made on ‘must not’ as related to probability/speculation, because it goes against what Cambridge considers correct for their exams... The opposite of 'must be' / ‘must have been’ (certainty) is 'can't be' / ‘can’t have been’ (impossibility) - and not, as you have stated, ‘mustn’t be’ / ‘mustn’t have been’. (Even though, as a native speaker, I used these forms too until I began preparing students for Cambridge exams.) According to Cambridge, 'must not + verb’ is only used in the present for prohibition. Instead 'can’t + verb’ / ‘can’t have + past participle’ is used for probability and speculation to express an impossibility in the present and past. You go to a friend’s house you ring and no one answers - You could say: ‘They must be out.’ / ‘They can’t be home.’ / ‘It must be that they aren't home.’ But according to Cambridge it is an error to say ‘They musn’t be home.’ You went to a friend’s house you rang and no one answered - You could say: ‘They must have been out.’ / ‘They can’t have been home’ / ‘It must be that they weren't home. But according to Cambridge it is an error to say ‘They musn’t have been home.’ Help? :)

@EnglishWithGreg

2 жыл бұрын

😂 Bingo! When I was a 20-year-old teaching English for the first time in France, I taught this to my class, and the French teacher stopped me and corrected me in front of everyone. The way she did it made me felt really stupid, and I’ve never forgotten this bit of grammar. So yes, it would appear that Cambridge consider this to be wrong. However, I’ve always preferred to teach what people actually say rather than what Cambridge tell us we should say. And you most definitely hear “They mustn’t be home” etc. Thanks for commenting 😊

@hello-mynameis

2 жыл бұрын

@@EnglishWithGreg hahaha perfectly illustrates one of the reasons I live in Italy and not France ;) Being an amurican native speaker (and therefore insecure;) preparing Italians for Cambridge exams, I prefer to look to Cambridge as an authority, but I love what you've got to say🤗 cheers!

@sallygard63

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree HELLO-MYNAMEIS ….. I’m an English teacher to foreign students here in Italy … I’ve been teaching for 30 years and we do NOT use ‘must’ in the way he is explaining! Also, I must add, we always teach that in obligation ‘have to’ is used for rules , regulations & laws. The obligation comes from an external font … “YOU HAVE TO WEAR A SEAT BELT …. IT’S THE LAW” Whereas “must “ is used as a personal obligation coming from the speaker “I MUST WASH MY HAIR TONIGHT” “WE MUST PAY OUR GAS BILL THIS WEEK” Must is also an imperative …. so an obligation coming from a parent or teacher. “ YOU MUST CLEAN YOUR ROOM” “YOU MUST STUDY HARDER” Sorry! I like the way Greg explains … by all means … but I strongly disagree with the explanation regarding ‘must’ !

... excellent ...

The best

Nice

Your language really very nice!

Hi Sir I 'm trying to prepare for the C2 cambridge exam. I have difficulty with the writing task. So practical examples( not just theoretical knowledge, not the format itself of each) of articles, reviews,letters on various topics would be very helpful.How can we prepare for these tasks, how to select ideas.....the best way to improve in this regard and be ready in the day of the exam for any challenge faced with. I don't know if you got my point My regards

Ηi Greg. Could you make a video about the difference between «by» and «from»? Τhank you in advance.

All that is cristal clear! Very well explained and easy to understand to a French English learner! 230792

Congratulations.

Greg, all my reservations are now gone. Thanks for your presentation

TQ

Haha 🤣 I appreciate it Sir absolutely approximately understand enough of but when I will watch again This video so I hope that I would be understanding so stay happy forever ♾️ and thanks 💟👍 Sir 😗

this is the topic that i'm looking for. About "must" i confuse about this word

I find this one difficult because in common practise hardly anyone follows these rules so whats the point. They are used interchangeably and hardly anyone says "you must not smoke in here" but instead "you cant smoke in here" or your not allowed to smoke in here

@tatyanagorobtsova

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree

@MoreChannelNoise

2 жыл бұрын

@@tatyanagorobtsova I wouldn't want to teach this to a class because they will go outiside and hear people saying whatever they like lol

I sometimes hear or read "I must go" which is not about regulations.

Thank you for clear explanation. They should have gone to the son's birthday party. I appreciate that. Thumbs up! Cheers!

what about 'must be ' meaning deduction as well as 'should 'in the past expressing complaint?

Hi Greg how r u doing?? Any video on PAST MODELS pls. Must have, should have, could have, would have might have etc pls

@EnglishWithGreg

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! There’s a link to that video in the description 👍🏼

I must have a pill for speacking English like you.

Thank you for useful lessons! I tried to download your worksheets but never received on email 😢

First thanks a lot. Can you make a video how to use “I would have had ….” And “I have had …..”, please

Could you tell me the difference between may and might. And how can i use ought ?

@loadedenglish9173

Жыл бұрын

Ought is similar to should. Ought is not very common and can sound a bit pretentious.

Dear Greg! Then how to say I did not have to do smth in the past - when it was forbidden? Just use the phrases like smth was banned , was not allowed or it was forbidden???? Many thanks!

Greg, in one of your video lessons you suggest listening to music, songs in English. Well, I've been doing it for years. I began when I was a teenager, years before the internet, where you can find lyrics of every song you can imagine. So, should + have + p.p? And in my head immediately pops up this example. I wonder if you recognize the song without Google :) I should have known better with a girl like you That I would love everything that you do And I do, hey, hey, hey, and I do...

Is it correct to say that "must" used with "you" is an order given, and used with the other persons is something the the subject personally wants?

In British English, is it not "Practise" (verb) not "Practice"?

@christopherfairs9095

2 жыл бұрын

Yes - you are correct.

Must means deduction too😊

Thanks a bunch for video! And i also heard from Paul Washer (american missionary, preacher): "You've got to believe in Jesus..." As i understood that means .. You MUST believe.. If it's not difficult Greg answer it this way or not?

What would be the difference between "must not" and "may not"? I've heard "may not" in the smoking example - "You may not smoke in the room".

There is a Polish guy on KZread who is English native speaker (born in Poland but moved to the USA when he was a child so he speaks like a native) who claims that the people shoud not use "must" at all. That they always should use "have/has to". He grew up in Philadelphia so I think it might have had some effect on him. Perhaps they don't use there or rarely use "must"??

what is the true meaning of "spare"? because it has many meanings, depending on the sentence

also can use Mustn't

This lesson was very difficult for me!

What difference between these is and this is ? Thanks

@hello-mynameis

2 жыл бұрын

The correct forms are: These ARE/ This IS - THESE is plural and THIS is singular - they are sometimes confused because people make the error of pronouncing them both the same, but THESE is pronounced 'THEEZ' with a long E vowel and a Z, and THIS is pronounced 'THIS' with the schwa sound and S :)

If it had not been for, what is mean?

Hii sir could you plz make a video on full uses of can , could any more i mean full uses of modal , sometimes I don't get it why could uses like this, you could say what does this mean plz make a video on this topic sir because nobody can explain like you do you always cover all uses

I need pdf of this lesson

Greg, did you explain somewhere here such crazy things as: the infinitive,the infinitive constructions, the participle and the participle constructions, the gerund? These are all pretty crazy issues and it`s quite difficult to deal with them on your own. Or may be does your another advanced course contain all that stuff, I mean the course on WhatsApp?

Thank you. Gerg. But I'm confusing about the explanation. Because some other Videos say: have to rule and must is necessary. Now I don’t know which one is right. 😢

In American English, MUST is very rarely used for obligation unlike British English.

@Allan_son

Жыл бұрын

For me, a Canadian, I think "must" is stronger. "The professor says we have to hand in the project tomorrow." might be used for a relatively minor deadline. In contrast: "we must hand in the project tomorrow or we will fail the course, no excuses allowed."

Can you do the transilation in arabic?

@h7.-Z

Жыл бұрын

صح

Hi Greg, a few days ago I came across a sentence “ If I started getting into it at 27, probably by the time I was 29, I was at a very high intensity level.” , which was used by a lady talking about her past in an interview . The “if” clause here looks like a subjunctive clause, but I think it’s not. Could you please tell me whether I’m right or not? I’m quite confused, because before I stumbled across this sentence, I thought all “if” clauses in past tense are subjective . Need your help, thank you.

@Allan_son

Жыл бұрын

English speaker. I have no idea how to parse that quotation. I suspect the speaker started talking before she knew what was going to say. It looks like a strange IF - THEN structure. My recommendation: forget that you saw this.

Shouldn't " can't " be used instead of "mustn't" in strong past probability?

He must have got a lot of wine. He must have fainted. Loves from Türkiye.

Hi, Greg, and thanks for the explanation. It seems they taught us a complete rubbish back in school days. Or perhaps you could kindly explain. We were taught "have to" covers obligations, while "must" covers rather "moral" obligations. Better explained on example, "I have to do my homework" means (was supposed to mean) that I was ordered to do my homework (not exactly a "rule", but based on your explanation, you'd use "must" there instead, right?), while "I must do my homework" means I need to do my homework, voluntarily, therefore I have no free time for example (I guess you'd use "need to" as I did in the explanation? Or still "must"?). Does the difference we were taught make any sense?

@lovelysinichka4532

2 жыл бұрын

'I have to do my hw' almost equal to 'I must do my hw'. Have to - you're obliged to do sth, must - because if rules, regulations, norm etc: You must keep silent in the library but You have to leave earlier (otherwise, you'll miss the train)

@wickedsick110

2 жыл бұрын

@@lovelysinichka4532 Thanks. So actually anything I decided to do (as well as I was ordered to do) is "have to", except when my decision coincidentally match some general rule? If I'm ordered to leave the place by an officer, do I have to leave or must I leave?

@lovelysinichka4532

2 жыл бұрын

@@wickedsick110 you seem to be a perfectionist as I am) As for your example, I'm pretty sure BOTH variants are possible! In questions like 'Must I...?' it sounds archaic, thus Do I have to...? is appropriate. In affirmations both are used

How would you say “smoking was forbidden in a cafe, but now it is not forbidden.” Is this ok? “You must not smoke in this cafe last year/yesterday”