Hi there, I'm excited to have you join me on my RU-vid channel:)
At Conversation Companion, I believe that learning new words AND how to use them in conversations are vital to language learning. It's incredible to see your fluency improve with a couple tips and tricks. The only thing I ask of you is: be kind and patient to yourself. Learning a language can take some time but my plan is to show you how to look at this language from a different perspective. Learning alternative words, how to say them in different tenses, and understanding important differences all help you see English at a different angle.
So, grab a snack, get comfy, and let's learn together:) Thanks for being part of my little corner of the internet. -Rosie
Good morning I think I can’t understand how to use the model verb “would “ For example: What is meaning meaning of this sentence Thick carpet would reduce the echo in this hallway. What is the meaning of “would “ hear and the sentence talks about present or past an how can I know?
Good afternoon. The meaning in that example sentence is the same as "If you put this carpet in the hallway, it will reduce the echo." Maybe you're thinking about putting the rug in the hallway or leaving it where it is now (imaginary situation). So the result IF you put it there WOULD be reduced echo noises (result). The time/tense here actually isn't as important as in other sentences because nothing happened. Just like: That food would make me full if I ate it. (I didn't order or eat anything. My current real situation didn't change) / I would go inside if it rained. (It isn't raining so my plan for today didn't change)
If you want to put the rug in the hallway in the future tense, you can say "When I put the rug there tomorrow, it will reduce the echo." Present: "I put the rug there every morning, and it reduces the echo." Past: When I put the rug in the hallway last week, it reduced the echo a lot." I hope this helps!!
@@ConversationCompanionEnglish Yes. This is a very tricky grammar topic. I spent so much time trying to figure out which one to use,and still it’s not quite clear. I think even native speakers might have some trouble using it and we don’t use em’ Thank you for your answering me.
I really like that idea. I'll finish "will" and "would", then I will post a video about the articles. Thank you for that suggestion I think I can help!
Good morning. I am actually from California and I try to hide my Californian accent! It helps with speaking clearly and slowly. Do you like the American accent more than the British accent? Some people say the British accent is really difficult to understand and others say the Americans speak too quickly.
@@ConversationCompanionEnglish I just love when you speak. It sounds so pleasantly to my ear and very clear.British accent is the one I literally can’t stand. I spent some time in California near LA in small town Lake Elsinore.I’m from Saint P. in Russia.
@petrtroschenkov360 Ah great! Yea it's so beautiful there and I really like how you can go to the mountains and lay on the beach on the same day if you wanted to!
You are an incredibly talented teacher! I can learn from you easily, pleasantly and effectively!!! Many times (and for many years, I have been trying to gain fluency in English), I have tried to understand the use of the word "might," but not avail... That's why I never used it (instead, I use the verb may or can). After your class is the first time I think I fully understood its usage as a modal verb! Furthermore, it is very helpful that you gave so clearly the usage of the word "might" as a noun and as an adjective. I have the same highly positive opinion of the rest of your classes!!! Many thanks, and keep it up!!!
Thank you that really means a lot! With my first few videos, I was so nervous and almost gave up. I'm happy I didn't because knowing that you learned something is worth it 😀
Your English is very clear and understandable. Your talking speed and your pronunciation are perfect. I think your channel will be followed by much more English learners in the future. Congratulations. Go on.
I found it's more tricky about context the "yet" being used anyway. What about those clauses as followed. "I do yet to get my certificate" or "I seek yet to address the issue" or "That must be the taxi yet". There is no negative signs in then but for the "yet" itself. But I observed sort of them quite often in many kinds of texts from official to more familiar ones.
Yes this form: "I have yet to receive payment" for example is not exactly "modern" English anymore. People DO still say it but in an ironic or sarcastic way (at least in American English I'm not sure about British English). I haven't seen an example like the taxi sentence you wrote; did you hear it in a movie or read it in a book?
@@ConversationCompanionEnglish The phase about taxi is from the dialogue text book. Well, I took it like if "yet" is to be used "not" is not applied necessarily, just for better expression. "Yet" implies "not" itself.
@@ConversationCompanionEnglish Having read your answers to "@I_am_ on_theSky" struck me to change my mind into that "yet" may be congruent with "but" and "however" rather than associated with negative sentence anyway.
@@КонстантинКоньков-я1п I can see that too but a negative sentence here, means a sentence using "not". Positive or affirmative sentences are without "not" like "I have a cat". A negative sentence would be "I do not have a cat." I hope this helps!
Why not "still" together with yet and already. Had you included stil for today's plan it would have been even more satisfying for the interested viewers.
I posted 'still' before this video and I originally planned to do them together but I realized really quickly that the video would be over 40 minutes and I'm not so good at editing yet:( So for the sake of time and my sanity, I had to split them haha. Sorry for the split though:(
I don't usually comment on videos on RU-vid, but I have to admit that this is the first time that I fully understand the present perfect notion. Thank you 🎉
I made a video about it couple of weeks ago:) I like to remember it like "A"ction for "A"ffect and "E"nd result for "E"ffect. The mean lady affects my mood and the side effect of the medicine is fatigue. I just double checked and it's part 6 in this series. Enjoy!
