It's been donkey's years since I last saw something as useful as this video. Time is always a problem in a foreign language, no matter how advanced someone might be. Once again you aced it Tom, thanks!
"back in the day" was new for me . a couple of days ago i found out your YT channel and started watching your videos. you're doing a great job.I found your videos very very helpful , Thanks a lot.
Thank you very much,Tom! Your Lessons are very easy to understand English.And also i'm beginning to understand videos from other teaching channels thanks to you.
Here are some phrases of my student Pep: -Back in the day I used to argue with my father -I visited the oldest castle in Liechtenstein ages ago. -A second ago my teacher was yawning, maybe I am boring her but she told me that she is too relaxed and she' is very sorry
The last time I attended church was ages ago. I haven't seen my friend Bob in ages. Centuries ago you will be referring to something historical. Henry VIII lived centuries ago. The English Civil War was centuries ago.
I saw your education video ages ago, so I subscribed your channel . Then I am very tied up the other day, and in the meanwhile I saw a new video from you a second ago, it looks very useful . Thank you for sharping your great phrases to us .
Hi Tom, thank you very much for your lesson, it was astonishing..!! mmmm the expressions I didn't know: "A fortnight ago" - "A while ago" - "Back in the day" Thanks to you, I learnt them.
Hi from North Vancouver Canada, thanks a lot for your awesome channel; my English level is no bad , but I found out in your classes somewhat different, it deals with subject beyond of regular topic which is definetely important to continue improving my knowledge about English. I really appreciate it anew and take care.
Amazing useful lesson, congratulations! I think the only new expressions are for me "The week/year before last" and "Back in the day"....I like them so I'm going to use them
Tom!! Thanks a bunch for your videos! I simply love them I've shared them as 'Friday capsules' and suggested or requested my students to subscribe to your channel to do regular listening practices and above all to get lots of authentic vocabulary!
Hi Tom ! Thank you for a lovely lesson about time expression . Please make an another video about using Electronic Appliances ie. Charging mobile , computers etc.
Should i say I hadn't seen this kind of video for ages Or i haven't seen this kind of video for ages If i want to explain that prior to 'now' i rarely saw that, but after 'now' I've already watched it Anyway, I've been following your channel and turns out that your channel is totally useful for my learning, i really appreciate that
Hello, Tom! I`ve got a question. Can I use the phrase "second ago" with Present Perfect Continious? For instsance: He has been playing here just a second ago! And I really apreciate your lessons! I`ve picked up a lot of useful words and phrases from your videos! Cheers♥
It was always funny to me how in english they say "the day before yesterday" while for example in polish we have one word "przedwczoraj" which literally means "before yesterday"
My favorite one is ‘the other day’ because I use it all the time! I knew back in the day before and I think it’s little bit old-fashion. PS: Can’t help imagining your father’s amazing moustache :)
God, I'm so lucky I found this channel. You can not even imagine how much your videos helped me...and I discovered this channel yesterday😂😂So it really means something. P.S.: Can you do a video with all the past tenses and the differences between them, please? Or a video with "When we should put 'the' before a noun or when we shouldn't do" or something like this. It would be very useful. Thanks for your videos 😊
Excellent teacher but, although I am a man, I feel like saying that you've got terrifically beautiful eyes. Btw I had never heard the "back in the day" expression.
I’m going to study abroad in UK when I become a Uni student. So I’m glad you to update these videos including British English. I utilize them and study English every day:) Thank you so much!!!
Back in the day... I like it very much. Thank you so much Sir Tom. You are a great teacher. Really inspiring and exciting lesson. I don't feel bore while your lessons. Thanks a lot. 😊✌️
Thanks Tom for this super useful video. I have a question to ask. Are there any special gestures that British people use while talking? If yes, please let us know in another video sometime later.
That's a good one. People often think the British are uncommunicative while they are talking. In fact, they use their hands, body gestures and facial expressions all the time.
Hello Tom. Is the meaning of "a fortnight ago" and "the week before last" the same or is there a difference? That was a very interesting lesson. I didn't know "the week before last", "the other day", "a while ago" and "back in the day". And for practising: "Last week I had a day off. But it feels as if it was ages ago." Can I say it that way?
Yes, great example sentence. Well done Marisa Gallati! In regards to your question, I'd say "a fortnight ago" is quite specific whereas "the week before last" is more vague. They both mean roughly the same amount of time ago though. Hope that helps.
Thank you for answering. Yes, it helps, but first, I had to look up "whereas" in my dictionnary :-). I imagine that a fortnight means "about forteen days ago" and the week before last means "any time in the week before last week". Greetings from Switzerland.
I didn't know "a while ago" I thought it meant a short time ago! and I didn't know "back in the day" I would hear it a lot but not really know what it means
In Polish "the day before yesterday" it's just one word "przedwczoraj" przed (before) wczoraj (yesterday). So why English say "the day"...not just beforeyesterday it's clear that it's about the day :) It's like to say "one hour of time" it's clear that one hour it's about time.
"Back in the day" is a phrase I utterly detest, because it is grammatically incorrect and exposits nothing for the listener. Why not say "Back then" or "Back in those days" instead? I think it is because the speaker is uneducated and cannot accurately establish when "the day" actually was (usually a period of time, not an actual day). If they could, they might instead say, "back in the eighties" or " during the Korean War" or provide some other referential antecedence. In the USA, this has gained popularity over the last decade, especially with intellectually lazy who want to appear hip or cool. Do yourself a favor and avoid using it!
hi....me again Tom I got a inquiry to make,is all about something still confuses me is on word "would"usage so I'll give u an example... she said she wouldn't come! would that mean,,,she said she will not be coming?or she said she didn't want to come? what do I have to get it....as future in the past of will... I'll go, I'll see?or the past of want? hope u LL bring some light into this.... cheers mate
Hi narcis, good question. In this example you are using reported speech and therefore we 'back shift' the tense. This means that when someone says something in the present tense we put it into the past tense to report. For example 'I am going to Italy' becomes 'She said she was going to Italy.' So in your example 'would' is the past tense of will. Does that make sense?
+narcis apostol hi Tom....I thought of giving u better example...of two WILL I mean! I think it will be fine weather! reported...I thought it would be fine weather! now... I think car won't start!reported...I thought car wouldn't start... so both reported closes have the WOULD word... good! first is would of future auxiliary(will),second,is the verb (will-would-would)... now back in my sentence:he said he wouldn't come!, could be both ...the auxiliar as well as the verb.... I think which puzzles me,... thanks ones again
I'm really grateful to you, Tom.....I know how to use " as if", but very often I see " ing form of verb with "as if " such as... 'as if wanting..' ? how?
Good Morning ! I was wondering about these new expressions related to the past.... Many of them can be use with the simple past and past continuous and it makes me confused. EX: Jack was standing here a minute ago VS Jack stood here a minute ago. What is the difference ? Are there expressions specific to sp and others to PCont.?
I know them all except "a fortnight ago". I would say like: I came home from holiday two weeks ago" instead of "I came back from holiday a fortnight ago. It is very interesting though.
Thank you for this lesson very useful. Is it correct to say" are ages that I don't go to the cinema"? I used this expression but I was not sure was correct. Also in Italian, we say "the other day "(l Altro Giorno)" but I was not sure if I could use in English, now I am ! :)
You can definitely say "the other day". Example sentence "The other day I went to the beach". It is not correct to say "are ages that I don't go to the cinema". I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to say in this sentence? Maybe "It's been ages since I've been to the cinema"?
Hi Tom First comment,I’m glad I found your videos. I came to the 🇬🇧 in 2005 l didn’t speak any English,I past level 1 ESOL exam but whenever I do English assessment they put me back in entry 2 I’m not confident in speaking. Also I need help in writing as it is important for my work. I love your lessons Thank you 😊 so much Fouzia
Thank you for this video! I had never heard back in the day. I’ve heard back then many times. Maybe this is an American expression. For example, if a guy is talking about the 1960’s, he might say” life was easier back then” . That is, in the 1960’s, life was easier.
Back in the day. I didn't know this expression. 😉 In Portuguese we have a word for "the day before yesterday" ="anteontem" Yesterday = ontem. Yesterday
I went to the party a fortnight ago. My last camping trip was ages ago I heard that song the other day The last time I went to the pool was a while ago. I talked on the phone with Jim a second ago. I remember back in the day we used to fish with friends every weekend. So many phrases I didn't know.) Thanks a lot for the video
Hi Tom! I'm a Brazilian English teacher, and I have to improve my English to teach better. I've been watching your chanel, and I've been learning so much. I hope to become a great teacher, and you are helping me a lot! thank you much!
- The last time I watched a film was a fortnight ago ( yes I know it's too much 😂) - I was replying to one comment below a second ago. Thanks Tom for this video. It's very helpful and informative ☺
Hi there, I like 'the other day.'..didn't know about back in the day, which is pretty nice, so back in the days, I didn't know about your video lessons. A big thank you!
