Here is another YouTube English lesson for you! Modal verbs can be tricky for a log of English learners, especially past modals. But not anymore! Today, in this lesson, I’m going to show you five different ways that you can use the past modal verb would have. I hope you like this lesson…if you do, please take a minute and …
BUILD UP – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
BUILD UP What does it mean when someone says build up? Well, build up is a phrasal verb and it means to increase the size or amount of something. I think I’m going to start exercising. I want to build up my muscles. My friend Stew has built up a huge following on TikTok. They have built up a lot …
BUGS – An American Idiom Lesson
IT BUGS ME! What does it mean when someone says that something bugs them? Well, bug is another word for insect, you know, like a spider or a fly. Well, for many people, those small creatures are annoying, right? So we use the word bug as a verb to mean “to be bothered or annoyed.” My neighbor plays loud music …
COME OUT – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
COME OUT What does the phrasal verb come out mean? Well, we use come out when we talk about something that appears. We usually use come out to talk about the sun, the moon, and the stars. After several days of rain, the sun finally came out. When the stars come out at night, I like to look up and …
PSYCHED – An American Idiom Lesson
PSYCHED What does it means when someone says, “I’m psyched!” Well, when you are psyched, you are looking forward to doing something and you are really excited about it. You can say that you are psyched about (doing) something or psyched to do something. psyched about [noun]: I’m psyched about the party tomorrow. It’s going to be great! psyched about …
BREEZE THROUGH – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
BREEZE THROUGH When you breeze through something, it is very easy for you to do. I breezed through my exam because I studied hard. That report wasn’t as difficult as I had first thought. I breezed through it. How about you? What have you breezed through? Leave a comment below and let us know! If you know anyone who might …
CHILL OUT – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
CHILL OUT Chill out means to relax or do nothing in general. I worked hard all week, so tomorrow I’m just going to sit on the sofa and chill out. Jack likes to chill out with a glass of wine. How about you? How do you like to chill out? Leave a comment below and let us know!
To Be SPENT – An American Idiom Lesson
To Be SPENT When you are spent, you are exhausted. You can be physically spent or mentally spent. I’ve been studying for 4 hours. I’m totally spent. After working in the garden all day I was spent. How about you? When was the last time you were spent? Leave a comment below and let us know!
SNOWED UNDER – An American Idiom Lesson
SNOWED UNDER When you are snowed under, you have a lot of work to do. In fact, snowed under gives us the idea that it’s more work than you can handle. Students are snowed under with studying for final exams. We have a big project to finish this month at the office and I am snowed under with work! How …
English Idiom “Blow” from Happy English NY
Blow is an interesting word which has some idiomatic uses. The standard meaning is of course the movement of air. You can blow out the candles on your birthday cake or listen to the wind blow on a stormy day. As slang, blow also means to leave. Here are some examples: Well, it’s getting late. I think I’m going to …