I get a lot of questions about the difference between using the first conditional and second conditional. So, for today’s English lesson, let’s check out how to use these grammar patterns. Here are the example sentences. To get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast or check the transcript for the details: If I win with …
254 – Using If Conditionals To Talk About Superstitions
For today’s English lesson, let’s have a look at some superstitions that we have in the US, and the grammar that we can use to talk about them. Some grammar books call this the first conditional. The grammar pattern for the first conditional is IF, followed by a present verb, followed by a future verb. Here are the example sentences. …
251 – I Was or I Were? Both! English Grammar Lesson
I was or I were? It could be both! When we use the past tense of the be verb, for the first person we generally use was. I was. For today’s English Lesson, I’m going to show you some special cases when we use “I were” instead of the usual “I was.” Here are the example sentences. To get the …