As a German who started learning Dutch about a year ago it is really interesting to see the tremendous amount of same rooted words ( like will, shall, should , rather, would etc) and how they have changed or maintained at least a meaning similar. Quite often the Dutch word is right in between English and German ( believe - geloven - glauben ).
Thank you, Gideon! There is also a further usage of "if you will", meaning "if you prefer to say it this way". eg, "His children are indulged, or, if you will, outright spoiled". This meaning is a vestigial carryover, cognate with the modern German verb "wollen", which means "to wish".
@@romvmp No, it's like chimpanzees and humans: they have a common ancestor who was neither chimpanzee nor human. German and English evolved from a common language that was neither one nor the other.
This is a really good explanation. I am an EFL teacher and am going to share this with my students. Thank you. I love the 'Swiss-army' analogy! I will have a look at some more of your videos.
Great lesson. I was looking for a good explanation of the use of "won't" in a present sense, but you've overdelivered with those other uses! Thank you.
Thanks a lot and please keep the good work. It is almost the same in Spanish, but when something is almost the same it leaves me with subtle doubts. My sister in law is British and I see her this Monday, so I will ask her these subtle doubts (we can also use the present for the future! I never thought of these things).
Funny, because I see all "will" formations as present unless there is a future marker (tomorrow, next week etc) and would either past or conditional... The reason for me, is that I see it as implying more a will, desire or probability. Then again I am more likely to use an AAVE construction for some of the things you have pointed out. That, or I might use "am/is/are surely" Will you help me with my bags. Is like I pray that you will... I hope that you will, I emplore you do have the will to..
I see it only as future. Addition of NOW does not make an action/ even present for me. Will = has not been done in the present so it is stationary set in to the future. I will do it. I will make that dress.
@@Schrei-d4z but will is the desire to do something wheras shall is the obligation to do something. That is why we say I shall, we shall, but he/she/you/they will. It is based on a present subjunctive mood. "that he will" etc. Much like when we say "(God) bless you" We are not ordering/commanding God to bless the person but asking "that God bless the person" Unless we are non belivers and just giving a customary "bless you", in which case the meaning loses some of the faith relavance but basically remains the same meaning.
@@tysonl.taylor-gerstner1558I also think the same that will is only used for future sense... And also could you please explain the difference if i say "Don't phone grandmother she must be sleeping now" and "She will be sleeping now" ?? Because in both examples we are here somewhere applying our mind with some strong piece of information or we think that might be or be happening like this right now 🙏
@@nirajthakor9748 Well, i must clarify. I feel that will like want expresses a will/wish/desire/longing. English and all Germanic languages lack an actual future tense. We must use special "combinations of words" (syntax) to imply the future. For instance, at work I often use "easy English". I drop "will" altogether when joking with my colleagues who speak little English and little or no Dutch. "I go tomorrow" is a prime example. Also, this is even actually a way we unconsciously use the language in conversation with native speakers, now that I think of it. Time markers express the when. It can also be done in the past. But that is usually not done among native speakers. "She will (surely) already be asleep by the time I get there" is not future at all really. It can also imply that I think she is even sleeping now or in the next few minutes. It's all about probability.
@@tysonl.taylor-gerstner1558 Yes thanks your explanation.. I think I habe come at right place to be understood that i have been confused about... Suppose i have to visit to the doctor and sitting in the home I'm saying*"I don't think the doctor will come yet"* (Now I'm speculating by looking at the time it's little earlier... But other than this I don't have any information that i could make a deduction or guess) How is it possible to predict DOCTOR'S presence or not at the hospital in the *PRESENT MOMENT" and also does it make sense if i say to anyone?? Suppose you yourself asked about my cousin and If i said "He will be doing his homework now(in the present moment.. although I'm not sure but I'm predicting maybe who knows he's or not but I'm just guessing in general) Soo how would you react?? Is it okay??
Fantastic lesson! I’ve learnt something. Never considered to use it for present repetetive actions. I do use it for past repetetive actions but never for present and I was taught to use Present Simple Tense only for that instead. I never heard of „if you will” either. It’s a very useful lesson to me. Thanks ever so much!
You are fantastic to explain and teach all those things ! Cheers ! (I'm not sure I remember well your course about "thank you " and "cheers" , I will watch it again and again untill I 'll get all of it).
Very cleaver lesson, with useful and precise guidance. May I suggest it would have been interesting to link the modal Will with its original meaning : The Will ("volonté" in french). It is the way I have understood how to use it. When we translate Will in french, it is often closer to a present tense (je vais le faire..., j'envisage de..., je pense qu'elle dort, etc) than a french future tense. Just to sum up my point, Where there is a matter of will, there is a way... to use Will as a modal
I'll be satisfied now, the tips came back, super classes from the favorite teacher.. I'll use it without fear "WILL" Very good to see you here. Of course you deserve vacations, I look forward to next videos. stay mellow Gideon
Hi Gedeon. First of all, I'd like to tell you that your lessons are always clear and interesting and never obvious or trivial. In this video, at minute 4:39, you use the verb "reflect" . Could this verb be in that context considered a synonym of the verb "specify" or "underline". I'm asking it because in my OALD under "reflect" I can't find a meaning that goes well with what you say. Thank you in advance for your reply. Ciao
That's funny. About the 1st use ; in Italian we use the future as well for the assumptions .She'll be sleeping now, we say "starà dormendo ora" just the same thing literally.
A linguistics course taught me we don't have a future tense. We have the past and non-past, although we can talk about future time. 😄 Time not tense. Write, writes, writing, wrote, written None of these talks the present. Wrote is the past. The rest in combination with (modal) auxiliaries can express the past, present and future. Don't you love linguistics 😄 I have spoken I have been speaking I will have spoken I might have spoken I might be speaking Etcetera 😄 Parler in French has 36 forms of a regular verb, a couple of which are future. English regular verbs have 4. I tried to reach this to advanced ESL learners once. Learning English grammar is more like philosophy than mathematical. Haha.
Just after 7:20, I see the example talking about the past and so I think it should be: (he would sit .. and fell) instead of (he would sit .. and fall), shouldn't it? Thanks
Many Greetings from Germany! Your lessons are so helpful, I can't put it into words. Thank you so much for your work and your effort. You're my personal hero (and please correct me if I did something wrong)! :D
Thank you for teaching me clearly. I have had the tricky question in donkey years. What’s the differences between must and will for the present deductions? ex)where’s Nick? He must be working now. Or He will be working now. I’m looking forward to replying.
She will be sleeping now. In portuguese we use the same structure : " Ela estará dormindo agora". We can also use with the verb in the present: "Ela está dormindo agora".
Great lesson.Would you similarly explain the use of 'Would' especially in present tense as we keep hearing its use for things in present so often.looking forward to it.
Thank you for this and many other lessons, Gideon. They are great! I just want to ask you one question regarding WILL in the meaning of present in conditionals after IF: is it correct to use it in this case?
Hello dear Gideon, thanks so much for your kind efforts. Each video a special opportunity to improve our english knowledge. You're a fantastic teacher🤩👍Stay great, always ❤️
I think you can say both ways with two different undertones: "I just spoke to him" gives an idea that the thing is closed, is completed, there is no interaction with the present. "I've just spoken to him" means that what he told you has an effect on the present situation. "Didn't you want to speak to Jim before we begin working?" "I just poke to him" (we can begin working). "Will Jim come to the restaurant with us tonight?" "Yes he will, I've just spoken to him about that". The choice of a verbal form or another in English is often a case of undertones, of implied meaning, rather than a grammar rule.
Hi Gideon. Great info! I am a native Russian, EASL speaker. Thank you. I have a question. In the description of your video you wrote ' like all modal verb'. Should it be 'like all modal verbs' instead? Thanks!
Thanks a lot for such a great lesson. You're an outstanding teacher Gideon. But what about will in these situations: when a schoolboy is said: Shut the door Jimmy, will you?.another one. Took it from Morse (episode: "The sins of the fathers" at 19:06) The chief inspector is leaving Joseph, show him out, will you? Thanks in advance (that ok?). And an example of will used in asumptions. Took it from Morse too ("the last bus to woodstock" at 21:30). They'll be locked up now. Jimmy's in his lunch hour.
Won't be open but would be closed. I'm a bit confused, can we consider open to be an adjective, couldn't we do the same with close? Anyway thank you for your superb videos.
A bit of a late reaction, but still... For the first example.., would it be wrong (or unnatural) to use present tense + "probably"? That's what I (not a native speaker as you know) would say.. : "she is probably sleeping now" Thank you for another very interesting topic by the way. Ps: the above sentence is the literal translation of the Dutch : "ze is nu waarschijnlijk aan 't slapen" /"ze slaapt nu waarschijnlijk" . Even though, also in Dutch, you could use "zullen" here, the "equivalent" of will: "ze zal nu wel slapen"
This still sounds like future tense. It may be only shortly into the future, but it still seems like it is not concurrently present. But I do get the point of the lesson.
Thanks! It's so helpful to have differenct uses of "will" discussed altogether. In course books all those uses are usually scattered among different topics and use of "will" for relative certainty is never paid enough attention, IMHO. One question. Could you clarify if "will" (for certainty) is weaker or storger than "must"? E.g. it seems to me that "she will be sleeping now" and "she must be sleeping now" are quite similar. Aren't they?
In this context, there is a nuance of difference. "She will be sleeping now" implies confident belief. It is identical to "She is bound to be sleeping now". "Must" adds a layer of meaning which implies that you have drawn a logical conclusion. eg "What's the time? It must be getting late", or "You must be John. I've been expecting you". In most cases, "She will be" is stronger than "She must be", but they are mostly used in different situations. Usage of "must" usually invites confirmation of some form from the other party, whereas "will" usually does not.
I did it!! Today I finished watching all videos on your channel. I discovered your channel last year and have been watching consistently 5-6 videos a day for about 8 months and now I have watched them all!! Thank you so much Gideon! You are the best grammar teacher I have ever seen. I tried to never skip ads, liked all your videos and recommended your channel to my friends. May God bless you. I'm a student of English Literature now and your videos have helped me a lot. Much love from Pakistan 🇵🇰✨
What an honour that you watched all the videos. The greatest respect to you. I hope you've learnt a lot. Good luck with your studies of English literature. Love to Pakistan. Many thanks.
@@LetThemTalkTV It is an honour for me to be your student! Couldn't have done it without you. Your videos have been of great help for me. I easily passed the university entry test in march and find it much comfortable to express opinions in class. Thankyou for all that you do! Much love and prayers ✨
Many thanks! I am pleased to watch your videos. This was a pretty interesting topic for me, but if you don't mind, I would like to ask, how can I tell that my car won't start in the future tense? Or is it context that determines everything? I think that I won't be mistaken if I say that for many Russian speakers my question will be just as relevant.
Dear Gideon, excellent video by you again. It feels like the number of grammar videos that you make in these days is a little bit too many in comparison to those that are related to words and phrases. I suggest that you make more videos on advanced vocabulary. Bearing in mind that you will have to run out of grammer topics one day, it is should be easier to balance the two.
Gideon, long time no see! I hope you had a lovely holiday in Bulgaria. Thanks a lot for your time and lesson. Will you please show up more often. I wish you would ! Yes, I wish you would !🤔 Nice hair cut ! You've caught some sun, didn't you? Not only, do you look, tall, dark and handsome, but younger and healthier as well. Take it easy !
@@LetThemTalkTV I will hold you to that ! How about answering some of our questions ? Good night, God bless and much love. fare thee well for now old sport.
I enjoy learning useful tips from you, Gideon. I feel so great when I watch your videos cuz I get a 99% of what you say. I am a huge fan of the RP accent and all the other accents from GB. Even though I see it so difficult to land in the UK. Too much bureaucracy. Any advice? I am a bit down on earth, but I believe in miracles too. I love English, and I am very committed to learning and studying English.
@@LetThemTalkTV God, thought as much, just wanted to confirm. As an ESL teacher myself I do so dislike having to give that explanation, particularly when trotting it out to speakers of way more ordered and regular languages.=) Their faces each time are like they've just eaten a lemon)) "We just learned the rules, but here we are wrong because?... Oh exception, riiiight"
My fellow teacher. I've fallen into the rules trap before even in making these videos. There is always one bright spark in the class who will give an example that contradicts the rule. so these days I say "generally we don't...." "Usually we...and I can't think of any exceptions right now."
Many times I've heard " if you WOULD" as a part of a question, and even I, a poor Russian thing, intuitively accepted it as something extremely polite. Is WOULD here is more polite than WILL or this is only the matter of a tense ?
@Kastorsky K... Молодец! In this usage, however, the expression is not a question. Rather, it is a polite and softening modifier of the imperative, where the imperative almost morphs into an invitation. In such cases, "if you would" and "if you will" are to all intents and purposes identical in meaning and interchangeable. eg, "Imagine, if you will, a world without hunger" or "Imagine, if you would, a world without hunger." Any suggestion that "if it is your will" is better English than "if you will" is absurd, and just plain wrong. There is also a further usage of "if you will", meaning "if you prefer to say it this way". eg, "His children are indulged, or, if you will, outright spoiled". These usages are all vestigial carryovers, cognate with the modern German verb "wollen", which means "to wish". They are all PRESENT TENSE constructions, and the verb "will" is not being used as an auxiliary to form a future tense. I write this as an educated native speaker, accredited journalist, and qualified teacher of EFL (TESOL/ CELTA) in the the Russian phonosphere.
Wow! Thank you .Yes, I was supposed to type " request" or something instead of "question" . I've read everything carefully - with my full attention, your beautiful effort wasn't in vain 🙏😊. And I am going to read it again tomorrow 👌Once again, thank you very much indeed !
Of topic question. Recently US tabloids like to use the word 'gifted'. Example: He was gifted XXX something. Is that American rap grammar or proper grammar?🤔
@Gallomph The use of "she will be" rather than "I assume she is" implies a greater confidence level. The latter conveys assumption, whereas the former conveys confident belief in a present situation.
Hi.I posted a sentence of yours on JoEnglish channel and the owner of the channel, an online English teacher Joe Sanders, says that your sentence is absolutely wrong. The sentence is: "If you will drink and drive, you are going to crash your car". Could you please clarify with him this use of WILL? I ask because I quoted you in the post and because of Joe Sanders' comment you did not make a good impression. Those who believe Joe Sanders think that you are not a good English teacher.
Ofcourse question mark is needed sir regardless of intonation, we do the same in our language. Request a 2 min grammar about passive voice plz. Not for grammar, bt how it's used by native ppl..
Not of course. It is convention to use a question mark but many argue, including Oliver Kamm the Times columnist on the English language and writer of a best selling style guide, 'Why use a question mark when it's not a question?' I hope you'll be persuaded to join our side. I'll consider a passive voice video. Thanks
That all shows how logical the English language is. If my mother said about herself she knows 100 percent that it happened so it's a fact, there use simple form then. If my mother said about another person she wouldn't know 100 persent that it would be and in that case it is an assumption.
Hm... at 6,40 your example is "If you will skip your class (should be comma), you'll fail your exams." You mention it means "skipping again and again" What about the meaning of volition? If you will=if you want= if you are willing to. So it doesn't have to be repeated. There is also annoayance, etc. What I am saying is that it can be ambiguous and should be contextual. My 2 cents:)
An "if" clause for a single action uses the present simple and does NOT include the future auxiliary "will". (Revise your conditional tenses, if you will!). Therefore, this is NOT a conditional construction for a single event. The whole point of this video is to point out the many differences in the usage of "will" in modern English. Do not confuse German "wollen" with English "will". They are cognate, but quite different in usage. "If you will" has other usages than its obscure historical cognate usage meaning "if you want/ wish" as I have discussed elsewhere on this post, and this is one of them. It certainly does express annoyance, and in particular annoyance at repetitive, persistent and stubborn failure of the other party to do the right thing. The comma is not obligatory.
@@alexpopov2204 This is a very interesting example you have come up with. Although this certainly appears to be a conditional clause, strictly speaking, it is not, since "will" can never appear in the "if" clause of a conditional construction. It appears to be a special idiomatic construction of its own, derived from historical cognates, based on the use of "if you will" meaning "if you are happy to/ agree to excuse me". I think it is an idiomatic soft imperative construction. I will look into it further. Thanks for bringing it to my attention :)
@@ewg6200 Thank you for such in-depth feedback. I am not trying to be a pain in the neck. I've heard on numerous occasions (movies, native speakers, etc) where ppl use "will" after "if" right, left, and center, so now, being a non-native speaker of English I am trying to get to the bottom of it, so to speak:) The following examples are taken from Cambridge Grammar Of English, "If you'll wait a minute, I'll fetch the porter to help you." "I'll take care of the tea and coffee, if it'll help to get things done quicker" See? I don't believe there is any annoyance on a repetitive basis but politeness. I am guessing here "will" is a modal verb and not an auxiliary. P.S. Glad I found your channel with such "goodies"
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As a German who started learning Dutch about a year ago it is really interesting to see the tremendous amount of same rooted words ( like will, shall, should , rather, would etc) and how they have changed or maintained at least a meaning similar. Quite often the Dutch word is right in between English and German ( believe - geloven - glauben ).
similar meaning
Thank you, Gideon! There is also a further usage of "if you will", meaning "if you prefer to say it this way". eg, "His children are indulged, or, if you will, outright spoiled". This meaning is a vestigial carryover, cognate with the modern German verb "wollen", which means "to wish".
I guess this is because English is a Germanic language and 'will' in fact originates from this German verb)
@@romvmp No, it's like chimpanzees and humans: they have a common ancestor who was neither chimpanzee nor human. German and English evolved from a common language that was neither one nor the other.
"wollen" means "to want"; "wünschen" means "to wish".
Right, "if you wish"
Excellent lesson!! As an Spanish speaker...I use the will and would intuitively....but this..clears up things..many thanks!!!!
6:43 I always thought 'will' after 'if' is forbidden (the 1st conditional), now it makes sense to me.
This is a really good explanation. I am an EFL teacher and am going to share this with my students. Thank you. I love the 'Swiss-army' analogy! I will have a look at some more of your videos.
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Hi Gideon, I am a native speaker of American English. I find your video tutorials very helpful for better understanding English
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Thanks so much, Gideon! You helped me deepen my understanding of English to yet another level!
Hi! It's just like Spanish...' estará cerrado ahora' in assumption use.
Never thought about it before. Many thanks !
Same in Italian too... "sarà chiuso adesso"
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Great lesson. I was looking for a good explanation of the use of "won't" in a present sense, but you've overdelivered with those other uses! Thank you.
Then can you please explain i want to ask ???
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Thanks for the tip. That's very kind. Glad you enjoyed the video.
"Why she had to go? I don't know she wouldn't say..." Finally I got it, why "she wouldn't" instead of "she didn't". Finally!
Thanks a lot and please keep the good work.
It is almost the same in Spanish, but when something is almost the same it leaves me with subtle doubts.
My sister in law is British and I see her this Monday, so I will ask her these subtle doubts (we can also use the present for the future! I never thought of these things).
Funny, because I see all "will" formations as present unless there is a future marker (tomorrow, next week etc) and would either past or conditional...
The reason for me, is that I see it as implying more a will, desire or probability. Then again I am more likely to use an AAVE construction for some of the things you have pointed out. That, or I might use "am/is/are surely"
Will you help me with my bags. Is like I pray that you will... I hope that you will, I emplore you do have the will to..
I see it only as future. Addition of NOW does not make an action/ even present for me.
Will = has not been done in the present so it is stationary set in to the future.
I will do it.
I will make that dress.
@@Schrei-d4z but will is the desire to do something wheras shall is the obligation to do something. That is why we say I shall, we shall, but he/she/you/they will. It is based on a present subjunctive mood. "that he will" etc. Much like when we say "(God) bless you" We are not ordering/commanding God to bless the person but asking "that God bless the person" Unless we are non belivers and just giving a customary "bless you", in which case the meaning loses some of the faith relavance but basically remains the same meaning.
@@tysonl.taylor-gerstner1558I also think the same that will is only used for future sense... And also could you please explain the difference if i say "Don't phone grandmother she must be sleeping now" and "She will be sleeping now" ?? Because in both examples we are here somewhere applying our mind with some strong piece of information or we think that might be or be happening like this right now 🙏
@@nirajthakor9748 Well, i must clarify. I feel that will like want expresses a will/wish/desire/longing. English and all Germanic languages lack an actual future tense. We must use special "combinations of words" (syntax) to imply the future. For instance, at work I often use "easy English". I drop "will" altogether when joking with my colleagues who speak little English and little or no Dutch. "I go tomorrow" is a prime example. Also, this is even actually a way we unconsciously use the language in conversation with native speakers, now that I think of it. Time markers express the when. It can also be done in the past. But that is usually not done among native speakers. "She will (surely) already be asleep by the time I get there" is not future at all really. It can also imply that I think she is even sleeping now or in the next few minutes. It's all about probability.
@@tysonl.taylor-gerstner1558 Yes thanks your explanation.. I think I habe come at right place to be understood that i have been confused about...
Suppose i have to visit to the doctor and sitting in the home I'm saying*"I don't think the doctor will come yet"* (Now I'm speculating by looking at the time it's little earlier... But other than this I don't have any information that i could make a deduction or guess) How is it possible to predict DOCTOR'S presence or not at the hospital in the *PRESENT MOMENT" and also does it make sense if i say to anyone??
Suppose you yourself asked about my cousin and If i said "He will be doing his homework now(in the present moment.. although I'm not sure but I'm predicting maybe who knows he's or not but I'm just guessing in general) Soo how would you react?? Is it okay??
Fantastic lesson! I’ve learnt something. Never considered to use it for present repetetive actions. I do use it for past repetetive actions but never for present and I was taught to use Present Simple Tense only for that instead. I never heard of „if you will” either. It’s a very useful lesson to me. Thanks ever so much!
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You are fantastic to explain and teach all those things ! Cheers ! (I'm not sure I remember well your course about "thank you " and "cheers" , I will watch it again and again untill I 'll get all of it).
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Excellent video 🐸Thank you Gideon, you're such a cool teacher!
You're pretty cool yourself
Definitely
This is so helpful, and it solve the problem that bothered me for years
Is the first usage equivalent to the use of "must" as an assumption?
My will is strong! And I will make the will stronger!
Very cleaver lesson, with useful and precise guidance. May I suggest it would have been interesting to link the modal Will with its original meaning : The Will ("volonté" in french). It is the way I have understood how to use it. When we translate Will in french, it is often closer to a present tense (je vais le faire..., j'envisage de..., je pense qu'elle dort, etc) than a french future tense.
Just to sum up my point, Where there is a matter of will, there is a way... to use Will as a modal
I'll be satisfied now, the tips came back, super classes from the favorite teacher.. I'll use it without fear "WILL" Very good to see you here. Of course you deserve vacations, I look forward to next videos. stay mellow Gideon
Thanks, holidays are over. More lessons coming soon.
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Hi Gedeon. First of all, I'd like to tell you that your lessons are always clear and interesting and never obvious or trivial. In this video, at minute 4:39, you use the verb "reflect" . Could this verb be in that context considered a synonym of the verb "specify" or "underline". I'm asking it because in my OALD under "reflect" I can't find a meaning that goes well with what you say. Thank you in advance for your reply. Ciao
That's funny. About the 1st use ; in Italian we use the future as well for the assumptions .She'll be sleeping now, we say "starà dormendo ora" just the same thing literally.
A linguistics course taught me we don't have a future tense. We have the past and non-past, although we can talk about future time. 😄 Time not tense.
Write, writes, writing, wrote, written
None of these talks the present.
Wrote is the past.
The rest in combination with (modal) auxiliaries can express the past, present and future. Don't you love linguistics 😄
I have spoken
I have been speaking
I will have spoken
I might have spoken
I might be speaking
Etcetera 😄
Parler in French has 36 forms of a regular verb, a couple of which are future.
English regular verbs have 4.
I tried to reach this to advanced ESL learners once. Learning English grammar is more like philosophy than mathematical. Haha.
Hi Gideon, great class! Very helpful and clear. I use this a lot in the US as well. Thanks very much 🙏🏻😘
Just after 7:20, I see the example talking about the past and so I think it should be: (he would sit .. and fell) instead of (he would sit .. and fall), shouldn't it?
Thanks
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Different and useful lesson Sir Thanks
Thanks a lot! 🙏We are studying this topic with my students right now. And I was looking for a nice explanation video😀
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Thank you for teaching me clearly. I have had the tricky question in donkey years. What’s the differences between must and will for the present deductions?
ex)where’s Nick? He must be working now. Or He will be working now.
I’m looking forward to replying.
She will be sleeping now. In portuguese we use the same structure : " Ela estará dormindo agora". We can also use with the verb in the present: "Ela está dormindo agora".
Useful, as always. Thank you!
Great lesson.
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Great lesson.Would you similarly explain the use of 'Would' especially in present tense as we keep hearing its use for things in present so often.looking forward to it.
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Thank you for this and many other lessons, Gideon. They are great!
I just want to ask you one question regarding WILL in the meaning of present in conditionals after IF: is it correct to use it in this case?
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Your a great student.
Quite useful lesson. Thank you!
Thank you for your work teacher! 🙂
Thank you for your comment student
great video again from our Grammarian!
Excellent! Thank you!
Hello dear Gideon, thanks so much for your kind efforts. Each video a special opportunity to improve our english knowledge. You're a fantastic teacher🤩👍Stay great, always ❤️
Absolute top👍🏻 As always👏🏻👏🏻
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Hello Gideon, great job as always! How would you categorize "boys will be boys" or "water will boil at 100 °C"?
Thanks a million for these efforts , really awsome
Excellent 👍
So teachable, cheers
Hi! I have a Present Perfect vs Simple Past question: why do you say "I just spoke to him" and not "I've just spoken to him"? (3:54) Thank you!!!
This is strictly speaking incorrect, but quite common in North America.
I think you can say both ways with two different undertones: "I just spoke to him" gives an idea that the thing is closed, is completed, there is no interaction with the present. "I've just spoken to him" means that what he told you has an effect on the present situation. "Didn't you want to speak to Jim before we begin working?" "I just poke to him" (we can begin working). "Will Jim come to the restaurant with us tonight?" "Yes he will, I've just spoken to him about that". The choice of a verbal form or another in English is often a case of undertones, of implied meaning, rather than a grammar rule.
amazing stuff! thank you a lot, Gideon.
you're amazing. Thanks
Useful lesson!!
Funny how assumptions in spanish are also made using the future
Hi Gideon. Great info! I am a native Russian, EASL speaker. Thank you. I have a question. In the description of your video you wrote ' like all modal verb'. Should it be 'like all modal verbs' instead? Thanks!
Thanks a lot for such a great lesson. You're an outstanding teacher Gideon. But what about will in these situations: when a schoolboy is said: Shut the door Jimmy, will you?.another one. Took it from Morse (episode: "The sins of the fathers" at 19:06) The chief inspector is leaving Joseph, show him out, will you? Thanks in advance (that ok?). And an example of will used in asumptions. Took it from Morse too ("the last bus to woodstock" at 21:30). They'll be locked up now. Jimmy's in his lunch hour.
'...show him out, will you?' is a polite order.
Thanks for the answer Gideon
Won't be open but would be closed. I'm a bit confused, can we consider open to be an adjective, couldn't we do the same with close? Anyway thank you for your superb videos.
Many thanks teacher 🙏🙏🙏🕊️😊😀😀❤️🌷🥳💖💕🌼
many thanks student
I love it’s,? Thanks for all!
A bit of a late reaction, but still...
For the first example.., would it be wrong (or unnatural) to use present tense + "probably"? That's what I (not a native speaker as you know) would say.. : "she is probably sleeping now"
Thank you for another very interesting topic by the way.
Ps: the above sentence is the literal translation of the Dutch : "ze is nu waarschijnlijk aan 't slapen" /"ze slaapt nu waarschijnlijk" . Even though, also in Dutch, you could use "zullen" here, the "equivalent" of will: "ze zal nu wel slapen"
This still sounds like future tense. It may be only shortly into the future, but it still seems like it is not concurrently present. But I do get the point of the lesson.
Thanks! It's so helpful to have differenct uses of "will" discussed altogether. In course books all those uses are usually scattered among different topics and use of "will" for relative certainty is never paid enough attention, IMHO. One question. Could you clarify if "will" (for certainty) is weaker or storger than "must"? E.g. it seems to me that "she will be sleeping now" and "she must be sleeping now" are quite similar. Aren't they?
In this context, there is a nuance of difference. "She will be sleeping now" implies confident belief. It is identical to "She is bound to be sleeping now". "Must" adds a layer of meaning which implies that you have drawn a logical conclusion. eg "What's the time? It must be getting late", or "You must be John. I've been expecting you". In most cases, "She will be" is stronger than "She must be", but they are mostly used in different situations. Usage of "must" usually invites confirmation of some form from the other party, whereas "will" usually does not.
ohh, that was really informative
Great, thank you!
thanks
I'm going to save it, if you will😊
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Thanks, best wishes
I did it!! Today I finished watching all videos on your channel. I discovered your channel last year and have been watching consistently 5-6 videos a day for about 8 months and now I have watched them all!! Thank you so much Gideon! You are the best grammar teacher I have ever seen. I tried to never skip ads, liked all your videos and recommended your channel to my friends. May God bless you. I'm a student of English Literature now and your videos have helped me a lot. Much love from Pakistan 🇵🇰✨
What an honour that you watched all the videos. The greatest respect to you. I hope you've learnt a lot. Good luck with your studies of English literature. Love to Pakistan. Many thanks.
@@LetThemTalkTV It is an honour for me to be your student! Couldn't have done it without you. Your videos have been of great help for me. I easily passed the university entry test in march and find it much comfortable to express opinions in class. Thankyou for all that you do! Much love and prayers ✨
I need that T-shirt!!!
Many thanks! I am pleased to watch your videos. This was a pretty interesting topic for me, but if you don't mind, I would like to ask, how can I tell that my car won't start in the future tense? Or is it context that determines everything?
I think that I won't be mistaken if I say that for many Russian speakers my question will be just as relevant.
It would be there same sentence. Yes, it's the context. 'Winter is coming and if it gets cold my car won't start'
@@LetThemTalkTV Thank you very much for your prompt response. Have a good weekend!
Dear Gideon, excellent video by you again. It feels like the number of grammar videos that you make in these days is a little bit too many in comparison to those that are related to words and phrases. I suggest that you make more videos on advanced vocabulary. Bearing in mind that you will have to run out of grammer topics one day, it is should be easier to balance the two.
Gideon, long time no see! I hope you had a lovely holiday in Bulgaria. Thanks a lot for your time and lesson. Will you please show up more often. I wish you would ! Yes, I wish you would !🤔 Nice hair cut ! You've caught some sun, didn't you? Not only, do you look, tall, dark and handsome, but younger and healthier as well. Take it easy !
Thanks a lot...and yes, you'll be seeing me more often in the next few weeks.
@@LetThemTalkTV I will hold you to that ! How about answering some of our questions ? Good night, God bless and much love. fare thee well for now old sport.
Stay mellow? I lived 3 years and a half in the UK and never heard this expression, is that a recent one? Means 'stay cool' I guess?
I enjoy learning useful tips from you, Gideon. I feel so great when I watch your videos cuz I get a 99% of what you say. I am a huge fan of the RP accent and all the other accents from GB. Even though I see it so difficult to land in the UK. Too much bureaucracy. Any advice? I am a bit down on earth, but I believe in miracles too. I love English, and I am very committed to learning and studying English.
In terms of assumption, can we also say the shops must be closed now instead of saying they will be closed now?
That's what i wanted to ask..And what's the difference if we say Grandmother must be sleeping now???
Wait a minute, what about the combination of if and will in the same clause? Isn't it forbidden?) I mean in that drink n drive example sentence.
"Rules" often have exceptions
@@LetThemTalkTV God, thought as much, just wanted to confirm. As an ESL teacher myself I do so dislike having to give that explanation, particularly when trotting it out to speakers of way more ordered and regular languages.=) Their faces each time are like they've just eaten a lemon)) "We just learned the rules, but here we are wrong because?... Oh exception, riiiight"
My fellow teacher. I've fallen into the rules trap before even in making these videos. There is always one bright spark in the class who will give an example that contradicts the rule. so these days I say "generally we don't...." "Usually we...and I can't think of any exceptions right now."
6:11 : there's on "to" too much in the 2nd phrase.
So sir
When the action is a fact and sure
We say it's an assumption?
I think this is the reason some English took me as an aggressive individual, because it seems aggressive to state all as a fact, not as a presumption
Many times I've heard " if you WOULD" as a part of a question, and even I, a poor Russian thing, intuitively accepted it as something extremely polite. Is WOULD here is more polite than WILL or this is only the matter of a tense ?
@Kastorsky K... Молодец! In this usage, however, the expression is not a question. Rather, it is a polite and softening modifier of the imperative, where the imperative almost morphs into an invitation. In such cases, "if you would" and "if you will" are to all intents and purposes identical in meaning and interchangeable. eg, "Imagine, if you will, a world without hunger" or "Imagine, if you would, a world without hunger." Any suggestion that "if it is your will" is better English than "if you will" is absurd, and just plain wrong. There is also a further usage of "if you will", meaning "if you prefer to say it this way". eg, "His children are indulged, or, if you will, outright spoiled". These usages are all vestigial carryovers, cognate with the modern German verb "wollen", which means "to wish". They are all PRESENT TENSE constructions, and the verb "will" is not being used as an auxiliary to form a future tense. I write this as an educated native speaker, accredited journalist, and qualified teacher of EFL (TESOL/ CELTA) in the the Russian phonosphere.
Wow! Thank you .Yes, I was supposed to type " request" or something instead of "question" . I've read everything carefully - with my full attention, your beautiful effort wasn't in vain 🙏😊. And I am going to read it again tomorrow 👌Once again, thank you very much indeed !
@@kastorskyk70 My pleasure :)
Of topic question. Recently US tabloids like to use the word 'gifted'. Example: He was gifted XXX something. Is that American rap grammar or proper grammar?🤔
Smells like connected with protestant christian US cultural ground.
The example of a kind of "high", pathetic language, not a casual
It's correct. Yes, you can use 'gift' as a verb.
Awesome
yes you are
Could I say "I assume she is sleeping now" to indicate the assumption? Or is this sentence still considered wrong vs "she will be sleeping now"?
It's not wrong but it has a slightly different meaning and I think 'she will be sleeping' is more common.
@Gallomph The use of "she will be" rather than "I assume she is" implies a greater confidence level. The latter conveys assumption, whereas the former conveys confident belief in a present situation.
Hi.I posted a sentence of yours on JoEnglish channel and the owner of the channel, an online English teacher Joe Sanders, says that your sentence is absolutely wrong. The sentence is: "If you will drink and drive, you are going to crash your car". Could you please clarify with him this use of WILL? I ask because I quoted you in the post and because of Joe Sanders' comment you did not make a good impression. Those who believe Joe Sanders think that you are not a good English teacher.
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Sir, I have a question. Instead of saying " The car won't start", can we say "The car just doesn't start " ?
Ofcourse question mark is needed sir regardless of intonation, we do the same in our language. Request a 2 min grammar about passive voice plz. Not for grammar, bt how it's used by native ppl..
Not of course. It is convention to use a question mark but many argue, including Oliver Kamm the Times columnist on the English language and writer of a best selling style guide, 'Why use a question mark when it's not a question?' I hope you'll be persuaded to join our side. I'll consider a passive voice video. Thanks
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I got it..
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Good luck when trying to get pirates to tell you where they've hidden the treasure. They'll never tell you!
Master, Your examples are from dialogues in Downtown Abby, aren't 'em? ;)))
if they're not then they should be.
That all shows how logical the English language is. If my mother said about herself she knows 100 percent that it happened so it's a fact, there use simple form then. If my mother said about another person she wouldn't know 100 persent that it would be and in that case it is an assumption.
Isn't "He will be hungry now" almost same as "He must be hungry now"?
Hm... at 6,40 your example is "If you will skip your class (should be comma), you'll fail your exams." You mention it means "skipping again and again"
What about the meaning of volition? If you will=if you want= if you are willing to. So it doesn't have to be repeated. There is also annoayance, etc.
What I am saying is that it can be ambiguous and should be contextual.
My 2 cents:)
An "if" clause for a single action uses the present simple and does NOT include the future auxiliary "will". (Revise your conditional tenses, if you will!). Therefore, this is NOT a conditional construction for a single event. The whole point of this video is to point out the many differences in the usage of "will" in modern English. Do not confuse German "wollen" with English "will". They are cognate, but quite different in usage. "If you will" has other usages than its obscure historical cognate usage meaning "if you want/ wish" as I have discussed elsewhere on this post, and this is one of them. It certainly does express annoyance, and in particular annoyance at repetitive, persistent and stubborn failure of the other party to do the right thing. The comma is not obligatory.
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Thanks you your feedback.
However, in a sentence "..if you will excuse me, I ...." Doesn't it mean "a single event" but more polite?
@@alexpopov2204 This is a very interesting example you have come up with. Although this certainly appears to be a conditional clause, strictly speaking, it is not, since "will" can never appear in the "if" clause of a conditional construction. It appears to be a special idiomatic construction of its own, derived from historical cognates, based on the use of "if you will" meaning "if you are happy to/ agree to excuse me". I think it is an idiomatic soft imperative construction. I will look into it further. Thanks for bringing it to my attention :)
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Thank you for such in-depth feedback. I am not trying to be a pain in the neck.
I've heard on numerous occasions (movies, native speakers, etc) where ppl use "will" after "if" right, left, and center, so now, being a non-native speaker of English I am trying to get to the bottom of it, so to speak:)
The following examples are taken from Cambridge Grammar Of English,
"If you'll wait a minute, I'll fetch the porter to help you."
"I'll take care of the tea and coffee, if it'll help to get things done quicker"
See? I don't believe there is any annoyance on a repetitive basis but politeness. I am guessing here "will" is a modal verb and not an auxiliary.
P.S. Glad I found your channel with such "goodies"
@@alexpopov2204 This is not my channel. I am just a subscriber :) But yes, Gideon's channel is full of goodies!
When I was yanger I would go to the gym three times a week.