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Hi, Teacher. Would you mind if I ask a question? Or Would you mind if I Asked a question? Which one is correct? I really appreciate if you would answer to my question.
I had the same problem that you was mention in the video about the answers "yes" with the question "Do you mind?". Now I can say the correct answer that is "No, problem" or " of course, go head" Thanks Professor so much.
1.Would you mind subscribing to my channel? Sure! 2. Do you mind if I make more videos about pronunciation? No, that would be great, please do it, my dear professor Francisco.
Hi teacher, in example you said like that ''Would you mind if i do it later? In this sentence , I would like to know do or did? Why do teacher? Could you tell me please? I'm currently learner in English. I'm a beginner. Yours videos make me more clear in grammar. I had subscribed your RUclips. I'm proud of your kindness. And thank a lot for sharing knowledge.
Thank you! I'm glad you find my videos helpful. You are correct that when we use "would," we should use the past tense in the other clause. Would you mind if I sat here? However, we often mix conditionals when we are speaking, and as a result, I said them with the present tense. It was my mistake, but it is very common when we speak, so you will hear people say that.
Would you mind making a content on explanation about how to use "I don't suppose you to ....." and what's the difference compared to "would you mind ..."?
That's a good suggestion. You can say "I don't suppose you want to..." but it's used only with people whom we know well. It's considered more direct. You can learn more about how to ask for help in this video: ruclips.net/video/uZYGqGNEZQ4/видео.html
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so the different between would and do is would is more polite and do is more casual? and would you explain to me about "go ahead"? if there is something wrong in my asked, would you fix it?
I'll be happy to fix it. There are a couple of mistakes in your question. Here's your question: "so the different between would and do is would is more polite and do is more casual? and would you explain to me about "go ahead"? if there is something wrong in my asked, would you fix it?" and here's the correction (in capital letters): "so the differenCE between would and do is would is more polite and do is more casual? and would you explain to me about "go ahead"? if there is something wrong in my QUESTION, would you fix it?" Also, use a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence. Yes, the difference between would and do is that would is more polite. :)
@@LearnAcademicEnglish haha different is an adjective and different is an adjective. I know it, but it was confuse about it especially when talked dirrectly in short time😶
Good question! If you ask "Don't you mind if someone borrows your car?" you can answer "Yes, I mind if someone borrows my car" or "No, I don't mind if someone ..." When we ask a negative question, we answer "no" if we agree with the negative. You can learn more about them here: ruclips.net/video/4N9ekl5NLGs/видео.html
If someone says, "Would you mind if I sit here?" and you say, "Of course not," you are accepting it. The same thing if someone says "Would you mind getting that for me?" If you say "Of course not," you are accepting the request. I hope that helps! 😊
Dear Prof , I was wondering if I might dare to ask you a question ? Why did you use present simple after would ? I would have said: would you mind if I WENT first? Thank you. I pay my respects to you. A
Great question! And you can always ask questions! :) I added a note about this in the description of the video. Here it is: "Note: In speaking, we often mix tenses in conditional sentences, but the grammatical form with "would" is to use the past verb in the "if" clause, like this: Would you mind if I came over later?"
Hi, I have a question. I totally agree what you taught and it sound natural. However, in my school, for example, they teach like 'Would you mind if I took a photo' instead of 'take'. Is it correct? They taught that because there is 'Would" means in the past tense, so the next clause will be the past tense, too. What is your opinion? Thank you!
Hi Anh, Great question! I added a note about this in the description of the video. Here it is: "In speaking, we often mix tenses in conditional sentences, but the grammatical form with "would" is to use the past verb in the "if" clause, like this: Would you mind if I came over later?" Therefore, you are right, according to the grammar rules, we should use the past tense ("if I took"). However, native speakers often mix tenses in conditionals. I should have made that clear in the video. By the way, you mentioned that "would" means in the past tense, but note that in these sentences, would does not indicate past tense. It indicates a conditional that's not referring to the past at all. I hope that helps, and thanks again for your question.
I am afraid that the example used in this video: "Would you mind if I go first?" should be changed to "Would you mind if I went first?" instead. The past tense "went" is used here but it is NOT referring to a past situation. But a unique grammatical structure for using "Would you mind .... ?" However, it is correct to use present tense for "Do you mind .... ?". That is, - "Do you mind if I go first?" - "Would you mind if I went first" These two sentences have the same meaning with "Would you mind .... " in a more polite approach.
Hi and thank u for this perfect video. I have a question and i'll be really thankful if you answer me cause i've searched about it a lot and when i saw this video, i became a little confused. When we use "do you mind if I ", we have to use a verb with present tense just like what was said in the video. But As i read before, we use "would you mind if I " plus the past form of a verb like : Would you mind if i opened the window? and this is for past and present. And i noticed that you didn't use the past form in your examples like: Would u mind if i do it later? Which one is correct?
Thank you for the comment and question. You are right; according to the grammar, we should use the past form in the if clause, like this: Would you mind if I did it for you? However, in speaking, we often mix the verb forms in conditionals, and it's quite common to hear Americans use the present verb here. Part of the reason for that is that it is clear that it is conditional because we have both "if" and "would," so the past verb feels unnecessary. Sorry for the confusion; I should have mentioned that the form according to the prescriptive grammar rules is to use the past verb form.
I was watching a youtube videro and a guy said "I have never gotten a tato before and HER neither" talking about his girl friend and an the guy is Australian by the way, shouldn't he have said "SHE neither" instead of "HER neither" unless HER in this sentence is an object. My second question : is my question above (in the second ligne) correct "shouldn't he have said". Do you mind answering my questions when you get a chance, I would be most grateful, thank you Jenna.
This is a great question. Basically, when we answer with the structure like "Me too" or "Me neither," we always use the object pronoun. When we use the short answer like "I do too" or "Neither do I," then we use the subject pronoun, of course (because the verb is there, too). I honestly don't know why we use the object pronoun in the first construction. I will try to look it up. However, this is definitely not a situation in which some people use I too and others say Me too. And yes, your question is correct (shouldn't he have said). That's a difficult one, so good job!
Thank you, Jaydev. I have a problem with the lighting when I use the whiteboard, but I am working on improving the quality of the video in those situations. :)
Hi, Sorry to bother you. Would you mind answering my question about your useful lesson? Is it possible to use me + gerund after mind? Would you mind me asking you a question? = Would you mind if I ask you a question?
Yes, absolutely. We use this all the time! However, according to prescriptive grammar rules, it should be "my asking" instead of "me asking" because the structure is to mind something --> to mind + noun/gerund. In conversation, we would almost always use "would you mind me asking...," and "would you mind my asking..." would sound too formal or old-fashioned. Also, we often use the other form, "would you mind if I..."
@@LearnAcademicEnglish Thank you so much! You answered the question fully. I appreciate it. An interesting coincidence: The other day, the RUclips suggested a video in which a person was asking passersby questions, and he started off by saying: " Do you mind if I ask you a couple of questions? The passerby answered, "Sure." That video also reminded me of your lesson and its usefulness.
example from when Stephen Fry uses 'Do you mind...'. Note that before he receives an answer, he follows up the initial question with 'Would it be okay ...' and then JK Rowling answers that follow-up question with a 'No.' Interesting that 'No (I don't mind)' has the opposite meaning to 'No (it's not okay)': ruclips.net/video/r84pbPbBAFY/видео.html
Yes, you are right. Unfortunately, native speakers make mistakes in conditionals when we are speaking all the time, so it's very common for us to say "would you mind if I sit here?" However, I realized the mistake and explained it in the description of the video. Sorry for the confusion.
Yes, it is correct. You can say this in 2 ways: Do you mind me having a seat? or Do you mind if I have a seat? I would say that the second one is more common. I rarely use the first one.
thank you for showing me how to use "do you mind if i ..?" correctly. but this makes what i've just watched even more confusing.. i've been watching "monster the jefferey dahmer story" s01e01. at around 32 minute cops come to dahmer's apartment and at some point one of them asks: "you mind if we come in?" dahmer has a long pause, he clearly does not want them to come in, he answers: "uh.. yeah. yeah, sure." and then he **opens** the door! does "uh.. yeah. yeah, sure." really mean "uh.. no. please come in." or did the screenwriters intentionally made a grammatical mistake here to be more authentic as this is what, some possibly less educated, native speakers tend to do?
Great question! Hard to explain, but you really have to rely on the whole context including the person's gestures and other cues to know if it's OK or not. The grammatical answer is "no" but often we answer with other words like "No problem" or "Sure, go ahead" to indicate that we are OK with the person doing whatever it is. If you answer simply "yes" or "no," you have to use the correct form, but in general, when we're speaking, we answer with other phrases to be polite. We might say, "No, go ahead." or "Sure, that's fine, of course." In both cases, I would understand that the person means that it's OK. On the other hand, if the person says, "Actually, this is not a good time" I would understand that it means that it's not OK.
@@LearnAcademicEnglish thanks so much for the answer! it's fascinating that languages are not just words, and structures, and rules, but also people who speak them, and that at some point a better understanding does not come from the former anymore, but from the latter, the people: from their tone, and their gestures, and their ques. i have learnt a lot more from you today than i anticipated, thank you kindly!
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Hi, Teacher.
Would you mind if I ask a question?
Or
Would you mind if I Asked a question?
Which one is correct?
I really appreciate if you would answer to my question.
Finally I understood something that seemed to me so confusing. Thank you so much! You are a great professor );
Happy to help!
Thank you 😊 teacher. They're quite useful and informative.❤
Glad you like them!
Thanks for the lesson🙏💗🌸
You are so welcome
The video was so helpful, and about the sentences answers I can say that:
1. Sure.
2. Of course, please.
Perfect :)
I had the same problem that you was mention in the video about the answers "yes" with the question "Do you mind?". Now I can say the correct answer that is "No, problem" or " of course, go head" Thanks Professor so much.
That's great. Thanks for letting me know :)
Your explanation is very helpful! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! 😊❤
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2. Do you mind if I make more videos about pronunciation?
No, that would be great, please do it, my dear professor Francisco.
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This video is quite helpful you made our job easy . I'm so lucky to find this video do you mind if I say these words
Glad you found it helpful! 😀
Hello. Thank you for your Excellent lesson.
You are welcome!
The rising intonation sounds cute. I like your accent, it's really clear to understand.
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Thanks a lot ! . I from Portugal and I learning English for a travel ❤
Wonderful! Where in Portugal? I love your country.
Really interesting!! Thank you
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Useful lesson!! Thank you!!
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Hi teacher, in example you said like that ''Would you mind if i do it later? In this sentence , I would like to know do or did? Why do teacher? Could you tell me please?
I'm currently learner in English. I'm a beginner. Yours videos make me more clear in grammar. I had subscribed your RUclips. I'm proud of your kindness. And thank a lot for sharing knowledge.
Thank you! I'm glad you find my videos helpful. You are correct that when we use "would," we should use the past tense in the other clause. Would you mind if I sat here? However, we often mix conditionals when we are speaking, and as a result, I said them with the present tense. It was my mistake, but it is very common when we speak, so you will hear people say that.
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Great to hear, Bao! Try to practice it next week in class :)
Thank you, it was very helpful
Glad it was helpful! 😊
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Would you mind making a content on explanation about how to use "I don't suppose you to ....." and what's the difference compared to "would you mind ..."?
That's a good suggestion. You can say "I don't suppose you want to..." but it's used only with people whom we know well. It's considered more direct.
You can learn more about how to ask for help in this video: ruclips.net/video/uZYGqGNEZQ4/видео.html
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The video was useful, I understood all your teach. Many thanks :*
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Thank you very much..Would you please make a video on ''using been and being''
You're welcome! 😊 I can add that to my Ask Jenna video series. Let me know if you have a specific question that you have about these words.
@@LearnAcademicEnglish Im kind of confused sometimes whether to use been or being.Like when using "'its being/been''
OK! I added your question to my list for a future "Ask Jenna" grammar Q&A video.
@@LearnAcademicEnglish Thank you very much😊
Hi teacher, If I have a negative sentence. for example : "would you mind I don't join you tonight ?" Is that correct.
Yes! You can say that with a negative. However, you need to add the word "if" like this: Would you mind if I don't join you tonight? 😀
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1.No,no problem
2.That would be great/please do!
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Thanks so much for this video
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So glad! "Do you mind" and "would you mind" are very common in spoken English 😊
Thanks for this video mam . Very useful.
I’m happy to hear that you found it useful!
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Nice to meet you, too! Where are you from?
so the different between would and do is would is more polite and do is more casual? and would you explain to me about "go ahead"? if there is something wrong in my asked, would you fix it?
I'll be happy to fix it. There are a couple of mistakes in your question. Here's your question: "so the different between would and do is would is more polite and do is more casual? and would you explain to me about "go ahead"? if there is something wrong in my asked, would you fix it?" and here's the correction (in capital letters): "so the differenCE between would and do is would is more polite and do is more casual? and would you explain to me about "go ahead"? if there is something wrong in my QUESTION, would you fix it?" Also, use a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence.
Yes, the difference between would and do is that would is more polite. :)
And "go ahead" invites the person to do something. It invites them to go first or to proceed.
@@LearnAcademicEnglish haha different is an adjective and different is an adjective. I know it, but it was confuse about it especially when talked dirrectly in short time😶
@@nicknameunknown4911 Yes, different is an adjective and difference is a noun. It's a common mistake, don't worry :)
It's helpful... thanks a million ❣️
Hi Mandira, I’m so glad you found it helpful! 😀
What about the difference between "could I" and "do you mind if" ?
You can use "could I" as well. It is polite. However, in everyday conversation, we use "do you mind if" or "would you mind if" very often.
Very Nice vídeo! I practised a lot. Thank you so much
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It's so useful
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Thank you! 😃
For the "don't you mind" phrase. Do we answer yes for yes? Or no for yes?
Good question! If you ask "Don't you mind if someone borrows your car?" you can answer "Yes, I mind if someone borrows my car" or "No, I don't mind if someone ..."
When we ask a negative question, we answer "no" if we agree with the negative. You can learn more about them here: ruclips.net/video/4N9ekl5NLGs/видео.html
Helpful class🥰
So glad you found it helpful!
Crystal clear thank you very much.
Great! I’m glad you found it clear 😀
How about I answer the question with ‘of course not’ ?? Would i be denying the request or accepting it?
If someone says, "Would you mind if I sit here?" and you say, "Of course not," you are accepting it. The same thing if someone says "Would you mind getting that for me?" If you say "Of course not," you are accepting the request.
I hope that helps! 😊
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Dear Prof , I was wondering if I might dare to ask you a question ?
Why did you use present simple after would ? I would have said: would you mind if I WENT first? Thank you.
I pay my respects to you. A
Great question! And you can always ask questions! :)
I added a note about this in the description of the video. Here it is:
"Note: In speaking, we often mix tenses in conditional sentences, but the grammatical form with "would" is to use the past verb in the "if" clause, like this:
Would you mind if I came over later?"
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Hi, I have a question. I totally agree what you taught and it sound natural. However, in my school, for example, they teach like 'Would you mind if I took a photo' instead of 'take'. Is it correct? They taught that because there is 'Would" means in the past tense, so the next clause will be the past tense, too. What is your opinion? Thank you!
Hi Anh,
Great question! I added a note about this in the description of the video. Here it is:
"In speaking, we often mix tenses in conditional sentences, but the grammatical form with "would" is to use the past verb in the "if" clause, like this:
Would you mind if I came over later?" Therefore, you are right, according to the grammar rules, we should use the past tense ("if I took"). However, native speakers often mix tenses in conditionals. I should have made that clear in the video. By the way, you mentioned that "would" means in the past tense, but note that in these sentences, would does not indicate past tense. It indicates a conditional that's not referring to the past at all.
I hope that helps, and thanks again for your question.
@@LearnAcademicEnglish it means present tense and future tense, doesn't it?
I am afraid that the example used in this video: "Would you mind if I go first?" should be changed to "Would you mind if I went first?" instead. The past tense "went" is used here but it is NOT referring to a past situation. But a unique grammatical structure for using "Would you mind .... ?" However, it is correct to use present tense for "Do you mind .... ?". That is,
- "Do you mind if I go first?"
- "Would you mind if I went first"
These two sentences have the same meaning with "Would you mind .... " in a more polite approach.
Hi and thank u for this perfect video. I have a question and i'll be really thankful if you answer me cause i've searched about it a lot and when i saw this video, i became a little confused. When we use "do you mind if I ", we have to use a verb with present tense just like what was said in the video. But As i read before, we use "would you mind if I " plus the past form of a verb like : Would you mind if i opened the window? and this is for past and present. And i noticed that you didn't use the past form in your examples like: Would u mind if i do it later? Which one is correct?
Thank you for the comment and question. You are right; according to the grammar, we should use the past form in the if clause, like this: Would you mind if I did it for you? However, in speaking, we often mix the verb forms in conditionals, and it's quite common to hear Americans use the present verb here. Part of the reason for that is that it is clear that it is conditional because we have both "if" and "would," so the past verb feels unnecessary. Sorry for the confusion; I should have mentioned that the form according to the prescriptive grammar rules is to use the past verb form.
@@LearnAcademicEnglish No problem at all🥰 Thanks a lot for answering. It was so useful😊
I was watching a youtube videro and a guy said "I have never gotten a tato before and HER neither" talking about his girl friend and an the guy is Australian by the way, shouldn't he have said "SHE neither" instead of "HER neither" unless HER in this sentence is an object. My second question : is my question above (in the second ligne) correct "shouldn't he have said". Do you mind answering my questions when you get a chance, I would be most grateful, thank you Jenna.
This is a great question. Basically, when we answer with the structure like "Me too" or "Me neither," we always use the object pronoun. When we use the short answer like "I do too" or "Neither do I," then we use the subject pronoun, of course (because the verb is there, too). I honestly don't know why we use the object pronoun in the first construction. I will try to look it up. However, this is definitely not a situation in which some people use I too and others say Me too.
And yes, your question is correct (shouldn't he have said). That's a difficult one, so good job!
@@LearnAcademicEnglish I got it now, you explained it very well, thank you so much !!!
Good
Thank you, Jaydev. I have a problem with the lighting when I use the whiteboard, but I am working on improving the quality of the video in those situations. :)
Hi, Sorry to bother you. Would you mind answering my question about your useful lesson?
Is it possible to use me + gerund after mind?
Would you mind me asking you a question? = Would you mind if I ask you a question?
Yes, absolutely. We use this all the time! However, according to prescriptive grammar rules, it should be "my asking" instead of "me asking" because the structure is to mind something --> to mind + noun/gerund.
In conversation, we would almost always use "would you mind me asking...," and "would you mind my asking..." would sound too formal or old-fashioned. Also, we often use the other form, "would you mind if I..."
@@LearnAcademicEnglish Thank you so much! You answered the question fully. I appreciate it. An interesting coincidence: The other day, the RUclips suggested a video in which a person was asking passersby questions, and he started off by saying: " Do you mind if I ask you a couple of questions? The passerby answered, "Sure." That video also reminded me of your lesson and its usefulness.
Thanks for sharing :)
example from when Stephen Fry uses 'Do you mind...'. Note that before he receives an answer, he follows up the initial question with 'Would it be okay ...' and then JK Rowling answers that follow-up question with a 'No.' Interesting that 'No (I don't mind)' has the opposite meaning to 'No (it's not okay)': ruclips.net/video/r84pbPbBAFY/видео.html
That's really interesting. Thank you for sharing!!
What is the meaning of this sentence " don't mind me"?
Good question! It means “don’t pay attention to me” or “I will not bother you”
Sorry, if I use "Would you mind if ......? the verb in the if clause doesn't go in simple past?
Yes, you are right. Unfortunately, native speakers make mistakes in conditionals when we are speaking all the time, so it's very common for us to say "would you mind if I sit here?" However, I realized the mistake and explained it in the description of the video. Sorry for the confusion.
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Do you mind me having a seat ? Is it correct ? I read this example from Google search
Yes, it is correct. You can say this in 2 ways:
Do you mind me having a seat?
or
Do you mind if I have a seat?
I would say that the second one is more common. I rarely use the first one.
@@LearnAcademicEnglish thanks a lot
Do you mind if i go to movie at this time
You look more pretty in your white earings
thank you for showing me how to use "do you mind if i ..?" correctly.
but this makes what i've just watched even more confusing..
i've been watching "monster the jefferey dahmer story" s01e01.
at around 32 minute cops come to dahmer's apartment and at some point one of them asks:
"you mind if we come in?"
dahmer has a long pause, he clearly does not want them to come in, he answers:
"uh.. yeah. yeah, sure."
and then he **opens** the door!
does "uh.. yeah. yeah, sure." really mean "uh.. no. please come in." or did the screenwriters intentionally made a grammatical mistake here to be more authentic as this is what, some possibly less educated, native speakers tend to do?
Great question! Hard to explain, but you really have to rely on the whole context including the person's gestures and other cues to know if it's OK or not. The grammatical answer is "no" but often we answer with other words like "No problem" or "Sure, go ahead" to indicate that we are OK with the person doing whatever it is. If you answer simply "yes" or "no," you have to use the correct form, but in general, when we're speaking, we answer with other phrases to be polite. We might say, "No, go ahead." or "Sure, that's fine, of course." In both cases, I would understand that the person means that it's OK. On the other hand, if the person says, "Actually, this is not a good time" I would understand that it means that it's not OK.
@@LearnAcademicEnglish thanks so much for the answer! it's fascinating that languages are not just words, and structures, and rules, but also people who speak them, and that at some point a better understanding does not come from the former anymore, but from the latter, the people: from their tone, and their gestures, and their ques. i have learnt a lot more from you today than i anticipated, thank you kindly!
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