Confession: I'm a native English speaker (USA), and I still watch these vids anyway. I'm a linguistics/grammar nerd, so I find the content super interesting even though I'm not learning English!
Of course! He is a master. I am a linguist and since I found his channel I got addicted to his lessons 😂 congrats to Antonio for being a great teacher!
I love how clear at speaking you are. I need to practice listening a lot because I feel that that also prepares me for speaking, so I think it would be wonderful if you make videos just speaking, I don't know, telling stories or something like that. Like a podcast 😅 just for being exposed to daily life English with such a clear pronunciation like yours.
Great idea!!! I agree!!! I mean, I totally agree and also aks for the same thing!! 😍😁 His English is amazing! And his pronunciation is soft, clear, easy to understand! I love this guy!!! 😍🥰
You're doing such a great work! I've never had an explanation for the -ing form after "to". With respect to these three errors, I'm confident only in using the uncountable nouns
Hi! I'm 18 yrs old and from Poland. Already knew these common mistakes, but thanks for reminding me of them. I'm also an English teacher. Wish you all the best!
To all of the English learners here: I’m a native English speaker (USA) , and most of the grammar points talked about in this video are made by many native speakers, so don’t get too stressed about saying these right. We will still be able to understand you.
You're an English professional. We are taught the same correct English grammar in my native country, the Philippines, and I would say I like your English accent. Just perfect to me. I'm learning more from you because you have such good examples of how to use English the right way. I may have lived in the US for 28 years but still retain the correct use/grammar of English. I may speak some American English but informally.
I'm glad you brought up the to + noun pattern. Many English learners say "I'm looking forward to see you" because they assume it's the infinitive, while it's actually the preposition "to," which needs a noun after it. You do a great job explaining. Nice work! 👏
WOW! You certainly made your explanation of the Subjunctive very clear and simple to understand; and putting the verb in the 'ing' form instead of using a noun - very simple way of explaining it. You're a brilliant English teacher. Language students should be happy to have you teach them!
Hi! I'm an English University student, and I just found your channel! This is an extremely well done video with clear examples and explanations. Well, as I study English, I already knew about these mistakes but it was very fresh and satisfying to watch you explain them in a calm and fun way! I'm looking forward to becoming (😉) an English teacher, so it was nice to see how to explain things clearly. I'll be definitely watching more of your videos from now on! Subscribed 😊
Of course the adverb is being ignored in speech which is very annoying it does not sound correct when it is not used an people use an adjective to describe a verb.
It's , as if , you have actually started teaching people right English NOW....ITS AMAZING MAN ..KEEP IT UP!!!! What deep knowledge or command over the language.... Bravo!!!!!👍👍👍
Hi Antonio I just want to thank you for all this information. I recently discovered your videos and I'm still fascinated because I'm learning more and more and you're helping me in many ways since grammar construction, vocabulary to listening skills and more. I think you're superb teacher and I fell in love with your pronunciación, it's so clear. I wish you the best and more success. God bless you teacher Antonio. Greetings from Mexico City 🇲🇽🥰
Antonio, I've just found your channel and LOVED IT! I work as an English teacher in Brazil and I must say that your calm and firm way of speaking inspires me to talk to my students. You are an excellent reference :-) Huge fan here 🙂
Gracias Antonio por tu dedicación y excelencia enseñándonos Inglés de una forma tan sencilla y amena. Es un placer aprender cada día contigo, tienes además una hermosa voz
Native American here, but your videos are making me glad I'm not trying to learn English!! (Although if I were, I would love this source!) It soooo much to absorb. I'm really proud of anyone who learns to speak English, or anyone who learns to speak any new language!
Finally I found a truth about "to + base verb" case. I've been wondering it why? I only know "I'm looking forward to" form and didn't even realize that it can also be used for other forms. I've read several articles in Washington and NY Times and I was confused why did they make such a small mistake considering they're the big media platforms, now I found out I'm the one who made a mistake. Thank you Antonio. This helps me a lot!
Wow, I'm so impressed by your teaching skill, the way you explain each subject, you made them so much easier to remember and comprehend. I live in the UK for over 20 years now, but still have so many little issues when it comes to talking English. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.❤❤❤
Hey! I saw a comment of yours and got to know that you can speak Spanish . As you can see my Id is in Spanish but I am from India actually . I found Spanish so much beautiful that I couldn't resist myself from creating all my IDs in Spanish only . Can you let me know if this is correct ? It is actually " A conscientious student". I mean If I want to translate "A conscientious student" into Spanish . What will be the correct translation ?
@@thedarkmoon.3032 If you want to say that you're a responsible student, you could say " estudiante responsable" or "estudiante aplicado" . "Concienzudo " talks about an aware person. I hope this can help you. Have a nice day or night.
Thanks for making such videos. It really helps us to be more accurate in using English. I am looking forward to seeing your new videos on scholarly writing and reading tricks. All the best!
You’re amazing.I love the way you explain everything.phonetic,spelling grammar ,etc.I realizad you enjoy teaching English as much as me.Congratulations for your vídeos and explanations. ,I’m using them for my pupils
You’re videos are so clear and organized, it would be amazing if teachers were like u at school! Thank you so much and keep it up!!Un saluto da Roma :)
I'm a native English speaker too- Australian English - and still enjoy your lessons, though I do sometimes tend to 'take the Micky' Ausie slang for 'to make fun of' the differences between correct English (which everyone assumes we speak) and Austratian English, as it's actually spoken. Great work, Antonio. You're helping lots of people. 👏 👏 👏 👏 😊 😃 😀 😄 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺
I've just met your channel and I love it. Even though I am acquainted with the errors you speak about, I never knew the reasons related to their structures.
Yo no se nada en ingles, pero me encanta escuxharte .y trato de entendwr. Me encanta que haya una persona como tú. Bien preparada. Simpática y. Comprometida para ayudar este canal
Thanks, Antonio, your videos are always very clear and useful not only for learners but also for teachers 😉. About to+ -ing form, I generally tell my students (A1/A2) that the -ing form, in that position is a "verbo sostantivato" , just like you do. 😊
Even though I speak English fluently since it is my primary language, I still make some of these mistakes. Maybe not the mistakes mentioned in the video, but it’s really easy to do. I speak german fluently as my second language. The grammar in german is way different, and can be more complicated.
Thanks for your some information.. It means a lot of Indonesian to Learn English Like How you're teaching in this Videos.. Thanks A Lot 🙏 Greet from Indonesia.. Thank you.. Assalamualaikum
You're out of this world! I can't believe I paused studying, but who cares if someone is as great as you are. I got so much value in this. Thank you so much!
Hi Antonio, I am from Colombia and my English is been much better since I have been listening your videos. Can you please do a video with negative? Thank you.
@@cristinagutierrez123 Let me introduce myself, I'm collage student from Turkey and live here. I really like meeting new people and practicing English with them. What about you? 😊
And you have just made one of those mistakes. As he poiinted out, we don’t say a infiormation, but some information. My remark is not intended to bother you.
i usually would give time listening to english tutorial but i find most of them teaches modern pronunciation and just conversational english instead of teaching formal english. i am a filipino, english is our second language sometimes i doubted that our english is outdated because the english that we learned from school were so formal but now it facinates me after watching your very clear pronunciation and with your proper grammar of which these days were no longer given importance. ty😊
Thank you my best teacher for this remarkable review. However, I have a question for you. It's about the last part you explained. You said we must ask ourselves like when we have looking forward to hearing from you, about this case, you were explaining a rule, but I didn't quite get the gist of it. Therefore, I want you to help me make a special video on that last part because I haven't still figured it out. Thank you for your understanding!!
Essentially, these are two entirely different constructions which happen to share a “to”. You know that modal verbs like “want” or “hope” take a verb in the “to”-infinitive, as in “hope to see you”. “look forward to”, however, is not a modal verb, so it can’t be followed by an infinitive - it’s an idiomatic lexical verb followed by a noun. “look forward to tomorrow” works, because “tomorrow” is a noun; “look forward to see” does not, as “see” is a verb. You have to turn it into a noun with the suffix -ing. It might help to imagine the phrase as having an unspoken “the event/act of” as in “I look forward to [the event/act of] seeing you”. Don’t actually use that version, it sounds very weird in actual English, but it shows how “seeing you” is a noun. The only time I would ever say “look forward to see” is where “look forward” is literal, i.e. point the eyes forward, and “to” means “in order to”, “so that you can”.
Isn't it actually that the subjunctive has two tenses, present and past? So it might be better to clarify that the subjunctive of "to be" in the past tense is "were", rather than saying, after "if, as if etc". Great vids by the way!
You are an amazing teacher! Your intonation is so pleasant to hear. I love your pronunciation. Soooo clear! Thank you I am learning English with much more enthusiasm now because of you! I speak Portuguese! English is so hard, but you are making very easy to learn!.Thank you!❤
I finally hear someone talking about the verb as a noun structure cuz I've seen many of my friends struggle to know when they should or should not use the gerund form of a verb; another insight could be that whenever you use a preposition you MUST use a gerund after. For instance: with the verb read When reading About reading For reading Of reading And so on and so forth.
Of course, we know that we use the - ing form of a verb after prepositions, and "to" IS a preposition in his examples. But the point is: can learners easily distinguish between the preposition and the "to" of the infinitive? NO. That's why his tip IS very useful.
Hi sir im a filipina, im a senor citizen, but still up to this moment i atill wanted to be fluent in English as you do, never tired of sharing ha, hehe
Beautiful as always! Thank you Antonio. You’re knowledgeable in all aspects of English. Sometimes I get confused using the preposition TO, but know I understand. Thank you 😊
You are a great teacher.I really admire the way you teach.Listening to your pronunciation I could realise the beauty of English language.Good job .keep it up.Love from India.
Hello Antonio! It was an excellent and clear explanation about subjunctive. I can understand easily grammar but when I have to write or talk, it’s a little difficult to me. 🙈 Thank you so much.
Antonio, my dear... How could I possibly live without knowing of your existence??? 😱 I teach English for kids in regular school, and we were talking about Second Conditional just last week!!! And when it came to time when I told them that IN THAT CASE we don't use WAS not even for the third person, neither for I, some of them asked me about it. "Why??" And I just couldn't explain, I only said "guys, that's their grammar rules. Let's just have this in mind and not argue, right?" 🤦🏻♀️🤣 You made me long for going to work tomorrow and tell them "hey, everyone! You just won't believe it! THERE IS AN EXPLANATION!" 😍😍😍😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣 Thank you, thank you, thank you sooooo much!!! I had NEVER EVER heard about subjunctive case!!!! And now I do, because of you!!! 😍🥰🙏🏻💗
Niente da fare, da italiana (meridionale e campana) e laureata in inglese, non posso fare a meno di ammirare la chiarezza e la passione con cui insegni. Davvero bravo!
Hi, I just found your channel 12 hours ago from the short video's. English is a second language to me. Thanks for pointing out this exception. Great job. Learning a lot from you. Yes, I will watch and review them all from now on!
It's important to remember all these rules,because they are tricky. As you said,it can be a verb by form,but is acting like a noun.It's about the rule number three.This class is so important.We have to practice them. Thanks a lot.
OH A N T O N I O !!!!! Thank you! My mistake: i was not looking forward to see you….. SO NOW I am looking forward to seeing you again, and soon! I admire you for you being so theral and light at the same time. CIAO, the Lady from Stockholm
Antonio, sos el mejor profesor del mundo, con vos en un placer aprender. Tus videos generaron en mí la motivación para volver a estudiar inglés. Hoy mismo voy a seguir tu consejo de ver películas con subtítulos en inglés. Grazie mille!!!!!!!! (y algún día seguiré con el italiano, que es la lengua más dulce).
I'm Filipino, and I am very bad, at speaking English, writing and also pronunciation. I always watched your video and I loved your blog post. Help me a lot. Thank you and God bless.😍
I hv watched many video such as these, but i get board so easily but to you, i enjoyed watching you speak very clearly and not repeatitive. I love it ive learned a lot im from philippines
Hi Antonio, My name is Steffi. I became a fan the first time I saw one of your videos! I love the way you made learning English fun and seem easy. Just have to state those first. I used to work as a communication skills trainer for one of the largest telecommunications companies in Canada and wish I had already known of your channel at that time. I would have suggested your channel to my trainees. Our lives would have been a lot easier then. Don’t get me wrong; I love training people. But it’s more challenging to train people who have already acquired bad habits. Your videos would have been of great help! Keep it up and all the best.
Wow, thank you for speaking about the “to + verb”! I have either learn it or heard it before, but… I don’t know, when speaking in English, I really don’t consider it that much since I am learning it… since around 20 years ago… so it was good to hear about this common grammar mistake. Was my comment correct? Now that I reread it again, I have like used it a few times…
I got impressed on how clear you explained the english grammar specially the subjungtiv that i did't know at all ... thank you very much Sir .... GBU 🙏
Hi Antonio, I just found your channel, and let me thank you for the opportunity to learn with you. I am not a native English speaker, but your videos help me pronounce correctly in school and conversations. Thank you, and many blessings, for sharing your knowledge.
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Where are you from Antonio? And what is your first language? I’m very curious because You are amazing.
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@@unitedstatesofsouthindia Is their gender so important to you? To me the most important thing is that the explanations are accessible to everyone.
"Were" is the Past subjunctive of "be".
Confession: I'm a native English speaker (USA), and I still watch these vids anyway. I'm a linguistics/grammar nerd, so I find the content super interesting even though I'm not learning English!
Same!!! I'm from South Africa!! 😋🇿🇦
Smart thinking
@@puja-5383yffn I can talk to you.
Can you believe he mastered the American accent without having ever lived in the US?
Of course! He is a master. I am a linguist and since I found his channel I got addicted to his lessons 😂 congrats to Antonio for being a great teacher!
I love how clear at speaking you are. I need to practice listening a lot because I feel that that also prepares me for speaking, so I think it would be wonderful if you make videos just speaking, I don't know, telling stories or something like that. Like a podcast 😅 just for being exposed to daily life English with such a clear pronunciation like yours.
Great idea!!! I agree!!! I mean, I totally agree and also aks for the same thing!! 😍😁 His English is amazing! And his pronunciation is soft, clear, easy to understand! I love this guy!!! 😍🥰
@@kristamarozi4462 I love him too. 😍
100% agree with you.
I hope that Antonio can do this
@@solangelicasotocolmenares1098 i also think equal too
You're doing such a great work! I've never had an explanation for the -ing form after "to". With respect to these three errors, I'm confident only in using the uncountable nouns
Such a great job not work
Thank you Antonio for bringing back the love of teaching to me. You are a wonderful teacher. Keep it up!
Hi! I'm 18 yrs old and from Poland. Already knew these common mistakes, but thanks for reminding me of them. I'm also an English teacher. Wish you all the best!
To all of the English learners here: I’m a native English speaker (USA) , and most of the grammar points talked about in this video are made by many native speakers, so don’t get too stressed about saying these right. We will still be able to understand you.
Knowing how to speak correctly is nice
I hope so 😅
But, it's better to speak a language correctly
Fellow: would you replace me at the job interviews for... TV anchorman?
there s nothing good in not knowing you own language... of course if it s not English, cause it s the most inaccurate language in its own😆😆😆
You're an English professional. We are taught the same correct English grammar in my native country, the Philippines, and I would say I like your English accent. Just perfect to me. I'm learning more from you because you have such good examples of how to use English the right way. I may have lived in the US for 28 years but still retain the correct use/grammar of English. I may speak some American English but informally.
I'm glad you brought up the to + noun pattern. Many English learners say "I'm looking forward to see you" because they assume it's the infinitive, while it's actually the preposition "to," which needs a noun after it. You do a great job explaining. Nice work! 👏
But what do know the "to" +base verb instead of + the infinitive? Thank you
I heard this errors from native English speakers too!!
Is this right? "Looking forward to spending my whole school Year with you all. With love and Kindness."
@@aureliajoyfontaine2890 yes it’s correct
After studying and using English almost everyday, this is the first time I heard of this "subjunctive"
WOW! You certainly made your explanation of the Subjunctive very clear and simple to understand; and putting the verb in the 'ing' form instead of using a noun - very simple way of explaining it. You're a brilliant English teacher. Language students should be happy to have you teach them!
Hi! I'm an English University student, and I just found your channel! This is an extremely well done video with clear examples and explanations. Well, as I study English, I already knew about these mistakes but it was very fresh and satisfying to watch you explain them in a calm and fun way! I'm looking forward to becoming (😉) an English teacher, so it was nice to see how to explain things clearly. I'll be definitely watching more of your videos from now on! Subscribed 😊
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Of course the adverb is being ignored in speech which is very annoying it does not sound correct when it is not used an people use an adjective to describe a verb.
It's , as if , you have actually started teaching people right English NOW....ITS AMAZING MAN ..KEEP IT UP!!!! What deep knowledge or command over the language.... Bravo!!!!!👍👍👍
Hi Antonio I just want to thank you for all this information.
I recently discovered your videos and I'm still fascinated because I'm learning more and more and you're helping me in many ways since grammar construction, vocabulary to listening skills and more.
I think you're superb teacher and I fell in love with your pronunciación, it's so clear.
I wish you the best and more success.
God bless you teacher Antonio.
Greetings from Mexico City 🇲🇽🥰
Thank you so much.
I've always wanted somebody to explain the subjunctive rule which I never understood before your explanation. 🌺
Antonio, I've just found your channel and LOVED IT! I work as an English teacher in Brazil and I must say that your calm and firm way of speaking inspires me to talk to my students. You are an excellent reference :-) Huge fan here 🙂
Antonio, the mistakes are common, but not everyone pays attention to them! Thank you
Gracias Antonio por tu dedicación y excelencia enseñándonos Inglés de una forma tan sencilla y amena. Es un placer aprender cada día contigo, tienes además una hermosa voz
Muy de acuerdo.
Native American here, but your videos are making me glad I'm not trying to learn English!! (Although if I were, I would love this source!) It soooo much to absorb. I'm really proud of anyone who learns to speak English, or anyone who learns to speak any new language!
If you're American, you definitely need to keep learning English 😂😂
Finally I found a truth about "to + base verb" case. I've been wondering it why? I only know "I'm looking forward to" form and didn't even realize that it can also be used for other forms. I've read several articles in Washington and NY Times and I was confused why did they make such a small mistake considering they're the big media platforms, now I found out I'm the one who made a mistake. Thank you Antonio. This helps me a lot!
Eres grandioso Antonio para explicar tus clases de gramática en inglés. Me encanta tu forma y ejemplos. Felicitaciones.! 👏
Wow, I'm so impressed by your teaching skill, the way you explain each subject, you made them so much easier to remember and comprehend. I live in the UK for over 20 years now, but still have so many little issues when it comes to talking English. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.❤❤❤
You speak so clearly that I got it. You explained the topic well. I learn much from your channel. Please keep it up. Thanks.
I am a good teacher. It is true. But you are the best one! You are great!
Finally I understood "...looking forward to seeing you". THANK YOU ANTONIO! You are an amazing teacher!
Wonderful lesson 💖
You are one of the most great non-native teacher 👍👍👍
One of the greatest non-native teacherS
Very good
He's a pretty good teacher.
English is not my native language but I understood 96% of what he's talking about and I'm so happy for it.
My mind is about to explode. I didn't know about that form "to" + ing...
Thank you ... 😘😊😘😊😘😊😘😘😊
Hey!
I saw a comment of yours and got to know that you can speak Spanish .
As you can see my Id is in Spanish but I am from India actually .
I found Spanish so much beautiful that I couldn't resist myself from creating all my IDs in Spanish only .
Can you let me know if this is correct ?
It is actually " A conscientious student".
I mean If I want to translate "A conscientious student" into Spanish .
What will be the correct translation ?
@@thedarkmoon.3032 If you want to say that you're a responsible student, you could say " estudiante responsable" or "estudiante aplicado" . "Concienzudo " talks about an aware person. I hope this can help you. Have a nice day or night.
Thanks for making such videos. It really helps us to be more accurate in using English. I am looking forward to seeing your new videos on scholarly writing and reading tricks. All the best!
You’re amazing.I love the way you explain everything.phonetic,spelling
grammar ,etc.I realizad you enjoy teaching English as much as me.Congratulations for your vídeos and explanations. ,I’m using them for my pupils
I’ve studied English for ages, ignoring the existence of the subjunctive, apart from the verb “to be”. Thanks Antonio!
Thank you very much. That was really so useful. You are such a cool teacher. ❤❤❤
Wow, Antonio!
Oh interesting to remember this! You’re a star! 🌟
You’re videos are so clear and organized, it would be amazing if teachers were like u at school! Thank you so much and keep it up!!Un saluto da Roma :)
I'm a native English speaker too- Australian English - and still enjoy your lessons, though I do sometimes tend to 'take the Micky' Ausie slang for 'to make fun of' the differences between correct English (which everyone assumes we speak) and Austratian English, as it's actually spoken. Great work, Antonio. You're helping lots of people.
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What amazing teacher you are! We really do appreciate your efforts. I wish we could learn more from u , especially writing skills.
I've just met your channel and I love it. Even though I am acquainted with the errors you speak about, I never knew the reasons related to their structures.
Thank you Antonio for your diligence in sharing your knowledge, I so appreciate it. 👍
Antonio, the gift God gave you as a teacher is simply UNBELIEVABLE!!! I also feel as if you WERE my friend. Hugs! 🤗🙏
It’s a blessing to learn English everyday from you thank you so much
Yo no se nada en ingles, pero me encanta escuxharte .y trato de entendwr.
Me encanta que haya una persona como tú. Bien preparada. Simpática y. Comprometida para ayudar este canal
Thanks, Antonio, your videos are always very clear and useful not only for learners but also for teachers 😉. About to+ -ing form, I generally tell my students (A1/A2) that the -ing form, in that position is a "verbo sostantivato" , just like you do. 😊
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Yo aprendí inglés en la calle y este canal me está ayudando muchísimo.
Such a great teacher love your videos thank you 😌
Well I wasn't familiar to the concept of subjunctive and I also had problem using the last grammar in my daily life. It was helpful and thank you.
Even though I speak English fluently since it is my primary language, I still make some of these mistakes. Maybe not the mistakes mentioned in the video, but it’s really easy to do. I speak german fluently as my second language. The grammar in german is way different, and can be more complicated.
Thanks for your some information.. It means a lot of Indonesian to Learn English Like How you're teaching in this Videos.. Thanks A Lot 🙏
Greet from Indonesia.. Thank you.. Assalamualaikum
Thank you so much, Antonio. You explained it really well and it's very easy to understand :')
You're out of this world! I can't believe I paused studying, but who cares if someone is as great as you are. I got so much value in this. Thank you so much!
Hi Antonio, I am from Colombia and my English is been much better since I have been listening your videos. Can you please do a video with negative? Thank you.
Hi there. I'm looking for someone to practice and improve my English
I wonder if you are interested in? :)
@@yigitcan824 sure where are you from and where are you located it.
@@cristinagutierrez123
Let me introduce myself, I'm collage student from Turkey and live here. I really like meeting new people and practicing English with them. What about you? 😊
O tempo subjuntivo em línguas latinas é muito mais complicado do que no inglês. Em tempo: sua didática faz o aprendizado prazeroso. Parabéns 🇧🇷
You just gave us a great information about the major mistakes that we have been using...now all clear Antonio
Thanks
And you have just made one of those mistakes. As he poiinted out, we don’t say a infiormation, but some information.
My remark is not intended to bother you.
I love your videos! Thank you 😊
i usually would give time listening to english tutorial but i find most of them teaches modern pronunciation and just conversational english instead of teaching formal english. i am a filipino, english is our second language sometimes i doubted that our english is outdated because the english that we learned from school were so formal but now it facinates me after watching your very clear pronunciation and with your proper grammar of which these days were no longer given importance. ty😊
Thank you my best teacher for this remarkable review. However, I have a question for you. It's about the last part you explained. You said we must ask ourselves like when we have looking forward to hearing from you, about this case, you were explaining a rule, but I didn't quite get the gist of it. Therefore, I want you to help me make a special video on that last part because I haven't still figured it out.
Thank you for your understanding!!
Essentially, these are two entirely different constructions which happen to share a “to”.
You know that modal verbs like “want” or “hope” take a verb in the “to”-infinitive, as in “hope to see you”.
“look forward to”, however, is not a modal verb, so it can’t be followed by an infinitive - it’s an idiomatic lexical verb followed by a noun.
“look forward to tomorrow” works, because “tomorrow” is a noun; “look forward to see” does not, as “see” is a verb. You have to turn it into a noun with the suffix -ing.
It might help to imagine the phrase as having an unspoken “the event/act of” as in “I look forward to [the event/act of] seeing you”. Don’t actually use that version, it sounds very weird in actual English, but it shows how “seeing you” is a noun.
The only time I would ever say “look forward to see” is where “look forward” is literal, i.e. point the eyes forward, and “to” means “in order to”, “so that you can”.
For years I have been so ignorant of the subjective I would just go around with for as "Its important for her to" this video was a lot of help
Isn't it actually that the subjunctive has two tenses, present and past? So it might be better to clarify that the subjunctive of "to be" in the past tense is "were", rather than saying, after "if, as if etc". Great vids by the way!
You are an amazing teacher! Your intonation is so pleasant to hear. I love your pronunciation. Soooo clear! Thank you I am learning English with much more enthusiasm now because of you! I speak Portuguese! English is so hard, but you are making very easy to learn!.Thank you!❤
I finally hear someone talking about the verb as a noun structure cuz I've seen many of my friends struggle to know when they should or should not use the gerund form of a verb; another insight could be that whenever you use a preposition you MUST use a gerund after. For instance: with the verb read
When reading
About reading
For reading
Of reading
And so on and so forth.
Yes, a preposition must always be followed by some kind of noun (noun phrase, gerund, etc.).
@@LearnAcademicEnglish couldn't have said it better myself
Of course, we know that we use the - ing form of a verb after prepositions, and "to" IS a preposition in his examples. But the point is: can learners easily distinguish between the preposition and the "to" of the infinitive? NO. That's why his tip IS very useful.
Im not native english speaker ( USA) but i love so much how Antonio Parlati explains about the idiom
Excelent explanation as always....!!
Hi sir im a filipina, im a senor citizen, but still up to this moment i atill wanted to be fluent in English as you do, never tired of sharing ha, hehe
Beautiful as always! Thank you Antonio. You’re knowledgeable in all aspects of English. Sometimes I get confused using the preposition TO, but know I understand. Thank you 😊
You are a great teacher.I really admire the way you teach.Listening to your pronunciation I could realise the beauty of English language.Good job .keep it up.Love from India.
Great video👍
Could u do some videos to help me with my preparatioon for C2 proficiency exam
Huge thanks
Your expression is superb. You put your heart and soul into what you mean. So interesting like listening to one's favourite music
Hello Antonio!
It was an excellent and clear explanation about subjunctive. I can understand easily grammar but when I have to write or talk, it’s a little difficult to me. 🙈
Thank you so much.
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Antonio, my dear... How could I possibly live without knowing of your existence??? 😱 I teach English for kids in regular school, and we were talking about Second Conditional just last week!!! And when it came to time when I told them that IN THAT CASE we don't use WAS not even for the third person, neither for I, some of them asked me about it. "Why??" And I just couldn't explain, I only said "guys, that's their grammar rules. Let's just have this in mind and not argue, right?" 🤦🏻♀️🤣 You made me long for going to work tomorrow and tell them "hey, everyone! You just won't believe it! THERE IS AN EXPLANATION!" 😍😍😍😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣 Thank you, thank you, thank you sooooo much!!! I had NEVER EVER heard about subjunctive case!!!! And now I do, because of you!!! 😍🥰🙏🏻💗
Niente da fare, da italiana (meridionale e campana) e laureata in inglese, non posso fare a meno di ammirare la chiarezza e la passione con cui insegni. Davvero bravo!
You are really awesome l have understood every single word simply because your language is very clear .Thanks alot
Thank you so much Antonio Parlati, you help everybody for the English language 😊😊
You are a fantastic teacher. Thanks for the knowledge you give to me
You are the greatest of all teachers. I have been learning this language for twenty years. I am not even close to be a perfect English speaker.
BE doesn't really use the subjunctive. So we say " It's important that she buys a house."
Thank you Antonio. I have watched this video 6 times and taken notes. You’re my teacher 😁
Hi, I just found your channel 12 hours ago from the short video's. English is a second language to me. Thanks for pointing out this exception. Great job. Learning a lot from you. Yes, I will watch and review them all from now on!
OMG I'm an English teacher and the last tip you give here (to + gerund), is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a loooottttt!!!!!
It's important to remember all these rules,because they are tricky.
As you said,it can be a verb by form,but is acting like a noun.It's about the rule number three.This class is so important.We have to practice them.
Thanks a lot.
OH A N T O N I O !!!!! Thank you!
My mistake: i was not looking forward to see you….. SO NOW I am looking forward to seeing you again, and soon!
I admire you for you being so theral and light at the same time. CIAO, the Lady from Stockholm
Antonio, sos el mejor profesor del mundo, con vos en un placer aprender. Tus videos generaron en mí la motivación para volver a estudiar inglés. Hoy mismo voy a seguir tu consejo de ver películas con subtítulos en inglés. Grazie mille!!!!!!!! (y algún día seguiré con el italiano, que es la lengua más dulce).
You are great, I'm mexican and I love your videos, I'm learning a lot, thank you so much
I'm Filipino, and I am very bad, at speaking English, writing and also pronunciation. I always watched your video and I loved your blog post. Help me a lot. Thank you and God bless.😍
I hv watched many video such as these, but i get board so easily but to you, i enjoyed watching you speak very clearly and not repeatitive. I love it ive learned a lot im from philippines
Hi Antonio,
My name is Steffi. I became a fan the first time I saw one of your videos! I love the way you made learning English fun and seem easy. Just have to state those first.
I used to work as a communication skills trainer for one of the largest telecommunications companies in Canada and wish I had already known of your channel at that time. I would have suggested your channel to my trainees. Our lives would have been a lot easier then. Don’t get me wrong; I love training people. But it’s more challenging to train people who have already acquired bad habits. Your videos would have been of great help!
Keep it up and all the best.
Hi would you help me to learn English ?
The way you explicit the errors and mistakes is really excellent sir. Great video .
Great work thanks I didnt know about the subjunctive one
Antonio I learn a lot from you. God bless you man.
Ti amo Antonio. You are such an amazing teacher. Greetings from Argentina!
Your way of teaching n explaining is super perfect, you make the things simple n easy.
I love this class 👏it was so helpful to me !! ( like always )now I need to practice it a bit to get used to, thank you 😘😘😘😘
Wow, thank you for speaking about the “to + verb”! I have either learn it or heard it before, but… I don’t know, when speaking in English, I really don’t consider it that much since I am learning it… since around 20 years ago… so it was good to hear about this common grammar mistake. Was my comment correct? Now that I reread it again, I have like used it a few times…
Omg you are a gold! I’ve never seen anyone teaches subjunctive and this is what I needed the most!! Love it!
Hi - Gold is one of the uncountable nouns, hence no article used..... 😊
@@christianedoeur9394 thank you so much for the correction ❤️☺️ I am so jealous of beautiful eyebrows 🙃
??? You lost me.....
Sorry😂 I thought I got the reply from Antonio lol anyway! Thanks for your help🙌 Have a lovely rest of your day!
It's okay - my eyebrows cannot compete with Antonio's!
I love how you speak CLEARLY
I got impressed on how clear you explained the english grammar specially the subjungtiv that i did't know at all ... thank you very much Sir .... GBU 🙏
Eres realmente fantástico!! He aprendido un montón contigo!! Y eres encantador con tu carisma!! Gracias!!!
Hi Antonio, I just found your channel, and let me thank you for the opportunity to learn with you. I am not a native English speaker, but your videos help me pronounce correctly in school and conversations. Thank you, and many blessings, for sharing your knowledge.
This is one of the best grammar videos I’ve ever seen! 👏🏼👏🏼
Your accent sounds so clear , perfect and absolutely native, enjoy listening to ur videos. Videos are also very informative👍💖
Thank you so much for the value lessons you teach.
Antonio,Keep teaching and inspire us, Good Job👍