Basic English Grammar – “Is” or “It’s”?

You are a Handsome teacher.
I like your teaching method.

Mehdi

hi teahcer alex thanks for your help that is all i have to say

mohamed

It’s a good lesson, gracias.

iceman

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Geraldo

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gonzalo

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andrea

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Mustapha

it was a simple lesson but enjoyable, I made one mistake in the quiz. holycows I can’t believe. thanks Alex good luck with your students in Canada.

Efrain

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joseluissanchez

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Gusto

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kieuvu

Teacher, I love your classes, thanks a lot!!!

Carla Diaz

thank for this lessson I made one mistakein the quiz

nezha

Nice lesson! It clarified many doubts I had.

If anyone wish to talk in English to pratice, please sendeme an e-mail: tiago_queiroz18@hotmail.com

Good luck to all!

queiroz

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Perz

Good lesson, thanks.

Alberth

It was fantastic.

sirous

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Muhammad Atif

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Umam

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sonia

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andres

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khoadiscus

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Louis chan

very very thanks

krishan

Very well

Alex

Thx a lot Alex. My mother tongue is Spanish. Is it Ok to say: If tomorrow rains, we won’t go to the beach?.
I’d prefer a sentence like this: If it rains tomorrow, we won’t go to the beach.
However, I still have doubts on the former sentence, especially because I really don’t know if ‘tomorrow’can be the subjet. Awsome lesson!!

jafcru12

WOW

soumen

10 out of 10 thanks

Adarsh

I like English

Zahid Hossain

Good job, Alex.

By the way, in Portuguese (a Latin language from Portugal)you can began a sentence with the verb to be too.

Bye

Beto Floripa

good mathod 4 learning 2 english
thxs 4 all

swamy

very useful! thanks!

itsmejho

Thank’s… I really needed it!

Jhon

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Ngoc Bao

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees, 10 out of 10

zeinabmetwally22

very very thanks for you Alex

Didar

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joseph7250

Thanks Alex, you just have simplified my life.
it’s was a wonderful lesson.

Jonathan

simple, but very useful…to every one

lachi

thank you very mutch

newnas

thank you Alex

i have a Q in Q 4

can you tell me please where is the subject (The most important thing)

could you please make a lesson for the differnt between it’s its ,is

thanks agine

ikiller

very useful

ANDY

it’s very very good

mohamedameen

thanks

nadia1508

Short and Sweet!
I scored 10 out of 10.

Ruknuddin

thanks Alex it’s very important….

odir blanco

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Nancy

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Marco

was good..!!! haha sorry IT was so good, you really know how to teach english men..!!! thanks..!

killerariel

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Nasir

it’s nice

yoniwa55

Thanks for your assistance…

kugan

I just want share is ,the lesson shown to me was understood properly.

Akram

I’m glad to met this website.

Peter Parker

I did it, I got fall mark .It was very easy lesson.Please teacher keep on teaching.

shoog

thanks alex it`s really an interesting lesson

henda

its awesome……..

rakesh

It’s very useful lesson
THANKS A LOT!

zara

Hi Alex..
Good one..
PS: You look good different in formal..

milan041987

thanks a lot how do ask aqustion in present

banji

would you help me to correct the following sentences.

1. The restaurant near the beach opens in May, stays busy all summer, and then close for the winter.

2. The committee done a wonderful job organizing the company picnic.

3. The instructor permitted Tony and I to have extra time for the assignment.

4. Everyone except Kevin and I was able to join the program.

5. There appears to be several significant points omitted from the report.

6. Training the new employees are my top priority this month.

purple

It is the most easy lesson I have ever taken

rogolfopar

It’s a great class!!! It helped me a lot. Thank you.

Rodrigo

keep up the good work by the way iam alan

alexismyidol

Hello Alex-san

In Japan, almost all Japanese don’t make a mistake about your lecture case. However, we often get confused about articles, which are “a” and “the” . Sometimes, they will be dropped. If you have some advice, would you tell me some hint?

Br,
Shinozaki.

yutoshi

hello!!!!! thanks for you lesson is very easy to learn!!!

neli

it’s good!

alexander-berst

Hello . Thanks . It is a good lesson

batnasan82

My score was 9 out of 10, but it´s ok. I should practice more. Thank you.

sanosuken

thanks for you mr

Didar

Thank you

noramizi

Thank you for the lesson

lizazima

pleas help me i want to be good speaker in english i don’t know how?

adrane

thanks sir, ive got 10 out of 10 in the quiz..cheers!!

friendfindercharlie

Thanks for this lesson.

nastya99

thanks a lot.
always helpful.
i’d like to teach like you.

katehwang

10/10 amazing

fatoom

Your lessons are wonderful.
I have a doubt about using “that” in a sentence.
In some movies, they omit “that” in some sentences.
Iam totally confused when to use and when to not.
Could you please make a lesson about this?
Thanks in advance.

venkatesh77

Thank you very much for this lesson .

helenelen

thanks alex it`s really an interesting lesson and u r very kind teacher for me.

atego1325

IT IS NICE TO FOLLOW YOUR LESSON BECAUSE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME ON MY WAY MASTER ENGLISH LANGUAGE

koug

Alex:
Thank you for your time. This is a valuable resource in internet.

Fernando

thank you now I understand it is.

7omar7

wooooooow,I got 9 out of 10 that’s good

marwa

thanks alex.realy it is very good.

rabee

hi>>>how are you ?
it was good leson ,but in real convrsation ther is no chanec to thinks whic one is corect .i hope thate , i can speake english with high confidnce . i think yuo can heip me>>>and every one can help me for that goal …please contact me on masenger to “speak english”
this my email address”mustafa1.23@hotmail.com” and i am rady to learn english by WhatsApp…to improve me lunguage
thanx Mr. Alux

mustafa

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vijay

tnx alot dear

parwiz

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perriony

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isik

thanx

isik

hi! That’s useful.
Thank you

vuabongtoi

great lesson for beginners, good lesson Mr. Alex

Darshan

very good Alex, I got 8 out of 10

pushpa

i got 10 0f 10,
thank you

santa

I heard from my friend and I think so, that this should be a good site for us, who is week in english…
SO thank you to you all…

santa

lthink you are best teacher in tha world

shangin

I really love your teaching method. it’s fantastic that I’ve ever met before. i think that my English language will be improved if i have time to follow ur teaching style. Best wish and good luck. Happy Khmer New year for the year of dragon.

Kim vannara

very usefull,thank Alex

arbendra

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Hassan

i did it yaaaaaaaaay
10 out of 10

الدرس كان جدا سهل

peace4ever

it’s interesting

tashi

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mam

Thanks so much

nicnic

Thanks so much It’s interesting for me

altanchimeg

thanks it’s very good session. 8/10

nitin

Thank you very much…you are perfect!! from TURKEY …with love :))

zeynep

Thank you very much Alex for you helping…. Yours lessons are simply the best and i also can understand you almost everything… This lesson was really simply but certainly helpfull…. At least for me

richard2112

thanks a lot mr.Alex

mani

adem like englech

Karout Larbi

Mr.Alex i NEED TO LEARN CONJUNCTİONS WİTH YOUR EXPRESSİNON AND İT İS SO İMPORTANT FOR MY EXAM PLEASE HELP ME ABOUT THİS OR SEND ME A E-MAİL ABOUT İT MY E MAİL İS
cemboranhan@hotmail.com
with my respects armful from TURKEY
i will wait your unswer

cemturkey

Thanx

mohamedismail87

Hi, teacher Alex… thanks for this good class! I’m Portuguese teacher in Brazil. I’m researcher in Linguistics too. So, I like to study languages, French, Spanish and English, but my English isn’t good! These classes are very good! A hug!

Nilson

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kuleshwar7060

my teachre Alex i am waiting your unswer impatiently

cemturkey

10/10
Thanks for this lesson.

cell1

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Carlos Mitjans

thx

abubakr90

It’s good one! Pozdrowienia z Polski.

karol

You are an excellent teacher, I like your classes very much. Thank you!!!!

Maria

Hi,Alex.Many thanks to u for ur useful lesson i got 8 out of 10 believe me i have never learned at school but ur lessons are very useful give me an advice how can i go on in this language and i have never learnt basic english grammar if you please answer me and give me an advice about this learning many thanks again don’t forget me pls.

larbi

thank yo very much for you attention

takieng

Hello Mr. Alex I am Imad From Morocco. really I don’t know how to thank you, because with your lessons I begin to understand a lot. please Mr Could you explain us the difference between “home” and “house” thank you so much.

Imad

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deyvid

Thank you Alex,it’s good

Ashish

Thanks for you help teacher, I sppreciate this

giogoniz

Beautiful, Thanks for lecture.

Maqsood Hussain

thank you sir alex it’s so help full for me.

raza

hello thanks the whole teachers group, i’m a moroccan youngman, also i’m as an english student,frankly your english lessons are very usful not only for english students but also for everyone wanted this englis but just must do efforts.last,i send you many regards,cheerio. anyone wanted to practice english with me I’ll welcome him my email and face book as follow:abdou_beloved@hotmail.fr facebooke surname’s abdou kaka ok may allah be blessed with you,cherrio

abdou kaka

Thanks so much for this lesson
have a good day
bye bye from Italian who line in Montreal

amopollon

thank Alex, i enjoy it

Tam Dang

Thanks Alex!

nena82

Thanks Alex!

yuriymamus

Thank you ,Alex.I like this course, it’s easy to understanding.

rabbit

Thank you teacher so much…………………

BANHNA

Thanks!

josephabaloyan

got 8 out of 10…not bad ‘lol’
thank’s alex

emputen

got it

williamsia83

very easy! thank’s Alex

ceomcqn

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paojunkoon

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Victor

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Thanks, once more I learn English.

Arno

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Thank!! once more I learn English

arnospol

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leobsas2000

thank you

alawialbaiti

Thanks for lecture.
It was good lecture and U solved quiz and get 10 out of 10.

Ganesh

thanks!

van

thanks a lot

oguzaki

In romanian you can start a sentence with the verb. As a matter of fact, by only using a verb, you can get a sentence.
eg. It’s good.=> Este bine. (the subject is inferred)

Mihaela

wujuuuu 10/10

sherry1991

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Once again thanks and your effort is highly appreciated.

alnoor68

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netray68

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Thanks

sani

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kurtz

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Tural

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Thank you a lot.

Neey

Thank u Sir

Abdul Qayum

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rickgena

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annaglez

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bl4ckveil

Many thanks dear prof.
ten out of ten.

fatiima8

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dumdum

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sksendilragavan

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khalid117

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Yasir

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diane

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ahmed

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sketo

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soudthedlath2012

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nava

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levi

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eva1702

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Jane Morar

Quite simple and interesting.

eduashu

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gritsana

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Nataliya Kim

Excelent class.

vera1955

this lesson is quite easy but very helpful. thanks

edsideco

THANKS FOR ALL LESSONS.

alkantr

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You have a interesting method.

Spektakli

Thanks 10/10

Rami

EXCELLENT

abm

Thank you very much teacher.

Mohammed

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harry

Thank you very much Alex! It was an important lesson to learn especially when you want to avoid gramatical errors while speaking. The simple sentences that you use as examples makes the session even more interesting!

Nirav

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arsh9mm

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hichamg39

Thank a lot

Leyla

Thank you Alex.It’s so good lesson for me.After then I am going to watch another lesson.

George

Thank you its very helpful.

Bella

thanks a lot for your wonderful explanation about it’s and is I am leaving in United Stated for about 10 years but I still learning English and is very difficult to me

joseluis

Here in Brazil we make that mistake a lot since the spoken language is portuguese similar to spanish.

Thanks a million.

carlosfuca

thanks Alex.it’s very useful.

jinja28

You a good teacher

Thanks a quadrillion thousand million

anfisa007

You scored 8 out of 10. :)
I had problem with those sentence wiht: why and when. Now I know I have to use It’s if I see one of then in the middle of the sentence right?

doris83

Thank you Alex!
I got 10 ou of 10!
You’re the best teacher!

Felipe

thank you very much

isabelfrancisco123

I learn it, so thank you very much teacher Alex.

Jackson

Hi Mr. (: I failed this one: The reason so many people love Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes series is because of the dialogue, and because ___________ a very smart series.
is
it’s

I chose ”IS” but the correct answer is ”IT´S” .. ¿ why is ”it´s ” ? … I thought Sherlock Holmes series was the subject! =/

emyreth

Thanks for the lesson!!!

Sergey(Ukraine)

Your teaching is straight to the point. Thank you.

sam179

It was very interesting.I got 10 out of 10. Thanks Alex!!!
I can understand English very well, but I can not speak fluently
Please, give me advice :(

ayoshhisham

I scored again 10 out of 10.
Thank you very much Mr. Alex

Hussain

It’s was very good!!
Thank you!

Israel

Excellent Class

nigthkid

I have some questions:
If the context is known, can we drop the subject? For example:
– This hamburger looks tasty. Is it good?
– Is good.

As you have noticed, in Polish, we can start the sentence with “to be, but if you reconsider the example with the hamburger, and you say just “is good” in Polish, I could ask you “what is good?” because I may not know what you mean.

The second question regards the sentence “I want to see it, but it’s scary”.
If I say “I want to see it but is scary”, will this be good? I just dropped comma.

And a little bit different example:
I want to see it because is scary. Is this a good sentence? And, if I said “I want to see it because it’s scary.”, that would be wrong?

morfik

thanks

morzinguis

you are great teacher thank you so much

zeinb

Thank you for giving me hope.

EZ.

Mr.Alex
You prepare lessons , teaching method and explanation is very good for all your lessons.

mvsamy184

tanx sir……..

fathom

Hey Mr.Alex, i admit that it was a simple and very good lesson from your part. However, i got i little question, in the last quiz’ question. Is it correct to say: “because it’s a very smart series”. i think there is “A” which is used for singular nouns and here we have “seies” which is in plural. I’m really confused here.

Youness

Thank u .. loving u’re method in teaching “

soulsecret20

My all answers are correct for Is and It’s

Thanks!

Nan Tu

thanks a lot,I really admire you sir:)as well as the other teachers of engVid:)

jethel

Hi, teacher alex , it is a great lesson. finally I understood it. thanks very much for help me.

mary

hi alex….. i really loved watching you, thank you for giving us free lessons it’s help me a lot….

elsa

my score was 9 of 10 I am happy thanks Alex to help us.

yarla

it was helpfully
many thanks

sadeq

Love your method!

Thank you :)

Imelda

I am s.gopal is there any order to follow these lessons.all are jumbling. am interested in grammar,speaking,slang,vocabulary areas.please suggest me how to follow one by one with order

gopal

yesssssssss my score was 10 out of 10
thanks teacher…

ayde

A very clear explanation!
Thanks!

simone

Wow!! This lesson I got 100%. It’s good :)

Worawut

Hi teacher, i love your way to speak. I’m a brasilian student and I can understand each word you pronounce very well. thank you very much. You’re the best!

Vivian

Thank you, that helped me to improved my language skills.Дякую

Vitaliy

Thank you Alex. You speak easy. You are very good in this video.

ostap

I absolutely understanding it
Thanks alto

ali

Thanks Alex!

I got 10/10.
hurrre hurrre

Ashish

I got 10 out of 10.whuuuuuuuuuuuu

Thanks Alex!!

christen101

thank Mr.Alex. I like your teaching method a lot..^^

thuyphan2401

perfect……10 out of 10

cherry

thanx Mr.alex

Aaditya

I got 10/10
thank you Mr. Alex

Mary

hi alex daily i am watching your teaching videos,these r very useful for our English improvement.any way thanks for your online teaching.

sars

what a deadly lesson!!! i replaied this lesson^^

aerosmith

I aced the quiz :D Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay !!

jimmysaenz90

Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!

i got 100

you all teachers are best.

pranav9061

10 :) thanks

Reza

Grazie thanks you are fantastic!

stevesally

Thank Alex for your explanations!!!
Regards!!

franalver

Thank you sir. I’m very grateful for the good work you and your colleagues do.

mistereee

Thanks sir Alex … I like your lesson :)

zema12013

I did this quiz without watching the video and I got 10 out of 10

tony

thanks teacher Alex.

saman

I have to go all the way down the page to type the this comment.

tonyhuang123

I had been more than ten years trying to fully understand when to use and when not to use “it”. I cannot believe that in a couple of minutes, in a very clear and simple way, you opened my eyes (and understanding of course).
Thanks a lot!
EXCELLENT!

Corina Villanueva

Awsome! I got 100! :d

d0harcans

I SCOREEEEEE 9 OUT OF 9
ITS A GOOD LESSON

narender299

yes, I got 10 out of 10

Gladis

I don’t get learning this lesson,whatdo I do?

midian

I GOT 9/10

THANK YOU VERY MUCH .

lelo83

Thanks for your simple sentences about “IS” or “IT’S”.

RAC

Yes, i got 10 of 10 thank you very much

mexicool

wow i had 9 of 10 i am so satisfied….thanks Alex

reny1970

10/10 yiiiii thank you sir!

gelanie

You are a Handsome teacher.
I like your teaching method.

sahar05

Dear Alex,
Thanks for the great English lesson.
I am making little steps,for improve my English.
All the best.
Ed.

ed1207

Thanks teacher

nadia6

thanks alex
you are an amazing teacher
go ahead dear

salamalg

thank you Alex for a good lesson
i got 10 out of 10 in test and also it is very easy to understand …..

englishman386

GR8 & Awesome.

mohsensafarei

Awesome, He is a good teacher.

adhafirst12

Great Lesson..Thanks Alex…

pepesandoval10

Thanks Alex.

wiltoncleiton

It’s good!.
thanks

moussaghemam

thanks for your teaching. i got 10

eunju7856

Listening to you is a real joy.Thanks.

daffodile

Thank you so much, teacher Alex, you’re awesome by the way.

Greetings fron Macchu-Picchu Peru

Dorian Garcia

:)
:)

ahmedessam73

I’m a Portuguese speaker, and in Portuguese it’s also possible to begin a sentence with the verb to be. Thank you for this lesson.

Best wishes.

rodrigo.verri

it is very easy lesson
thank you teacher

bouminjil

Hi Teacher Alex. I have a question about these sentence : ” 1. How is the weather in Tokyo? – It’s sunny and 2. How does this medicine work? ” What is the difference between is and does?

Classile

Thanks got 80%.

Abdul Qayum

Good techer ! and Good lesson !

Cricribv

teacher

Cricribv

Thanks a lot teacher

iSultan

Thanks teacher because first in my life i got 100 marks in English i am very happy….

m.raja

I think this mistake is more common for Portuguese speakers than Spanish, by the way both languages are very similar.GR8 lesson Alex…

TheTVC

It’s good lesson dog:)Polska voiska na ruverah vseske motorova:)

Tomas1010

Hello.Sir,Alex your lesson very useful. Keep up the good work.thank you and may God blesses you ^_^

grace08

I need to study is , it’s more ,

Yaz.M

Who are you?Who are you?You are the best teacher in the univers(ities)e,thank you very munch indeed!

Iamhere.

10/10!
it’s very easy! I like Alex :)

tara1995

10/10! Thanks Alex it’s very good lesson :)

jhay

easy, thanks Alex for this clarification

moezbesbes

10 out of 10!
I didn’t know that you can’t use “To Be” at the begining of a sentence unless it were a question.
Interesting…

Jay

thanks

kludovic

10 of out 10

habib1996

my first lesson…. 10/10

alberto-travel

Its very nice to be here. thanks teacher for the wonderful lesson/

AbdiAhmed12

Thank you very much.

Nadir

it was a useful lesson.

jhon22

A very insightful explanation. Thanks!

rfcmadeira

Thank you!

Nao Tsuboya

Your instructions was
very clear !!

rue

9/10

nhelle

i got 10 out of 10

kala mallik

Thx u, i understand :) !

Marimar

Many thanks to you.

nasser.alhassi

It was a very useful lesson, i got 10 out of 10
thanks a lot teacher Alex!

Rosa Casiero

10 out of 10. Thanks a lot.

Chessman

Thanks I got 10 out of 10

aliheidary

I am learning, in this lesson I learned so much! Thank you ALex you are a great teacher! God bless you!

Brenkingsz

Thanks, Alex.

Benny Dilson

Good lesson, it was made three years ago and people still found it great and leaves commetns here)
My score is 10 out of 10 :)

tacagero

I really like your teaching method. It’s clear and very simple.:)

Teray

very thanks

falrabie

hi ! i have a question,when we know what is the subject ? how to recognize it?
thanks

zuza27

It’s very useful.
Thanks.

challenge41

Thank u i love it

Kramretsel

Thanks you so much, you really are the best.

Marta Lopez

This is a common error that we have been bumbling, i need to find a good explanation, and i found it here, Thanks Alex, you’re a born teacher.

manolete919

Thank you very much

Vivimi

Wow… Good teachers. I like the way they are explaining

shafime

It’s very useful for me.
Thank you for your lesson.

Young Kyung Lee

It’s very helpful, very simple explanation. Thank you!

Hugo Hdez

I’m brazilian student and I understood everthing! Very nice explanation!Thank you!

susane martineli

interesting lesson today

owell M

Good lesson. Thanks alot!

Dinesh

It wasn’t a difficult test.

Muhudin89

I got 100! Great lesson! Very useful!

robi75

Thank you Alex

kheireddine007

thanks!

shihai182

thanks !

shihai182

8/10 Thank you Alex.

songonMm

10/10 thank you Alex.. Have a great day

HYGOR SOUZA

I wrote: “I think this one it’s difficult to understand”, am I correct? Thanks!

adolfohc

Nice lesson! Thanks!

Roberto

This is effortless! I got 10 out of 10! Thank you Alex!

Chan M.

Is very simple for me. 10 out of 10. Of course I’m joking. It was very simple.

superyorick

10/10 easy peasy lemon squeezy.

ACEpup

10/10 Thank you Alex. It’s important to learn everyday ;D

billyheins

thank you Alex!!

priscilla7kr

10/10 before watching the video :D
Also I need to know “for people that don’t experience themselves this kind of abuse it’s extremely hard to understand” or “for people that don’t experience themselves this kind of abuse is extremely hard to understand”

radu78