ESL "Learning Conversational English"

The verb "to like" is a commonly used verb in everyday American English. Using this verb will help you get to know the person and their interest about what they like. Here in this lesson you will learn not only how to conjugate this verb, but also create new phrases uses this verb. For example: I like her new car. He likes to be alone. They like ice cream. Here are the conjugations: Subject Pronoun + like I like You like We like They like You-all like Using complete sentences: I like to run everyday. You like to eat cereal. We like beans and rice. They like apple juice. You-all like to play soccer. Subject Pronoun / Object( It ) + likes He likes She likes It likes Using complete sentences: He likes to sleep all day. She likes to eat pizza. It likes to turn on by itself. * Note - When using the subject pronoun "It", "it" could be replaced by the name of an object, animal or thing. For example: The car likes to work sometimes. The dog likes to play fet...

There are two different ways to express how you feel in the moment using two different verbs," to be ". We will focus on using the verb " to be " & " to feel ".  We use this form: "to be" + emotion & Personal Pronoun + "to feel" + emotion I'm tired . I feel tired. You're excited . You feel excited. He's sleepy . He feels sleepy. She's anxious . She feels anxious. We're relaxed . We feel relaxed. They're lazy . They feel lazy. I'm depressed . I feel depressed. I'm angry . I feel angry. I'm surprised . I feel surprised. I'm ashamed . I feel ashamed. I'm shy . I feel shy. I'm calm . I feel calm. I'm bored . I feel bored. I'm confused . I feel confused. I'm satisfied . I feel satisfied. I'm sick . I feel sick. I'm relieved . I feel relieved. Using either of these forms to express how you feel is clearly understood to the native English speaker. Sometimes they are us...

 The verb "To Be" is one of the most commonly used verbs in everyday English. This verb can be easily contracted for easier use. Here you will learn how to use the formal and informal form of this verb. * Click the examples phrases to listen. Conjugations: Present / Past tense: I am... I was You are... You were He is... He was She is... She was  It is... It was We are... We were They are... They were You-all are... You-all were Formal - No Contractions I am at home. I was  at home. You are happy today. You were happy today. She is twenty-nine years-old. She was twenty-nine years-old. Informal - Contractions I'm at home. You're happy today. She's twenty-nine years-old. Use the formal form when speaking to people you don't know, elderly people, your boss and also, when you are in a professional environment. Use the informal form when talking to friends, family and people you are familiar with. Contractions are an informal way of speaking. * Note - Most Am...