The present perfect in English - 3 Uses

[@mikewilliamson6419]

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[@soniamonneau6289]

I'm a French teacher, teaching economics in English without having any curriculum for teaching thé English language, and as I was watching your vidéo, I noticed I used to say "have been verb+ING" in many cases instead of "have verb+ed" Can't wait for your video about the difference between these two forms!

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Hi S.M.O, great to meet you. The present perfect continuous is very common when we're talking about actions that started in the past that are still continuing now. We hope to publish our video on it soon.

[@Antonio009]

Finally! I was waiting for it!

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[@akoska]

@@SimpleEnglishVideos God night! Of course i dont wanna disturb you, while you sleep please! But i've a good, n 2 bad news please! But at firdt, another good news, i start with bad news: So tha very first, i m afraid of i will b totally blind! Y do i say that? As i say, i feel something shit in my right eye please. Of course i ttied to visut my eyedoctor on wednesday please. But due to da very wrong position of hungarian healthcare, i had 2 waiting for 3 hours please! N it was waiting for nothing unfortunately please! N unfortunately i could have 2go on thursday again, but unfortunately it didn't succesfulll! It's weekend now fuck! Fucking weekend without anything! Ok let's speak about my topic! Tha other bad news: I remember, u saidyou don't speak about politics at all. So it will a little politics now: The good news, i've got a very important answer for me, because i was waiting 4 this answer for many years please! But here is an other bad news again! I'm afraid of i dont believe that answer if i am honest please, because da question, what i've got the answer for, it still lives! So da question was or as i said, it is, y doesnt exist democracy in Hungary? I correct with a definite example please! When gyurcsany is resigned in 2009, in other countries, the main ruler, president or king or queen, calls for a snap election! But in Hungary he doesn't! He tells the assembly that THEY MUST TO ELECT A NEW GOVERNMENT, NOT THE PEOPLE! The answer was: if a government resigns WITH A CONSTRUCTIVE CONFIDENCE VOTING, THE RULER N PRIME MINISTER DONT HAVE 2 CALLING 4 A SNAP ELECTION UNFORTUNATELY! BUT OF COURSE, IF DA PRIME MINISTER SAYS, THE RULER MUST 2 CALLING FOR A SNAP ELECTION! AS I KNOW, BUT SADLY I AM NOT SURE IN THAT, PERHAPS SOME COUNTRIES MUST TO HAVE SNAP ELECTION AUTOMATICALLY.The cunstrictive non confidence voting means that the prime minuster can calling a kind of voting against him or herself from the government. If the government says YES for the constructive non confidence voting, they want that the government itself stays, but they'll change the prime minister. But unfortunately there won't be snap elections, the folk wont elect, but the policians! I think it's disgusting! I think that if a country has democracy THERE MUST 2 B SNAP ELECTION AUTOMATICALLY! I saw a video, when gyurcsany said he wants to calling 4 a contructive non confidence voting against himself. N before the voting, politicians had speech. At first, gyurcsány, he spoke through 10 minutes. And than, bajnai, who was voted the new prime minusrer, he spoke also through ten minutes. After that, da president of the parlament, a woman, katalin silly was tha president of the "house" in that time, she said, ok, and now i "give the words for" the politicians of the opposite please. Three of them sppke: tibor navracsics, peter harrach and zsolt semjén, the president of the kdnp parry spoke All of them with the entire opposition said, they and the nation of course so tha country wants to snap election! But the governor party, mszp didn't! Due to the "special position of Hungary", if the prime minister wants to a constructive non cinfidence against him o herself, n da government votes that, before that, they must to show a prime minister aspirant! Tha saddest thing please: i was looking 4 the answe the question, why cant Hungafy have snap election AT ALL, SO SINCE 1989?! I LOOKED THIS! THE PRESIDENTOF HUNGARY MAY CALLING 4 A SNAP ELECTION, O REPEAT THE PREVIOUS ELECTION IN ONLY 1 CASE! WHEN THE NEW GOVERNMENT HAS THE OATH TAKEN, N THEN THEY MUST TO ELECT THA PRIME MINISTER SELF! BUT IF THE GOVERNMENT SUDDENLY SAYS, O NOW! WE DONT ELECT HIM IOR HER! THEY HAVE A MONTH TO ELECT THE PRIME MINISTER... WHEN IT WONT HAPPEN, THA PRESIDENT OF HUNGARY SAYS OK, THE ELECTION,MUST TO BE REPEATED!

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Oh my Akos, I've just seen this comment. How is your eye? Can you see OK? I do hope you've seen a doctor and they've been able to help. It was interesting to hear your take on politics in Hungary. We share similar concerns about the survival of democracy in the UK and US. These are worrying times.

[@norbairolondonolondono6350]

Excelent video..I love your videos..Im learning english wirh you..GOD BLESS YOU..GREETINGS FROM BARCELONA

[@rogervallecillo292]

Hello. I enjoyed the story a lot. Let me say that in Spanish we do have the present perfect. It's the same pattern: auxiliary verb= haber+past participle. I have eaten = yo he comido You have spoken = tu has hablado He has arrived = él ha llegado She has helped = ella ha ayudado It has worked = (la cosa o animal) ha trabajado We have studied = (nosotros) hemos estudiado. They have learned = (ellos) han aprendido. About your story I can only say with friends like her, you sure don't need enemies. Keep'em coming. Greetings from Nicaragua👋

[@watchmakerful]

French also has this form with approximately the same meaning, but they call it "composite past".

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Roger, your post is most appropriate. We'll be visiting Spain later this summer and I need to learn some Spanish. Your explanation is very clear. (Jay here.) And don't you worry, I'll get back at Vicki somehow :-)

[@elizabethbekes1810]

Another great video. What I also love about them is that half the time you're creating a Business English setting, while the other half of the videos takes place in an informal environment. Introducing Business English by stealth is an added bonus beyond the very clear grammar explanations.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Elizabeth. Vicki here. I used to specialize in business English so I think it's where my mind tends to go when I'm writing scripts. (Plus it's an easy setting for us to shoot in.) I think most people are learning English for work purposes these days so I've never tried to curb my inclinations. We're so glad you like the videos.

[@howinthewhat]

I have been learning english for like 5 years now and i couldn't differentiate between present simple and perfect. Now thanks to you i can! Thank you dearly! Keep up the wonderful work!

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Hi Potatoise. You're not alone. It's tricky for lots of students. We're so glad we could help. :-)

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Thank you for the video! It's great as usual! And I'm looking forward to your video about the difference between present perfect and present perfect continuous

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[@thiagoaugusto9262]

@@SimpleEnglishVideos the next lesson after this one could be about past perfect tense. Thanks

[@diona1521]

Thank you for the video! The tense is explained very clearly and it's really helped me to gather my thoughts about present perfect :) The idea of you speaking in two different accents is excellent!

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[@JoseGarcia2233-o6s]

Goooood job!!! Thanks so much. Now I've to practice.

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Hi Jose. Yes, practice is an important part of language learning. It works very well. Let us know how its going. And thanks for watching.

[@mirkonagy1037]

Another perfect video! Keep up the good job! Love from (still) Hungary!

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[@NickLiao]

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[@dawnpresenter2753]

watching not watched

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That so good to know Nick. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.

[@annbookerrichter]

Thank you for your video. It’s great for my more advanced students. I hope you don’t mind me saying that the music is too loud, and I find it distracting …

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Ann. We're so pleased you get to share this with your students. And no, we don't mind your comment about the music. This is Jay writing back to you. I'm responsible for the volume of the music compared to the voices and I apologize if it sounded too loud. We try to find a compromise between a level that makes the music too quiet and a level where you can just comprehend the melody in the music without interfering with the voices. I don't always get it right.

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[@farshidrabbani]

you both are perfect like present perfect! it's really useful for me 😁😁🤩🤩 it was a little hard for me to understand the real meaning of present perfect, but this video helped me. I find out what is the real problem: Persian doesn't has perfect present unlike English! it's the reason that I've found: in ancient times (before Islamic period), Old Persian and Middle Persian (Pahlavi) have such a structure with same meaning in English. but the modern Persian which has appeared in late 7 century AD, hasn't had this structure and now, we use 3 different structures for each meanings and it can confuse Persian learners!

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

What an interesting post Farshid. Thank you for letting us know about the history of the Persian language and how it gets around the present perfect. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.

[@romankril3971]

Ohhhh my! It's sad and funny at the same time! But I think, there is something weird about such kind of speeches. There is a probability, that the boss or bosses will be astonished or shocked after hearing such extraordinary self-blaming and promote him for a better position. They may think he is being too honest and even exaggerates his fails, because he wants to do more for the company. Anyway, I hope The Management people have a good feel of humor and good mood when Jay comes! :D And thank you for revealing the specifics of using the present perfect tense!

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Roman, this is Jay writing back to you. I think you're right. Management may make me Vicki's boss. Who knows what will happen? We're so pleased you liked this video. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.

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Great video! I will show it to my students in the classroom

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Hi Julia. We're working more grammar videos. Stay tuned! Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching our videos.

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I've just subscribed to your channel because of this video. It was an amazing video!!! Well done!!! I'd like to suggest you (if it is possible) a video explaining the difference between Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous. Thank you very much!! Bye

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I do too, Mammy Mimma. (Jay here.) Glad you like it.

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Hi Gabor. This is Jay writing back to you. Don't you worry, I'll get her back someday. Thanks for watching :-)

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*Clearest explanation I've ever seen. : )

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@@laurawolfe154 Thanks for sharing correct, glad to see that!

[@steffis4480]

Aaah! How long have I been waiting to see you again Vicki and Jay 😍 Must have been two weeks or have it been fourteen days? 😂 I thought a lot about you and I hope, that you are doing well! How have you been? How is writing your book going? ♥ I remember the video about the frequency difference in AE und Be when using the present perfect tense, because I just loooved this short scene of yours: "I've lost twenty dollars!" "And I've found twenty dollars!" 😂 I have been clicking through some old videos of yours recently and omg! It's unbelievable that so many years have already passed, that the variety of your videos grew wider and wider and your "video-making-skills" grew even more 😯 I hope you both are looking forward in joyful anticipation for your holiday trip to come ♥ Sending you a lovely hug from Germany 😘

[@mamymimma]

Hi Steffi ♡ Has Germany been hot these days? We have reached 44 degrees!

[@steffis4480]

Hey my dearest @@mamymimma♥ 44 degrees really are hard to endure! I hope it has cooled down a bit in the meantime? We also had around 39 degrees, which felt like 60 degrees at work 😅 But today it actually feels really cold outside after this hot week with still 20 degrees 😂 Have a relaxing Sunday my dear 💕

[@mamymimma]

@@steffis4480 You too, thanks

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Lovely to hear from you Steffi. We're doing well and the book is underway. I took it easy last week though because we did a lot of partying. Philadelphia is a wonderful place to be for the fourth of July because there's lots going on and we can see the fireworks from our roof deck so we had a big party. Big hugs to you in Germany, where I see you've been sweltering in the heat. It's been boiling here too, but I never complain about the heat. Constant heat is such a nice change from English summers. :-)

[@steffis4480]

Heyho you both! I'm so happy reading from you ♥ Aaah! I totally forgot about July 4th which is an extremely important holiday in America isn't it! I remember one of your former videos, where you showed us your wonderful rooftop terrace! I hope you had a lot of fun with all your dear friends having a delicious BBQ and watching the fireworks 😍 I love watching fireworks! Aaaand I'm looking forward to seeing you again Friday night! ♥ Please take good care of you! Sending you a warm hug from Germany ♥ 🌻😘

[@rubendleon3990]

I’m new around here! I’ve found your classes and tips very useful and interesting to polish my English a little bit everyday. Would you please give me some advice on glottal T and Stop T... Regards from Panama

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Hi Ruben. The glottal stop is a feature of several British English accents, an it's especially associated with London. Basically we make it by stopping the air flow in our throats to produce the sound. When we make a video about cockney rhyming slang I'll try to demonstrate it and talk about it. It's great that you have found our channel and thanks so much for writing.

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Awesome! I lived in England ten years ago for about two years while I was doing a master’s at LJMU. I spent my time over there between Brighton for my IELTS preparation course and then Liverpool for Uni. Having said that, I still have some trace of the scouse dialect and accent 🤣 but now, living in Panama I watch more late talk shows from the US such as Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and James Corden who’s british too. I was wondering if I could help you out with the translation of your videos into Spanish, that would rather be something I will enjoy doing it in my free time. Next year i want to hit NYC and Philly and hope to meet you someday... keep it up !!

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can you explain fly business class

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Hi Dawn. On most airlines that fly long distances, from Philadelphia to Europe for example, there a several classes of seats. The cheapest is Economy. Sometimes there's an Economy Plus with more leg room. The next class is Business Class where on long flights your seat may fold back into a bed, and then there's the very luxurious First Class with wider seats and great service. I hope that explains it for you. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.

[@anynomouse]

hi teacher Vicki and teacher Jay. I have a question, Why did Jay say "you've been really helpful" in the end of the video but not "you were really helpful" because the action of helping had finished. Much love ❤️❤️

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Oh great question sunday. It's because the results of the action were still with us - so a past action with present results.

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And we're delighted to have you here Alejandro.

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1) I’ve just/already done my homework. 2) I’ve lived in Yemen for 34 years. 3) I’ve never been to France.

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Perfect Mollie. :-)

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[@icefrost5355]

Hi Vicky and Jay... As non English native speaker, I would like to ask some questions... 1. I have never been met him before or I have never met him before?? Should I put the word *been* together in the sentence?? It's quite confusing... 2. She has been crazy or she has gone crazy?? 3. Where to use the word *gotten* ? 4. I have forgotten or I have forgot?? It's quite confusing... Thank you so much!!

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

1. I have never met him before. 2. She has been crazy or she has gone crazy?? Bothe are possible, depending on context.3. Where to use the word gotten ? In the US. We don't use it in the Uk anymore. 4. I have forgotten

[@icefrost5355]

@@SimpleEnglishVideos Ohh... Now I know the differences... Thank you so much!! 💖💝💗

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Oh well spotted Graziela. :-)

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Can you please make a video Past Simple vs P. Perfect? I will be very thankfull for this!!💖💖💖

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Thank you)!

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You're very welcome Andrei. :-)

[@emyeman4575]

Nice couples and nice video ... by the way I like British accent 😍

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[@renatacagliari]

Poor Jay! Vicki is such a bad girl hahaha It took me many years to feel comfortable in using Present Perfect. Now I can say I feel OK doing it. Have you guys ever been to South America (Brazil)? If so, did you like it? Cheers :)

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Renata. this is Jay writing back to you. Vicki and have indeed been to Brazil a number of times. Together, we've been to Rio, Paraty, Sao Paulo, Maceio, Recife, Olinda, and perhaps our favorite place, Maragogi. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching our video.

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Feels handy

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Lovely couple

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[@renatacagliari]

I have a question! Should I say "Have you been skiing?" Or "Have you gone skiing?", For examples - go surfing, go rock climbing, go camping, etc. My impression is that English speakers never say "Have you gone...?" Why?

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Great question Renata. If you're talking about life experiences, we normally say 'been', as you have noticed. That's true in British and American English. If we're talking about recent activities, British and American English are a little different. The verb 'go' has two past participles in British English (been and gone) and we'll try to make another video about.

[@renatacagliari]

@@SimpleEnglishVideos thank you! :)

[@UmmAfaf]

i am an English teacher from Turkey. I love your videos and recommend them to my students but the background music in this video was very distracting.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Sorry to hear that Emel. We'll try to get it right next time.

[@raed2178]

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So glad you liked it LONDON DIGITAL ECOMMERCE. :-)

[@ritusonii2197]

Nice video Would u pls tell me if someone says "He has been a wrestler" then what should we understand? If he is a wrestler now or not? If not then what is the difference between he was a wrestler and He has been a wrestler ??? Pls answer and help me

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Ritu. If someone said 'I've been a wrestler' then I would think that he is no longer a wrestler. But something about his experience in the past is relevant in the present. Perhaps he is explaining why he has big muscles, or why he has a bad back now. This is an example of the present perfect being used to describe past actions with resent importance.

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Simple English Videos even i think the same For eg- I know how to handle these situation because i have been a soldier(though i am not a soldier anymore)

[@JoeJoe-hn2nh]

I love you Madam. I just like the way you are speaking

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Thanks so much H.A.N.S. :-)

[@Thomashorsman]

Why is it only in 360p

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Thomas. This is Jay writing back to you. I'm not sure why you're seeing one of our videos at 360p. We publish at 1920X1080. Could it be that KZbin is reducing the resolution to match the speed of your internet connection? Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.

[@Thomashorsman]

Simple English Videos Hi Jay, I know that it’s not my internet, but when I click on quality, the maximum option is 360p

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Thomas, this is Vicki. Thanks so much for telling us about this. You're the second person to mention this problem with this particular video and we're not sure what's wrong. If anyone else is having this problem please tell us. It's playing at the 1920x1080 for us and others so we need to investigate.

[@Thomashorsman]

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[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

We're so glad you like it Vy Lê. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.

[@elishevak.8637]

My students have difficulty with the fact that English doesn't have one past tense like in it is in their native tongue. I hope this helps them.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Elisheva. We are also going to be looking at the past continuous soon, so hopefully that will be another past tense for them. Thanks so much for writing. :-)

[@sanayasethi6133]

Hello my lovely teachers can u plz tell me whats the diff between in this two sentences1.she might come late from the work 2.she might have come late from the work..3.i have to get my hair coloured.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Sanaya. 1. We'd say this as 'She might come home late from work' and it would mean it's a future possibility. 2. We'd say 'She might have come home late form work' and it would mean it was something that possibly happened in the past. Sentence 3 is correct and it's interesting. 'Have to' is not an auxiliary verb here. It's a semi modal and it means 'must' or 'need to'. We could also say 'I have to have my hair coloured' and it would mean the same thing. We use the expression 'have something done' when we are talking about a service someone performs for us. We have made a video about it that you can see here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f16yZ6eeg9-UjdE

[@happychristianme1546]

Hallo sir and mom Please tell me is this grammar right? Why dont we talk in english? Was it correct or incorrect? And please correct my grammar because i really don't know what preposition should i put to If in or with or none or should i say why don't we talk english?

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi THE OLD PATH MCGI. Yes, we could say 'Why don't we talk in English?' The tricky thing about negative questions like this is when we use them and how we answer them. We have made another video about that and here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4mWkqJjmcuIhKM

[@mariusluciannicolae3109]

Her face looks a bit like Ron Weasley's. Like she's his mother, haha ❤

[@ninanivarova6906]

Thanks. But I cannot well feel the difference between the present perfect and the past perfect. Unfortunately, most videos explain the difference between the present perfect and the past simple or explain the differences between the present perfect and the past perfect, using only banal examples. Maybe you can make a good video? I'd be very grateful.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Nina. Thanks for this suggestion. Let me think about it.

[@sanayasethi6133]

Hello my adorable teachers how are you?i need your help Can u plz check this sentences are correct or not 1st sentence is if someone is blocking you from going somewhere by putting their legs in the middle of somewhere so would we say take out your legs from my path nd 2.sentence is if i made someone wait long would i ask like this did i make u wait long??nd how can we ask this question like to make someone wait long in diff ways nd how can we apologise like sorry for keeping you late .3.they are trying to entrape you in their trap or they are just trying to enmesh you 4.shopkeeper always try to entrapped us on their trap so we can buy their product which would be correct??

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Sanaya, This is Jay writing back to you. I'm sure Vicki will have more to say about this, but I can at least comment on a couple of these. In the first sentence, I could say many different things and it depends on the circumstance. For example, in a crowded supermarket, I would most likely say, "Pardon me please." And that's generally all I would need to say if someone was blocking my way. Or, if needed to get to something on a shelf and someone was standing in the way, I might say "Excuse me, I just need to reach that box up there." And most likely the person in my way would move. But in America, the simple "Pardon me" or "Excuse me" is often enough to get someone to move out of your way. In the second case, I would most likely say "So sorry I'm late. Were you waiting long?" In another circumstance, where a customer service representative has put you on hold on the telephone, he or she might return to the phone conversation and say "I apologize for the long hold. Thanks for your patience." I'm not sure about your sentences 3 & 4 so I'll leave that for Vicki. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching our videos.

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Sanaya, Vicki here. In situations 3 and 4, the verb 'snare' would be helpful because it would enable you to avoid repeating 'trap'. Snare means to catch something, often an animal, in a trap. We can also ensnare people and things - a slightly more formal way of saying it. So with 3 we might say: They are trying to entrap you. or They are trying to ensnare you in their trap. And 4. The shopkeepers are trying to ensnare us.

[@heleninas-wildlife]

My lovely teacher your background music is absolutely amazing, I know every single piece. But...unfortunately it scatters me....Sorry !

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi Helen, this is Jay writing back to you. I know the problem. There are times when I'd prefer to listen to the music :-) Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching :-)

[@heleninas-wildlife]

Thank you Jay. By the way, both of you are the best English teacher in the world!! Thank you for sharing! @@SimpleEnglishVideos

[@english-is-fun]

Why is the video quality so low?

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

Hi English is FUN. I'm not sure. Do you mean the images are fuzzy? That can sometimes happen when a video is first posted and it hasn't been processed fully. We're hoping it's all right now.

[@english-is-fun]

@@SimpleEnglishVideos The maximum quality I can set is 360p, which is very low. Your other videos are 720p or even 1080p, which is HD. This one is SD :(

[@SimpleEnglishVideos]

That's really odd English is fun. WE uploaded it at 1080p. Nobody else seems to have had this problem. Might it be a setting on your device?

[@english-is-fun]

@@SimpleEnglishVideos Yeah, one day is gone and I can still watch it at 360p. Are you sure you uploaded it at 1080p? All other videos are indeed 1080.

[@lisakoster6364]

Get rid of the background music. Very unnecessary and distracting.