Learn English Grammar: Modals – “could” or “should”?

thank you! :D

rein98

Interesting to know subtle differences on meaning of threse two modal verbs. It helps us to understand much better current English usage.

The lesson demands a subtle mind, that’s for sure.

Many thanks for this lesson James.

Regino

yes!i got 5 out of 7

maine

So do with me. “_”

Anisaulkhoiriyah

not bad I got the same I’m not that good in English

john-paul

:-( :'(

Fafi Baryoun

Great lesson! Thank you! I have got 6 out of 7. I should re watch the lesson.

sergey92

i scored 6/7. i liked d way u explained d whole concept in very simple and interesting way

singh.priyanka

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Ahmad111

great lesson James ! I just got 6/7 for god sake ! haha .. I should try this over again ! thanks a lot !

andres10

Thank you for your nice and funny lesson. I also get 6, so I should be learning more carefully :) :)

MsGabrielife

I get 6 out of 7.

aagamboa

6/7 :(

jubateh

me too

Menoto

it’s cool.

Wli14

I’ve gotten 6! I love the way that you teach BIG James! Thanks

Dannyvet

I got 6 out 7 too.

haroldd27

Great lesson, you are one of the best teachers that I have ever watched, i got 7 out of 7

ckalas

Great Lesson, thanks James, I got 7/7 so, I understoond everything, your lessons about modal verbs are the best!!!

angie01

Did you really pass the quiz with flying colors Angie? Congratulations!!!

Have a great weekend!

Regino

Thank you Regino, you’re very kind to me. And I didn’t know the idiom “With Flying Colors”, thanks for that as well.

angie01

. . . well Angie . . . it means that you passed the quiz with a very high mark/grade (7 out of 7); in other words, you got 100.

Bye for now.

Regino

I got 5 correct out of 7. I should be reviewing your lesson. Thank you, James :)

Happy04

Thank so much James! Your class is the best! my score is six of seven :) ! … I’m so happy hahahaha

Ademiro

Great lesson! Great teacher!

bunga2556

i got 7 out of 7, thank you, teacher

susan120294

so am I

Danilo Melo

Very useful and simple to understand after that super explanation. 7 of 7. :)

YaMantel

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Ahmad111

so am I… do you wanna talk? to practice? I Love the Russia.. add me in what’s app: 05561995554234

Danilo Melo

i got 6 out of 7. thank you, great teacher

Nurinda

Thank you James! I’d never thought of the difference between should and could before I took this lesson. Now I got their difference.
Your speaking is too fast to me, but I have to strive to comprehend what you’re saying. Because I like your teaching style, I want you to keep your style.
Someday, if I can certainly comprehend what you’re saying, that’s the evidence that my skill was improved. Thank you.

juneriver

I got 5 correct out of 7. I got two wrong.

Ukrit

Please everyone add me and teach me English Language this is my kype id

ukrit_2011

Thanks you

Ukrit

I got 6 out of 7. Thank you James!

Vadim888

Great! I’ve got 100

Zelal Ez aldeen

Thank you very much James I got 100 :D . The lesson was useful because modals are a little bit confusing so we should practice it to get better .. however we couldn’t stop laughing while we watch your videos.. lol

aboood1994

I had also 6/7. :) Thanks for nice lesson ;)

marcinpl88

My skype: daniatletism995. Who want to speak with me in english just add me

daniel995

57%

Abdul Qayum

7/7 Great exercise teacher!… As always Thank you very much!…

neburnz

As I said … you’re awesome and you’ll be always .. thanks James and keep singing

marouane10

You got 7 correct out of 7 :D

marouane10

This lesson is very fun and interesting. But I got 4 correct out 7. :v

phamnguyenlc2003

the lesson should be more precise and clear…
the lesson could be more precise and clear…
The ratings 6/7 shows the teacher ability…

badar646

Remark: It shows not only the teacher’s ability but your brain capacity as well:) Good luck with your English, my friend! ;)

AlexSem

no body ask from u…ok
you should be in your limits…
2ndly I praised the teacher that almost every body is getting more than 80% … and that was not for you…that was for my teacher…

badar646

Wow Relax!!! you’re very aggressive!!!

angie01

Relax, take it eeeeasy :) haha

AlexSem

hmm :-)

badar646

Thanks a lot Mr James I’ve got 7/7 ,but I need another lesson between ‘may ‘ and ‘ought to ‘ is that possible .
With my thanks for your work and time .

Mohammed ammouri

thx man :)
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I hope there is anybody wants to practice his English with me voice chat :)! he’s welcome

MONSTERO

Hey James, how are you? I do actually appreciate your free lessons, however I feel that you complicate too much your explanations in this particular case. Honestly the lesson could lasts 3-5 minutes and it should be clear for us :) Nevertheless thanks for your work on this and good luck! Regards to Mr.eeeeEE as well!

AlexSem

i got 6/7 but you make me understand a lot of things thank youuu

pixie.p

I got 5 out of 7.

Santos Wagner

Thank you so much,

Shahla.ht

If I could speak English well, I should be so happy…:)

byte

If I could….I would….this is English lol

byte

Y got a 100 thanks James! Of all the teachers I think you should be comedian either,

And I like to practice mi listening with your lessons beacuse your talk in a very natural way, and fast as well.

Se you and thanks again.

enrique01

Yeh 7/7 I could be an “A” as a English student. But the truth is I should study more if I want be the best.

Jorge Pedroso

Very nice! I know I’m improving my listening skills because I can understand you when you speaking faster. It should be a good thing!

Sally S

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Ahmad111

i really like this quiz !!!!!!

Max

Dear Mr.james
Thank you for great lesson I have got 6 out of 7. I should re watch the lesson.
Thx.

Reh@b

i hav got 6/7

palakshi nautiyal

hello friends how are you

AHMADJONOV MURODIL

it’s excellent lessons its just what Iam looking for

the rebal

fadi alnaamnah

Thank you very much! Very understandable lesson, I’ll look forward wait next lesson.

Scream

Very good lesson!
I should say I got the point…

vamdonate

Creat!

WellOk

Great Lesson Mr James, Thank you!

WellingtonSantos

Mine is 6 out of 7.
However, please explain question no. 4.
Why is the answer “could”? Because I thought “if we are standing the other street and looking at that man who is over there, we can’t handle to understand whether he is a dangerous person or not.” Therefore, we just “guess” his background or something we could imagine. On the other hand, If you say that man taking a knife, I could be understand.
Please, thank you~!

frankchang

Hmm… it’s “could”, because the man over there might be dangerous and might not. If we said “should” it would mean something like we are giving that man advice and telling him to be dangerous… that doesn’t make much sense!

engVid

Could you please tell me what is James last name so that I can address to him as Mr. ____?

I’d really appreciate it.

Regino

Thanks for “engvid!” I would understnd it.

frankchang

I got 6 of 7
Great Thank you Mr James : )

ageeli

Thanks very much for all of you and forgive my mistakes from now and on.

BETO

Thank you for the lesson James. I really like the way you teach :D

masther26

Thanks!! “You got 7 correct out of 7”
Hehehe))

Antonina22

Thank you teacher

pavanut2

Seven out of seven! I could watch your lessons all day long. Also, engVid should be known by every English student. Thank you, James.

Evaldo Mendes

thx a lot my score is 6/7

Majidou

Very clear. You are a very good teacher.

Carlos Presa

I need to improve my English.
I”ll never give up.

BETO

using of these tests are more important for a person who learns english.My score is 100 percent.

Aqil-89

Thank you for your lesson teacher.
I got 6 correct out of 7 too >.<.
I should practice more. (x

wonike

very good lession, thank you!

cmlin

it´s cool i got 6/7

enrique15

intresting

ferashaydar

Great lesson!. I have got 7 out of 7. Thank you engvid team.

Ateia Physics

I like this page an di would like to improve my english if someone wants to practice in skype just add me brayton.padilla

brayton07

To make life easier..is it possible to tink “should” as the conditional of “must”?

byte

Many thanks, its very helpful

OuldNahi

6/7. ^^. Thank teacher.

Khiem An

I got 6 out 7

omid63

I believe that everybody should be watch the lessons in http://www.engvid.com. Thank you James you are the best.

sanosuken

thanks James… this topic helped me to understand the difference of could be and should be

Cheers!!!
Manoj Bisht

MRBISHT

I get 6 of7

issa962

6 out 7 !

mbenbekka

Could you please gives me the link for the first modals lesson? Thank you! :)

jeffersoncn

it was my first contact with engvid……I really enjoy the lesson….thanks

marmeli

7\7 :D

minaxb

yep…it’s works

Hashiquehash

I’ve got 7\7 wow!!
Thanx man :)

Abhishek jaiswal

thank u

serkana

7/7! Thank you, James!!!

Priscila Anieli

Great lesson thank you

rida.rokho.flp@gmail.com

ur teaching skill is a miracle.
thank God
thank YOU

Ronakii

I didn’t even finish the lesson, i took the quiz and got a 100%

jeanoreste

Thank you .

tutte

Great lesson! So I think you need to change a couple of questions. Because the bus not always is in time and any can get late at the job! Thank’s I learn to much today.

Alonso35

Very nice…

Joao Paulo de Oliveira Morais

Ha..amazing I got a 100. Thank you!:)
Very clear and useful video.

romi01471

hello everyone! thank you James! can we speak in real for example or for opinion? give your skype adres if it is possible. thanks

Daniar

Great Lesson, thanks James, your method and practice of teaching are wonderful

el mamy

Yeahhhh! I’ve got 100%

Sweety-Girl

6/7 :)

deejayajb

yes, 100%

erolcaglar

I got 6 of 7….thanks for your lesson.

Riyan

thank you! :D

ikrz174

wow! I got perfect score. :)

chryzallie

thanks sir

sath

6/7 :D, You´re good at teaching, thank you James.

BeuRibe

Got 7/7 – the example with the doctor helped me a lot in understanding when do i have to use could and should. Your lessons are very good! :P

hell1234f

I got 7 out of 7, thank you very much!!!

LuisDa

tanks

abatoul

My score: 6/7.Thank you very much.

vilnew

I am not good at english. I watched you once and I couldn’t you very well maybe I undestood 50 % otherwise I got 100
I think your mimics while teaching helped me. in the future I should be learning english from you. I should be following your lesson. thanks once again

Manolya

Regards to Mr.E as well. If I wrote wrong could you corret my writting . REGİNO. THANKS İN ADVANCE

Manolya

Nice to fix my note
Thanx a lot

fatimaq

ohhh. awesome. i got 6 out of 7. hahaha

lynlynerato

wow its a good lesson.. i got 5 of 7

innolakker

Can you help me? If I say:As said an important for me a person, that “Every day must be different”…
Is it correct?

dana.yismailova

Thanks a lot, sir.

noneego

Great explanation james sir..i had a little confusion..but now i have got the actual difference between Could and Should ..Thanks a lot

Raj Patel

I got 7 of 7. Thanks James :)

Miramis

Thank james sir

ramayah25

thankyou

hdtuan1617

thanks….!!

AstridJojo

Thanks for new motivation to learn James, Interesting way to learn and teach english

wioleta

A nice plateform of learning English for people like me. Thanks to Engvid Team.

wakeelahmedchanna23

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Ahmad111

Thank you.Great lesson :)

atalayclk

I failed 3. Mr. E is on his way to class. He __________ be there in five minutes.
could
should

and 6. She ______________ be the one to get the job, because she has the most experience.
could
should

knoo

6. She ______________ be the one to get the job, because she has the most experience.

Why can’t use could,if the boss not like her but another who have little experience, it’s relative Not absolutely.

PPPPPeter

thanks Mr E kkkk ^^ and thanks a lot to you Mr James

asmaa alotaibi

Thank You James.It helps us in the better understanding of english modals.Can you take a lessson on active and passive voice.

Aditya

i got 4 out of 7 i should/could be . . . . . . . . . . . .

christopher17

Now i can recognize between should be and could be correctly, thank you James <3.

nicky19

I get 6 out of 7…………

sam003

Great lesson, expression was really clear.

irischen

I got 100% !!!!
thank you so much , this is much clearer now!

shamallow

Hello Sir/Madam,
Please help me for Grammar

sihag

Thanks got 57% without watching.

Abdul Qayum

i’ve got 100% i am very happy .

robbe

Now 80%

sihag

I usually answering the quiz first before watching the topic.I got 100, even I haven’t watched it yet.
I’m proud of myself : D
ENGVID really help me a lot to improve how to speak English.
A lot of helps. Thank you Teachers

mahalPH

Great class as usual! :D

Simone Castro

That’s a great lesson!! James you are always my favorite teacher in Engvid. Thank you again!
Besides I just wondering if I leave some questions in here, How can I look for my replies? Does anyone always go back to their comments and look for the feedback??? Thank you for your help…

Gloria

yeah i got 100%

irene1996

I love you James… loves the way you teach… it’s entertaining and you are good teacher…

ttenaj

would you please explain for me how to use DO

we use …
I do
He does

i come
i do come

he goes
he does go

can we use ….
i do do
he does do

we use ….
he went
he did go
he did

can we use ..
he did do

please explain

PRAKASH

I think we use DO for something what we usually do, like habits. For example: I do my laundry every Saturday – that means, I do my laundry by Saturdays for years.
Does is third-person of do. I do, you do, he/she does.

Does he go – this is a question. Ho goes is sentence and Does he go is a question for that sentence. :)

Valsorim

i get 5 out of 7

shabahat ali

7/7
Poker face

MinionUzb

I thought that I should get full scores.
And it is true. I got 7.:D

cody

Thanks…..7/7..:)

hardik524

hi james Thanks

dimpy

thanks sir james, i got 7/7…..

seankylesueli@yahoo.com

so happy 7 correct of 7

msmohammed

Got 7 out 7 …thank you James

Anneniinami

Thats awesome Thank you! I have got 5 out of 7. I should re watch the lesson.

David.f

I got 100% correct

said80

i scored 6/7. i liked d way u explained d whole concept in very simple and interesting way

Aslam

Thank you so much!! James you are English Got! I like you lessons!

Anuysha

I got 7 correct out of 7 ! It should be enough, Sir. Thank you very much!

indrakharisma08

Yay!!!. I got 7 out of 7!!!. How glad I am! Thanks, professor James!

Emmacr

thank you pro James ı got 6 out of 7.

Deka1

very easy
thank you mr.james

hawsa

thank you !

Andreea Elena

thanks james

Maribelle

I got 86% and that means close to perfect. I have to watch it again, thank you. I find it very helpful. This is very interesting. I could be sharing this to my friend. (^-^)

J-O-Y

Thank you.

Nadir

thank you . i would like to learn more …
waiting for that

Labeeb p p

I have 7 out of 7. Thank You James again for wonderful and useful lesson. I am not taking any classes, I started to practice a month ot two ago on EngVid, and I really think that my English is getting better.

Valsorim

Thank You again James. very useful lesson.
I have started to practice English a month or two ago. I watch your videos, do not take any lessons in private language school and practice in this way.

Valsorim

Thank You James very nice and funny lesson.

Vlad172

Thank you James.

alainaldo

thanks james for the lesson

MralotaibiZ

I got 5 out of 7. Thanks James.

tony wang

I should get perfect answers for these questions, because i had learned the lesson..hehe

lemt

Thank you sir, got 86%.

Abdul Qayum

I like the way you teach. And I can’t say I could be here everyday. But I think I should be here every week. :)

Nikki Jwx

Very interesting, thanks James.

particul07

You got 6 correct out of 7. thanx

Ess yousef

I’ve gotten 6/7 . I believe your explanation so clear and your illustration is formative .

R5emy

I got 6as 7 thank you

Saghimatouri

Thank you James for this wonderful lesson. Btw, I have a question about could. Is it okay to say “You could read the story well.” Is “could” the past tense of “can”? I’m looking forward to your reply. :)

Shelae

I always enjoy your lessons, thanks james.

Got 7 out of 7 in the quiz. :)

cuross

Hi James, I really love your videos!
I’d like to know other grammar subject: when I use “shall”?

Thanks

tatii

This lesson was very cool! Thanks for your explanation, James! :)

Eduardo Sampaio

Thank you!!!

blueapplee

6/7 thank’s!

Nabella

I got 7 out of 7 .now i know how to identify should and could . thank uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

akm.safras

I got 100%. Very interesting, thanx james

johnysk

got 9, but now am confused between,could and would.please help :(

Sadhna Priyanka

sorry i got 6 out of 7,and now confused between could and would.

Sadhna Priyanka

thank you

amjedalmansoori

Thank you very much, i have got 7 out of 7.

graida

Very good and clear I got 9.Thanks

Aguinaldo Barros Filho

Thanks 7/7 :)

Yana Yancheva

plz, can any body help me where to find “the video about modal : excuses” that he was talking about ! i didn’t find it
pllllllzzzzzz

samar fatehi

really thank you

ismailkalk

Good lesson
and James is one of the best in the teaches.

Jazira

hello all how are u there l new here if you want wiring to me about english gramar

cristopheryan

James Thanks! Now understand the diference between should and could. thanks

rosalvo brito

Fantastic and superb crystal clear explanation. Cleared all doubt about could, should at last night.. keep going on and provide super super explanation. Quiz section is also good to test things.

YASH12366

I can’t say that How much I understood in this lesson it’s not just because I’m watching this lesson and understanding something on it beyond It’s more more the way of your presentation hit me more clear over over and over so ..
and the other one thing is the example you told that for Overtime while running in between actually since I confused with that a lot after you told I got it like bell The example for the over time was fabulous I think I exhausted with enjoying your example James and both example was good for the Could be and should be and in between you say some etcetra vocabulary that helps me a lot somewhere .. .
now I think almost I’ve got my visual thinking on your lesson and comfortable with your speech James It’s I’ve almost learnt something by your lesson not only you but Ronnie Alex and Adam also it’s not huge big enough to say thanks you all member of Engvid teachers .. .

Sivakumar

It’s fun

tdywhy

I GOT 7 TO 7.Thank you,

Regina009

Can not find your first video lesson!
Please help((

SofiyaMe

As always. Brilliantly explained lesson. Thank you James.

immlf

I got % 100, Thank you so much

Qabas1987

ok 7 of 10..es good no?..Thanks Mr James¡¡

jmanuelsi

James thank you so much ! you are the best teacher:)

caglac

Thank you ..i got 7 out of 7

T.Lewis

7/7 James,you are a very good teacher.Thank you very much!

mirjanasus

I got 6 correct answer thank you for this lesson

marvinfordtech

Thanks a lot James!

Vivimi

i got 7/7 thanks a lot finally i understand when we must use “Should be” and “could be” it’s very clear now

rofia

thank you !<3

tahadouhi

Dear James;
I found this instance clause performed by a teacher:
Sherlock did everything he could TO help Rhys.
Is it correct ? TO after could ? I have neve ever seen before, English is really difficult.
Thank you. A

Briklend Handersson

Thank you

mopanadda

thank you for your nice explain

hamedaem

Thanks a lot James I got 7 out of 7 answers correct, I’m happy because I’m improving my english everyday !

scraxth326

Thanks

Ienaluk

thank you

tigrenochek

James great lesson as always. I am from India and for question reaching home by bus and experience person will get job I preferred could in place of should as uncertainty associated with outcome. I believe that it more due to culture which influence person perception. Thanks james for everything.

vvsanjeev

Another perfect lesson :D keep it up Mr. James someday i could be become like you..

rafzane

i get 7/7 thank you best teacher

isra-asa

Thank you !! you are a good teacher 7/7 :D !!!

Citlalli

If to be the summer, the weather could be better.

You should be prepared because you have an exam half an hour later.

I wanted to give two examples. Thank you James.

byildirim

5 out of 7. Little bit confusing for me. On the brighter side, I know the difference between the two.

Thank you very much, James! ^_^

meiz5

thanks a lot

blgcan

I got 5 of 7, however I catched the main idea.

Rajimgam

thanks…I learn a lot from you James

bianca2015

I should be got more points :(

Worawitoo

I should have got more points for this quiz.
(Mind, please, that it referes to the past.)
Nevertheless, I should get more pointz for my next quiz!

Anna2005

Thank you very much, Anna2005

Worawitoo

i got 100%
thanks

k.abed

I got full mark
Thanks Bro

Amroz

thank you James what a useful lesson…I hope that i could be to improve my language skills in future because of you

aysegul

7 of 7.. yeaahh..

Rou11

7 over 7 tks a lot james

minhhangtdn

thank you very much

NAOUAL BOUDINA

I just love your vids. I just could not like it.

john-paul

100 ^o^ i love quizzes

fatima1w1

I scored 7 out of 7 ? Thank you teacher James

zoey.C

7/7 ! thank you ^^

Malikaes

Hi Thank you my score 71

bellakurniawati

6 out of 7… Thanks…

champi

Thanks. I got 7 correct out of 7.

Uzam

I got 100 ?

khalidbaksh

I got 100% probable score.

desiree999

At 8:30, I don’t understand why it would be “should be” because I thought will be made more sense to show that the mom was being exact.

Angeld

i got 7 out of 7, but I don’t understand lesson

Emin Atakishiev

I got 7 correct out of 7.
Thank you James.
So magic.

YICHU CHAO

I love your lessons James. Thank you!

Danuta

You got 7 correct out of 7.

thank you so much.

M kartal

wooow ! i got 7/7 . The best teacher ever!

beneflor

I got 7 correct out of 7.
Thank you.

Ely1

The teachers and the web are amazing!

royvar

I did it ) Isis got 100. Thank you James, I love your video-lessons

TanyaKerchu

Dear Mr. Е and James, you speak too fast. I do not have time to read the subtitles and do the translation in my mind. Please, slow down your speech a little.

@Catherine@

Hi,
I always had difficulties with modals but with EngVid and Mr.James, it should be so easy to understand.
Thanks.

EagLearner

Because we have to leave homework this have to copy all this just to see if we hit something that orror subtitling the video and having to copy everything. would be better a summary of a page of what we understood and not copy 13 to 15 sheets of pure subtitle

Hito Santo

i got 6 out of 7

rkskhushi

i got 6/7 i missed the third question …. but i understood all the concept

abdiwahab013

thank James! your lesson is funny :))

AlessandroItaly

I get it. Thanks!

straussprado@hotmail.com

Thanks a lot Mr James

Ragnar909

I got 6 out of 7! It is important to catch the real meaning of modals verbs before expecting to think in english and speak a good english. Thank you, James.

Mbuyi

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