to do
? In this basic English grammar lesson, I will explain how do
is used with different verb tenses when you make a negative statement and when you ask a question. Learn how to use this verb in the present, past, and present continuous tenses in all kinds of sentences. DO
you want to watch? Yes, of course you DO
! DID
you click on the lesson yet?
401 COMMENTS
Thank you Gill! Your lesson is simple and clear. Thank you very much.
Thank u Mrs/Gill
thanks for teaching
Thank you Ms Gill, very useful
Thank you Gill! I do like your lessons!!
Do, does and did for emphasis were new and interesting for me! Thank you, Gill :)
Thanks for this lesson, Gill!
Is the English grammar the same in England and in North America relative to the following point? It seems a little different.
You have a new car. -> Have you a new car? (British)
You have a new car. -> Do you have a new car? (American / Canadian)
Are those correct sentences in English depending on the country? Or the second, because of the present tense, is the correct also in England?
Hello fcicerre — thanks for your question. It’s the same in British and American English — here in the UK we use ‘do’ all the time when asking questions. All the best :-)
Thanks Gill for your reply!
Albeit silly, this was a doubt that I had had for a long time.
thank you for teaching the people clearly. I too, learn a lot from you.
Thank you Gill! :) I have to say what a wonderfull being you are! :)Although i do not consider myself as a beginner. I really do like you and your lessons. Moreover there is always room for improvement, especially the basics :)))
Your voice warms my heart. :) You and your colleagues are doing a great job!! Thank you for that !:)))
thank you, Teacher!
my score was 100…..I’ve got it all.
You are very clear and your explanation was too easy to understand.
Thanks so much teacher.
Hello Gill
Thanks for this lesson . When you explain the verb do for emphasis , you told : ” she does look tired, she can’t a slept last night ” . Have I well heard ? if yes , could you explain why using can in a present tense to speak about something that happened in the past ? The conjugation of the verb sleep does confuse me too . Until now I would have said : “she was not able to sleep last night ” .
I am looking forward to your explanation .
Bye
Hi tsamp — thanks for your question. What I probably said was: ‘she can’t have slept last night’. Your sentence ‘she was not able to sleep last night’ is also correct. My use of ‘can’t’ was in the sense of a possibility or probability — ‘It is possible/probable that she didn’t sleep last night’. I hope that helps to explain the use of the present tense. By using ‘last night’ it helps to clarify that it was in the past. English verb tenses are complicated ;-)
Hello, Gill! I do like your lessons! I’m looking forward to your next one!
Thank you very much! Take care :)
Thank you very much teacher! I did understand it!
Thank you very much Gill!!
I do love your lessons ;)
This is really helpful.
thanks :)
Thank you Gill
I think that is very important review the basic rules sometimes.
I do again some mistake about this subject, especially when I talk fastly with someone.
So, let’s go on! One day I will be an english teacher!!! LOL :)))
Is the following sentence correct?
“I did do that”.
Hi Apurba — thanks for your question. Yes, if you say ‘I did do that’ you’re emphasising the fact that you did it, maybe to contradict someone who suggested that you didn’t do it. You can also say ‘I did that’, which is a simple statement without any sense of emphasis or contradiction. So yes, it’s possible to have two forms of the verb ‘to do’ (did do) in one sentence!
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thank you the lesson so useful and very clear
I wanna know if you can give me and example of ” He has ______ ?? ”
cause engvid has an example of this one but if dont get it .. where to use has
hi Kimberly, I’m not sure what you mean here, but ‘He has …’ is often followed by the past participle, for example ‘He has had’, ‘He has done’, ‘He has seen’, ‘He has walked’. I hope this helps :-)
I do like your lesson, so clear and so useful. It is a little bit different in North America, so we have to choose our grammar (a coherent style), but it is so important to be aware of the different ways to speak English. It is the same situation for the french language(France vs Canada – or New Orleans- vs Magreb and Afrique).
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thanks Gill very much. Your lesson is helpful for me and I think it is the same for all students.
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With you I am improving my pronunciation.
Thanks Gill, This video is very helpful to me on learning English. Wish my English will be better.
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Thank you Gill . I have to repeat your lesson again Before I thought it easy but it wasn’t that for me.
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thank you!I enjoying the lesson
Thank you. How old are you? I just a child so I woul like more begineer lessons,please.
Thank you for all your help.
I don’t have any money. I don’t have bought a car,
I haven’t any money. I don’t have any money.
These sentences are right.
I’ve got a car = I have a car / I don’t have a car = I haven’t a car
Am I wrong?
hi aroibas — thanks for your question. Your second sentence isn’t quite right — it should be: ‘I haven’t bought a car’. All your other sentences are correct. I hope this helps to clarify :-)
Thank you very much for your answer.
Clarify? Not really. But it makes me rethink carefully.
I have not bought a car- Present Perfect tense negative. Two auxiliaries: do and have.
Am I wrong?
I´m confused too. Why not — We have don´t bougth a new car… — ?
bcus have is aux type also do. u does’t use 2 aux type in one sentence
Thank you!
Thanks Gill. Useful lesson.
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Great lesson, Gill! Thank you very much! Bye! Júlio César from Fortaleza CE, Brazil.
i really love this lesson.
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Thanks sir !
thanks for the lesson gill …i enjoy a lot ….and we wont some grammar lessons in the future from you…
thank you
hi,I am advanced level , but I can never remember the prepositions. I’ve seen videos , the teacher explain many times, and I can not remember . And that damaged a little in TOEFL. Can you help me please?
Hello, I have a doubt!
Well, I thought that in the interrogative sentences with ‘Does’ it was not correct to put the principal verb in the third person of singular as in “Does the dog eats a biscuit? I got confused becouse I saw one sentence without the principal verb without ‘s’ as in “Does the cat drink milk?” How it occurs (the use of s in both sentences)?
Does the cat drink milk ? is right.
does the dog eat a biscuit?
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Thank you Gill!
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Thank you very much Madam Gill for your video, I learned lot, more power!
Thank you Gill, I did enjoyed your lessons, your pronunciation is clear.
Welcome !!
or did enjoy, or enjoied
Thanks Teacher I’m happy to see your lectures , your lesson was very important …
Hi teacher i have a question ?
sometimes we use used to about something happened regularly in the past .
but I also have heard that people do not use used to in the past they use simple action 2nd from.
1-I used to play cricket, when I was in school?
2-I played cricket, when I was in school.
which one is right please make me correct ???????
Gill, you are the best. Thank you.
very easy to understand the lesson. Thanks Gill
Thank you, it was helpful.
Hi Gill
I am english teacher here in Paris.
My students and trainees are fan of your videos.
We have explained the difference between “never” and “ever” .
they want to hear this lesson by engvid teachers just to have another version…
Can you (or a colleague of you) answer to this demand?
You’re great..and your vidéos are very helpful
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Fantastic, thx
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Hi Gill! I am champoo! I study in grade 7. I want to know whether this sentence is right or wrong. ” I don’t do this.”
thank you it was very fantastic.
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i would like to make more effort to get the best note :
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Great teacher. That good bless you Gill
That was great! I got a 80
Thank you!! This class is very fine.
Thank You
every day , i learn new things .thanks ,by every lesson
Thanks!I do enjoy your lessons!
Thanks too much
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thank you Ms,GILL
Thanks you, it’s important for me cause my grammar so poor.
Oh no! I got only 6 correct of 10!
I get confused about how to answer negative question?
+ Do you like her?
– Don’t you like her?
In terms of negative question above, how to answer that? Please Help me Ms. Gill :)
Hi, According to me these frases are both correct. regards, bye
Like your style of teaching, more relaxed. How about a lesson on THAN and THEN. Terribly confusing!
Look at: http://www.engvid.com/then-than/
thank you to learn with pleasure and humour
Thanks
It was useful !
I have done. thanks
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Thank you teacher.
thanks for help!!
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Tanks very much!!!
Hello Gill. I liked very much your lesson. But I’ve a doubt.
What’s the correct sentence in the example below:
– Where did you are? or Where you were?
I believe is the first sentence, but I haven’t sure about that? Could you help me?
Thanks!!
Sorry teacher. I wrote wrong. The correct question is:
Where were you?
For me it’s said where were you? If this helps you
The second one is correct.Bye
Thanks a lot~
Thank you.
Thanks for the lesson…!
Thank you Ms Gill, very useful
I GET 10 OUT 10
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Thank you gill for the lession perfect.
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Good lesson.Thank you!
Great didatic teaching. Thank you!!
Simple and understandable ♡
Thank you Gill!!! Simple and practice!
Gill,awesome,you make English learning easy.
I guess Fernando ment Simple and Practical!
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I am happy to know how and when to use this. Thanks a lot.
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Thankss
Excellent explanation, thank u madam.
If u dont mind, it will be a great help if could explain the differences among Regarding, related to, with respect to & On behalf of..
1. I am calling you regarding your interview.
2. I am calling you related to your interview.
3. I am calling you with respect to your interview.
4. i am calling you on behalf of your interview,
Which one is true from the above 4 examples and why?
I am getting confused of these….
Thank you MS. Gill, I really do like your style of teach! (:
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Thank you Ms.Gill! I do like your lesson
A very good lesson to learn from you Ms. Gill!
I loved the way you teach.
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I do like your lesson, thank you Gill.
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Gill I did like your lesson and your accent !thank you!
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I do not like grammar…
Thank you Gill. This lesson is very helpful for me.
Thanks again.
Thank you Gill! But, I’m poor student.
Thank you Gill. It is very helpful.
The emphsis part was really helpful
Thanks a lot
Thanks for your lessons Gill.
One quick question. Could you please answer?
If I use “Our” in the subject. Which auxiliary verb should I use?
e.g., Our company does produce bulbs.
Or, Should it be.. Our company do produce bulbs.
Thanks
Thanks for this class.
good .. thank you for your helping
Mis!give me conceptual ideas about clauses and phrases.
Thank you so much teacher!
hi Gill thank you your lesson is very goog i understand all your lesson
Hi Miss Gill, Thank you. I need to practise some test.
It is very helpful for me!
Hi Miss.Gill, thank you so much this lesson is very helpful for me.
I like the way you talk, it’s so slow that I can understand.
Thank you.
Many thanks for this lesson Gill. Looking forward for your next lessons.
This lesson is very clear and simple. Thank you Gill!
Thank you Gill! I really like all of your lessons and the way of teaching.
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I do like you.
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I did enjoy your class. Thank you :)
thanks mrs Gill. i always love your lesson, all way i do :)
Thanks.I like your lesson alot because it’s always long so I can listen to you.
i’m Vietnamese too
Thank you. You’re teaching style is impressive :-)
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Hello mom.
One small dought
Did this is a past tens word I using this word like.he did complete work today..this is correct or not pls answer me
Thanks
Thank you Gill
Thank you so much for this usefull lesson miss Gill, grettins from El Salvador :)
Hey Gill, Thank you!
Let me ask you something please.
When we use the Wh.. questions like what, where, who… can we use the auxiliary normally and at the same position?
Like: Who did you see? What do you do for a living?
Thank you Gill.Short and clever.
Thank you Ms. Gill
The great time with your lesson.
Thank you teacher Gill.
Now I understand do, does and did for emphasis.
Thank you!
Great lesson, thank you!!!
I enjoy your lesson today!
Thank you soon much.. Mam, I was always confuse to use do,does,did. Pls let know when to use did and done.l am greatful to you.
present: do
past tense: did
perfect: done
thanks very much for your help and your sympathies, i guess it’s very clear in a simple way
A question please: in emphasis we put the verb in the infinitif exp: “she does like your car” or “we did enjoy holidays” it’s a rule thanks for answering me
I thank my teacher
From Guatemala , thanks Gill, great work!
suppeerr..!:)
On améliore notre anglais grâce à vous… grazie..
thanks Ms. Gill!
Hi Gill, I DO like your class, laughed too much.
Thanks a lot, Gill! You have a great sense of humor!!! :-)
Hello Gill, Pleas i answer this question (If you want to emphasize the statement, “He looked angry!”, you can say, “He _________ angry!”) with does look and the right appear did look and the lesson you said does comes after he and she
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I have just enjoyed your class. However, when taking the test I had to invert the sentence in question 4. This question was counted error, while he was good to me !
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you are very nice and friendly to me…I love the way ou teach..!!
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I do like your lession
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thank you Gill
I do understand what Gill have said, thats very clear. Thank you Gill
thnx.. gill “i do understand your lesson”…
Thank You so much Gill! This is a great help.
Actually, this is my first time to watch your vids. Looking forward to watch for more.
But. I am wondering if you have a vid discussing tenses of verb? Thanks a lot. That is a weakness of mine.
Did you try the SEARCH at the top of the page?
Thank you Gill !
Which one of the following questions is correct?
1- didn’t you understand?
2- did you not understand?
The 1st is correct. Preferred to start with capital letter. Didn’t you understand?
Thank you very much Mrs. Gill for this grammar lesson. Really, this is the first time I know why they use the “do, does, and did” in the positive sentences which is in order to emphasis (stress) on the meaning of the sentences.
Thanks for teaching.
Hello Grill, I do love your lessons. It’s very useful for me. I have learning a lot from you. Now I have a question for this lesson. Do we say: Did you have your breakfast? Answer: I had my breakfas/ I didn’t have my breakfast. Or we just say: Have you had your breakfast? Answer: I have had my breakfast./ I haven’t have my breakfast.
Very nice video
Gill, tks! i like your lesson!
Thank you ma’am, I like your teaching..
Hi! Gill thank you for your great tutorial. I got 9 over 10. Thank you GILL ^___^!..
I arrived in London four years ago. In my country (Romania), I was a journalist and poet (I still write poems). Here I try to develop my own website design agency. I learned some English in my country, and I still learn. Gill, you are a great teacher. Thanks for your lessons!
really thank you Gill
Thank you Ms. Gill. I DO like your lesson! It was very helpful! And you are funny haha It make the lesson easier
I do like this lesson :)
Thank you :) It’a very helpful
Thank you. i do understand.
Very Nice Video. Now I understand using do does & did
thank you so much gill….
Thank you!
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you´re a great teacher
Woow! I scored 90..so happy
amazing! I’m very delighted! I had 100% score and I understand how to use Do, Does and Did correctly. Thanks you my teacher, Gill!
Thanks madame..
Thank you so much. I think I need some more excexcices. I loved the way you do explain!
thank you,you’r lesson is very simple and cleare, I understand very well
Thank you Dear: Gill you are a great teacher ,I love how can you explain the lessons I understand and I am doing great. I got 10 correct out of 10.
Thank you
Thanks so much Gill!!!! I´m loving the way that you teach your lesson. I living in brazil, a wonderful place and I´m beginner in english language. I´m so glad for your lessons!!!!You are a great teacher!!!!!
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You are wonderful !! This lesson is very useful
Thanks you Gill. I was confused with “does”.
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Thank you, Gill. I do like your lessons!
Thank you very much for your helping Teacher Gill. Congratulations for your website. very helpful and clear.
Thanks Gill,i have to say grammer is always difficult
sorry sometimes can I ask some questions by taking photograph and sending you with whats up.
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Thank you Gill. I am learning this lesson. See you another lesson??
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very useful . Thanks teacher.
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Thank you Gill! God bless you!
thanx Jill for the wonderfull lesson you gave me it helped me soooooooooooooo much
P.S sorry for writting ur name wrong!!!
Thank you for the video it really helped me out.
Thanks…
Thank you so much teacher Gill the lesson was very beneficial and clear.
Thanks Mrs Gill. This basic lesson is alwsys hard for me,specially when I am talking. This is what I want to improve myself
I am totally impressed with the way you simplify the teaching.
Thank you. It so easy to understand)
Hi Gill !
I do enjoy every lesson with you.
You are a very kindly person and a good teacher.
Hi, Friend!
I think “a very kind person and a good …”
Nice day!
Thanks!
All my respect.
Thanks for the video it really helpeful
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Super thanks for the video it really help me…..very good presantatione for me, thanks
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very very good thank you
Gracias, extraordinaria classe , muchas gracias
Let´s speak Spanish loud sometime, great
Hi Gill, Quiz Nº3 has two answer rights will you please look at them.
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Thank you Gil. I did like very much.
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Thanks a lot, I do like your class.
An awesome explanation for the beginners.
thank you very much
Hello Thecher Gill^^
thank you.
I difficult I don’t understand. ㅜㅜ
but, I will study very hard. big thanks..
I difficult “HAVE + -ed”
I perfect the exam .. Please help me to learn english and speak english well I want to apply in call center company but my english is not well ,,can you help me?
Hello mam!
Please tell me how to use do in negative interrogative sentence?
Ty Gill, I’m learning every day with u ?
I got 8/10! Good lesson!
Thank you Gill.
Why the cat use does, I think does only for pronouns she/he?
dear Gill, thank you so much, the lesson very useful for me.
thanks!
I loooved her lesson!
Thank you Mam…It’s really helpful
You got 10 correct out of 10.
thank you
thank you Gill, I have learn a lot from your lesson.
Thank you, Gill, what a wonderful teacher you are!
And by the way, we do like your hair haha <3
thanks Gill it is really helpful.
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Many thanks, I was looking for such lesson.
Then I did find what I need.
I have gotten 90%
Thank you very much, Mrs. Gill!!
thank you my teacher
Great lesson! By the way, you are so kind and lovely.
Dear Gill. I did not define the difference between answers b and d in question 3. They seems same to me..Thank you?
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Thanks you Gill, it was a good lesson, clear and effective
God bless you Gill
Very nice and clear. Thanks and have nice time
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Thank you Madam :)
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Thank you Gill! I do like your lessons!!
thank you gill I learn a lot with you
Thank Mrs Gill.. It was a clear lesson as others.
Thank you for your wonderful way of teaching, and I do really want to ask about question number 5, why we didn’t use eats?
I do really enjoy this lesson
thanks alot
thank you Gill it was amazing
Thank you Mrs.Gill
Great!!! thank’s for you time, I will practice your teaching!
thanks
I enjoyed your class, thanks a lot I hope improve my english with your help
thank you Gill.
Thank you gill so much
You didn’t explain the exeptionsan and the grammar rules, why with the VERB have its not the same, etc, it was confusing for those who are trying to learn English.
that was the hardest test ,I’ve got 9 points , I will try again another time .?
I got 10/10
Thank you madame, I do very enjoy with your lesson
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Thank you so much! You are the best teacher in the world. Now I understand this, but before I have a big problem with this.
♡ have a nice day peoples!
Thank you mam
I appreciate that.
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Thank Gill 90%
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Thank Mrs. Gill.. It’s very helpful
Why the correct answer is “when did you come”? I thought “when did you came” because came is past tense.
Thank you for your interesting lesson! It’s really helpful.
You are a verynice teacher!
Thank you so much for your clear and helpful lesson.
Thanks Gill, I do love your video :)…..from Bolivia
I can’t express in words!!Simply Awesome Session!!Thanks Gill:)
thanks for your help.
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I got 7/10. In Someones of the questions the difference are minimum! Thank you Teacher Gill :)
Thanks! I do like your lessons Gil!!!
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i don’nt understand
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Hello mrs.Gill I really like your lesson you always remind of my grandmother hope have a good luck and have the best life FOREVER from Algeria thanks
Remember question mark
My total score was 100…..I’ve got it all.
You are very clear and your explanation was too easy to understand.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LESSON AM REAL APPRECIATE.
Thanks Gill!
I got 08/10
Thanks a lot. 9/10 is my score.
That was nice. ?
Thank you Madam.
Thank you very much for this lesson. But I would like to know what is right: I don’t have a pen, or I have no pen ; does he have a pen ? or has he a pen ?
Thank you very much Mrs. Gill. You´re an excellent Teacher. Blesses.
I like the lesson, good explanation. Thank you . I don’t understand the last 2 questions.
thank you
Hello, Gill! Thanks a lot for the clear explanation! I do like your lesson!
Hi Gill. Well, I aways whath your classes. But I`m never took the quizzes. Today I can see that my big problem in the sentenses construction is the simple Present end past.
Well, now I can study to improve my gaps.
many thanks
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Thanks Gill. I got 10 correct.
Thank you so much. before watching this lesson, i had too much issues to ask a question to someone. but now i am able to do it. Your lesson is very clear.
tanks Gill, I make a summary of this content for study later! You are a awesone teacher! <3
Fantastic! Thanks and God bless you ma