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I don’t know if we’ll be able to watch TV, my roommates might be home. Please be picky with people you trust, someone could stab you in the back one day. Tere are countless examples of this, so just don’t be scared and experiment!

6. GOING TO

Going to is a structure that we dealt with while going over present continuous. I am going to (do something) – basically means that you know exactly that it’s going to happen. GOING TO is a lot stronger than WILL. Use it only if you are SURE that whatever you have planned is legit. I am going to be a star.

Technically, use it only when YOU THINK YOU’RE SURE. So it doesn’t have to be a 100% universal truth lol

7. PRESENT SIMPLE

So if GOING TO is something that you think is going to happen, PRESENT SIMPLE is going to be used for 100% rock solid future events. Something that has a schedule or anything that makes it legit. My plane arrives at 8PM.

Football starts at 7PM.

My train leaves in 10 minutes.

Do not fuck around with this stuf ! Once again, this is 100% ROCK SOLID FUTURE EVENTS!

8. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Also, we can use PRESENT CONTINUOUS for future events. Tere are a couple of requirements though! Unless, you’re talking about arrangements for events at a time later than now with a suggestion that more than one person is aware of the event, and some preparation has already happened, don’t even play! I’m meeting Nick at the gym (Nick and I have discussed this, and agreed to meet at the gym) I’m leaving tomorrow (I’ve already purchased my plane tickets) We’re staying at the hotel when we get to Vietnam (Hotel rooms have been booked for months at this point)

Alright, this is it with tenses. Usually those cause a lot of headache for young learners, but I hope the way I broke them down is easier to digest. I could use a timeline chart, but I don’t really believe in those, I think they are fucking useless. But that’s only my opinion…Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter and let’s fnally move on to something more fun!

CHAPTER FOUR

LET’S BUILD SOME SHIT

Okay, now that we have everything that we need in our toolbox, we need to actually learn how to use them. Sentence structure is one of the trickiest and the most delicate subjects, because a lot of factors determine how well you’re gonna perform. I’m sure you all experienced some kind of difculties speaking at some point in your English-learning journey. Well, don’t worry, speaking is hard…that’s why we’re gonna break it down for you, so you know what actually goes into that. When it comes to building sentences, the simplest stuf is the hardest to get right, I promise you that. So be ready to get your hands dirty, because we’re gonna be touching on all kinds of shit in this chapter. Let’s do it!

Syntax or sentence structure

1. Subject: All sentences are about something or someone. Tis is what the subject of the sentence is. Nick is really weird.

My friends and I make videos for each other.

My hou s e has 4 bathrooms.

Before accusing me of cheating my teacher should probably have some evidence.