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very important can’t teach without it ha

very important can’t teach without it ha hello everyone and welcome back to

hello everyone and welcome back to

hello everyone and welcome back to english with Lucy today is going to be a

english with Lucy today is going to be a

english with Lucy today is going to be a video about the verb to come and the

video about the verb to come and the

video about the verb to come and the verb to go and when to use which one

verb to go and when to use which one

verb to go and when to use which one even some of my most advanced students

even some of my most advanced students

even some of my most advanced students make the mistake

make the mistake

make the mistake so let’s clarify exactly when to use

so let’s clarify exactly when to use

so let’s clarify exactly when to use them and I hope it helps you improve

them and I hope it helps you improve

them and I hope it helps you improve your English now firstly I’d like to

your English now firstly I’d like to

your English now firstly I’d like to thank you all for subscribing to my

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had 25,000 subscribers which for me is

had 25,000 subscribers which for me is absolutely unbelievable it’s happened so

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hate comments which I actually find

hate comments which I actually find quite exciting that people care enough

quite exciting that people care enough

quite exciting that people care enough to leave me a hateful messages but they

to leave me a hateful messages but they

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were rather amusing

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already before we get started I’d just

already before we get started I’d just like to give you a little tip on

like to give you a little tip on

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box alright let’s get back to the class

box alright let’s get back to the class so the verb to come and the verb to go

so the verb to come and the verb to go

so the verb to come and the verb to go very easily confused now there are two

very easily confused now there are two

very easily confused now there are two simple rules that will help you

simple rules that will help you

simple rules that will help you understand them firstly though you need

understand them firstly though you need

understand them firstly though you need to understand what a speaker is and what

to understand what a speaker is and what

to understand what a speaker is and what a listener is well the speaker is the

a listener is well the speaker is the

a listener is well the speaker is the person talking right now I am the

person talking right now I am the

person talking right now I am the speaker and the listener is the person

speaker and the listener is the person

speaker and the listener is the person the speaker is talking to the person

the speaker is talking to the person

the speaker is talking to the person so right now you my friend are the

so right now you my friend are the

so right now you my friend are the listener or at least I hope so the first

listener or at least I hope so the first

listener or at least I hope so the first use for to come is movement between the

use for to come is movement between the

use for to come is movement between the speaker and the listener if I say Quan

speaker and the listener if I say Quan

speaker and the listener if I say Quan come here I’m asking Kwan to move to me

come here I’m asking Kwan to move to me

come here I’m asking Kwan to move to me or if I say don’t worry one I’ll come to

or if I say don’t worry one I’ll come to

or if I say don’t worry one I’ll come to you I’m moving to where one is we also

you I’m moving to where one is we also

you I’m moving to where one is we also use to come to talk about movement from

use to come to talk about movement from

use to come to talk about movement from another place to where the speaker or

another place to where the speaker or

another place to where the speaker or listener is now go on the other hand we

listener is now go on the other hand we

listener is now go on the other hand we use to show movement from where the

use to show movement from where the

use to show movement from where the speaker or listener is to another place

speaker or listener is to another place

speaker or listener is to another place okay so come from another place to where

okay so come from another place to where

okay so come from another place to where the speaker or listener is and go from

the speaker or listener is and go from

the speaker or listener is and go from where the speaker or listener is to

where the speaker or listener is to

where the speaker or listener is to another place okay so that’s pretty easy

another place okay so that’s pretty easy

another place okay so that’s pretty easy but thinking about it in the moment when

but thinking about it in the moment when

but thinking about it in the moment when you’re having a conversation can be

you’re having a conversation can be

you’re having a conversation can be quite challenging I often hear my

quite challenging I often hear my

quite challenging I often hear my students say yeah next year I’ll come

students say yeah next year I’ll come

students say yeah next year I’ll come back to Spain but they’re telling me

back to Spain but they’re telling me

back to Spain but they’re telling me whilst they’re in London so they should

whilst they’re in London so they should

whilst they’re in London so they should say I’m going back to Spain if they were

say I’m going back to Spain if they were

say I’m going back to Spain if they were talking to their parents in Spain on

talking to their parents in Spain on

talking to their parents in Spain on holiday and say yes I’ll come back to

holiday and say yes I’ll come back to

holiday and say yes I’ll come back to Spain next year that would be correct

Spain next year that would be correct

Spain next year that would be correct but since they’re in London it’s go

but since they’re in London it’s go

but since they’re in London it’s go another really nice way of thinking of

another really nice way of thinking of

another really nice way of thinking of things is thinking of come as moving

things is thinking of come as moving

things is thinking of come as moving closer and go as moving away so what

closer and go as moving away so what

closer and go as moving away so what happens which one do we use if we’re

happens which one do we use if we’re

happens which one do we use if we’re talking about somebody another different

talking about somebody another different

talking about somebody another different person that is neither the speaker nor

person that is neither the speaker nor

person that is neither the speaker nor the listener well it all depends from

the listener well it all depends from

the listener well it all depends from which point of view

which point of view

which point of view we’re see anything my best friend is

we’re see anything my best friend is

we’re see anything my best friend is called Felicity and she is going to talk

called Felicity and she is going to talk

called Felicity and she is going to talk to her mother for some help so let’s

to her mother for some help so let’s

to her mother for some help so let’s look at two different sentences using

look at two different sentences using

look at two different sentences using both go and cup the first one

both go and cup the first one

both go and cup the first one Felicity came to her mother for help the

Felicity came to her mother for help the

Felicity came to her mother for help the second Felicity went to her mother for

second Felicity went to her mother for

second Felicity went to her mother for help the first sentence she came to her

help the first sentence she came to her

help the first sentence she came to her mother for help we’re looking at it from

mother for help we’re looking at it from

mother for help we’re looking at it from her mother’s viewpoint in the second one

her mother’s viewpoint in the second one

her mother’s viewpoint in the second one when Felicity went to her

when Felicity went to her

when Felicity went to her for help we’re looking at it from

for help we’re looking at it from

for help we’re looking at it from Felicity’s point of view from Felicity’s

Felicity’s point of view from Felicity’s

Felicity’s point of view from Felicity’s viewpoint so that’s how we use come and

viewpoint so that’s how we use come and

viewpoint so that’s how we use come and go all right now I said a lot of words

go all right now I said a lot of words

go all right now I said a lot of words but I think it’s time to put this into

but I think it’s time to put this into

but I think it’s time to put this into practice so I’m going to do a quiz with

practice so I’m going to do a quiz with

practice so I’m going to do a quiz with you right now so I’m going to give you

you right now so I’m going to give you

you right now so I’m going to give you some phrases and you need to tell me if

some phrases and you need to tell me if

some phrases and you need to tell me if they’re come or go you’ll have three

they’re come or go you’ll have three

they’re come or go you’ll have three seconds and then I will show you the

seconds and then I will show you the

seconds and then I will show you the answer so don’t forget to pause it if

answer so don’t forget to pause it if

answer so don’t forget to pause it if you need more time to think okay so

you need more time to think okay so

you need more time to think okay so we’re going to do five questions the

we’re going to do five questions the

we’re going to do five questions the first one one second I’m just calling

first one one second I’m just calling

first one one second I’m just calling Felicity I’m up Kwan’s party

Felicity I’m up Kwan’s party

Felicity I’m up Kwan’s party why don’t you two I’m up Kwan’s party

why don’t you two I’m up Kwan’s party

why don’t you two I’m up Kwan’s party why don’t you two which one will it be

so the answer is come I’m at the party

so the answer is come I’m at the party so I want Felicity to come to me okay

so I want Felicity to come to me okay

so I want Felicity to come to me okay I’m still on the phone to Felicity but

I’m still on the phone to Felicity but

I’m still on the phone to Felicity but let’s do number two Felicity I loved

let’s do number two Felicity I loved

let’s do number two Felicity I loved Seville

Seville

Seville I’d love to back there one day

I’d love to back there one day

I’d love to back there one day Felicity I loved Seville I’d love to

Felicity I loved Seville I’d love to

Felicity I loved Seville I’d love to back there one day

back there one day

back there one day so Felicity lives in London so maybe the

so Felicity lives in London so maybe the

so Felicity lives in London so maybe the answer would be different if I was

answer would be different if I was

answer would be different if I was calling a friend in Seville

calling a friend in Seville

calling a friend in Seville but Felicity is here so the answer is

but Felicity is here so the answer is

but Felicity is here so the answer is you go I’d love to go back there one day

you go I’d love to go back there one day

you go I’d love to go back there one day okay number three

okay number three

okay number three I went to see the new Bridget Jones film

I went to see the new Bridget Jones film

I went to see the new Bridget Jones film last night I recommend that you and see

last night I recommend that you and see

last night I recommend that you and see it too I went to see the new Bridget

it too I went to see the new Bridget

it too I went to see the new Bridget Jones film last night I recommend that

Jones film last night I recommend that

Jones film last night I recommend that you and see it to come or go it’s going

you and see it to come or go it’s going

you and see it to come or go it’s going I recommend that you go and see it too

I recommend that you go and see it too

I recommend that you go and see it too I’ve already been so I’m not inviting

I’ve already been so I’m not inviting

I’ve already been so I’m not inviting you with me and I’m not there right now

you with me and I’m not there right now

you with me and I’m not there right now so it has to be go okay number four

so it has to be go okay number four

so it has to be go okay number four let’s pretend that I’m talking to my

let’s pretend that I’m talking to my

let’s pretend that I’m talking to my boss in the office okay I to work

boss in the office okay I to work

boss in the office okay I to work by bus today but I’m going to home by

by bus today but I’m going to home by

by bus today but I’m going to home by train I to work by bus today

train I to work by bus today

train I to work by bus today but I’m going to home by train

but I’m going to home by train

but I’m going to home by train okay well I’m in the office so I came to

okay well I’m in the office so I came to

okay well I’m in the office so I came to work by bus today but I’m going to go

work by bus today but I’m going to go

work by bus today but I’m going to go home by train okay so now I’ve finished

home by train okay so now I’ve finished

home by train okay so now I’ve finished work and I’m at home and I’m telling my

work and I’m at home and I’m telling my

work and I’m at home and I’m telling my flatmate what I did today it’s going to

flatmate what I did today it’s going to

flatmate what I did today it’s going to be a very exciting conversation lucky

be a very exciting conversation lucky

be a very exciting conversation lucky flatmate

flatmate

flatmate so Angelo and Alisha I to work by bus

so Angelo and Alisha I to work by bus

so Angelo and Alisha I to work by bus today but I home by train I to work by

today but I home by train I to work by

today but I home by train I to work by bus today but I home by train

bus today but I home by train

bus today but I home by train well since I’m at home I went to work by

well since I’m at home I went to work by

well since I’m at home I went to work by bus and I came home by train how lovely

bus and I came home by train how lovely

bus and I came home by train how lovely that my flatmates and I can have such

that my flatmates and I can have such

that my flatmates and I can have such exciting conversations alright that was

exciting conversations alright that was

exciting conversations alright that was the last one I hope this video has

the last one I hope this video has

the last one I hope this video has served to clarify the meanings and the

served to clarify the meanings and the

served to clarify the meanings and the uses of come-and-go and I hope that you

uses of come-and-go and I hope that you

uses of come-and-go and I hope that you now feel slightly more confident while

now feel slightly more confident while

now feel slightly more confident while speaking in English don’t forget to

speaking in English don’t forget to

speaking in English don’t forget to connect with me on all of my social

connect with me on all of my social

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media what am i doing I like to welcome

media what am i doing I like to welcome you back for another English lesson very

you back for another English lesson very

you back for another English lesson very very soon know

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