Talon can meet us here can you say your name again we talk on the phone every
name again we talk on the phone every
name again we talk on the phone every week speak quietly library hello I’m
week speak quietly library hello I’m
week speak quietly library hello I’m Emma from English do these verbs
Emma from English do these verbs
Emma from English do these verbs sometimes confuse you they’re so similar
sometimes confuse you they’re so similar
sometimes confuse you they’re so similar that it can be difficult to know which
that it can be difficult to know which
that it can be difficult to know which one is the right one to use don’t worry
one is the right one to use don’t worry
one is the right one to use don’t worry you’re not alone I get us the difference
you’re not alone I get us the difference
you’re not alone I get us the difference between tell and say and talk and speak
between tell and say and talk and speak
between tell and say and talk and speak all the time by my students so I’ve made
all the time by my students so I’ve made
all the time by my students so I’ve made this video to help you understand let’s
this video to help you understand let’s
this video to help you understand let’s start with say and tell now this is the
start with say and tell now this is the
start with say and tell now this is the verb form in the present tense but
verb form in the present tense but
verb form in the present tense but they’re both irregular verbs so in the
they’re both irregular verbs so in the
they’re both irregular verbs so in the past tense the form changes it becomes
past tense the form changes it becomes
past tense the form changes it becomes said and told these words are slightly
said and told these words are slightly
said and told these words are slightly different in their definitions say means
different in their definitions say means
different in their definitions say means to express something with words and tell
to express something with words and tell
to express something with words and tell means to give information to a person
means to give information to a person
means to give information to a person and that’s the most important difference
and that’s the most important difference
and that’s the most important difference between these two words when you use
between these two words when you use
between these two words when you use tell you must have a person following
tell you must have a person following
tell you must have a person following the verb it could be a name or a pronoun
the verb it could be a name or a pronoun
the verb it could be a name or a pronoun but there must be a person following he
but there must be a person following he
but there must be a person following he told me to do it he told me to do it so
told me to do it he told me to do it so
told me to do it he told me to do it so to help you understand I want to use
to help you understand I want to use
to help you understand I want to use some examples so feel free to practice
some examples so feel free to practice
some examples so feel free to practice out loud with me while I’m saying these
out loud with me while I’m saying these
out loud with me while I’m saying these sentences you’ll get some extra speaking
sentences you’ll get some extra speaking
sentences you’ll get some extra speaking practice too as well as a grammar lesson
practice too as well as a grammar lesson
practice too as well as a grammar lesson where are they going
where are they going
where are they going she didn’t say where are they going
she didn’t say where are they going
she didn’t say where are they going she didn’t tell me she didn’t give me
she didn’t tell me she didn’t give me
she didn’t tell me she didn’t give me the information What did he say what did
the information What did he say what did
the information What did he say what did he tell you what information did he give
he tell you what information did he give
he tell you what information did he give you say hi to Paul for me tell Paul I
you say hi to Paul for me tell Paul I
you say hi to Paul for me tell Paul I said hi I want to say something about
said hi I want to say something about
said hi I want to say something about our teacher I want to tell you something
our teacher I want to tell you something
our teacher I want to tell you something about our teacher I said that their new
about our teacher I said that their new
about our teacher I said that their new house is beautiful I told them that
house is beautiful I told them that
house is beautiful I told them that their new house was beautiful did he say
their new house was beautiful did he say
their new house was beautiful did he say how it happened
how it happened
how it happened did he tell you how it happened I said
did he tell you how it happened I said
did he tell you how it happened I said that I’ve made him on Sunday I told him
that I’ve made him on Sunday I told him
that I’ve made him on Sunday I told him that I’d made him on Sunday one of the
that I’d made him on Sunday one of the
that I’d made him on Sunday one of the most important differences about using
most important differences about using
most important differences about using these verbs is that tell must have a
these verbs is that tell must have a
these verbs is that tell must have a person following now what about speak
person following now what about speak
person following now what about speak and talk just like say and tell speak is
and talk just like say and tell speak is
and talk just like say and tell speak is an irregular verb so in the past 10 the
an irregular verb so in the past 10 the
an irregular verb so in the past 10 the form is spoke but talk is a regular verb
form is spoke but talk is a regular verb
form is spoke but talk is a regular verb so all you need to do to change the verb
so all you need to do to change the verb
so all you need to do to change the verb to the past tense is add eb the
to the past tense is add eb the
to the past tense is add eb the pronunciation of that eb is just a t
pronunciation of that eb is just a t
pronunciation of that eb is just a t sound added to the end of the verb top
sound added to the end of the verb top
sound added to the end of the verb top top talk now speak and talk are synonyms
top talk now speak and talk are synonyms
top talk now speak and talk are synonyms and most of the time you can use either
and most of the time you can use either
and most of the time you can use either one of these words interchangeably which
one of these words interchangeably which
one of these words interchangeably which means it doesn’t matter you can choose
means it doesn’t matter you can choose
means it doesn’t matter you can choose either there are a few slight
either there are a few slight
either there are a few slight differences in the way that they’re used
differences in the way that they’re used
differences in the way that they’re used speak tends to be a bit more formal it
speak tends to be a bit more formal it
speak tends to be a bit more formal it also refers to more general topics than
also refers to more general topics than
also refers to more general topics than talk usually when you use talk you might
talk usually when you use talk you might
talk usually when you use talk you might add it with the preposition about talk
add it with the preposition about talk
add it with the preposition about talk about something so it’s a little more
about something so it’s a little more
about something so it’s a little more specific
specific
specific speak you can use quite generally for
speak you can use quite generally for
speak you can use quite generally for example can I speak with you now this is
example can I speak with you now this is
example can I speak with you now this is quite general we’re not being specific
quite general we’re not being specific
quite general we’re not being specific about what we want to speak about but it
about what we want to speak about but it
about what we want to speak about but it also sounds a bit more formal it sounds
also sounds a bit more formal it sounds
also sounds a bit more formal it sounds important
important
important can I talk with you so this is a little
can I talk with you so this is a little
can I talk with you so this is a little more casual a little informal it doesn’t
more casual a little informal it doesn’t
more casual a little informal it doesn’t sound as important and if we add about
sound as important and if we add about
sound as important and if we add about we can add some more detail can we talk
we can add some more detail can we talk
we can add some more detail can we talk about your brother so let’s talk about
about your brother so let’s talk about
about your brother so let’s talk about prepositions quickly which words can you
prepositions quickly which words can you
prepositions quickly which words can you use with these verbs you can talk to
use with these verbs you can talk to
use with these verbs you can talk to someone you can speak to someone you can
someone you can speak to someone you can
someone you can speak to someone you can talk with someone or you can speak with
talk with someone or you can speak with
talk with someone or you can speak with someone or you can speak about something
someone or you can speak about something
someone or you can speak about something or you can talk about something or
or you can talk about something or
or you can talk about something or someone most importantly you can only
someone most importantly you can only
someone most importantly you can only use speak when you’re talking about
use speak when you’re talking about
use speak when you’re talking about languages they speak French not they
languages they speak French not they
languages they speak French not they talk French but you might hear people
talk French but you might hear people
talk French but you might hear people say they talk in French how many
say they talk in French how many
say they talk in French how many languages do you speak
languages do you speak
languages do you speak it’s not how many languages do you talk
it’s not how many languages do you talk
it’s not how many languages do you talk I speak three languages not I talk three
I speak three languages not I talk three
I speak three languages not I talk three languages that’s the most important
languages that’s the most important
languages that’s the most important thing to remember about these two verbs
thing to remember about these two verbs
thing to remember about these two verbs but remember that they’re synonyms so
but remember that they’re synonyms so
but remember that they’re synonyms so you can usually use either of them the
you can usually use either of them the
you can usually use either of them the difference is very slight or small I
difference is very slight or small I
difference is very slight or small I spoke with my manager yesterday I talked
spoke with my manager yesterday I talked
spoke with my manager yesterday I talked with my manager yesterday they are
with my manager yesterday they are
with my manager yesterday they are interchangeable well that’s it I hope
interchangeable well that’s it I hope
interchangeable well that’s it I hope that you enjoyed that lesson and if you
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