753 - Present Perfect Tense

It just turned fall a few days ago, and that got me thinking about fall vocabulary. And, because it’s been a few weeks since we’ve looked at phrasal verbs on the podcast, today we’re going to dive into some phrasal verbs using the word fall. These are super useful and common in everyday English, so if you’re looking to sound more natural, you’ll definitely want to stick around until the end. So, let’s get into it! I’ve got six phrasal verbs to cover today, and I’ll give you some examples and tips on how to use them in your daily conversations.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/

In everyday English conversations, we often use short phrases to express agreement or shared feelings. Three common phrases are "me too," "me neither," and "me either." While "me too" is usually easy to use, "me neither" and "me either" can be confusing for a lot of English learners. This lesson will help you understand how to use these phrases correctly and confidently. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand the differences between "me too," "me neither," and "me either" and use these phrases correctly in daily conversations.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/

Check this out. I’ve lived here for 10 years. I’ve been living here for 10 years. A lot of English learners get stuck on the difference between those two types of sentences. Or, I’ve worked here for a long time. I’ve been working here for a long time. Let’s get those unstuck for you!Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/

Did you ever wish you could add a little more excitement and interest to your English conversations? Maybe you’d like to add some color and excitement to you English writing, especially when it comes to storytelling? Today, let’s take a deep dive into how the past perfect tense might just be the right spice for your next English dish.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/

I went to Central Park yesterday. Of course, it wasn’t my first time to go there. I have been to Central Park many times before. Recently, a lot of my students and followers have asked me about the difference between sentences like, I lived there and I have lived there. You may have heard these grammar patterns are called the simple past and present perfect. Well, if these have caused you confusion, you’ve landed on the right podcast English lesson. Today, I’m going to help clear this up for you. We’ll start off simple, talking about the simple past and then move on to the present perfect.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/

While I was writing this lesson, I was thinking about the early days of my teaching career in Sendai, Japan. While living there, I had the chance to visit a lot of interesting places. While it was different from my life back home in New York, living there was quite an adventure.While is an interesting word in English, because it can be use as a noun, a conjunction, and an adverb. While you may think you know many of these uses, hopefully there is something new you can find in this podcast English lesson. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/

I went over my notes today and after reading over everything I found out that we haven't run through any phrasal verbs here in a while. Have we fallen behind, or is it just that I’ve been mixing things up. Phrasal verbs are a huge part of English, especially spoken English and today, I have a set of ten phrasal verbs that you can use to talk about education - learning and studying. Before we dive in, let’s listen to a conversation between two high school teachers who are talking in the teacher’s office at the end of the school day.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/

I have to be honest, I do need a vacation. Wait, what? Did you notice that? I said, I do need a vacation. Do, need. Two verbs one after another. Do we need to talk about this! Are you tired of using very and really for emphasis? For today’s podcast English lesson, I’m going to help you  take your English up to the next level, by using do and other verb patterns to express emphasis. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/

I hope you don’t mind if I bend your ear a little bit today. This past week, I’ve been up to my ears in new ideas for English lessons, and today’s podcast English lesson is going to be something that I hope won’t go in one ear and out the other. Ears! Today, we’re going to look at six idioms that have to do with how you listen to something.  Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/

In the last podcast episode, I showed you some idioms using the verb get. Well after that I was thinking and just the word get, all by itself has more that 10 different meanings and uses. Let's check it out!Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com