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#353 Summer or Winter? It Depends Where You Live

It’s the end of August, and in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere — like the U.S., Canada,France, Spain, or Japan — that means one thing: summer is ending. The days are still hot, but soon the air will cool down, the leaves will change color, and fall will begin. Get the t ... Show More

14m 16s

Aug 22

#352 Dentist Visit in English Phrases + Mini-Story

I’ll be honest with you—I don’t really enjoy going to the dentist. I think most people feel the same way. It can be a little scary, right? Now imagine you’re not speaking your native language. If you already feel nervous about the dentist, trying to explain everything in English ... Show More

19m 28s

Aug 15

#351 False Friends Every Romance Language Speaker Should Know #2

Last time, we talked about false friends—words that look similar in English and your native language, but mean something very different. Get the text on my website: https://speakenglishpodcast.com/351-false-friends Example 1: Actual This one’s a classic false friend. In Spanish, ... Show More

18m 15s

Mar 2016

080 - English Grammar: When to use HAVE, HAVING, and HAVE GOT

Sometimes the verb "have" can be used in the present continuous (having) and sometimes it can be replaced by "have got"... but not always. In today's podcast, I'll teach you 15 expressions with the verb "have" and tell you whether you can use "having" and "have got" in these phra ... Show More

9m 41s

Jan 2015

003 - Difference between SHOULD HAVE, COULD HAVE, and WOULD HAVE

Should have, could have, and would have are sometimes called “modals of lost opportunity” because they describe situations when we are imagining that the past was different. Click here for the lesson text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/past-modals-should-have-could-have-would-h ... Show More

8m 4s

Jul 2021

318 | Subjuntivo Presente: ¿Se Puede Usar Si?

¿Cuál es la forma correcta de decir, “I don’t know if I have time”? “No sé si TENGO tiempo” o “no sé si TENGA tiempo.” Pues, las dos son posibles, pero es más correcto usar el subjuntivo. Algo clave que debes saber es que nunca usamos "si" con el subjuntivo presente. Solo lo usam ... Show More

11m 18s

Nov 2006

31: "Tell me about your hometown..."

Let's listen to Xavier tell us a little about his home town in this lesson. We'll work with a number of useful expressions which could be used in a wide variety of situations. We'll discover the verb 'appartenir à', the expression 'à la rigueur', as well as the prepositions 'loin ... Show More

9m 10s

#027 How we express probability