My name is Tony

And this is the first of a series of videos

that I am going to make

to help you learn English

We are going to start with 4 main areas in English

we have “habit”; something you do regularly

we have “now”; something you are doing now

We have “future” something you are going to do

and we have “past”

Let me be clear with these 4 areas ONLY

you can have a simple conversation

so please concentrate, focus and let's go

OK, here are some very basic rules to English

No. 1 - always start with a person

“I”, “you”, “we”, “they”, “he”, “she”

No. 2 - VERB

the verb in English is very, very important

the verb changes with each tense

focus on the verb, understand the tense,

you'll be able to speak English,.

No.3 during this video, always answer with full grammar

For example, “do you like pizza?”

“yes”

“do you like pizza?”

“yes, I do”

“What pizza do you like?”

“Meat pizza”

“What pizza do you like?”

“I like meat pizzas”

OK? Full grammar!

So, like I said 4 tenses.

HABIT, NOW, FUTURE, PAST

Today, we are going to focus on the habit, alright?

something you do regularly

every tense in English has a “keyword”

that is in the question, okay?

with “habit” that keyword is

“DO” and “DOES”

That keyword is going to be IN the question,

so listen for the keyword think “Ah, “habit”

and then respond

the keyword is your key

The keyword, “DO” or “DOES”

will appear at the beginning of the question

so listen to the beginning of the question

For example, “Do you like pizza?”

“DO”!!!!!!! “DO you like pizza?”

“What pizza DO you like?”

That “DO” is telling you, “HABIT! ANSWER WITH HABIT!”

Okay listen for the keyword…. easy

when you hear the habit keyword

please follow this grammar in order to reply

first of all, you need a person

“I”, “you”, “we”, “they”,“he”, “she”

Then you need a verb,

Simple verb, it doesn't really change

no “ING”, no “…ED” , simple verb, present tense

then you need an object

and then you sometimes need a time, okay?

but most importantly “person” + “verb”

you can watch this video at home

you can listen to this video as you're doing your laundry

or as you're working, as you're driving

listen to this video remember

“person” “verb” “object” “time”

and respond

this is about giving you practice using English

I'm going to give you 5 seconds to answer each question

this may seem a bit short for some of you

but watch the video many, many times… get quicker,

and five seconds is more than enough

If you're watching with subtitles at the bottom, great!

I recommend you turn off the subtitles, okay?

if you don't know how to do that,

click here if you're on mobile

find the “subtitle” setting, turn it off, now!

when we finished you can come back,

play the video again

turn the subtitles on

and I will give you examples of the

“person” “verb” “object” “time”, okay?

so you can copy those examples

okay! let's begin

remember all of these questions are only “HABIT”

they are about things you or somebody does regularly,

for example “I play sports on Sundays”

“I work every day”

“I listen to music every evening”

Alright? regular, regular sentences

today we have 50 questions,

please respond with FULL answers,

five seconds for each answer.

Are you ready? Let's go!

1. Do you live in Japan?

Yes, I do.

2. Where do you live?

I live in Kanazawa.

3. What do you do?

I teach English.

4. Do you like your job?

Yes, I do.

5. When do you work?

I work Monday to Friday.

6. What time do you get up?

I get up at 8.

7. What time do you eat breakfast?

I eat breakfast at about 8:15.

8. What time do you come home after work?

I come home after work at about 10.

9. What do you do after work?

I watch T.V.

10. What time do you go to bed?

I go to bed at about 1.

11. When do you have a day off?

I have a day off on Saturdays and Sundays.

12. What do you do on your day off?

I play basketball and watch movies.

13. Do you like ice-cream?

Yes, I do.

14. What ice-cream do you like?

15. What other food do you like?

I like nabe and hamburgers.

16. What food don't you like?

I don't like natto or sea urchin.

17. Do you have any hobbies?

Yes, I do.

18. Do you have a best friend?

Yes, I do.

19. Where doeS your best friend live?

He liveS in Kanazawa.

20. What doeS your best friend do?

He workS in I.T.

21. DoeS your best friend like his/her job?

Yes, he doeS.

22. Where doeS your best friend work?

He workS in Nonoichi.

23. When doeS your best friend have a day off?

My best friend haS a day off on Sundays.

24. What does your best friend do on his/her day off?

I don't know, but he likes cycling. He cycles on his day off.

25. When do you meet your best friend?

I meet him on Sundays.

26. What do you do with your best friend?

We go to an Izakaya. We talk. We drink beer!

27. Do you know a married couple?

Yes, I do.

28. Where do they live?

They live in Kanazawa.

29. Do they work?

Yes, they do.

30. What do they do?

The husband works in sales and the wife works in a convenience store.

31. What time do they wake up?

I don't know, but maybe they wake up around 7.

32. When do you see them?

I see them on the weekend.

33. Do you see them often?

No, I don't.

34. What do you do with this married couple?

We meet and have a BBQ in summer.

35. How often do you see them?

I rarely see them. I see them about 6 times a year.

36. Do they have kids?

Yes, they do.

37. How many kids do they have?

They have 2 kids.

38．How often do you have a day off?

I sometimes have a day off. I have a day off on Saturdays and Sundays.

39. How often do you listen to music?

I always listen to music. I listen to music in the car everyday.

40. How often do you watch T.V.?

I rarely watch TV. I watch TV once a week.

41. What T.V. do you watch?

I watch comedy and drama programs.

42. Do you watch the news?

No, I don't.

43. How often do you watch the news?

I never watch the news.

44. How often do you meet your best friend?

I sometimes meet my best friend. I meet my best friend once every two weeks.

45. How often do you cook?

I always cook. I cook everyday.

46. How often does your best friend cook?

I don't know, he maybe cooks once a week.

47. How often do you go to the movies?

I rarely go to the movies. I go to the movies about once every 3 months.

48. What movies do you like?

I like horror movies.

49. Do you like action movies?

Yes, I do.

50. Do you watch movies at home?

Yes, I do. I watch movies on Netflix.

OK!

Well done, everybody!

Thank you for watching all the way to the end of this video!

Now, please go back to the beginning of these questions,

turn on subtitles and

look at the examples that I've given you down here

all of these “habit” questions have

“DO” or “DOES” in the question at the beginning

“When DO…?” “What DOES…?” “Why DO…?”

“DO” and “DOES” = HABIT

So, if you know it's HABIT,

PERSON + simple VERB + OBJECT (sometimes) + TIME (sometimes)

OK, thank you, guys!

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Thank you for watching and remember..

“If you want to speak English…

I'm right by your side!”

Thank you, guys, see you next time!!

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