Basic English Grammar - "Is" or "It's"?

www.engvid.com "Is nice today," or "It's nice today"? Learn when to use "is" and "it's" in this basic but important English grammar lesson. If you are a Spanish speaker, this is especially important! And don't forget to take the quiz: www.engvid.com/...

[@nikolaynicolasnikolayevich]

Thank you so much, as a spanish speaker I always struggled with these two, this helped a lot

[@madelinesanchez5056]

Additionally, it is used for: "Time, date, day, temperature and weather". i.e., It's 5:00 ò clock, It's the four of July, It's Monday, It's raining

[@maurocastagnera8949]

Thanks Alex! Your lessons are so clear and simple. That's why to learn English it is needed to pratice every day, even just 15 minutes a day, having an excellent teacher like you! 😊👍

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[@whitney1796]

Excuse me, but not only spanish speakers make grammar mistakes :)))))))))

[@Lorenoide2000]

Thank you very much! Very useful.

[@engvidAlex]

+Lorena Rodríguez You're very welcome!

[@HazlotuCosplay]

Thank you Alex! it's been long since I studied and I have to clear doubts once in a while : )

[@aynos629]

Thank you so much, after 50 years of being bilingual, i was starting to wobble with the use of "It is..." and "...is...". I am an Spanish speaker, and i have been doing a lot of manual work and having some stress in the last years, i hope its just that...😉. Thanks again. Its liked and subscribed. Or, i have liked and subscribed 😊 this video

[@persephassa217]

I can't thank you enough! Always struggling with this.

[@ZAOATT1]

Hi Alex. Thank you so much for your videos, they have been very helpful to me.
I take advantage of you saying that "Every verb needs a subject" to ask you a question in regards to empty subject "it" when it comes to the verb "Mean."
Over the years I've often encountered the following pattern: (It's an example)
"The fact that you like it doesn't mean it's right." Do we add an empty "It" before "Doesn't mean" or not? Perhaps we would put it in if we split the sentence by adding a comma? Thank you.

[@memoherdez1182]

Thank u teacher I have struggled with this topic for a while but just in this video I could understand, the best video so far!

[@komina8708]

I REALLY NEEDED THIS, thank you ♡

[@morganamoyet8935]

I made the same mistakes: I'm italian ... finally I understood the difference !!! Thank you very much !!!!! from today I'm your follower! yayyyy :D

[@manila122]

You have a clear explanation, you are excellent sir.

[@MD-Productions-inc]

Thank you very much this video is so helpful

[@MD-Productions-inc]

Oh!!! i just put it on practice. 😁

[@galvanmartinezluisdaniel5079]

Great way to teach, so simple, thank you very much!

[@jimmypesantez1297]

I have been searching for so long this topic..I really appreciate it!

[@jackjt1361]

Thank you teacher!😊

[@javieredu2000]

Perfect video! Direct to the point!!! Amazing

[@vmin95z__]

Thank you so much professor! It was a doubt I had for a while.
This was very helpful for me 😊

[@isnchez64]

thank you! so useful

[@blara9319]

Thank you for the lesson, it was very helpful to me.

[@JOAOMARCELO-i9u]

Thanks teacher. The video helped me a lot!

[@engvidAlex]

Glad to hear that!

[@BicharracoCL]

Thank you ALEX. Thank you so much :)

[@Ramiromasters]

Thanks teach! this lesson is good!

[@renanvieira3486]

Really enlightening! Thanks!

[@quantran2545]

It's a perfect and helpful lesson, Alex!!!!!!!!

[@engvidAlex]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it.

[@rosamanzuela5540]

Thank you so much. I have a question. Do you start a question with it’s or is it?

[@engvidAlex]

“Is it.” :)
Is it raining?
Are you tired?
Is it 5 o’clock yet?

[@mmarussia1]

It's very clear like always. Thank you!

[@dazedconfusedgrunge]

thanks! you are a great teacher!

[@RikatA.N.]

Hallo Mr Alex thx for the knowledge

[@carloscepeda8663]

Thank you, finally I'm able to understand how it worked (I learned it by practice and error) but I always had some kind of doubt.
Now I won't make this mistake ever again.

[@engvidAlex]

Great to hear!

[@mariamuchi9707]

you are the best!!! thanks Alex...

[@sketo19610]

Thank you so much Mr Alex .

[@linaybolonini]

very useful!!!! thanks

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[@ogonort]

Awesome!! Thank you so much!!

[@khalidhassan9295]

thanks to best teacher

[@dakedake9230]

Thank's for that, God bless u... like from Darkhan, Kazakhstan

[@RenzoCotta]

thanks a lot ... it was very helpful for me

[@randolphotoniel]

Finally I could understand 🎉 thanks

[@docsanti8971]

Thanks a lot (Muchas gracias ).

[@Ilovenature12.3]

Thank you so much ❤

[@RealMMLVR]

I loved this video, thanks!

[@mauropinottir]

Upvote for this great explanation.

[@ikermurorivera1373]

You deserve my like. Thank you.

[@lanibelramirez132]

good explanation!

[@TheSilverGate]

Thank you, very helpful.

[@San-jp6hi]

Many thanks!!!

[@armandgeist]

Thank you sir!! Very useful...

[@gustavomg76]

Excelente explicacion. Gracias.

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[@solaymanification]

thanks so much heplful usefull lesson.

[@noelcepeda1245]

Can you help me with this one: do you write, which is or which it's.
Example: I was diagnosed with hemoptysis which is the reason I'm bleeding from my lungs. Same sentences but changing to which it's. Which one is correct?

[@1ahmeduddin]

Its really a nice lecture !

[@cardenasjose100]

great teacher keep up,

[@iwasta]

So good thanks a lot

[@ferethere]

this is awesome!

[@kimileej1]

I have one question. Do I say “Opposite the living room is the kitchen” or “Opposite the living room it’s the kitchen” ? Thank you !

[@engvidAlex]

I would say that both sound fine, though "Opposite the living room is the kitchen" sounds a bit more natural. This is because if you invert the sentence, it makes more sense: "The kitchen is opposite the living room."

[@18nenana]

You're awesome, thank you :)

[@ZeAmador]

this is gold

[@francocarcamo2125]

I made this mistake so often! Thank you!

[@ElChurruca]

Very useful.

[@dilinifernando1494]

Thanks you so much sir

[@tyranthate]

how much exactly these lessons could it be useful for a british english pupil?.. btw m8 you are a great teacher !!

[@engvidAlex]

For sure. The grammar is the same. Some vocabulary is of course different, as is the pronunciation, but there is plenty in my videos that applies to whatever type of regional English you're learning.

[@tyranthate]

badass teacher! thx a lot!!

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[@rubygain9189]

Thank you so much

[@CarlosMatute]

Excellent! Very good explicated! ;-)

[@gustavo8773]

¡Gracias!

[@esthernsona9641]

Thank you somuch

[@elenademerlos9632]

Thanks a lot for it 😊

[@forsteaua]

Thank you!

[@vincenzoromano9913]

great, I always had this doubt and none of my native speaker friends corrected me, it's a typical error for italian speakers too, cause we can start sentences with the verb to be and use it without repeating the subiject in subordinate clauses after conjunctions

[@yuliayantkova2861]

It’s the same thing with Russian language. There is no necessity to use subject every time. And even the verb “to be” in present tense. The ending
of a word helps to understand who or what I talk about.
Now I learn Italian, it is closer to Russian than English)))

[@lauramccann18]

Can ''this'' work as a subject? Is it correct or incorrect the next sentence? I feel there is something wrong but at the same time makes sense.
'What I like about this it is how it plays...''
What if I say ''What I like about this, it is how it plays...''?
And what if I have a large sentence like: ''What I like about this, besides X and X, it is how it plays...''?

[@nelsonivan95]

thank you so much!!!!!!!!

[@spzHades]

Good job

[@silvestredelbosque]

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[@lakshmanankomathmanalath]

thank you

[@zam7646]

Thanks, dude.

[@nicolaspalacios7083]

Great!

[@melissagutierrez7453]

So we need a subject before using "is" correct?

[@engvidAlex]

Correct, unless it’s the beginning of a yes/no question.

[@pavunraj2449]

than you

[@yuelamaro1656]

thanks!

[@TheSherifi]

Thank you :)

[@pavunraj2449]

its very useful............

[@TheBogdanator]

PAVUN RAJ wrong

[@tommytruth7595]

Yes, it's wrong.

[@rebeca20119]

thanks

[@villaemman]

Thank you Alex :D

[@samuraicat9559]

Hoho the Brazilian here thanks you for your class. I really made a mistake in translating my text.
Google translator

[@manoelwanderleyguimaraes9747]

Congratulation my friend. Go on so.

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[@TheAncientColossus]

It's a nice video, it's cool.

[@ibrahim56200]

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[@rayed911]

thank's a lot

[@geraldbustos]

how is my english? or how it's my english? (alternatives: good or bad)

[@anstimeo]

Gerald Bustos te clavaron el visto

[@geraldbustos]

Anstimeo si hermano jajaja

[@javierap6974]

Ya sé que son 4 años tarde... pero el sujeto es "english" entonces lo correcto seria decir "How is my english? "

[@andrecortes5766]

Good!

[@engvidAlex]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@bidinhob]

basically, the "It" changes the meaning of "is"

[@scrabsdead]

This it's very useful

[@engvidAlex]

"This is very useful." :) Thanks, ScrabsDead. I appreciate it.

[@scrabsdead]

haha it was a joke buddy

[@milkovivaldi]

The last sentence whitout "but" wants "is"?

[@ibrahim56200]

ok! thank u so much

[@RAra-wb8rs]

Its awesome
thank you so much.

[@TheBogdanator]

R Ara wrong

[@CesarVargasMunozcvm]

It's good!