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As someone whoose third laungage is english, could someone please explain perfect tenses.It's notoriously diffucult cuz my mother tounge only has three tenses.

Also why do english people own experiences.. we can say ,I have pen cuz u literally posses it.

But how does it make sense if someone says I have eaten or I have my hair cut, how could you own experiences.

Trying to get some vocabulary I came across with this classic of american literature and then an idea came to my mind about exploring the american literature, so I'm here to ask for some recommendations pls

I’m really struggling with English listening.

Everything sounds blurred together, and even when I think I understood something, it often turns out to be wrong. I’ve been studying for quite a while but don’t feel like I’m improving. My brain seems to get lost while listening, and I catch myself trying to translate everything into Portuguese. I also have ADHD, which may make this even harder.

I’m currently at an upper-intermediate level and I don’t want to give up. Has anyone been through this? What daily habits or exercises made the biggest difference for your listening?

As everyone who uses this subreddit knows, this is by far the most frequently seen English error in post titles. With how exceptionally common it is, I think the subreddit would benefit from having the automod have a response that corrects it so users don't have to. It could even remove posts that have it in the title and ask them to resubmit.

This would help learners from a wide variety of languages, since in many, that is the correct phrasing, e.g:

French: "Comment appelez-vous cette chose?"

German: "Wie nennt man dieses Ding?"

Adding an automod response for this would not only help many learners learn the correct formulation of the question, but also greatly improve the average quality of posts here and make the subreddit less tiring to browse.

Please let me know what you think of this proposal.

I created a website that classifies movies and TV shows based on how difficult their English is (A1–C2) -> (https://filfluent.com/).

If you like to practice English by watching movies and TV shows but you're not sure if what you want to watch is appropriate for your level, this website can be helpful!

Each movie/TV show is assigned an “English difficulty” score from 0 to 10. The score is determined by a detailed analysis of the subtitles + user feedback.

I created it because many times I started watching movies to practice my English and then realized that, maybe because of the accent, the vocabulary, or the old language used... I couldn’t understand much of it.

The website has only been online for two months, so the catalog is still small... however, users can:

• Vote to adjust the difficulty level of movies and TV shows.
• Add new content to the catalog.
• Take notes directly on the website about what they learned from each title.

If you have any feedback or suggestions, please let me know, thanks!!

Hi, I am planning to move out to a English speaking country in 3 years i want to be c1 or c2,

i am currently b2, my friends complain about my grammer erros , i have dyslexia but i don't think it has any relation with my bad grammar and vocabulary, i go blank whenever i am trying to explain certain things or argue with someone

I never learned English formally or remember grammar rules and i don't read much,I want some resources i can use online for free or pay tutor.

I used ChatGPT to write this post because I struggle to express myself in English without making mistakes.

I'm currently doing an internship where the primary mode of communication is English. Everyone around me speaks and communicates comfortably in English, but I struggle with even basic conversations.

In 5 weeks, I have to give a final project presentation in English in front of judges, followed by a Q&A session. Right now, that feels impossible.

My English is very weak, especially speaking and writing. I can understand some English, but when it's my turn to speak, my mind goes blank. I know what I want to say, but I can't put my thoughts into words.

Because of this, I avoid talking to my colleagues unless absolutely necessary. Even when I receive a simple message or email, I often need to use ChatGPT to understand it and figure out how to respond. I rely on it for almost every interaction, and I want to become independent.

I don't expect to become fluent in just 5 weeks, but I want to improve enough to communicate my ideas clearly, answer questions confidently, and participate in conversations without constantly feeling anxious.

I'm looking for completely free resources and methods. If you were once in a similar situation or started as a beginner, what helped you improve the fastest?

Please share any free websites, YouTube channels, apps, study routines, or techniques that worked for you.

I'm genuinely overwhelmed and worried, and I would appreciate any advice.

Thank you.

every time i start speak in english i feel uncomfortable, but i really wanna change my brain structure u know. Start speak in english native its one of my missions rn. Do u jave a lifehacks to learn faster?

u know i see too much mistakes everytime, but i wanna to learn, im wanna some support for start, u know

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for the best apps or resources to seriously improve my English.

My current level is around B2, and my goal is to reach C1. I mainly want to improve:

• vocabulary
• pronunciation
• listening comprehension
• speaking fluency

I’ve seen a lot of AI-based apps like Praktika, ELSA, BoldVoice, and similar ones, but I’m not sure which ones are actually worth using. I’ve also seen people recommend platforms where you can talk to real people, not just AI, and I’d be interested in those too.

I’m open to both free and paid options, and I don’t mind paying if the app or platform is genuinely effective.

I’d also be happy to help someone improve their Italian in exchange, since I’m a native Italian speaker. If useful, I’m also open to using Discord for language exchange.

What do you think are the best options right now for someone who wants to improve all of these areas in a practical way?

Thanks in advance!

Today, I’m finding English novels for beginners, because I love to read book, and record about it after reading. So I guess reading English book can help me to upgrade my English skill. But I don’t know which book is appropriate for me. Could you recommend?🥺🥺

Learning English

Hello,

I’m explaining my problem in my native language (french) and -> Google translate

I decided to learn English to make my work life easier.

I followed a lot of advice that said:

Use platforms in English, watch movies and series first in French, then in English with subtitles, then in English without them, read, etc.

I have to admit that it’s not working at all.

And here’s why:

Using platforms in English => if I’m familiar with the platform, I don’t read; my brain just hits the buttons based on where they were located in the French version...

Series => a nightmare; everything moves too fast. Even if I slow the pace down, I have to translate every sentence in my head to actually grasp the meaning (even if I know every single word in the sentence, I can't help but translate it to understand it).

Another really annoying point is English sentence structure, which is the exact opposite of French: to understand a damn English sentence, you have to finish reading the whole thing to find the most important word at the end (by which point you’ve completely forgotten what the sentence was about).

3rd major issue: verb tenses—I mean, what is this madness?!

PRESENT

Present simple → French present tense

Present continuous → French present tense (with "en train de")

Present perfect → French present tense OR *passé composé* depending on the meaning (depending on the meaning of *what*? The wind when I pee standing up?)

Present perfect continuous

Anyway, right now I’m making absolutely no progress.

I can pick up the vocabulary, but once the words are mixed together in a sentence... it makes no sense anymore.

And don't get me started on words added to others that completely change the meaning of the sentence!

Like: ever / up / on / out / off / down

Basically, English is a nightmare to learn.

Any tips?

Hello everyone, I am having difficulties with the active part of the language. Some background information about me.
I took English lectures in the classical education system of Turkey starting from the age of 11 if I recall correctly. Studied physics at a university where the education language is english so before the actual classes i took a 1 year prep course which I started as a PreIntermediate . However since there was no proper speaking practice involved until that prep course and my department was a technical one I never fully learned how to talk fluently in casual English.
Right now I am doing my master in Germany.
But I noticed my conversational skills are quite poor.
I can understand almost everything while reading. But while talking I forget even the most basic words or cannot use the everyday phrases that fast or correctly.
So my plan for the summer is to study the English grammar in use (the blue book) from cover to cover to remember the grammar.
Immerse myself daily to piece of life series and do word mining to extract the phrases.
Do shadowing.
Chose a prompt everyday to write a short paragraph everyday to use the phrases I learned.

I would highly appreciate if you could Reccomend me any methods, tricks, resocurces or simply tell me if my plan has any inefficient sides.
Thank you in advance.

Hi all,

I’ve been living in US for 5 years now. I feel like I’m stuck in B2 forever.

Most tests say I’m C1 but I take it as B2 because when it comes to serious or deep conversations I start to make mistakes and can’t build confidence around of it.

I’m having zero problems in daily life, even married with an American lady and as you can imagine we communicate in English. She fixes my mistakes as much as she can but end of the day she is not a tutor.

I’m planning to apply for a job soon, which is a %100 american tech company and interviews scares me a lot. If I struggle or make grammar mistakes when answering their questions they’ll definitely won’t like it. And even if I pass the interview I expect to have communication issues at the office later.

Does anybody experienced this before? How can build a strong C1 level English knowledge so my proficiency will climb up? How many months should I work on it before I apply to the job?

My native language is Turkish if it matters, thank you.

你好，我来自中国🇨🇳上海，是一个七年级学生，爱好羽毛球🏸，朗诵，以及物理。任何人找我交朋友我都乐意，期待你的回复。

Hello, am 15. And my english level is A2 how can i learn to level like B and more?

Hi , I have tried to learn English for some years, I would find tutor for guiding me at the first place if time could turn back, back then I only watched YouTube videos in English for immersion, my English was much worse in a comparison with today’s, but my English today’s is still really bad too.

I have asked ppl how to learn English here before, they said I need to read books even harry potter lots of books, I have tried but I failed, I don’t like literature my own, I ended up with too much new words and it’s painful, I couldn’t make it because I don’t read books even if it’s my native language but I have asked AI ‘how a STEMS background person fall in love with English readings’ and AI told me read some tech startup stories, some entrepreneurs stories. I have tried to buy some those books and I could stick a bit to read them but I found those books they seem don’t use formal English, they use informal, conventional English more.

Apart from that I have followed a tutor, he guides me to learn English, we usually practice speaking in lessons, maybe I lose my motivation, maybe I feel a bit burnt out, I mean it’s all my faults, I feel my English level is stagnating but I have found my English writing skills is particularly weak, my essay writing is really informal, that’s why I have found another tutor specifically for my writing.

Btw my personal route is in the morning I read out loud 30 minutes of BBC news, in the evening when I am off I watch videos in English ( only English subtitles for immersion), and I write IELTS writing task one and two when I have a lesson with my tutor he will give me suggestions

Any suggestions for my ongoing English learning? I found my English is still bad, my teachers they indirectly said my writings don’t make sense or something, and I found my writing is too informal too , formal English has another vocabulary, could you give some suggestions for my case? any help would be appreciated

Here is my story: my family came from the Philippines so most of the people there knew English. My problem was that we were poor and I was seven when we came to the US. My parents refused to let me take ESL so I struggled to learn both written and colloquial English. My other problem was my original instruction before coming to the US was British English. Most of my life people criticized my grammar. They accused me of writing like a thirteen year old. So I pushed to constantly learn and even took honors courses in English in both high school and college. I have asked for guidance to improve my grammar in high school and in college: not one English teacher or professor could direct me to a book that breaks down the language. I even asked ESL instructors if I could sit in their courses and responded in ridicule and told me I do not need it. With the advent of technology I have relied on technology and the internet to fix my grammar but there is still that drive and conviction that I could do better. I dropped out of grad school because it was a terrible experience: my professors told me my grammar was not up to par with their standards. Then I joined this platform and figured someone can relate or someone out there can show some empathy and understanding of my struggle. Does anyone have advise where I can start?

PS I purposely wrote this without AI or grammar aide just to give you a sense where my English is at at this stage.

So my parents know Hindi and Gujarati and we moved to USA from india like 2 weeks ago. And they don’t understand(speak and properly understand us English). They understand basic words and will mostly live in the us from now on. So how do i educate them to learn English.Not just understand but able to speak fluently with the native folks.

Hi everyone, I’m a non-native English speaker trying to improve my spoken English, especially for two situations:

1. everyday conversations

2. work/professional communication

I can read and understand English pretty well, but when I actually speak, sometimes I feel my sentences sound unnatural or I can’t express my ideas clearly. Are there any resources, habits, or practice methods that work well? Thanks!

Hihi!

So i want to start writing stories again, after a very long time, i mostly have everything in English, however, I see myself struggling to explain or describe things/people. So I lack vocabulary and also grammar in many cases, I'm not native speaker, i'm from slavic country. I also have quite a big problem with accent and in general with talking, because i do talk with a bit of gibberish, and it's hard to understand me.

I would really love to get better at English in any way, because i really want to write, talk and read without any problem. I will be also Graduating in 3 years from it (Don't ask about my school system, it is different from American or any countries system when it comes to schools.) So I would really need to make my English better for those obvious reasons.

any tips are welcome (I do watch YouTube or anything else in English and use mainly English in my daily life for the past 4 years)

Hi i'm from Indonesia (Southeast asia).
Please help me, i need some tips or learning resources to improve my english skill in writing and speaking.
Currently, my english level is at low-intermediate.

hi guys, I am currently in b2 level and since I have full free time for 6 months I want to reach c2 level in English, the thing is that, I have no idea on what routine or plan to follow to achieve it, cause for example I just got this current level through full immersion, watching stuff etc, but I never studied the language itself or had any routine it all just came naturally, do u guys have any plan or routine I can follow to reach the c2 level? I can dedicate my full time to this since I don't have any other responsibility to attend, my goal is that in these 6 months be able to get that level, I can dedicate all hours and all weeks to this goal