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Do we say "I am agree " or I agree 🤔 ?

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❌ I am agree with you.

Do you see the mistake?

✅ I agree with you.

Why? "Agree" is a verb, so we don't use am/is/are before it.

More examples:

❌ I am agree.
✅ I agree.

❌ She is agree with the decision.
✅ She agrees with the decision.

❌ We are agree on this point.
✅ We agree on this point.

🎯 Quick Quiz

Which sentence is correct?

A. I am agree with my teacher.

B. I agree with my teacher.

👇 Comment your answer below!

Native speakers make a clear distinction between:

I agree ✔️
I am happy ✔️

Because "agree" is a verb, while happy is an adjective.

Do you know how to introduce yourself ? 😇

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✨ Basic Structure

1. Greeting

Hello!
Hi!
Good morning!

2. Say your name

My name is John.
I am Sarah.

3. Say where you are from

I am from Benin.
I come from Nigeria.

4. Say your profession

I am a teacher.
I am a student.
I am a businesswoman.

Example

Hello! My name is Grace. I am from Benin. I am a teacher. Nice to meet you!

✨Useful Expressions

Nice to meet you.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
Thank you for listening.

✨Practice

Introduce yourself in 4 sentences:

My name is __________.
I am from __________.
I am a/an __________.
Nice to meet you!

🎯 Challenge: Write your self-introduction in the comments using the structure above.

🌟 ENGLISH LESSON OF THE DAY: ELSE 🌟

📌 Meaning: Else means other, another, or in addition to what has already been mentioned.

✅ Examples:

🔹 Is there anything else you need?
🔹 Who else wants to join us?
🔹 I don't want anything else.
🔹 Someone else took my seat.
🔹 What else can I do to improve my English?

📖 Common Expressions: ✔️

Someone else
✔️ Anyone else
✔️ Nobody else
✔️ What else
✔️ Who else
✔️ Where else
✔️ When else

⚠️ Remember: "Else" comes after words like someone, anyone, nobody, what, who, where, and when.

❌ Else someone
✅ Someone else

📝 Practice: Complete the sentence:

Who _______ would like to learn English fluently?

👇 Write your answer in the comments!

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“FUN” and “FUNNY” ✨

These two words look similar, but they have different meanings.

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1️⃣ FUN

👉 “Fun” means enjoyable or pleasant.
It describes an activity, moment, or experience.

Examples:

The party was fun.
Learning English can be fun.
We had fun at the beach.

📌 Fun= enjoyable.

2️⃣ FUNNY

👉 Funny means something that makes you laugh.

Examples:

He told a funny joke.
That movie is very funny.
Your friend is funny.

📌 Funny= humorous.

⚠️ Important Difference

Something can be:

Fun but not funny
(A football game)

Funny but not fun
(A strange situation that makes people laugh)

✨ Easy Trick

Fun = enjoyment
Funny = laughter

❌ Common Mistakes

❌ The movie was very funn.
✅ The movie was very funny.

❌ My vacation was funny.
✅ My vacation was fun.

📝 Practice

Write:

One sentence with fun
One sentence with funny

Many English learners confuse these two verbs "REMEMBER and REMIND

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1️⃣ REMEMBER

👉 “Remember” means to keep something in your memory or not forget it.

Structure:

Remember + noun / to + verb / verb-ing

Examples:

I remember his name.

Remember to call your mother.

She remembers meeting him last year.

📌 Meaning: you keep the information in your mind.

2️⃣ REMIND

👉 “Remind” means to help someone remember something.

Structure:

Remind + someone + to + verb

Examples:

Please remind me to send the email.

She reminded him to study.

This song reminds me of my childhood.

📌 Meaning: you make another person remember.

✨ Quick Difference

✅ Remember = keep in memory
✅ Remind = help someone remember
Compare:

I remembered the meeting.
= I did not forget it.

My friend reminded me about the meeting.
=My friend helped me remember it.

⚠️ Common Mistake

❌ Remind me call him.
✔ Remind me to call him.

📝 Practice

Complete with remember or remind:

Please __________ me to lock the door.
I can still __________ my first teacher.
This picture __________ me of my hometown.

Many English learners confuse these two words :

" BESIDES and EXCEPT"

Let’s make it simple ☺️

✍️ BESIDES

👉 Besides means in addition to.

📌 It adds extra information.

Structure:

Besides + noun / pronoun / verb(-ing)

Examples:

Besides English, she speaks French.

Besides studying, he works part-time.

I invited John besides Mary.

✅ Meaning: plus / also

✍️ EXCEPT

👉 Except means not including.

📌 It removes something from a group.

Structure:

Except + noun / pronoun

Examples:

Everyone came except Tom.
I eat everything except fish.
The shop is open every day except Sunday.

✅ Meaning: excluding

🔥 Quick Difference

Besides = adding
Except = excluding

Example:

Besides John, Mary came too. ✅
(John came AND Mary came.)

Everyone came except John. ✅
(John did NOT come.)

📝 Practice

Make 2 sentences:

One sentence with besides
One sentence with except

✨ Keep practicing and your English will improve every day!

Let's learn the two words today ✨

🔹 “BORROW” vs “LEND”

These two words are opposites, but many learners confuse them

✍️ BORROW

Borrow means to take something from someone temporarily.

📌 You receive something.

Structure:

borrow + something + from + someone

✅ Examples:

I borrowed a pen from my friend.
Can I borrow your phone?

✍️ LEND

Lend means to give something to someone temporarily.

📌 You give something.

Structure:

lend + something + to + someone

✅ Examples:

I lent my pen to John.
Can you lend me your notebook?

⚠️ Common Mistake
❌ Can you borrow me your pen?

✅ Can you lend me your pen?

📝 Practice

Write 2 sentences:

one sentence using borrow
one sentence using lend

✨ Practice makes progress!

Do you know how to use " TOO and ENOUGH?

These two words are very useful in English! 👇

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✍️ TOO

👉 Too means more than necessary or excessive.

Structure:

too + adjective

Examples:

The bag is too heavy.
He speaks too fast.
It is too hot today.

📌 Meaning: More than needed.

2️⃣ ENOUGH

👉 Enough means the quantity or level is sufficient.

Structure:

adjective + enough
enough + noun

Examples:

She is tall enough to play basketball.

We have enough money.

Are you strong enough?

📌 Meaning: Sufficient or adequate.

⚖️ DIFFERENCE

✅ Too : more than needed

✅ Enough : sufficient

Compare:

The coffee is too hot to drink. ☕

The coffee is cool enough to drink.

🗣 Expression of the Day

“Enough is enough.”

👉 Meaning : a situation cannot continue anymore.

✍️ Quick Practice

Choose too or enough:

This box is ______ heavy.
I don’t have ______ time today.
She is old ______ to drive.

Comment traduit cette phrase tu en anglais :

✨"Même les petites habitudes peuvent changer toute une vie." ✨