we're / were

These two words are often confused by people learning English. One is a contraction: we're = we are; the other is the past tense of the verb "be" (were)

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[Charles55661]

HELLO GUYZ! CORRECT ME IF I WRONG COZ IN HIS 2ND EXAMPLE, "WE'RE GOING SHOPPING" IS I THINK WRONG BECAUSE i THINK IT SHOULD HAVE A WORD " TO" THUS, "WE'RE GOING TO SHOP." AND THE WORD SHOPPING SHOULD BE "SHOP" THIUS, WE'RE GOING TO SHOP.

I'M NOT AND AMERICAN NOR ENGLISH. bUT I CAN UNDERSTAND ENGLISH GRAMMAR. I'M SO COFUSED WITH HIS EXAMPLES. WITHOUT FINISHING THE WHOLE VIDEO I COMMENT WRITE AWAY COZ I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH HIS EXAMPLE.

ARE YOU REALLY AN ENGLISH TEACHER?

[learnamericanenglish]

Yes, I'm really an English teacher.

You can say "We're going to shop." That's okay. Most people, however, say "We're going to go shopping."

[niktune21]

@Charles55661 No escribas con mayúsculas, thx!

[niktune21]

Jum, me tomo tiempo pronunciar bien esta frase: "We're where you were yesterday"

[thevitOs87]

@Charles55661 you're such a moron! who taught to USE CAPSLOCK ALWAYS???

[TheRedneckAtheist]

And to think, it's only going to get worse as people live more on the internets.

[1962estela]

thank you!!!!!!!!!

[ngoctrinhptvn]

I thanks teacher , my good teacher ...

[bigbearbrownbear]

"Shopping" in that sentence is a "Gerund".

[Charles55661]

Bitch! i do not mean to insult him! And hey! i know what present continuous mean! the sentence is just unpleasant to ear because of double" ING" you know what "ing" means and rules in English? I'm sure not! then go find out your self too!!!

P.S WATCH YOUR SENTENCE!! LOSER!

[bigbearbrownbear]

well, if you watch closely, you should see the white caption below the screen informs you that sentance is "Present continuous tense".

if you still don't know what Present continuous tense means, go find out yourself. Insulting people doesn't make your smarter.

[ROBODARO]

Thank you!!