hmm, Should, Could, Would. What's the difference between these guys? today I'm going to show
you! hey there, teacher Prix here to help you talk to anyone anywhere anytime in English.
Many people send me messages asking about the difference between would and could. So,
I decided to make a video to talk about the main difference between should, could and
would. You probably saw this at some point, in your studies and you may sometimes have
some questions or even get confused about it, so I wanna show you how to use them correctly
today. First, should. when do we use should? Should is used to give advice, to give recommendation.
you know that friend that calls you in the middle of the night,
Hey Priscila, I need your help, I am so sad. I have a problem, what should I do? so there I go and I give
my recommendation and I I do this, I need to use should. Oh, you should sleep, ok. You
should take it easy, relax. One example: oh I have a difficult test tomorrow, what should
I do? you should study hard and try to relax. So, should is very independent, ok. You use
should for questions, you use should for affirmative sentences, and you use should for negative
sentences. If you want to ask a question you will use should. You just change the position.
Should I study on Saturdays? Yes, you should study on Saturdays or no, you shouldn't. You
should not, you shouldn't study on Saturdays. Priscila, what should I do to improve my intonation?
You should watch this video here to improve your intonation. Here, think about it, you
are giving a recommendation to someone. Could or in negative Couldn't. Hmm, there are some
possibilities here with could. Could is a modal verb, it is a very independent verb
again, but could can also be the simple past of Can which is also a modal verb, a very
independent verb. So let's see the past situation. So, could is the simple past of can, alright.
You are going to use could to describe activities that you could do in the past. it is usually
related to abilities, the things that you can do, but in the past. For example: when
I was a child, I couldn't run. it was very difficult for me. today, I can run, but in
the past I couldn't run, so I am using could in a past situation in the negative to describe
an ability that I didn't have, ok, or that I had. Tthis is how you use could. And just
like should, could is very independent. You are going to use it in affirmative sentences,
in negative sentences and in questions as well. When you were a child, question. when
you were a child, could you run very fast? Question. I used could, no problems. And in
affirmative sentences: yes, I could run or no, I could not or I couldn't run. So this
is the difference, here I am talking about simple past, abilities, something that I in
the past, and ability that I had in the past while should, the first one, is just a recommendation,
something you tell a person to do, you believe this is the right activity to do or that is
not the right activity to do. Another use for could is for polite requests, Oh, what's
this? You know, in English we can say: Oh Can I go to the bathroom? for example, you
are in a classroom studying, and then you need to go to the bathroom, you need to pee.
So you ask the teacher, teacher can I go to the bathroom? Now, you can use "can I", Can
is, "can" is informal. If you need to be a little more polite, you know, you use could.
Could I go to the bathroom? Now, the people use it all the time? it depends on the situation.
Do you need to make a polite request? You should use could, not can. ok? Can is more
used in informal situations. In this case, could is ju st a little bit formal and it
is not past. Teacher, could I open the window? it is too hot. Polite request. You can say
"Can I open the window", informal. And finally, would. hmm, do we get confused about this
one. Would will be used in unreal situations, imaginary situations or situations that are
very unlikely to happen, they are not going to happen, it is almost impossible for them
to happen. So this is when you use would. For example: If I were rich, rich, I would
buy a house in, where? In Boston, because that's my favorite city. So, I'm not rich,
it is not real, so I, I can't buy the house.Anyways, guys, seriously speaking, this is when I use
would, it is unreal, it is not or it's almost impossible. I can get rich one day, if I work
hard, I can make money, hopefully, soon. But here, at this moment it is not likely to happen,
it is very unlikely, almost impossible. It is unreal.I don't have this money, I can't
buy the house, so you use would to describe this kind of situation. I would help you if
I had more time. So, I don't have time, so I can't help you. But, in a different world,
in an imaginary world where I have time, wow, I would definitely help you. If you were a
super hero, what super hero would you like to be? I would like to be Wonder Woman! hum,
that would be nice. I am not. It is imaginary, she doesn't exist, I'm just imagining.It is
just my imagination, so I will use would, and one common mistake students make here
is to use "will" for situations that are not real. You can not do that. Use would. Another
common situation for would is just like could, you can use would for polite requests.
Would you like some water? Would you like a cup of tea? Would. and here you are asking with
"would", you have to use would, ok and you have to use would in affirmative sentences
and in negative sentences as well. So, these are the main differences between could, should
and would. Each one is used in very specific situations. I think that the most different
one here is "should" which is basically to be used when you are giving recommendation
to someone. Could and would can be used in similar situations. in what situation? polite
requests. Would you like some water? Could I get you some water? Ok, polite Offer or
request. So you can offer something, you can request something politely with could and
would, ok? Do you have any question for me? So let me know in the comments, and if you
want to see more grammar, differences and explanations, let me know as well. I hope
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