Are you making these 3 English GRAMMAR MISTAKES?

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AI GeneratedThis video explains three common English grammar mistakes regarding the usage of \"think\" and \"feel,\" the structure of \"not only,\" and the distinction between being accustomed to something and past habits.
In this video, I'm going to share with you three very common English mistakes and how to fix them.
Before we start, get your free English grammar booklet from the video description and let's get
started. The first mistake is about think and thinking, feel and feeling. And this is quite
complicated but there are some rules. So, let me explain. Think can mean two different things.
The first meaning is about opinions. So, I think this restaurant is very good. That's my opinion.
The second meaning is the action of using your brain to produce thoughts. Please be quiet.
I am trying to think. So, in this sentence, it's not about opinions. It's about the action
of using your brain. So now, the first meaning, opinions, we can't use think with ing. So,
we can't say I'm thinking this restaurant is good. We just need think. I think this restaurant is
good. But when we talk about the other meaning, the action of using your brain, we can use it
with or without ing. I need to think about buying a new car. So, I need to do the action
of considering it in my head. I am thinking right now. So, I need to concentrate. So,
I am using my brain right now to create some thoughts. Now, the word feel is a little bit
different. It also has two different meanings. To feel can mean a sensation in your body or in your
mind. I feel happy. It's a sensation in my mind. I feel sick. It's a sensation in my body. I can
use it in the present simple. I feel sick or with the present continuous. I am feeling sick. But,
the word feel can also mean to have an opinion just like think and when we use it with that
meaning, it has to be without ing. So, I feel we should leave now. That's my opinion.
Now, the second mistake I want to talk about is not only she speaks French, but she also speaks
Italian. So, after the phrase not only, we need inversion. So, we need to say not only does she
speak French, but she also speaks Italian. Does she speak French? It looks like a question,
but it's not a question. It's just something we have to do after the phrase not only.
And the final mistake, I'm used to get up early. That's incorrect. To be used to something
means that you are accustomed to something. It is part of your everyday life. It is part of your
routine. I am used to the noise because I live in the city centre. So, I am used to it. So,
we can have a noun after I am used to like I'm used to the rain. I'm used to the noise.
But, we can also have a verb with ing. I'm used to driving. I'm used to getting up early.
This is very different from I used to, which means something completely different. And if you want
to know about I used to, I have a separate video about it, which I have also linked in the video
description. So, don't forget to watch that and get your free English grammar booklet from the
description as well. And I'll see you in the next video. Bye.
