AEE 314: One Key Way to Sound More Natural When You Talk About What You Want in English

All Ears English Podcast

Lindsay McMahon

Education, Language Learning, Business

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2015

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Get our free IELTS video training! Do you know how to naturally talk about what you want in English? Native speakers use the verb “to want” in the past tense when we are making a request in the present tense. For example, you might call a colleague and say ” I wanted to confirm our lunch appointment for today.” This makes the message a bit more polite and more indirect. We think it’s also used more commonly for women. Come back to our site for more information Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is an All-Ears English podcast episode 314, one key way to sound more natural when you talk
0:08.0	about what you want in English.
0:11.1	Welcome to the All-Ears English. Welcome to the All-Ears English podcast where you'll finally get real native English conversation and
0:20.4	fluency for business and life. We believe in Connecticut. and your hosts, Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan, the New York
0:36.9	Radio Girl coming to you from Boston and New York City, USA.
0:46.1	Today we'll answer a listener's question
0:49.2	about why we use this verb in the past
0:52.2	when we're talking about the present.
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1:27.0	dot-o- dot-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- Lindsay I'm good how are you very good I'm very happy to be recording on this lovely
1:34.7	May afternoon or April afternoon may afternoon what month are we in gosh who knows
1:41.1	anymore who knows who knows who knows Who knows?
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