Qual é a diferença entre i'm about to go to home e i'm about to go home ?

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OldGeezer · Answer

What is the difference between i'm about to go to home and i'm about to go home?
What is the difference between I'm about to go to home and I'm about to go home?

"I'm about to go to home" is wrong grammar.

OldGeezer · Answer

I'm about to go home.
I'm about to go to school.

@putrauteng No, we say "I'm about to go to school."

Why do we say "to school" but not "to home"? I don't know why. It's just the way we say it.

OldGeezer · Answer

I went to buy some pens.

"To" indicates the infinitive form of the verb: went to buy.
Don't forget to always capitalize the word "I".

OldGeezer · Answer

ohh I see... could you become my friend who can guide me to the right way of English..??
May I have your another social media account. it will be nice and help me full to practise more about English with the native...

I don't have any social media accounts, but I'm here on HiNative every day. I will try to answer your questions and we can chat a bit.

In your sentence, "I went to buy some pens," I already told you that "to" indicates the infinitive form. But another thing to help you remember is that "went" already indicates past tense, so you don't need "bought". In other words, "went" and "bought" are both past tense so you don't need both of them. That's why "went to buy" is right.

Tell me something about Indonesia. What languages do you (putrauteng) speak? Do a lot of people speak English? Do you live in a big town or a small town? Do you like it where you live?

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng You can't say "I went bought a pen." You can't use two past tense words like that. You have to say "I went to buy a pen."

"So, when I have mentioned"
Don't for get to always capitalize the word "I".

I'm a bit confused about Javanese and Bahasa. Which language do you speak at home, or with your friends, or a work?

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng I would love to visit Indonesia, but I will never be able to.

So how many languages do YOU speak?

OldGeezer · Answer

*I* speak 3 languages... and *I* use English too.

Don't forget to always capitalize the word "I".

You're English isn't bad. I only speak one language, so you're ahead of me.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng You can ask me anything you like.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng You're very welcome.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng I don't want to be mean, but I'm going to be honest with you because I think it's important. Right now you're not there; you shouldn't be an English teacher. But you're learning fast and in six months from now you'll probably know English better than I do. Then you can be an English teacher.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng Yes, if you want to learn English, I'm glad to help you.

OldGeezer · Answer

What is the *difference* (not "different") between:
She confessed to stealing the money
and
She confessed to steal the money

@putrauteng "Different" is an adjective. You need a noun here: difference.

She confessed to stealing the money.

This looks like a confusing construction because of the word "to". I have told English learners many times (and I might have told you) that "to" indicates the infinitive form of the verb, which would be "to steal", but in this sentence "steal" is wrong; it has to be "stealing".

The reason is that "confessed to" is a collocation (two words that are often used together). In other words, "to" goes with "confessed", not with "stealing".

"Confessed to" is always followed by a noun, a pronoun, or a gerund. (A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that is acting as a noun.) In this sentence, "stealing" is a gerund.

For example:

She confessed to the crime.
She confessed to the robbery.
She confessed to it.
She confessed to doing it.
She confessed to stealing the money.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng 

This is a hard lesson. The important thing to remember is that "to" is usually followed by the infinitive form of the verb, but there are exceptions. You just have to remember the exceptions. The exceptions are:

adapt to (+ -ing) (or noun)
adjust to (+ -ing)
admit to (+ -ing)
confess to (+ -ing)
look forward to (+ -ing)
object to (+ -ing)
own up to (+ -ing)
resort to (+ -ing)

I have Advanced Grammar in Use. The three best grammar books I know of are: Essential Grammar in Use, English Grammar in Use, and Advanced Grammar in Use.

Have you already read the first two?

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng That's great!

OldGeezer · Answer

That's not so great. I need someone to guide me.

"Not too great" isn't bad, but I would say "not so great".
to guide - "To" is *usually* followed by the infinitive form of the verb.
"A guider to guide me" sounds unnatural. I would say "someone to guide me".

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng Reading is a great way to improve your English. Here are 9 novels that are recommended for English learners.
https://www.english.com/blog/9-great-novels-help-improve-english

OldGeezer · Answer

1. Both answers are correct and normal.

- Are you hungry?
      - Yes, I am hungry.
      - No, I'm not hungry.

2. When you say "is he?" or "are you?" you use a noun like "doctor".
When you say "does he?" you use a verb, like "practise" or " work".

- Is your father a doctor?
- Is your father a lawyer?
- Does your father practise medicine?
- Does your father work in a hospital.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng You can use either one.

"Yes, I'm... " is more casual.
"Yes, I *am*..." is more emphatic.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng I don't know what you mean by "true on structure", but both of them are correct, and both of them are natural and normal, and both of them are used all the time.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng Both of them can be used in informal English (written and spoken), but "I'm" cannot be used in written formal English.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng 

"Yes, I am" can be written in both formal and informal English.

"Yes, I'm" is probably more common in written informal English, but it cannot be used in written formal English.

In formal English you must write "Yes, I am".

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng Ah! We must be 12 hours apart. When it's 2:20am (night) in Indonesia, it's 2:30pm (afternoon) in Michigan, USA.

Have a good sleep.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng "Alike" can be an adjective or an adverb.

As an adjective it means very similar.
Remember that "alike" is not used before a noun. So for example you can say "Those two trees look alike." (You can also say "This tree is like that tree.") But you can't say "Those two alike trees..."
Here are some examples of alike as an adjective.

- My sister and I do not look alike.
- Airports are all alike to me.
- Though John and Andrew look exactly alike, they act quite differently.

As an adverb "alike" has two meanings.

1. In a very similar way, "They tried to treat all their children alike."
2. Used after you have referred to two people or groups, to mean ‘both’ or ‘equally’, "Good management benefits employers and employees alike."

Good management benefits employers and employees alike. = Good management benefits both employers and employees.

There are also two idioms that use the word "alike".

Great minds think alike. (informal, humorous) This is used to say that you and another person must both be very clever because you have had the same idea or agree about something.

For example, if I answer someone's question with an example, and then I look down the page and see that someone else has given the same example, I might say "Great minds think alike."

Share and share alike. This is a saying that is used to say that everyone should share things equally and in a fair way.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng 

"Being" is a form of the verb "to be". I've seen many English learners add it to sentence where it isn't needed. I haven't seen you do that. But for example they say things like, "I am being hungry." No, that's wrong! Just say "I am hungry."

You can say "You are silly," or "You are being silly" - they are both good sentences, but they have slightly different meanings.

"You are silly" usually means "you have done something that is silly." It can also mean that generally you are a silly person.
"You are being (or acting) silly" means that right now you are doing or saying a silly thing.

If someone is doing something that is mean, or they are saying mean things, you can ask "Why are you being such a dick?" That's not really a question (English is a strange language sometimes); it really means "You are being a dick." ("Dick" is vulgar slang. It can mean a man's penis, but usually it's used as a word to insult someone, to say that they are being mean.)

So the word "being" refers to they way someone is acting right now, or the things they are saying right now.

You can also say say something like "I was cooking breakfast this morning, and I was being careful, but I burned my fingers on the hot pan." This means that I was cooking breakfast and I was being careful at the same time.

In the examples "being silly" and "being careful", "silly" and "careful" are adjectives. In the example "being a dick", "dick" is a noun. "Being" is usually followed by an adjective or a noun.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng Yes, that's right!

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng That's great!

Here are some easy ideas to help you study English.

9 FUN WAYS TO PRACTICE LANGUAGES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUj_6yWY5yc

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng No, it's someone called Kevin Abroad. I don't think his channel is active any more, but this video is really good. (I've watched it more than once.)

OldGeezer · Answer

why do you not make your chanel too. You are good in teaching. (your sentence)
Why do you not make your channel too? You are good at teaching. (my corrections)

@putrauteng Thanks for the compliment, but I'm not good at speaking. :)

OldGeezer · Answer

And anyway, I like answering your questions.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng I live in Michigan, in the USA. I have always lived in this state - except for the years when I was in the army.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng I was in the army for 11 years, from 1977 to 1988.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng I'm retired. I spend most of my time studying British English and answering questions on HiNative.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng You're welcome.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng I really don't know. In American schools, grammar isn't taught in that much detail. I did a quick look on line and I think that all verbs are either action verbs or state verbs. That means that linking verbs come in the category of state verbs. (Either all state verbs are linking verbs, or linking verbs are one type of state verbs. I'm not sure. (I think that all state verbs are linking verbs.)) But several verbs that are state/linking verbs can also be used as action verbs. Maybe these links will help you.

Linking verbs
http://www.grammarinenglish.com/verbs/?lesson=linking_verbs
State verbs
https://www.englishgrammar.org/state-verbs-action-verbs/

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng Here are two websites that say they're *not* the same.

https://www.englishforums.com/English/LinkingVerbsStativeVerbs/vcnhr/post.htm

https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/212313-Are-stative-verbs-and-linking-verbs-the-same-thing-in-English

OldGeezer · Answer

So, which one is important between tenses and grammar?

@putrauteng I don't understand your question. Grammar is the general word. Tenses are a part of grammar.

If you're asking which one is right - me or the websites - I have to say the websites are right.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng Yes, grammar is about sentence structure, and persons, and tenses, and all of it. Verb tenses are mostly about time. Yes, you're right.

So grammar is important, and verb tenses are an important part of grammar.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng Teaching English is a great way to learn English. You won't always be right - I'm not always right - but you can teach your friends what you know.

Everyone makes mistakes. Let me say that again because it's important: EVERYONE makes mistakes. Let your friends know that you're not always right, but you're doing your best. 
And remember that I'm a native English speaker and I'm 59 years old, and I still make mistakes. I don't know everything about English. No one knows everything about English.
The editor of the the Oxford English Dictionary probably knows more about English than anyone in the world, but even he doesn't know everything about English. Even the editor of the OED makes mistakes. And it's OK to make mistakes.

The important thing is to try to get it right. Let me say that again because that's the most important thing I've ever said in my life.

THE  IMPORTANT  THING  IS  TO  TRY  TO  GET  IT  RIGHT.

OldGeezer · Answer

The machine is broken, so we cannot use it.
The machine is broken; we cannot use it.
The machine is broken. We cannot use it.

@putrauteng If this is spoken it will sound natural, but in written English we call it a "comma splice". A comma splice is wrong English. A comma splice is two sentences that are put together using only a comma.

There are three possible ways to fix a comma splice.
- One way is to simply add a conjunction. "So" is a good choice in this sentence.
The machine is broken, so we cannot use it. = We cannot use the machine because it is broken.
- Another way is to use a semicolon (;) instead of a comma (,). I don't like to use a semicolon in informal English because it looks formal, but sometimes I use one because it's the best option.
- The third way is to make it two separate sentences by using a full stop (.).

OldGeezer · Answer

The machine is broken, so we cannot use it.
The machine's broken, so we can't use it.

@putrauteng When you say reducing, I assume you mean contractions. You don't have to use contractions. Just use them when you know it's OK.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng You're welcome.

OldGeezer · Answer

I'm not your teacher, but I'm your friend [whom studying together].

@putrauteng The first part of this "I'm not your teacher, but I'm your friend" is perfect. You could say something like:

I'm not your teacher, but I'm your friend. We're learning together.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng I've thought about it, but I can't find any way to make "who" (or "whom") sound natural in your sentence.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng 

"What are that referred to the black magic?"

You can ask simply, "What is black magic?" Or you can ask something like "What are some examples of black magic?"

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng No, it doesn't sound right. You could say something like:

- What did you eat last night?
      - I had beans on toast.
- You *could* have eaten that seafood.

- What did you do with the seafood?
      - I threw it out. Why? [Why are you asking?]
- You could have eaten that seafood.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng 

In your example "could have eaten" is the present perfect tense and "could" indicates the subjunctive mood. (The subjunctive mood has other names. It is also called the conditional mood, or sometimes the "future in the past tense".)

So yes, modals can be used with perfect tenses.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng First, your question. "Do they have the same meaning?" or "Do they mean the same thing?" not "Are they have the same mean?"

Now your two sentences. Yes, they mean the same thing. They are different ways of saying the same thing.

She confessed to stealing the money.
She confessed that she stole the money.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng You're welcome.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng 

"Me and my family" and "I and my family" are both wrong. You have to put yourself last. It can be "my family and I" or "my family and me". It depends on how you use it in a sentence.

If it's the subject of a sentence then you say "my family and I". For example, "My family and I went to the beach." You would say "I went to the beach." You wouldn't say "Me went to the beach" - you know that's wrong!

If it's the object then you would say "my family and me". For example, "My friend went to the beach with my family and me." You would say "My friend went to the beach with me." You wouldn't say "with I" - again you know that's wrong.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng "This is difficult to answer" and "This is difficult to be answered" mean the same thing, but "to be answered" sounds unnatural. A native speaker would never say that.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng Hi. I'm fine. Thanks for asking. First let me correct your question so that you can learn how to use those words. You made a few small mistakes.

Hello, Sir. How are you, Sir?
Sorry that I've just contacted you now. I was studying English a week ago.
I've got a question. Some Youtuber said this sentence too often: "a couple days, weeks, years". What do they mean? Does it mean the same as "two days, weeks, years"?

Yes, "a couple (of) days" means two days.

"A couple days, weeks, years" means "I don't know how much time - maybe two days, or maybe weeks, or maybe years."

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng I don't know what you're trying to say. If you used it in a sentence I could give you a better answer. But normally you say "in English". For example:

I don't speak Indonesian, so you must ask your question in English.

You have one hour to complete this test. Your answers must be in English.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng You're welcome.

OldGeezer · Answer

I'm going to Spain for six weeks.
I'm going on vacation for six weeks.
I'm going on a six-week vacation.

@putrauteng Hi.

When you use "six weeks" after "Spain" or "vacation", you don't need the hyphen (-), but you do need the 's' (weeks).
When you use "six-week" before "vacation", you don't need the 's', but you do need the hyphen.

The reason is that when you say "six-week", the hyphen makes it one word and it acts like an adjective ("a six-week vacation", "a long vacation"). And you know that an adjective doesn't have a plural form.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng Yes, if I go on vacation for six weeks, or if I go on a six-week vacation, it means exactly the same thing.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng You're very welcome.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng 

She has been invited. = Someone has invited her, someone has asked her to come.
She has invited (someone). = She has asked someone to come.

You have been invited. = Someone has invited you, someone has asked you to come.
You have invited (someone). = You have asked someone to come.

Having been invited by such an important person, I can hardly say no. = I can't say no, because I was invited by an important person.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng I'm not sure what you want me to explain.

I have, we have, you have, they have
he has, she has, it has, someone has

"She has been invited" is passive voice, present perfect tense.
"Someone has invited her" is active voice, and it means the same thing.

"She having invited" just doesn't mean anything.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng I don't know how to send a picture on this site. Other people have done it, but I've never been able to work out how to do it.

OldGeezer · Answer

@putrauteng Feel free to email me when you have a question.

edmondMC · Answer

"I'm about to go home" is more natural.

Qual é a diferença entre i'm about to go to home e i'm about to go home ?Podes indicar apenas respostas exemplo.

"I'm about to go home" is more natural.

What is the difference between i'm about to go to home and i'm about to go home?
What is the difference between I'm about to go to home and I'm about to go home?

"I'm about to go to home" is wrong grammar.

I'm about to go home.
I'm about to go to school.

@putrauteng No, we say "I'm about to go to school."

Why do we say "to school" but not "to home"? I don't know why. It's just the way we say it.

I went to buy some pens.

"To" indicates the infinitive form of the verb: went to buy.
Don't forget to always capitalize the word "I".

@putrauteng I don't know how to send a picture on this site. Other people have done it, but I've never been able to work out how to do it.

@putrauteng Feel free to email me when you have a question.

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Qual é a diferença entre i'm about to go to home e i'm about to go home ?Podes indicar apenas respostas exemplo.

"I'm about to go home" is more natural.

What is the difference between i'm about to go to home and i'm about to go home?What is the difference between I'm about to go to home and I'm about to go home?"I'm about to go to home" is wrong grammar.

I'm about to go home.I'm about to go to school.@putrauteng No, we say "I'm about to go to school."Why do we say "to school" but not "to home"? I don't know why. It's just the way we say it.

I went to buy some pens."To" indicates the infinitive form of the verb: went to buy.Don't forget to always capitalize the word "I".

@putrauteng I don't know how to send a picture on this site. Other people have done it, but I've never been able to work out how to do it.

@putrauteng Feel free to email me when you have a question.

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What is the difference between i'm about to go to home and i'm about to go home?
What is the difference between I'm about to go to home and I'm about to go home?

"I'm about to go to home" is wrong grammar.

I'm about to go home.
I'm about to go to school.

@putrauteng No, we say "I'm about to go to school."

Why do we say "to school" but not "to home"? I don't know why. It's just the way we say it.

I went to buy some pens.

"To" indicates the infinitive form of the verb: went to buy.
Don't forget to always capitalize the word "I".