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You read English, you understand English, you've been learning for years, but when it's time to speak, your mind just freezes and the words don't come out.

My name's Ola and this is Teachola Podcast.

you're not imagining it okay you can know the rules you can understand them when you read you can even do exercises and get them right and then you open your mouth and everything disappears you hesitate freeze and start guessing or you choose to stay quiet because staying silent feels safer than saying the wrong thing

And here's the thing no one really tells you.

And it's definitely not because you haven't done enough grammar exercises.

The problem, the real problem is that Polish and English think about time in completely different ways.

and perspective.

Polish simply doesn't work like that.

Some of these ideas don't exist in Polish at all, and some exist, but in a totally different form.

You see, you're trying to translate a way of thinking that doesn't translate.

But none of the popular apps were designed for Polish speakers.

None of them explain what actually clashes between Polish and English.

And neither does learning with a native speaker who doesn't know Polish and can't see what's happening in your head.

on february the 1st at 8 p.m it's sunday i'm running a free live webinar called english tenses versus polls and i'm not going to give you a miracle method there because those don't exist but i will show you where the real problem is why grammar rules alone don't work and how you can make english tenses finally start to feel logical

I'll show you the Polish code behind English tenses and I'll also convince you that there aren't really 12 tenses, there are just two.

And once you see that, the whole perspective on grammar changes.

It can behave as a stative verb or as a dynamic verb, depending entirely on meaning and context.

And stative verbs describe states, conditions, relationships or possession.

Or if you simply want to highlight that it's happening right now and you want to focus somebody's attention on the action itself.

Both simple and continuous forms are possible depending on perspective.

Meals and drinks are very clear example of dynamic have as well.

And another example, I enjoy having quiet mornings.

In these examples, having names and experience rather than describing something happening now.

between Polish and English lies in how English forces us to categorize situations grammatically.

Polish leaves this distinction to context and vocabulary.

The issue is not the tense itself, but the underlying meaning assigned to the situation and understanding that distinction is the key to using one of the most common English verbs accurately and confidently.

Time to open your mouth and move your tongue.

Listen and repeat out loud.

And that's a quick wrap up of episode three, two, four.

We'll explore the most common tense mistakes Polish learners make when they happen and how to finally choose the right tense with confidence.

just a short practical session designed to help you connect the dots once and for all.

Don't forget to head to teacherola.com forward slash 324 and grab your free worksheet.

And if you want to practice speaking regularly, new groups are forming inside my voicemail program.

You can check all the details and sign up at teacherola.com.

Stay fearless, take care and stay down loud.

I'm your teacher, Teacher Ola, and you've been listening to Teacher Ola podcast.