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Okay, when do we use the indefinite article an, the definite article the, or no article used?

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Okay, let's go first of all with a, an.

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We use it for singular countable nouns that are not specific.

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I can't find a taxi.

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Okay, they are not talking about one taxi in particular.

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okay they are talking about any taxi. A noun is often indefinite the first time

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a speaker mentions it so I have got a car the car is red okay then you can use

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the with the verbs to be and have got example have you got a pen are you a

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a superstar okay you use a and when do we use the with things we have already

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mentioned or when it's clear who or what we are referring to you know example she

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bought a laptop they told her the laptop had a three-year guarantee okay so a

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laptop but then we change to the laptop because it's one in particular okay here

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we didn't know about what laptop we were talking but now after this we know which laptop we are

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talking about so it's the laptop with things that are unique such as the internet the sun the moon

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and so on we don't use an article okay with proper nouns so we don't say a paula or the paula

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For the names of sports, games, activities, days, celebrations, colors, meals, drinks, languages

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So you don't say I play a football or I play the football

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No, I play football

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I learn English

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No, I learn English or I learn the English

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I learn English

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No article used

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And then for names of countries, cities, streets, squares, bridges, parks, mountains, lakes, islands

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continents and so on so for example you don't say the Spain or a Spain it's

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Spain and that's all without any article used in it okay I hope that you

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understood and that is all for this video