Learn English: By or With

Aprenda Inglês: Por ou Com

My name is Emma, and in today's video I am going to answer your questions on: What is the difference between "by and with"?

Many students make mistakes with "by" and "with". So in today's lesson I'm hoping to help you with this so you won't make so many mistakes and you'll undertand: what are the differences between these two words?

Okay, so to start with I have here some questions.

I want you to think: Which ones are correct and which ones are not correct?

I also want you to think which setences...

Why are they correct?

Okay!

So, why are they correct and why are they incorrect?

"I learn English by watching engVid."

"I learn English with watching engVid."

So, my first sentence: "I learn English by watching engVid."

compare this to: "I learn English with watching enVid."

Which one do you think is the correct form?

Do we use "by" or do we use "with"?

If you said: "I learn English by watching engVid." your are correct.

Okay?

And I will explain why in the next part of this video.

So: "I learn English with wathching engVid." No, we don't use that.

Okay, so what about the next two?

"I write with a pen."

"I write by a pen."

"I write with a pen"., "I write by a pen."

Which one do you think is the correct sentence, and which one is incorrect and why?

Okay, if you said: "I write with a pen." you are correct.

In this case this is the correct one.

And: "I write by a pen." this is enh incorrect.

So, before we talk about some of the differences, let's talk about the similarities.

How are "by" and "with" the same?

Well, they both answer the question: How?

Okay?

So they're boty the answer to the question: How?

How do you learn English?

I learn English by watching engVid.

I learn English by reading my dictionary every night.

That's probably not a good idea, but I learn English by talking to people.

Okay?

So that's answering how you do something.

Similarly with "with", it also answers the question: How?

How do you write?

Well, I write with a pen.

How do you eat dinner?

I eat dinner with a fork.

Okay?

Or, I eat dinner with chopsticks.

So they both answer the same question: How?

But they are a little bit different, so let's look at these differences now.

Okay!

So Let's look at some example sentences with "by".

"I turn on the computer by pushing the on button."

"I Keep healthy by exercising by verb."

I turn on the computer by pushing the on button."

Okay?

So this is, again, answering the question: How?

How do oyou turn on the computer?

Well, I turno on the computer by pushing the on button.

I want you to take a moment to look at this sentence.

What comes after "by"?

We have here "pushing".

"Pushing" is a verb. Okay?

So we often use...

After "by" we often have a verb when we're explaining how something is done.

Let'sloo, at another example.

I keep healthy by exercising."

So, again, agter "by" you'll notice we have a berb: "exercise". Okay?

In this case it's "exercising".

So, one of the first things to notice is after "by" we often have a verb.

I have here: "by verb", but that's not all.

If you look at the ver, what form is the verb in?

Well, take a moment.

What do "pushing" and "exercise" have in common?

They both end in "ing", so I'm going to write here: "ing".

So we use "by", after "by" comes a verb, and then comes "ing".

You know: How do you keep clean?

I keep clean by showering.

How do you study?

I study by...

Well, not hanging out with my friends, that would be terrib le for studying.

I study by reading over my notes.