Read vs Read 📖 #shorts #english #learnenglish

[0:00]Look at these two words. They have the same spelling. They have the same meaning, but the pronunciation and the use of these two words are different. This is read and this is red. How are they different? Let me show you. Firstly, we have read. Listen again, read. It has the long vowel sound, E, E, read. And this is the present form from the verb to read. For example, I read a book every night before I sleep. Secondly, we have red. Listen again, red. It has the short vowel sound, e, e, red. And it's the same pronunciation as the color red. And this is the past simple and the past participle form of the verb to read. For example, when I was at school, I read many books and poems. I've watched all the Harry Potter movies, but I still haven't read the books. Follow for more English lessons.