00:00Hi, I'm Tim and this is my pronunciation workshop. Here I'm going to show you how English is really spoken. Come on, let's go inside.
00:20Phew, just made it. A little bit late today. My alarm didn't go off this morning so I nearly missed the bus.
00:33Tim, why do you need a bus to get to the shed at the end of your garden?
00:39Well, you know, it's a really big garden.
00:46Really?
00:48OK, fine. Look, I'll let you into a little secret. This actually isn't my workshop. I've been borrowing it from a friend.
01:01Anyway, I nearly missed the bus, but I didn't. So let's ask some people in London what they would do if their alarms hadn't gone off this morning.
01:12If my alarm hadn't gone off this morning, I'd have missed the bus.
01:15I'd have stayed home.
01:16I'd have woken up anyway.
01:17I'd have been late for work.
01:19I'd have missed the train.
01:20I'd have stayed in bed.
01:21In an earlier video, we saw that the verb have is pronounced half when it's used in its
01:29modal form. But this isn't the only way the pronunciation of have can change. Watch and listen again. Can you hear how they pronounce it differently?
01:42If I hadn't gone off this morning, I'd have missed the bus.
01:44I'd have stayed home.
01:45I'd have woken up anyway.
01:46I'd have been late for work.
01:48I'd have missed the train.
01:49I'd have stayed in bed.
01:51When the verb have is used as an auxiliary, it's often contracted. And when it comes after a consonant sound, it's pronounced ove. So I'd have been late becomes I'd have been late.
02:07Now, this pronunciation is very common in conditional sentences, but it's not the only time you'll hear it. Here are some more examples.
02:16Your parcel should have been delivered yesterday.
02:19I would have done it differently.
02:21We might have made a mistake.
02:23The police have arrived.
02:25Right, so you've heard the examples and now it's your turn. Listen and repeat.
02:31Your parcel should have been delivered yesterday.
02:34I would have done it differently.
02:39We might have made a mistake.
02:44The police have arrived.
02:49Well done.
02:51Now remember, if you want to learn more about pronunciation, then please visit our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
03:00And that is about it from the pronunciation workshop for this week.
03:05I'll see you soon.
03:07Bye-bye.
03:08OK.
03:09Well, how does this alarm work?
03:14I guess I should have read the instructions.
03:23That was really loud.
03:26Thank you.
03:27We've done a little while ago.
03:33Thank you.
03:35Look at the next day.
03:38.
