You'll NEVER mix up Sell, Sale, & Sold again!

It's for sale or it's for sale. Which one is correct? Today, I will clearly explain the difference between sell, sale, and sold so you will never mix them up again. And [snorts] speaking of sales, our Black Friday sale is coming up in just a few days. All our courses and ebooks will be discounted, and it's your chance to get excellent English lessons for the best price available all year. Download our Black Friday catalog by clicking on the link in the video description so that you can make your wish list and get ready to take advantage of the sale as soon as it starts. Okay, let me clear up sale versus sell versus sold. Sale is a noun. Sell is a verb in the simple present. And sold is the simple past and past participle form of sell. Let's look at some examples. Starting with examples of sale. That's the noun. There's a big sale at my favorite store. We say there's a big sale, not a big sale. The bookstore is having a Christmas sale. Everything is 20% off. The sales of our new product are slowly increasing. Espresso English always has an amazing Black Friday sale. Now, let's see some examples of sell the verb. I'm going to sell my car and buy a new one. We say I'm going to sell, not I'm going to sell. She's selling bottles of water at the football game. Are you planning to sell your house anytime soon? We're selling our children's baby clothes now that they've outgrown them. And finally, some examples of sold. Again, this is the simple past and past participle form of sell. Yesterday, I sold all of my old college textbooks on the internet. We say, "Yesterday I sold," not yesterday I sailed or yesterday I sailed. My kid set up a lemonade stand, but they haven't sold any yet. He was named salesperson of the year because he sold the most products. They've sold almost all their possessions and are now traveling full-time. So, back to the question at the beginning of this video, for sale or for sale. For sale does not exist. The correct phrase is for sale meaning something is available to buy. There are lots of vegetables for sale at the farmers market. Are those flowers for sale or are they just decorations? Now, how about for sale and on sale? If something is for sale, it simply means it is available to buy. But if something is on sale, that means the price is discounted. For example, this watch is normally $100, but it's on sale for $70. All the summer stuff goes on sale in May. You can find some great deals. Espresso English courses are always for sale, meaning they're available to buy, but they all go on sale with a discounted price during Black Friday. Again, click on the link in the description to download the course catalog and choose which ones you want to get when they go on sale. Let's finish this lesson by practicing the pronunciation of cell and sale since some English learners have trouble differentiating the sound. Cell rhymes with tell, bell, and well, sail rhymes with fail, pale, and nail. Repeat after me. L cell. Sail. Now you know when to use sell versus sale versus sold, as well as the expressions for sale, meaning available to buy, and on sale, meaning available to buy, at a discounted price. And stay tuned for the Espresso English Black Friday sale. Make sure you are on my email list so you'll be the first to hear when the doors open. This is your chance to get a discount on any Espresso English course or ebook that you've been interested in. From speaking to grammar to listening to vocabulary to business English and phrasal verbs, we have it all. Effective courses and ebooks to help you improve every aspect of your English in just a few minutes a day. [music]