Spoken English

Use of It occurred to me that (subject + verb) & Let me + (verb); Day: 25

It occurred to me that (subject + verb)

The word ‘occurred’ informs someone that something has come to mind or has been found. You are letting someone know that you suddenly have thought or remembered about something.

‘āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ˜āĻŸāĻŋāĻ¤’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ—ā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ°ā§‡āĻ–ā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻƒ:

“It occurred to me that I forgot your birthday.”

“āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ­ā§āĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ—ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“It occurred to me that we both belong to the same gym.”

“āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻœāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻāĻ•āĻ‡ āĻœāĻŋāĻŽā§‡āĻ° āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ¤āĨ¤”

“It occurred to me that we enjoy a lot of the same things.”

“āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻ‡ āĻœāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ• āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤”

“It occurred to me the price for homes are more expensive here.”

“āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻ›ā§‡ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦā§‡āĻļāĻŋāĨ¤”

“It occurred to me that eating healthy makes me feel better.”

“āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻ•āĻ° āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦā§‹āĻ§ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤”

Using the word ‘had’ or ‘has’ can change what you are saying to represent something remembered in a past time.

‘had’ āĻŦāĻž ‘has’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ…āĻ¤ā§€āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ°āĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻƒ:

“It had occurred to me that I forgot something at the grocery.”

“āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ­ā§āĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ—āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤”

“It had occurred to me I might need to change my email address.”

“āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ‡āĻŽā§‡āĻ˛ āĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡āĨ¤”

“It has occurred to me I forgot my mom’s birthday.”

“āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻ›ā§‡ āĻ˜āĻŸā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ­ā§āĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ—ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“It has occurred to me before.”

“āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻ—ā§‡āĻ“ āĻ˜āĻŸā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤”

Let me + (verb)

‘Let me’ is suggesting that you are asking for permission or an opportunity to do something.

‘āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ•’ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻšāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

“Let me make my own decisions.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĻāĻžāĻ“āĨ¤”

“Let me offer to help you.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ‡āĨ¤”

“Let me open the door for you.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻ°āĻœāĻž āĻ–ā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĻāĻžāĻ“āĨ¤”

“Let me pause and think about what we are doing.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ•ā§€ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“Let me welcome you to the neighborhood.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻ¤ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ‡āĨ¤”

“Let me save you the trouble.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĻāĻžāĻ“āĨ¤”

“Let me make a suggestion.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĻāĻžāĻ“āĨ¤”

“Let me try and fix your car.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”

“Let me taste the soup before you add more spices.”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ†āĻ°āĻ“ āĻŽāĻļāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ†āĻ—ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻĒā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”

“Let me treat you to some ice cream.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ†āĻ‡āĻ¸āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĻāĻžāĻ“āĨ¤”