What happens when you are not good at speaking English? I have been studied English almost one year and although I can understand what people say and communicate through text messages, I'm bad at speaking English. I think it happens when I don't know completely the word I want to say or when I'm lost in the verb tenses. It's difficult to pronounce certain words in English and when I realize that I made a mistake I stop talking and it gets a uncomfortable silence. So I think I need more practice on that skill and keep learning.