How did you become fluent in speaking English ? I am in a dilemma!

Hahahaha, as a native - you don't reach that point, I haven't

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Can you suggest me any books which you felt were extremely effective in improving your English.
And do you sometimes forget basic words like " rake" or " dustpan"

Hahahaha, as a native - you don't reach that point, I haven't

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It was a continuous process,so it's difficult to pinpoint a specific book. Some were books I had already read in French,and I'd re-read them again in English. I read all types of books,including classics like A Picture of Dorian Grey, Pride and Prejudice, Catcher in the Rye etc.. The English in those books is more difficult than present day colloquial English,but it really improves your understanding of the language and introduces you a wide range of vocabulary. Just read whichever books you think you'll enjoy. Also, I am huge lover of literature and read a lot poetry. This is a step further than reading ordinary books, but to be able to understand how meaning is shaped through language choices is a great skill and is a real test of how much you understand a language. I now write some of my poems in English, and native English speakers always joke about how I'm able to write better than them despite having English as a 2nd language.
Occasionally, the French word usually comes to my head first before the English translation.

Don't be too hard on yourself.You'll definitely get better over time

Also, I don't know if this will help or if it really works but I have heard that you can tell whether you are fluent in any language by seeing if you can have a phone conversation in that language and are able to describe how to tie shoe laces in that language. And if you are really good at a language, you will be able to dream in it. From what I have read, you seem pretty fluent in English to me.

Hi

So I am in a dilemma. I was born in Spain and spent my childhood there, and one would assume that my mother tongue is Spanish. However at the age of 10 I moves to England. I became so fixated and concentrated in learning English that I neglected my Spanish. My Spanish is pretty bad. However the issue I am facing right now is that I am not happy with my English despite living 6 years in England. I feel like that I am not fluent. Whenever I speak English I often have to pause and use fillers because I have to think and find the suitable words, and sometimes I cant think of the word. I also sometimes struggle to express my feeling and thought that I have in my head on a piece of paper or orally as I struggle to make coherent sentences or I cant think of the accurate verbs and nouns. Sometimes I forget basic words like " rope " or "shoelaces"

I want to make English my first language. I have decided that I want to spend my whole life in the UK and altough I want to improve my Spanish but I want to be fluent in my English just like a native speaker is fluent in his language.

How did you become fluent in speaking English? Fleunt that if you are asked a question you dont have to pause or depend of fillers like " err" to think of the right word. Furthermore, to be able to express whatyou are thinking in your head on a piece of paper

How? Please tell if anyone has experience

I get what you mean but it is so fustrating to not know basic words like "stapler" or " rope". When I am having a normal conversation I need to be able to know these words

Yeah I get ya - I've worn glasses as long as I can remember but the other day that was the word I blanked

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lol
but u blanked but i could not remember the word because my english is not on point

I moved to England when I was 6 but I'd say mainly from watching British TV and having most things in English, my country doesn't produce any TV shows or movies so most films I watched had to be in English or French.