MISTAKES FROM OUR WRITINGS
*He became famous to the cat; HE BECAME WELL-KNOWN FOR
(DOING) SOMETHING or HE BECAME WELL-KNOWN BECAUSE OF HIS
*From that day; from that day ON, or “since that day”
* the last month; LAST MONTH
* history VS story
* "anymore" ((ya)no más), VS "anything else" (nada más)
* if I were a writer I will
write…; I WOULD
* I like a lot science-fiction
films; I LIKE SCIENCE FILMS A LOT
* If a write a book, it probably talk about…; IF I WROTE A BOOK, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE ABOUT (DEAL WITH)…
* The man who lives here is *for
*of Greece: FROM!!!!
* My sister is photographer; A PHOTOGRAPHER
* The people from this city is very
friendly; people IN this
city ARE very friendly
* Are you look forward
to…; looking
* …”she was missing in THE
life; in life
* actually vs “at present”
* she is falling FOR HIM
gradually; she is gradually falling in love with him
* other vs another: in other party; at another party
* She loves scare her
guests; to scare or scaring
* while for “since”; while that happened means “mientras…“ and would go together with an –ING form:
“while that was happening”. Since:
“desde que”
* she never tells lies
again: she has never told lies
* this things; THESE
things
* My book would be about the Music during the History; about Music through History
* since the first
rhythms; FROM the first rhythms
* untill and til; correct
are TILL and UNTIL
* like Beethoven,
Mozart … SUCH US
* definitely for “definitivamente” ; it means
“clearly”
* "may" vs "might";
“puede” frente a “podría”
* He is driving out *rarely
next week; either one, or the other. NEVER both!
* He went with his parents to * adopted a puppy; to ADOPT
* They *DID a very big
mistake; made
* Wippy can´t will be
good: either one or the other, never both auxiliaries.
* Now I’m knowing what
she means; KNOW (stative verb)
* There is no a
boyfriend neither a perfect friend; there is neither a boyfriend, nor a perfect friend.
* all shorts off; all
sorts of
* confronting him about
what he’s done: confronting him with
what he’s done
* she ignored the flatmate who had been living for
three years; she ignored the flatmate who had been living WITH HER for three years; and also, she ignored the flatmate with whom she had been living for three
years
* Penguins live only in
the Southern hemisphere; only live
* Peter is a more taller
boy in a family of five brothers; is
the tallest boy…
* He is the most oldest of
their; the oldest of THEM
* His dream is will
play; his dream is that he will or may
play
* He will can… NEVER
TOGETHER (two auxiliaries)
* If I will think to
write a book; if I thought of writing a book
* Hugo will loves Angela;
Hugo loves Angela, or Hugo will love Angela
* a boy who must do
discover; who must discover, who
discovers, who does discover.
* he meets a girl and he fell
in love with her; and falls. Or
He met a girl and fell in love (concordancia
verbal)
* a boy who
must do discover who is the killer of his best
friend; must discover who killed his best friend; has to
discover who killed
his best friend; must (has to) disco-
cover who the killer of his best friend is.
TIP: English never (very rarely) uses the simple present to describe presently ongoing actions.
NOTE: People ARE; Who IS. Always!
* I served to do exercises that
you gave the other day; it
was useful to me, I found it useful.
* How much cost these trousers?
* When does Amy goes to bed?
*
Who is talking Mum with?
*
What is writing Isabel at the moment?
* What does writing Isabel at the moment?
*
Where do Karen does Aerobics?
*
Who does live in Manchester?
*
Who is living in Manchester?
* Who are coming...?
*
You walk every morning to school?
*
Your mother who is talking on the phone?
*
Where are they live?
* Where live Trevor and Erika?
*
My parents doesn't sleep at the moment
*
She doesn't like the sports; She doesn't like sport.
*
Sue isn't like sport
*
When take John and Liz dance lessons?
* My mother don't go to work on Mondays
* Is anyone see the doctor now?
* Who is coming to the dinner?
* What time does Amy go to THE bed?
*
The children isn't wanting
to eat anything at the moment.
*
Is your travel family every summer to Canada?
*
Why is she wanting to go now?
* Do they have a summer grat this holiday?
* I
don't think these shoes aren't fashinable.
* I
think she is wanting to come in here...
*
In a few minutes, Samantha and Gus meet.
* When take John and Liz dance lessons?
* When are John and Liz
take dance lessons?
* What’s you thinking of the film?
* My parents is sleeping now
* In this moment my parents are sleep;
At the/this
moment my parents are sleeping (or asleep).
* What are happening?
* Who is going to come to dinner?
* When is Amy goes to bed?
* Who did Mum talk on the phone?
