GRAMMAR: MISTAKES WE CAN LEARN (AND QUITE A LOT) FROM

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?