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BASIC COMMON MISTAKES 1. There is very cold in the summer. 2. According to me, that’s true. 3. If I will be late, I’ll call you. 4. I am used to wake up early on weekdays. 5. She sat in the end of the table. 6. I stopped to smoke cigarettes because it was unhealthy. 7. It is very good weather. 8. I need to concentrate myself on my homework. 9. Did you ever read the book “Moby Dick?” 10. Brian is so stupid man. 11. In Spain are many nice beaches. 12. I told that I will come back later. 13. In my city, bars are closing at 10 p.m. on weeknights. 14. Let’s have a dinner together sometime. 1

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BASIC COMMON MISTAKES

1. There is very cold in the summer.

2. According to me, that’s true.

3. If I will be late, I’ll call you.

4. I am used to wake up early on weekdays.

5. She sat in the end of the table.

6. I stopped to smoke cigarettes because it was unhealthy.

7. It is very good weather.

8. I need to concentrate myself on my homework.

9. Did you ever read the book “Moby Dick?”

10. Brian is so stupid man.

11. In Spain are many nice beaches.

12. I told that I will come back later.

13. In my city, bars are closing at 10 p.m. on weeknights.

14. Let’s have a dinner together sometime.

15. Do you know where is the nearest police station?

16. I often do mistakes when I speak English.

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17. I can’t find nothing in my neighborhood.

18. I’ve seen that movie last Thursday.

19. How does your new painting look like?

20. I look forward to see you next month.

21. Can I have a question?

22. The news on TV are always sad.

23. What means this word?

24. Doctor is a hard job.

25. Surprising is that no one was hurt.

26. I suggested to buy a new car.

27. My teacher is a 34-years old woman.

28. If I would be taller, I’d play basketball.

29. That’s not that bad idea.

30. It depends on countries.

31. Even I was tired, I went to the party.

32. I explained her the problem twice.

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BASIC COMMON MISTAKES KEY

1. There is very cold in the summer.

It‘s very cold there in the summer.

Explanation: In the above sentence, ‘there’ is an adverb (a place). An adverb cannot be the subject of a sentence. 

2. According to me, that’s true.

[In my opinion, / I think] that’s true.

3. If I will be late, I’ll call you.

If I am late, I’ll call you.

4. I am used to wake up early on weekdays.I am used to waking up early on weekdays.

5. She sat in the end of the table.She sat at the end of the table.

6. I stopped to smoke cigarettes because it was unhealthy.I stopped smoking cigarettes because it was unhealthy.

7. It is very good weather.

The weather is very good.

Explanation: It = the weather. 

8. I need to concentrate myself on my homework.

I need to concentrate on my homework.

Explanation: You cannot use a reflexive pronoun after concentrate.

9. Did you ever read the book “Moby Dick?”

Have you ever read the book “Moby Dick?”

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Explanation: When talking about a non-specific time in the past, use the present perfect tense (have + past participle). 

10. Brian is so stupid man.

Brian is such a stupid man.

Explanation: so changes to such when it is describing a noun

11. In Spain are many nice beaches.

There are many nice beaches in Spain. / Spain has many nice beaches.

Explanation: The above sentence has needs a subject.

12. I told that I will come back later.

I said that I would come back later.

Explanation: The object of the verb tell is a person. The object of the verb say are the words/message you say.

13. In my city, bars are closing at 10 p.m. on weeknights.

In my city, bars close at 10 p.m. on weeknights.

14. Let’s have a dinner together sometime.

Let’s have dinner together sometime.

15. Do you know where is the nearest police station?

Do you know where the nearest police station is?

16. I often do mistakes when I speak English.

I often make mistakes when I speak English

17. I can’t find nothing in my neighborhood.

I can’t find anything in my neighborhood.

18. I’ve seen that movie last Thursday.

I saw that movie last Thursday.

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Explanation: last Thursday is a definite time in the past. Therefore, you should use the past simple tense.

19. How does your new painting look like?What does your new painting look like? / How does your new painting look?

20. I look forward to see you next month.

I look forward to seeing you next month.

Explanation: The phrasal verb look forward to is followed by a gerund (verb in ~ing form).

21. Can I have a question?

Can I ask a question?

Explanation: Why do you want a question? 

22. The news on TV are always sad.

The news on TV is always sad.

23. What means this word?

What does this word mean?

24. Doctor is a hard job.

Being a doctor is hard. / Being a doctor is a hard job.

Explanation: A doctor is a person, not a job. A job is something you do (a verb, an action). hat is hard? Not the doctor (the person) — it’s the action (= being a doctor). 

25. Surprising is that no one was hurt.

It’s surprising that no one was hurt. / The surprising thing is that no one was hurt.

Explanation: an adjective cannot be the subject of a sentence.

26. I suggested to buy a new car.

I suggested buying a new car.

Explanation: We use a gerund (verb in ~ing form) after the verb suggest

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27. My teacher is a 34-years old woman.

My teacher is a 34-year old woman.

Explanation: ’34-year old’ is an adjective in this sentence which describes woman. We don’t pluralize (add ‘s’ to) adjectives. 

28. If I would be taller, I’d play basketball.

If I were taller, I’d play basketball.

Explanation: This is the second conditional (a present unreal situation).

29. That’s not that bad idea.

That’s not that bad of an idea.

Explanation: ideas are countable, so you need an article (an). ‘Of’ becomes a preposition of the noun idea. [/expland]

30. It depends on countries.

It depends on the country.

Explanation: Always use the definite article (the) and then (usually) a singular noun after depends on

31. Even I was tired, I went to the party.

Even though I was tired, I went to the party.

32. I explained her the problem twice.

I explained the problem twice to her.

Explanation: The object of the verb explain is what you explain, not whom you explain the problem to.

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