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Typical German Mistakes
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Vocabulary
100

The restaurant is ________ (not far from) here.

near 

100

The dog from my friend is very big. 

My friend´s dog is very big. 

100

How many persons work here?

How many people work here?

How many people work here?

100

I cannot carry the bag, ____ (help) me?

Sure, no problem.

will / could

100

- My show is starting in 2 hours.

- OK, then I will see you tomorrw. __________ !

a. Good luck!

b. Break a leg!

c. Bless you!

b. Break a leg!

200

This book is written _____ a famous author.

by

200

I live in the nearby Berlin.

I live near Berlin.

200

I have to get off the bus at the last stop.

I have to get of the bus by the last stop.

I have to get off the bus at the last stop.  

200

I talked to her yesterday. She _____ (tell) John about the job when she meets him. 

is going to

200

- I can´t wait anymore! I´m going to call them!

- No, _________! They will call you when they are ready to talk to you.

a. hold your horses

b. hold your hands


a. hold your horses

300

I ______ (not wok) ____ weekends

don´t, on/ at

300

I wonder myself if he will come.

I wonder if he will come.

300

It is 10 years now that I have been not smoking.

It has been 10 years since I have not been smoking.

It has been 10 years since I have not been smoking.

300

When is your appointment? 

I ______ the contractor tomorrow at 5 o´clock. 

am meeting

300

Uff! This dog is crazy! I have to _________ all the time so that he doesn´t run away.

a. keep a hand on him

b. keep an eye on him

b. keep an eye on him

400

Gott sei Dank!


Thank god!

400

You can hang your jacket there, in the floor.

You can hang your jacket there, in the hallway.

400

She was standing by the window when he went in to apologise.

She stood at the window when he went in to apologise.

 She was standing by the window when he went in to apologise.

400

I could see on his face that he ______ (tell) her the truth. 

I could see it on his face that he was never going to tell her the truth.

400

She will not inherit the house soon because he is not that old and he is healty. I don´t think he going to _____ within the next 5 years.

a. kick the bucket  

b. shoot a bullet

a. kick the bucket

500

Wir sehen uns oft.

We often see each other.

500

Could you borrow me your car for one day? I need to bring my children to the summer camp.


Could you lend me your car for one day? I need to take my children to the summer camp.

500

In our English class we were 12 people.

There were 12 of us in our English class.

There was 12 people in our English class.

There were 12 of us in our English class.

500

I guess that next week at this time we _____ (finish already) the kitchen renovation. 

will have already finished

500

I will be with you in a ________.

a. Boston hour

b. New York minute

c. L.A. instant

b. New York minute

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