MINI ERRORS
“He’s a very fun person and always say jokes.”
“He’s a very funny person and always tells jokes”
“I was walking when I saw her.”
👉 What is background action + interruption?
Very polite request (restaurant):
“Bring me water.”
“Could I have some water, please?”
“borrow” vs “lend”
borrow = take / lend = give
Continue logically:
“It was raining, so…”
:)
“I am agree with you.”
“I agree with you.”
“I went to Paris” vs “I’ve been to Paris”
👉 What is finished past vs life experience?
Softening a complaint:
“This food is cold.”
“I’m afraid this food is a bit cold”?
“job” vs “work”
job = specific / work = general activity
Use a connector:
“She was tired. She went to bed.”
“She went to bed because she was tired”
“I arrived to the airport late.”
“I arrived at the airport late.”
“I’m meeting John tomorrow.”
👉 What is the tense and the reference?
Present continuous for future
Interrupt politely
“Sorry to interrupt, but…”
“travel” vs “trip”
travel = general / trip = specific journey
Add contrast:
“The restaurant was expensive. The food was bad.”
“Although the restaurant was expensive, the food was bad”
“He said me the truth.”
“He told me the truth.”
“Look at the sky! It’s going to rain.”
👉 What is this use of the future?
Prediction with evidence
Decline politely:
“Come to my party.”
“I’d love to, but I can’t”
“remember to do” vs “remember doing”
“to do = no olvidar hacerlo / doing = recordar haberlo hecho”
Rebuild with time sequence:
“I met her. We started talking. We became friends.”
“First I met her, then we started talking, and after that we became friends”
“She doesn't has too many cars.”
“She doesn't have too many cars.”
“He always leaves early.” vs “He is always leaving early.”
👉 Which one represents an annoying repeated behavior?
“He is always leaving early.”
Soften disagreement:
“I don’t agree.”
“I’m not sure I agree”
“actually” vs “currently”
“actually = en realidad / currently = actualmente”
Create a mini-story (past simple + past continuous + connector):
“car / drive / night / suddenly / something happen”
“I was driving at night when suddenly something happened”