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THE LIST OF HORRORS:
Common mistakes that should absolutely be avoided. Maybe you'll recognize yours?
Have a look at them when you're preparing for a test, for example.
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| Horror level | Example | Corrected sentence | Explanation |
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I am agree. | I agree | agree est au présent simple. forme nég. = I don't agree. |
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He works to win money. | He works to earn money. | win: gagner lors d'un jeu, ou par chance. earn: gagner par son travail. |
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I looked in his room, but he wasn't here. | I looked in his room, but he wasn't there. | Here = ici (l'endroit où tu es quand tu parles). There = là (c'est-à-dire dans cet exemple: "dans sa chambre"). |
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My mother want me to tidy my room. | My mother wants me to tidy my room. | Un verbe prend un s à la 3ème pers. du singulier du présent simple. Elémentaire... |
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He goes in England every year. | He goes to England every year. | La préposition qui suit un verbe de déplacement est to. Affreux... |
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We watch the television in the evening. | We watch television in the evening. | Pas d'article dans l'expression (de même pour watch TV) Horrible... |
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I phoned to him yesterday at 6 o'clock. | I phoned him yesterday at 6 o'clock. | phone est transitif direct (pas de préposition). Déprimant... |
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I have a lot of homeworks to do. | I have a lot of homework to do. | Homework est indénombrable, donc singulier et ne prend pas de "s". Nul... |
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We go to the cinema the weekend. | We go to the cinema at the weekend. | at the weekend, in the morning (afternoon, evening),
at night. Berk... |
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First, we went to the cinema. After, we went to the restaurant. | First, we went to the cinema. Then we went to the restaurant. | After ne signifie pas "ensuite", et il est toujours suivi d'un complément. Atroce... |
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She came for see me. | She came to see me. | C'est l'infinitif (ici: to see) qui marque le but. Horreur... |
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I will come again an other day. | I will come again another day. | Another s'écrit en un seul mot. Au secours! |
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I never listen the radio. | I never listen to the radio. | Préposition to obligatoire pour compléter listen. S'apprend à la maternelle... |