Below
  are some of the most common English mistakes made by ESL students,  
in speech and in writing. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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I promise I call you next week. 
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Right 
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I promise I’ll call you next week. 
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Wrong 
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Where is post office? 
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Right 
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Where is the post office? 
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Wrong 
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Please explain me how improve my English. 
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Right 
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Please explain to me how to improve my English. 
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Wrong 
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We studied during four hours. 
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Right 
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We studied for four hours. 
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Wrong 
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Is ready my passport? 
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Right 
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Is my passport ready? 
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Wrong 
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You cannot buy all what you like! 
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Right 
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You cannot buy all that you like! 
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Wrong 
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She is success. 
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Right 
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She is successful. 
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Wrong 
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My mother wanted that I be doctor. 
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Right 
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My mother wanted me to be a doctor. 
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Wrong 
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The life is hard! 
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Right 
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Life is hard. 
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Wrong 
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How many childrens you have? 
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Right 
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How many children do you have? 
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Wrong 
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My brother has 10 years. 
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Right 
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My brother is 10 (years old). 
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Wrong 
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I want eat now. 
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Right 
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I want to eat now. 
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Wrong 
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You are very nice, as your mother. 
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Right 
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You are very nice, like your mother. 
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Wrong 
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She said me that she liked you. 
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Right 
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She told me that she liked you. 
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Wrong 
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My husband engineer. 
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Right 
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My husband is an engineer. 
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Wrong 
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I came Australia to study English. 
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Right 
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I came to Australia to study English. 
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Wrong 
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It is more hot now. 
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Right 
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It’s hotter now. 
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Wrong 
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You can give me an information? 
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Right 
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Can you give me some information? 
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Wrong 
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They cooked the dinner themself. 
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Right 
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They cooked the dinner themselves. 
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Wrong 
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Me and Johnny live here. 
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Right 
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Johnny and I live here. 
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Wrong 
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I closed very quietly the door. 
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Right 
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I closed the door very quietly. 
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Wrong 
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You like dance with me? 
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Right 
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Would you like to dance with me? 
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Wrong 
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I go always to school by subway. 
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Right 
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I always go to school by subway. 
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Wrong 
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If I will be in London, I will contact to you. 
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Right 
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If I am in London, I will contact you. 
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Wrong 
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We drive usually to home. 
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Right 
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We usually drive home. 
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