Below
are some of the most common English mistakes made by ESL students,
in speech and in writing.
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Wrong
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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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