English Blog: My Common Mistakes

Name: Franco Schiaffino

Day: Wednesday, 21st of August, 2013

Grade: 8th Grade ISE1

Mistake Nº1: Beautifull

Correction: Beautiful

Grammar rule: Spelling

Examples:

Wonderfull (Wrong): Wonderful (Right)

Amasing (Wrong): Amazing (Right)

Mistake Nº2:I likes very much Italy

Correction: I like very much Italy

Grammar rule: Simple present tense

Examples:

She always forget her jersey (Wrong): She always forgets her jersey (Right)

I have to hurries up (Wrong): I have to hurry up (Right)

Mistake Nº3: When I were in Paris, I went to the Eiffel Tower

Correction:When I was in Paris, I went to the Eiffel Tower

Grammar rule: Simple past tense

Examples:

He weren't happy (Wrong): He wasn't happy (Right)

They was playing (Wrong): They were playing (Right)

Link to practice:http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-simple-past.php
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/was_were.htm

Mistake Nº 4: I are surprised because of the variety of monuments in Rome
Correction: I was surprised because of the variety of monuments in Rome
Grammar rule: Simple past vs present perfect

Examples:
The teacher see him eating (Wrong): The teacher saw him eating (Right)
He arrive In England two weeks ago (Wrong): He arrived In England two weeks ago
Link to practice: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5211
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_present_perfect.htm

Mistake Nº5: He like the Coloseum
Correction: He likes the Coloseum
Grammar rule: Simple preesent tense

Examples:
I like to goes to the supermarket (Wrong): I like to go to the supermarket (Right)
He work every day (Wrong): He works every day (Right)
Link to practice: http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/psv.html
http://www.really-learn-english.com/simple-present-exercises.html

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