English Phrases: Correcting Common Mistakes
English Phrase Corrections
Here are some common English phrases with corrections:
- Incorrect: I purchase every Wednesday: Correct: I do the shopping every Wednesday.
- Incorrect: My friends and I are going to London in three weeks: Correct: My friends and I, we’re going to London in three weeks.
- Incorrect: My nephew was crawling on the floor when the vase broke: Correct: My nephew was crawling on the floor when the vase broke.
- Incorrect: Did you visit your cousin last week?: Correct: Did you visit your cousin last week.
- Incorrect: This marta studying now?: Correct: Is Marta studying now?
- Incorrect: Yesterday remove money from the cashier five times: Correct: Yesterday, I withdrew money from the cashmachine for five times.
- Incorrect: How long have you been studying Chinese?: Correct: How long have you been studying chinese?
- Incorrect: I’ve been studying all week: Correct: I have been studying all the week.
- Incorrect: How often your teacher gives homework?: Correct: How often does your teacher give you homework?
- Incorrect: When the police arrived at cas, the thief had already left: Correct: When the police arrived home, the thief had already left.
- Incorrect: My mother was watching your favorite program when the television was turned off: Correct: My mother was watching her favorite TV program when the television turned off.
- Incorrect: We visited the most important museums when Oscar comes to town: Correct: We had visited the most important museums when Oscar arrived to the city.
- Incorrect: Are you wearing the red helmet of your niece yesterday afternoon?: Correct: Have you wearing your niece’s network helmet yesterday evening?
- Incorrect: I’ve eaten already: Correct: I have already eaten.
- Incorrect: Have you been studying hard lately?: Correct: Have you been studying hard lately?
- Incorrect: Have you taken a look at my bag while I was buying?: Correct: Have you kept on eye on my purse while I was shopping?
- Incorrect: I have worked in this city 20 years Correct: I have been working at this city for twenty years.
- Incorrect: How long have you been in love?: Correct: How long have you been falling in love?
- Incorrect: My brother has just come into the club: Correct: My brother has just gone into the record.
- Incorrect: I had not worked before when I started working at the company: Correct: I had not worked before when I started working in the company.
- Incorrect: I saw it this morning: Correct: I have seen him this morning.
- Incorrect: has been working all morning and now this lunch: Correct: I’ve been working the whole morning and now, he is having lunch.
- Incorrect: I’ve lived in Cadiz for one year: Correct: I’ve lived in Cadiz for a year.
- Incorrect: He always was getting involved with it: Correct: I was always picking on.
- Incorrect: Let’s eat pizza tonight: Correct: We are going to eat pizza tonight.
- Incorrect: You will not be a big star in Hollywood: Correct: You wont be a big Hollywood star.
- Incorrect: Signed the contract tomorrow morning: Correct: We’re signing the contract tomorro morning.
- Incorrect: We will visit 5 cities at the end of the year: Correct: We will have visited five cities at the end of the year.
- Incorrect: We swim in the beach the next June: Correct: We will be swimming the sea next june.
- Incorrect: Anthony will be famous some day: Correct: Anthony “Alex will be famous one day.
- Incorrect: A / The phone is ringing: Correct: the telephone is ringing. B / I reply: Correct: I will answer it.
- Incorrect: What kind of music people listen to in 3000?: Correct: What type of music will people listen to in the year 3000?
- Incorrect: We will be doing homework at 8 o’clock: Correct: We will be doing our homework at 8 o’clock.
- Incorrect: people will have forgotten to David in the coming year: Correct: People will have forgotten David next year .
- Incorrect: Manolo will be in Benidorm next Saturday: Correct: Manolo will be in Benidorm next Saturday.
- Incorrect: The concert will not be over before midnight: Correct: The concert will not have finished before midnight.
- Incorrect: Sonia Coldplay will interview on Friday: Correct: Sonia is going to interview Coldplay on Friday.
- Incorrect: I’m buying a guitar next week: Correct: I’m going to buy a guitar next week.
Future Tense Types
Here’s a breakdown of different future tenses:
- Will: Used to make predictions and to express decisions taken at the time of speaking. Its structure is: subject + will / won’t + verb …
- Going to: Used to predict the future when it becomes clear at present and to express intentions or decisions before speaking. Its structure is: Subject + is / are + going + to + verb.
- Future Continuous: Used to talk about something that will be happening at a particular time in the future. Its structure is: Subject + will + be + verb-ing.
- Future Perfect: Used to talk about something that will be over before a particular time in the future. Its structure is: Subject + will + have + Verb 3rd column.
- Present continuous: Used to plans, but doctors, etc.. Its structure is: Subject + is / are + verb-ing …