Polishing Up Grammar

and Other Features of Language

 

Some of the Most Common Mistakes in English

 

 

 

prepositions

 

It depends of the situation

 

He married with her two years ago.

 

Explain me what happened.

 

We requested to them the report

 

 

word forms

 

I don’t mind to help you.

 

I recommend that you are on time.

 

They told me don’t go there a tnight.

 

He suggested me to apply for the job.

 

We spend a lot of time to take the subway every day.

 

 

conjugations/double negatives

 

He don’t know nobody in New York.

 

I don’t have no time for that.

 

I don’t want none of that.

 

He don’t have nothing to say to me.

 

 

tenses

 

I have gone there yesterday.

 

If I was in that situation, I would gone directly to the supervisor.

 

If my co-workers would have helped me more, I would have finished the report sooner.

 

With count/non-count nouns

 

A large amount of people gathered outside the UN.

 

He has read less books than his brother.

 

They gave me so many informations.

 

I depend on my friends to give me good advices.

 

 

 

word order/pronouns

 

Me and my friends went to the movies.

 

Him and me went to the football game.

 

I don’t know when is his birthday.

 

They asked for a meeting with him and I.