English grammar – 100 mistakes non natives make

MISTAKE NUMBER SEVENTEEN

I watched a film at the cinema yesterday.
Mistake: Use of the wrong verb.
Correction: I saw a film at the cinema.
You watch a film on TV or on the pc, but at the cinema you ‘see’ a film.

MISTAKE NUMBER EIGHTEEN

Sorry for the late.
Mistake: ‘late’ is not a noun.
Correction: Sorry I’m late .
To be + late

MISTAKE NUMBER NINETEEN

Can we see tomorrow for lunch?

Mistake: Wrong verb
Correction: Can we meet tomorrow for lunch.

MISTAKE NUMBER TWENTY

Next Saturday I do a party.
Mistake: Two mistakes in one – wrong verb and wrong tense.
Correction: Next Saturday I’m having a party.
Remember that if something is already organised the use of the present progressive for the future is
needed. Remember to use a future time expression such as ‘tomorrow’.

MISTAKE NUMBER TWENTYONE

If the situation will change I will phone you.
Mistake: Double future.
Correction: If the situation changes , I will phone you.
First conditional – use the present simple after the ‘if’ clause, and the future on the result of the
condition clause.

English grammar – 100 mistakes non natives make:
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