If we are late, they will be angry.
* Being late is a real possibility, so you should use the first conditional.
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If I am a child, I would play outside.
If I were a child, I would play outside.
* Second conditional = If + past tense, subject + would/could/might. The second conditional is used for unreal cases.
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Can you spot the mistake? In general, the students don't care about their teachers.
Don't use THE when talking about things in general.
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My sister is annoying today, but usually, she is nice.
My sister is being annoying today, but usually she is nice.
(We use progressive tenses for actions that are temporary)
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I haven't ate anything today.
I have not eaten anything today.
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Punctuation? I want a pizza and a hot-dog.
You don't need commas if "and" is used to indicate addition.
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Have twenty-two students in this class.
There are twenty-two students.
We commonly used there is/are to express existence.
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Punctuation? He is not really nice looking and yet he has enormous charm
He is not really nice-looking, and yet he has enormous charm.
Use a comma before any coordinating conjunction connecting two independent clauses.
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It is raining when I got home last night.
It was raining when I got home last night.
* Use past progressive for a longer action that was interrupted by a shorter action in the past.
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Everyone have seen that movie.
Everyone has seen that movie.
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boom
Lose 50 points!
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star
Double points!
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fairy
Take points!
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lifesaver
Give 10 points!
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I fell asleep while I watched TV.
I fell asleep while I was watching TV.
*After while use past progressive.
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How can it be improved? IBGE is an important institution.
IBGE, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, is an important institution.
Don't take for granted that your readers know things.
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trap
No points!
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gift
Win 25 points!
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shark
Other team loses 10 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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eraser
Reset score!
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Take points!
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gift
Win 20 points!
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lifesaver
Give 10 points!
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My father is thinking that I should stop smoking.
My father thinks I should stop smoking.
* In this sentence, the verb think is a state verb. It is generally not used in the progressive (~ing) tense.