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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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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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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Everyone have seen that movie.
Everyone has seen that movie.
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If we will be late, they will be angry.
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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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.
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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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I fell asleep while I watched TV.
I fell asleep while I was watching TV.
*After while use past progressive.
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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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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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Punctuation? I am afraid of large birds, spiders and mom.
Use a comma before and when adding three items or more.
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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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Can you spot the mistake? Teachers in my school are awesome!
The teachers* We use "the" when talking about a specific group.
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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.
