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Common mistakes Spanish speakers often make in E ...

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    common mistakes Spanish speakers often make in English
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  • I usually practise tennis and basketball every weekend.
    play (not practise)
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  • It was good the book you read last week.
    The book you read last week was good. (word order, and the appropriate subject, instead of the duplicate subject.)
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  • He made a question to us about our hobbies.
    He asked us a question about
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  • What is the correct preposition in the following expressions? 1. to listen ... something; 2. to focus ... something; 3: related ... something; 4: ... Instagram; 5: I am currently ... a call.
    1: to. 2: on. 3: to. 4: on. 5: on.
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  • Are the following verbs collocated or NOT collocated with "TO"? tell, say, listen, call, watch, see, ask, explain,
    NO "TO": tell her, call her, watch her, see her, ask her. COLLOCATED WITH "TO": say it to her, listen to her, explain it to her.
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  • IN or ON? the Internet, the sofa, the office, paper, the map, January, the 8th October, the bus, the car
    on, on, in, on, on, in, on, on, in
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  • What is the correct preposition? 1. to arrive .... the airport; 2. to be .... home; 3. to get .... the office; 4. to be .... the office; 5. to arrive .... the office; 6. .... the 22nd September; 7. ... November
    1.at, 2.at/-. 3.to, 4.at/in, 5.at, 6.on, 7.in
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  • What is the correct pronunciation? certificate, ultimate, appropriate, purchase, accurate, bird, beer, beard, bear, corporate, wood, would, could, good dog, ear, eye, hear - heard, hurt, heart, blood.
    .
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  • They usually swim a lot of.
    a lot (without OF)
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  • I felt too much tired last night so I didn´t go out.
    too tired (without "much"). too much/many + NOUN. too + ADJECTIVE (without "much" or "many")
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  • The company is growing up very fast.
    growing (without UP). to grow = to become bigger. to grow up = when a child becomes an adult
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  • I like drinking water before to go swimming.
    before goING (and without TO)
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  • Please, correct these sentences: 1.) I am used to swim every day when I was 10. 2.) I am used to swim for 30 minutes every day (now).
    1.) I used to swim (without "am"; the meaning is "solía") 2.) I AM used to swimmING ("to be" + used to + verb+ING; the meaning is "estar acostumbrada")
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  • Please correct the sentence: "I really enjoyed with my friends."
    I really enjoyed the dinner/the time/hanging out etc. with my friends. (the object is needed after the verb "enjoy")
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  • A lot of people have been affected for the storm.
    affected BY (not "for")
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  • Please pronounce the following words corrrectly: bus, buzz, face, phase, faith, zoo, easy,
    differentiate between the "s" and the "z"
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