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My boss explained me the problem

My boss explained the problem TO me (explain sthg TO someone)

I moved to Spain 2 years ago so I´m used to speak the language now. My mother is having more difficulty so she is still get used to it.

I am used to speakING....(it is comfortable) // she is still getting used to it (she is still adjusting)

I love sport! I´m used to do sports everyday

I used to (if it´s past) OR: I usually (if it´s present)

Are you usually playing tennis every Tuesday?

Do you usually play

What have you done yesterday?

What did you do yesterday?

What do you do right this moment?

What are you doing

Water is boiling at 100 degrees Celsius.

Water boils

He has broken his leg 3 years ago.

He broke

How many emails do you send so far, today?

have you sent

What had you done last week?

What did you do last week?

How long do you work in your current job?

have you worked / have you been working

What do you do next weekend?

are you doing OR will you do OR will you be doing

Where have you first met your best friend?

Where did you first meet

People is happy.

are

I think yes.

I think so.

I think no.

I don't think so

Yo tampoco. = Me, too.

Me, neither.

I came back to Australia in 2015, but then I moved to France, and I have been here ever since.

I went back to

I arrived at my house.

I got home.

I have done this 2 years ago.

I did this

She has 2 degrees: a Batchelor and a Master.

a Batchelor´s and a Master´s.

I´ll ask to my colleague.

ask my colleague (without TO)

I called to my boss yesterday.

called my boss (without TO)

I told to him that this was a bad idea.

told him (without TO)

I said her that I would do it.

I said TO her / I told her

I have to explain you what this is about.

explain TO you

She don´t understand the probem.

She DOESN´T understand the problem

The solution depends of the day.

depends ON

I have a daughter who she has 8 years old.

who is 8 years old.

I enjoy very much this game.

I enjoy this game very much (word order: verb and its object should stay together)

I like a lot ice cream.

I like ice cream a lot. (word order: verb and its object should not be separated.)

Buying is fun if you have money. I always buy in Zara.

Shopping/shop

Yesterday I decide not to do it because it was complicate.

decidED.... complicatED

I asked to my new colleague about her studies and professional career.

asked my new colleague (without TO)

(entering a restaurant) Could we have a table, please? We are 3.

It is the 3 of us (NOT *we are 3.) / OR: Could we have a table for 3, please?

Last year we had 200 products on the market. Actually, we have 300.

Currently,

I work for this company for 8 years now.

I have been working / I have worked for this company

We will be 6 at the conference.

There will be 6 of us / It will be the 6 of us at the conference.

This is a city that it has a lot to offer.

which/that has (without IT)

I called my friend that she gave me this gift.

my friend who gave

I have a new: Sarah is dating Tom.

I have some news (Uncountable)

Could you, please, give me an advice on how to obtain this certificate?

give me some advice (Uncountable)

pronunciation: duck, product, subtitles, focus, vulnerable, fun, fundamental, funding, dust, industry, cultural, structure, introduction.

The "U" is not pronounced the same way in English as in Spanish. (*puto vs. pato*)

pronunciation: dinner, runner, fortunate, ultimate, delicate, accurate, appropriate, verbal, fundamental, culture, cultural, industrial, confirmed.

(pronouncing the "schwa" [ə] sound properly)

I am going on a business travel to Paris next week.

a business trip

Pronunciation: gin, gene, jeans, ship, sheep, Lin, lean, kip, keep, lip, leap, chip, cheap, beach, pick, peak, this, these.

to differentiate between the short and the long vowel sounds

Yesterday I bought 2 furnitures.

2 pieces of furniture (Uncountable)

pronunciation: looked, watched, visited, proved, attended, melted, washed, complicated, asked, decided, answered, replied, wanted, confirmed.

-ED pronounced in 1 of 3 ways: -T (as in looked: lookT, and washed: washT), -D (as in answered: answerD), or -ID (as in decidED, attendED, visitED, complicatED)

pronunciation: Spain, story (NOT estory), strain, verbal, ship, sheep, beach, pick, peak, vet, bet, good dog, wood, would, could, very, berry, boy, Venice

to differentiate between V vs. B, short and long vowel sounds

I am going to have a training the next week.

Training SESSION/COURSE // next week (without THE)

1.) The afternoon was FUN or FUNNY with you. 2.) Your jokes are FUN or FUNNY.

1.) FUN (divertido) 2.) FUNNY (gracioso)

Exactly! I'm agree with you

I agree *

The people that it´s around me can hear me.

people who are

This movie was bored. I felt boring in the movie theater.

movie was borING. I felt borED

People often does a mistake with this.

MAKE