COMMON MISTAKES · TURKISH SPEAKERS

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01 · REPAIR CARDI am agree.I agree.

Agree is a verb; it does not need be.

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02 · REPAIR CARDI have 25 years.I am 25 years old.

English uses be to state age.

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03 · REPAIR CARDI didn’t went.I didn’t go.

After did, use the base verb.

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04 · REPAIR CARDShe said me the answer.She told me the answer.

Tell takes the listener directly; say does not.

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05 · REPAIR CARDI made my homework.I did my homework.

Do homework is the fixed collocation.

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06 · REPAIR CARDI am here since Monday.I have been here since Monday.

Use present perfect for a state continuing from the past.

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07 · REPAIR CARDPeople is friendly.People are friendly.

People is grammatically plural.

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08 · REPAIR CARDI look forward to meet you.I look forward to meeting you.

To is a preposition in this phrase, so it is followed by -ing.

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09 · REPAIR CARDThe meeting is in Monday at nine.The meeting is on Monday at nine.

Use on with days and at with precise clock times.

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10 · REPAIR CARDI am boring in long meetings.I am bored in long meetings.

Bored describes how a person feels; boring describes what causes the feeling.

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11 · REPAIR CARDCan you explain me the process?Can you explain the process to me?

Explain takes the topic directly and the listener after to.

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12 · REPAIR CARDI have been to London last year.I went to London last year.

Last year is a finished past time, so use past simple.

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