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02 Common Mistakes at PET
02 Common Mistakes at PET
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We use am I is I are:
with an adjective to describe people and things:
My cousin is tall. He is good-looking too.
with -ing to form the present continuous:
/ hope you are feeling well.
with going to to talk about the future:
I'm not going to go shopping on Saturday.
with the past participle to form the passive:
Cardiff and Swansea are situated in south Wales.
after there and here:
There are a lot of buildings near the school.
Here's the book I promised you.
ft Note that we often use contractions {'m, 's and 're) in spoken and written English,
especially after pronouns and short words.
2 Correct the mistake below.
Look at my shoes!
Look at my shoes!
I going to clean them.
them.
4 my father is Spanish
6 my birthday is in may
8 my mum is a doctor.
6
TEST1
1 Complete the phrases with a or an. Then rewrite the phrase with the adjective.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
exam
university
idea
house
restaurant
hour
uncle
lesson
(hard)
(old)
(interesting)
(unusual)
(expensive)
(extra)
(rich)
(eaSy)
My name (1)
(2)
(3)
Spanish, but my
from Argentina. She (8)
2 Rewrite the letter using capital letters where necessary. There are sixteen errors.
4 Write sentences using the notes. Use is or are and capital letters where necessary.
55 sandfield road
oxford
ox5 7rn
dear rcrs brown
barbara parker