Intermediate mistakes 1

1. What means ‘bonfire’?

2. Have you a pen?

3. My mother told me yesterday that she is feeling good because she has just spoken with
an old friend. (reported speech)

4. My friend thinks that we need a new table, but I’m not agree.

5. I arrived here last year. I am here since 6 months.

6. He’s not good at chemistry. He knows anything about the subject.

7. I really enjoy to eating in exotic restaurants.

8. I’m sick of this weather. It’s always same.

9. If you will help me, I will be happy. (1st conditional)

10. I really want to get visa to U.S.A.

11. After a long time he returned in the beach.

12. You went to the pub?

13. They arrived to the airport at 10 o’clock.

14. The next month I’m going to Ecuador for a while.

15. Most of people have a place to live and food to eat.

16. Stop talking! I’m listening music.

17. Yesterday I have seen a great film.

Answers

1. What means ‘bonfire’ does bonfire mean?

Question order- QuASV. Question, auxiliary verb, subject, main verb.

2. Have you Do you have/Have you got a pen? Questions need auxiliary verbs.

3. My mother told me yesterday that she is was feeling good because she hads just
spoken with an old friend. This is reported speech.

4. My friend thinks that we need a new table, but I’m not don’t agree.
5. I arrived here last year. I am have been here since for 6 months.
For + period of time
Since+ point in time

6. He’s not good at chemistry. He knows anything nothing / doesn’t know anything
about the subject.

7. I really enjoy to eating in exotic restaurants. Use a gerund/noun after enjoy

8. I’m sick of this weather. It’s always the same. Always the same.

9. If you will help me, I will be happy. 1st conditional

10. I really want to get a visa to the U.S.A.

With some countries we say the. Especially the U.S.A, the U.K. We also say the Czech
Republic, the Dominican Republic, the Netherlands, the U.A.E (United Arab Emirates)

11. After a long time he returned in to the beach.

12. You went Did you go to the pub?

13. They arrived to at the airport at 10 o’clock.

Arrive at a building, small location e.t.c.
Arrive in a country, city, region or village

14. The Next month I’m going to Ecuador for a while.

You can say the next month or the last month when telling a story.
But next month means the month after this one. And last month means the month
before this one.

15. Most of people have a place to live and food to eat.

Most/some people -general
Most/some of the people that I know-specific

16. Stop talking! I’m listening to music.

17. Yesterday I have seen saw a great film.

We can’t use present perfect for a finished time.