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What do you do when you are to school ?
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Incorrect: What do you do when you are at school ?
Note: "...à l'école" = "to school" pour parler du déplacement. "I'm going to school."
He was working but he stopped phoning me.
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Incorrect: ... he stopped to phone me.
Note:"Il s'arrêta (de travailler)pour me téléphoner" et non pas "de me téléphoner"
He said me that he was rich.
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Incorrect: He told me that he was rich.
Note:possible mais maladroit "he said to me me that he was rich" .
When have you lost your new watch ?
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Incorrect: When did you lose your watch ?
Note:On vous interroge sur un moment précis, donc, le prétérit
Stop being stupid !
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Correct: Stop being stupid!
There's some interesting news in the newspaper today.
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Correct: There's some interesting news in the newspaper today.
Note: "news" est un mot singulier
She's been learning English since last year.
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Correct: She's been learning English since last year. .
The young couple kissed themselves.
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Incorrect: The young couple kissed each other/one another
Note: réciproque et non pas réfléchi.
The childrens' parents gave them their pocket money.
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Incorrect: The children's parents gave them their pocket money.
Let's sing, shall we ?
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Correct: Let's sing, shall we ?
I haven't done my homework because I didn't have enough time.
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Correct: I haven't done my homework because I didn't have enough time.
She read 2 books before going to bed.
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Correct: She read 2 books before going to bed.
Note: she read = prétérit
He asks her what time is it.
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Incorrect: He asks her what time it is.
Note: En style indirect il n'y a jamais la forme interrogative. (il lui demande quelle heure il est)
The girls are going nowhere this afternoon, aren't they ?.
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Incorrect: The girls are going nowhere this afternoon, are they ?
Note: "nowhere", est une négation donc le "nest-ce pas" ne l'est pas
I don't want you come tomorrow.
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Incorrect: I don't want you to come tomorrow.
Note: un verbe après "want" est à l'infinitif.
This is the best film I've never seen !
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Incorrect: This is the best film I've ever seen.
How long have you been knowing him ?
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Incorrect: How long have you known him ?
Note: "to know" verbe d'état qui ne se conjugue pas à la forme progressive.
I do like this exercise !
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Correct: I do like this exercise !
Note: Introduction d'un auxiliaire pour appuyer le verbe
I wouldn't mind to leave early.
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Incorrect: I wouldn't mind leaving early.
Have you ever gone to Australia ?
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Incorrect: Have you ever been to America ?
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