Hi I'm Arnel from Arnel's Everyday
English and today we're going to look at 21 typical speak mistakes people make
when they're learning English. For each one I'm going to give you the mistake,
the correction, and an explanation. But first, I have a little test for you.
Here I have 22 sentences. Why are there 22? Because 21 of them are
incorrect, and one is correct. I want you to find that one correct sentence. Pause
your video now! Did you find the correct sentence? Number
12. I booked tickets at the last minute is
correct. Okay there's going to be a lot of information today. You need a pen and
a notebook, get ready to take notes. Let's begin. Number one, the people was very
friendly, the people were very friendly. People is a plural countable noun. The
person was. The people were. Number two, yes I'm agree. I agree. Agree is an active
verb in the present simple. You don't say I am think, I am do, I am want. I think, I
do, I want, I agree. Number three, it depends of my mood.
What's mood? It's your feelings that you have in the present. Happy, sad, angry.
frustrated. That's your mood. It depends on my mood. Depends on is a phrasal verb, it's
always depends on, its not depends of. Number four, my friend Clara said me that
she's allergic to dust. My friend Clara told me that she's allergic to dust. If
you want to put the person you are speaking to, you use tell, not say. She
said me that she's allergic to dust, she said him, she said my parents, she
said the teacher? She told me, she told him, she told my parents. But if you add
to, you can you say. She said to me, she said to him, she said to the teacher. Number five, I took a coffee with some
friends. I had a coffee with some friends. When we speak about food and drink we
can use have. I have breakfast every morning, we had a beer in the pub last
night. We don't use take, use have. Number six, that shop is very cheaper. That shop
is very cheap. Cheaper is a comparative. Here,
you're not comparing two or more things. That shop is very cheap. Number seven, I
didn't do nothing yesterday. I didn't do anything yesterday. You don't want to
have a double negative. Didn't, nothing, I didn't do anything yesterday. Number
eight, I go always to bed late. I always go to bed late. Put the adverb always
before the main verb. I can always have a coffee. Have is my main verb. It is always
raining here. Raining is my main verb. Number nine, I'm no tired. I'm not tired.
If you want to make an adjective negative, use not. I'm not hungry, I'm not
tired, I'm not angry. Use not. Number ten, I will visit my parents on Sunday. I'm
going to visit my parents on Sunday. I'm visiting my parents on Sunday. We don't
use will for a future plan. Use going to or present continuous. Eleven, I'm in England for learn English. I'm in
England to learn English. We use to to express a purpose. Why are you in England?
To learn English. I'm going to the shop. Why? To buy milk. Twelve, can you borrow me
a pen? Can you lend me a pen. Borrow and lend are easily confused. Think about it
like this, borrow means to take, lend means to give.
So you wouldn't say can you take me a pen? Can you lend me a pen. Yes I can give
you 20 pounds. Yes I can lend you 20 pounds. Where is. Where is, it. Where is my
phone? Where is your house? You need to say what you're looking for.
I always do the same mistakes. I always make the same mistakes. With
mistake you need the verb, make. Not do. Fifteen, I should ask to my boss. After ask, you do
not need to. I should ask my boss, I should ask you, we asked the teacher. Not
ask to. I lost my bus. I missed my bus. A bus is
very big you cannot lose a bus. If you are late you miss a bus. Seventeen, can you tell
me where is the toilet? Can you tell me where the toilet is? This is an indirect question. In indirect
questions put B at the end. Direct, where is the toilet?
Indirect, can you tell me where the toilet is? We can to go out on Friday. We can go out
on Friday. Can is a modal verb, you do not use to after a modal verb. We can go out, we
can eat a pizza. No to after a modal verb. I love very much coffee. I love coffee very
much. Very much goes at the end of a clause. I like chocolate very much. I love
watching movies very much. Twenty, this food remembers me of my family. This
food reminds me of my family. Remember and remind can easily be confused. But
think about it like this, something reminds you of something. You remind me
of my sister. We use remember when you have the information. I remember you,
your birthday's in June. Twenty one, I'll see you in Monday. I'll see you on Monday. With
days of the week, we use on. On Monday, on Tuesday, on Wednesday, etc.. Okay that was
21 typical speaking mistakes. Don't forget to tell me in the comments which
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