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Put the following words in order to form a grammatically correct sentence.

1. Why / open / we / don´t / window? / the

2. much/ is/ coffee/ How/ there?

3. Danny / where / from / she / is

Here are 5 sentences with common errors made by non-native English speakers.

Correct the errors and then check them against the corrected sentences below.

Incorrect sentences:

1. Maria shouldn´t to buy that dress, it is too small for her.

2. When I was little, I use to ride my bike almost every day.

3. What will you do if you won the lottery?

Put the following words in order to form a grammatically correct sentence.

1. airport/ she / the / expects / at / to / be / met
2. class / in / student / the / He / best / far / by / is
3. coming / the / they / storm / could / see

Though, even though and although are used to express a contrast.

They can be put at the beginning of a sentence:

Although/Even though/Though Julie had passed all her exams, she couldn´t find a good job.

When do we use to be sorry to and to be sorry for? Have a look at the following sentences, it´s really easy!
-To be sorry to + infinitive
– To be sorry for + verb with -ing

To express admiration or/and surprise in English we can use How and What (a/an). But how do we use them?

How is followed by an adjective or an adverb

How smart he is! , How lazy you are!
How carefully she drives!

Let´s have a look at the following sentences. What is the difference in meaning between them? Carlos has had this car since 1996 Carlos had this car in 1996. The first sentence means that Carlos bought the car in 1996 and he still has the car. In the second sentence, Carlos had the car in […]

In the previous lesson we learned how to make polite requests and offers. But, how about refusing them? Here you have a few expressions you can use:
I´m afraid I …
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How can you make requests and offers more polite in English? Have a look at the following expresions:
Would you mind (not)… ?
I wonder if (you) could…?
…

Put the following words in order to form a grammatically correct sentence.

1. get/ Let´s / this / started. / party

2. many/ were / children / How/ there?

3. don´t /we / why / cinema? /go