Typical Mistakes: Spanish speakers

Look through these sentences. Most of them contain typical mistakes made by Spanish speakers. Can you spot and correct the mistakes? The mistakes could be: grammar, vocabulary, spelling, or language logic. There might be several mistakes in one sentence. One sentence is correct - which one? 1. Is very important have a car if you live in the countryside. 2. Im a great cooker and I know lots of recipes that children love them. 3. I dont have much money. Consecuently, I cant go out much these days. 4. I am anxious to organise a party for our friends. 5. I dont speak very well English, but Im getting better little by little. 6. Smoking is bad for you. Another reasons is that it is expensive. 7. Could you order a taxi to my mother when the film finish? 8. I always have a pen on me. Its very useful. 9. I like visiting diferents places every year. 10. In England its so cold. Is necessary a heater in every room. 11. I like sitting in my room and listen the music. It calms me down. 12. I am person that love working with children. 13. I am always with a smile. 14. I enjoy very much the beach 15. Nowadays is better to learn English than some other language. 2. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. Im with he, although he is more young that I. I think what he is a good boy and we admire much him. My sister Mary has got 12 years. He not work because he is a person retired. He is short and slim because he not ate when he was young. Neus is my friend better. Rubn is my cousin. He is the most young of all of us. He like eat fast food and he love the music heavy. At the night we go to the pub for dance. I think that the life is wonderful. They are the family ideal for my. He often talks by telephone with their. She has a nose a bit sharp and a small mouth with white tooths. What a nice weather we are having! My brother is doctor. I am in holiday. It was written for Charles Dickens. The girl went away instead of to wait for me. He married with Betty. What beautiful house! The dog is under of the table. She has a beautiful hair. It doesnt cost nothing. There is still people which are discriminated. You look sadly today. Whats wrong? I would like you to give me an advice. They want to know when is my birthday. Im living in Toledo for 20 years. I like me that book. Todays English lesson been cancelled. There was so many work to do. We could do others things. I would give them very reasons. Travelling by train is more cheaper. The news dont interest me. If you will decide to join us, let me know soon. I am agree with you. He will being in London next week.
1. It is very important to have a car if you live in the countryside. 2. Im a great cook and I know lots of recipes that children love them. 3. I dont have much money. Consequently, I cant go out much these days. 4. Id like to organise a party for our friends. 5. I dont speak English very well, but Im getting better little by little. 6. Smoking is bad for you. Another thing is that it is expensive. 7. Could you order a taxi for my mother when the film finishes? 8. Correct 9. I like visiting differents places every year. 10. In England its very cold. You need a heater in every room. 11. I like sitting in my room and listening to the music. It calms me down. 12. I am the sort of person who loves working with children. 13. I am always smiling/ Ive always got a smile on my face. 14. I enjoy (going to) the beach very much 15. Nowadays it is better to learn English than other languages.

1. Im with him, although he is younger than me. 2. I think that he is a good boy and we admire him a lot. 3. My sister Mary is 12 years old. 4. He doesnt work because he is a retired person. 5. He is short and slim because he didnt eat when he was young. 6. Neus is my best friend. 7. Rubn is my cousin. He is the youngest of all of us. 8. He likes eating fast food and he loves heavy music. 9. At night we go to the pub to dance. 10. I think that life is wonderful. 11. They are the ideal family for me. 12. He often talks on the phone with them. 13. She has a sharp nose and a small mouth with white teeth. 14. What nice weather we are having! 15. My brother is a doctor. 16. I am on holiday. 17. It was written by Charles Dickens. 18. The girl went away instead of waiting for me. 19. He married Betty. 20. What a beautiful house! 21. The dog is under the table. 22. She has beautiful hair. 23. It doesnt cost anything. 24. There are still people who are discriminated. 25. You look sad. Whats wrong? 26. I would like you to give some advice. 27. They want to know when my birthday is. 28. I have been living living in Toledo for 20 years. 29. I like that book. 30. Todays English lesson has been cancelled. 31. There was so much work to do. 32. We could do other things. 33. I would give them many reasons. 34. Travelling by train is cheaper. 35. News doesnt interest me. 36. If you decide to join us, let me know soon. 37. I agree with you. 38. He will be in London next week.

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