| ✗ Instead of… | ✓ Say… | Why |
|---|---|---|
| I am agree. | I agree. | Agree is a verb |
| Can you give me some advices? | some advice | Advice is uncountable |
| The informations is… | The information is… | Uncountable |
| She explained me the problem. | She explained the problem to me. | Explain something to someone |
| He said me… | He told me… / He said to me… | Tell someone, say something |
| I'm living here since 2020. | I've been living here since 2020. | Since needs the present perfect |
| I have seen him yesterday. | I saw him yesterday. | Finished time needs past simple |
| Discuss about the problem. | Discuss the problem. | No about after discuss |
| I look forward to hear from you. | I look forward to hearing from you. | To here is followed by -ing |
| It depends of… | It depends on… | Fixed preposition |
| I'm married with her. | I'm married to her. | Fixed preposition |
| Make a photo. | Take a photo. | Collocation |
| Do a mistake. | Make a mistake. | Collocation |
| Less people | Fewer people | Fewer with countable nouns |
| I didn't went. | I didn't go. | Base verb after didn't |
| Everybody are here. | Everybody is here. | Everybody is singular |
| One of my friend | One of my friends | Plural after one of |
| I have 30 years. | I'm 30 (years old). | Use be for age |
| Open the light. | Turn on the light. | Collocation |
| Until now I didn't finish. | I haven't finished yet. | Yet with present perfect negatives |
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