English errors by Spanish speakers:

When the animals have any healthy problems
as you can check it's a book about football
how the different do the movement
how one team defender or how the other team attack
explain you the different problem there are on internet
Sevilla attack a lot of for the wing left or the wing right
this book explain you
how the team move the ball in the pitch
this formation can say you a different thing
very little players know how
a little people know how the game is

 

Solutions:

When the animals have any health problems
as you can see it's a book about football
how the different players make their movements
how one team defends or how the other team attacks
explain to you the different problems there are on the internet. We always say 'the internet' in English. A lot of students forget to say the word 'the' before 'internet.'
Sevilla attack a lot on the left wing or the right wing
this book explains to you. We always say explain (something) to someone in English. A lot of students forget to put the word 'to' after explain and before the object, but it is necessary.
how the team move the ball around the pitch
formations can show you different ideas
very few players know how
Only a few people know how the game works

 

More English errors by Spanish speakers

For me has been surprising
This fruit come from the supermarket
This travel has cost me
The most of my friend will go to the wedding
1 o'clock in the evening
young people start very earlier
my first drunk
you have to get used to it
I left my house half past 12
it's now fashion
a bit more bigger
when you ask cuba libre
it tastes flat

 

Solutions

For me it was surprising to see all that fruit
This fruit comes from the supermarket
This trip has cost me. Trip/Journey are nouns whereas Travel is a verb in English.
Most of my friends will go to the wedding
1 o'clock in the afternoon. In English we classify 12.01pm – 4.59pm as the afternoon. 5/6pm-9/10pm we call the evening.
young people start very early
The first time I got drunk I was 15
you have to get used to it/drinking/eating
I left my house at half past 12
it's now fashionable
a bit bigger
when you ask for a cuba libre
it tastes flat

 

More mistakes Spanish speakers make when learning English

it's impossible drink
one person come from Spain to talk about inverters?
several advice
there are a small device
she doesn't happy
what I more like is the warmth

 

Solutions

it's impossible to drink
one person came from Spain to talk about inverters?
several pieces of advice
there is a small device
she isn't happy
what I like more... or what I like the most is the warmth

 

More common errors Spanish speakers make when learning English

They look nice persons
I have been working in England during 2 years
If i have injured
this exercise very useful
for a lot of time
people do a circle
2 people more
the people is outside the circle learn to
I have to think who person plays for ...
he become very famous in Barcelona
from smaller player to professional player
another coach prefer to stay back near their goal

 

Solutions

They look like nice people
I have been working in England for 2 years
If i get/am injured, i still get paid.
this exercise is very useful
for a long time
people make a circle
2 more people
the people are outside the circle learn to
have to think which person plays for...
he became (began to be) very famous in Barcelona
from smaller players to professional players
another coach prefers or other coaches prefer to stay back near their goal

 

 

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