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Hi, could you check these sentences, please? 1) I drove up just on time. 2) I’m going to get off with my work till 8 PM and then we can go to the movies. 3) He spoke badly about the leisure facilities that the hotel provided. 4) He turned out to be a gorgeous person when I got to know him better but at a first sight I had a completely opposite opinion. 5) There were gossips that out boss have an affairs with his secretary.

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1) I drove up just on time. If you want to use 'on time', it is better to drop 'just'. "I drove up on time". This means you weren't early, nor were you late - you simply arrived when you said you would. If you want to keep 'just', it is better to say 'in time'. "I drove up just in time" - This is primarily saying you were almost late, but managed to get there on time. 2) I’m going to get off with my work till 8 PM and then we can go to the movies. 'get off' is a phrasal verb with the direct object 'work', so 'with' must be dropped. 'till' needs to be replaced with 'at'. "I’m going to get off my work at 8 PM and then we can go to the movies." 3) He spoke badly about the leisure facilities that the hotel provided. Correct. An alternate more casual version is: "He had nothing good to say about the leisure facilities that the hotel provided". 4) He turned out to be a gorgeous person when I got to know him better but at a first sight I had a completely opposite opinion. Ok, but better to replace 'opposite' with 'different'. "He turned out to be a gorgeous person when I got to know him better, but at a first sight I had a completely different opinion. Also, be careful with 'gorgeous'. Usually only a woman or perhaps a gay guy will call a guy 'gorgeous'. 'great' is a good word if you want an equivalent alternative. 5) There were gossips that out boss have an affairs with his secretary. "There was gossip that our boss was having an affair with his secretary"
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1) I drove up just on time. = arrived at the agreed time, the start time, a particular time I drove up just in time = I arrived at the right moment to do something, I drove up just in time to see the guy run off. 2) I’m going to get off work at 8 PM and then we can go to the movies. changed a couple of the small words 3) He spoke badly about the leisure facilities that the hotel provided. Fine poorly also a good choice. 4) He turned out to be a gorgeous person when I got to know him better but at a first sight I had a completely opposite opinion. Fine 5) There was gossip that out boss was having an affairs with his secretary. continuous?
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3) He spoke *negatively* about the leisure facilities that the hotel provided. 4) He turned out to be a *great / terrific / fantastic / wonderful* person when I got to know him better but *at first sight* I had *the* completely opposite opinion. P.S. It is easier to provide corrections in the "Notebooks" section (bold, etc.).
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Hi Ivan, 1) I drove up just in time. 2) I’m going to get off work at 8 PM and then we can go to the movies. 3) He spoke badly about the leisure facilities that the hotel provided. (This makes perfect sense! But naturally I would say "He spoke poorly of the hotel's leisure facilities") 4) He turned out to be a gorgeous person when I got to know him better, but at a first sight I had the complete opposite opinion. 5) There was gossip that out boss was having an affairs with his secretary. (Gossips plural --> Gossip) Michelle https://www.italki.com/teacher/7030414/english
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Native speaker here. I would say: 1) I drove up just in time. 2) I work until 8pm and then we can go to the movies OR I'm going to get off work at 8PM and then we can go to the movies. 3) drop the - and you have it correct. 4) Gorgeous is not usually used to describe personalities or men, but you totally can. <<He turned out to be a great person when I got to know him better, but at first sight ....>> 5) There was gossip that our boss was having an affair with his secretary.

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