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- in English: "I will have returned" indicates that something will happen in the future. To say "I have returned" means you already did it. These would not be equivalent in English either. Perhaps you can use these in two full sentences as examples to help us better determine which to use when.0 votedOctober 28, 20140
- Sopa y Pan Por favor, ayúdame con la conjugación. Que pensaba sería fácil, pero fue complejo. Cuando escribo "calabza", yo quiero describir "orange pumpkin" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin#mediaviewer/File:Traugers-farm-bucks-county-large.jpg] – es correcto? Para la cena de esta noche, mi esposa cocinó una sopa de calabaza. Aunque tenemos dos calabazas grandes por el patio, ellos no son el tipo que son buenos para cocinar. Por eso {"por lo tanto"? – cual es mejor aquí?} ella usó calabaza enlatada. Además de la calabaza, ella agrego cebollas, sal, pimiento, crema, caldo de verduras, clavo de olor, y nuez moscada. En la estación del tren, hay una panadería muy buena. Tenía suficiente tiempo antes del próximo tren para comprar un pan. Nunca antes había comprado pan por esta panadería, porque pensaba que no fue posible que un panadería por la estación tendría pan bueno. Aunque yo sé esta panadería tiene una reputación buena, ya estaba nervioso. Cuando regresé a casa, yo probado el pan, y fue lo mejor. Con esta pan, mi esposa se hacía crutones. Ella añadió mantequilla, canela y azúcar moreno antes de tostarlos {"tostó ellos"?}. Además, tuvimos una cerveza que tiene el sabor de calabaza. La sopa fue fantástico. Me gustó tanto que tenía otro plato de sopa. La sopa y los crutones juntos fueron así emparejado. Pienso que es una comida perfecta para el otoño. Ella cocinó un gran olla de sopa, y espero con ganas de comer más de lo mismo más tarde esta semana.October 28, 201450
My essy
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I started {"started" is past tense} to learn English one {"one" is acceptable, American English may just use the article "a"} month ago, and my teacher says {depending on meaning, should be "said" or "says" - if this is past tense then "said", if the teacher is saying to do it now then "says" which is the plural conjugation, said is most likely what you want} that we must writte {spelling, should be "write"} an essay about something that we like, and I going to writte about tennis because I {after "because" you are starting a new phrase and should specify the subject of the phrase} like this sport. In my country tennis it'sis {word choice, would not say "it is" only "is"} not a very popular game, the people preferdprefer {the people still do, prefered would be in the past} baseball or soccer,. {starting a new idea, full stop with period not comma} I was with my family toat {Word choice} the {specify article, it is expected} stadium and we seesaw {word choice, you started in the past tense with "was with" so this implies you watched/saw/"to see" in the past as well} many baseball games {many implies the noun should be plural}, but I did`t sawdon't see {there is no contraction "did't" there is "didn't" which is combination of "did not", however the action of not seeing is in the present tense, thus "I don't see"} tennis games {when refering to them in general, implies multiple games and thus plural} because here there are not champions aslike {word choice, "like" and "as" can sometimes have a similar meaning, but like should be used here} Us Open or Australian Open, which {connecting word to join the phrases} I always havehave always seen inon {word choice, on is the proper word here, "in" implies inside the tv- we consider the image to be on(top) of the outside of the TV} tv.
I have loved of {unnecesary} tennis when was since I was {use present tense, since you still love it} eighteen in my grandmother's house {it is unclear what you mean here, perhaps you want to say "I have loved tennis since I was eighteen and first saw it at my grandmother's house"}, I was only with my sister and we waswere {first person plural conjucation} boried {spelling} and start to {you can either says "started to watch" or just "watched", saying only "watched" is better} watched a game, now my sister and I will always watch thea {word choice, use "a" since you are not talking about a specific game} game together.0 votedOctober 28, 20140- In spoken English both would generally be understood, the first form is a little more clear since you are using "construction" as a noun. If you just end the sentence "The natural environment is damaged by construction.", then it would still make sense if you wrote In this case construction is the direct object. "The natural environment is damaged by constructing", then it would sound incomplete on its own.0 votedOctober 24, 20146
- "there is much more to it than that" This can be literal, but often is used to indicate that there is additional or secret meaning. ---- For example, "I thought that getting good grades in school would get me a job, but there is much more to it than that." <- This is a literal type of usage where it might indicate that in order to get a good job, I need to do things besides getting good grades, the things could be "family connection", "having experience". For example: "I thought that getting good grades in school would get me a job, but there is much more to it than that such as knowing the right person who get help me get an interview." ===== Another example, "I think that they will break up their relationship because they are always fighting over money, but there is much more to it than that". ====== It is NOT usually used to indicate more work or effort is needed - this would be abnormal: "I ate the first two courses of the meal, but there is much more to it than that"0 votedOctober 24, 20140
Child's play
I have[1] asked my friend,[2] if he has[1] ever played Gol de Classe, he said he has[3] not.
I got instigatedangry[4] and I thought it[5]weird that he did not know about the game[6], because he really likes really[7] football.
So I asked him again[8], if he ever played 3 dentro 3 fora, and over[9] again he said notno[10].
More instigatedangry[4] yet, I explainedasked to[11] him,[2] Ifif he has ever played a game thatwhere[12] he cannot let the ball dropping[13], where he must domake[14] the goal when the ball is in the air, but just after doing kick-ups with his attack partner.[15]
Then he said: "Ah, yes. I have ever[16] played this game. Over there we called it[17] Melê"
It's funny as thethese[18] things are.
Even living so near to each other, it can happen that there are variations in relation to the name of a simple game.
Italki's friends, please correct me.
Thank you in advance.======
[1] these are not neccesary and complicate the tense/meaing slightly
[2] not neccesary, might imply that the part between "friend" and "he" is not important to the sentence in this format; these sounds like pauses in speaking, but are not work in written form.
[3] could also say "he said no"
[4] instigated is something you do to someone else usually, not usually an emotion or the way you are feeling - as in "he instigated a fight"
[5] clarifies the what was "weird" could also be "it was"
[6] know what? ending with know leaves the reader hanging
[7] more common English word order, adverb before the verb
[8] if you are asking a different question it is not again, may make sense if this is a different form of the same game
[9] "over" implies repetition as in "over, and over again"
[10] more common word choice
[11] it sounds like you are going to ask a question, not state a fact
[12] more common word choice
[13] verb tense - the ball "will drop" not be in a state of dropping - el gerundio does not neccesarily work this way in English, you could have where "he must prevent the ball from dropping" this works because you want to prevent the state of dropping
[14] more common word choice, you "make a goal" in english, it would be understood, but sound weird to a native English speaker
[15] This part sounds a little weird to me, but I do not know the game too well so I am not sure how to describe this as a native English speaker.
[16] "ever" is unnecesary here
[17] "called" what? clarify the object
[18] word choice, use "these" with the plural "things" - would also say more colloquially "funny how these things are"
0 votedOctober 24, 20141- Costa Rica Parte 1 El verano pasado yo viajé en Costa Rica con mi esposa. Nosotros fuimos en avión por cinco horas, y fui un vuelo sin ningunas problemas. Todos los bebés pasaban el vuelo sin lloros. Yo traje una boca porque ellos solamente venden comida mala y quiero comer lo que me gusta. El vuelo fue temprano en la mañana, pero cuando estuve por avión no puedo dormir. Pues, posible cinco a diez minutos. Pero, no estuve cansado porque tenemos mucho espero por un viaje increíble.October 23, 201490
- It sounds like you would like to ask: "Would it have a bad outcome / impact on the academic performance of the medical students if they participated in sports" This does not seem to the be correct expression or an idiom used in English. In this form, "as it is considered" would be used when making a statement, not asking a question. you might says "would it be considered". There seems to also be some words missing and the word order is not common for English. It looks like you may have started with a machine translation. The way it is written "organized sport participation" and "academic performance" are being combined with each other instead of being compared. The "considered" part would more commonly come first. If you want to have someone think about it, but not expect a response you may say: "Consider if organized sport participation would have a bad effect on the academic performance of Egyptian medical students" if you wanted to make it more clearly a question you change some of the order, by starting with "would" it indicates you are beginning a question. "Would there be a bad effect on Egyptian medical students as a result of organized sports participation?" In common speech American English, you would likely use the word "impact" instead of "effect" here. "Would you consider the participation of Egyptian medical students in organized sports to have a negative impact?" is a way I think conveys your message and sound native enough to me for American English.0 votedOctober 23, 20142
- "1) I recommend you memorizing these words" --> "I recommend that you memorize these words." ----> The gerund/present participle (not neccesarily the same as "gerundio") is not appropriate for something you are directing someone else to do, you are directing them to do something now or in the future so it is not active "2) I recommend memorizing these words" This is okay because the subject is not clear, this works in spoken, but I would avoid in writing. "3) I recommend to you memorizing these words" Similar to "1)". This would not sound too awkward in speaking, but in writing it would not look strange. The infinitive might make more sense here (as Ted suggested in his answer) because you are recommending the action itself.0 votedOctober 23, 20140
