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| It’s depend of… | It depends on… |
| I’m agree. I’m not agree. Are you agree? | I agree. I don’t agree. Do you agree? |
| I’m a responsible of… | I’m responsible for… [I have to do something] …the accounts. …making the coffee. I’m a manager. I’m the Accounts Manager. |
| It’s difficult to be concentrated. | It’s difficult to concentrate. |
| She speaks very well French. | She speaks very/really good French. She speaks French really well. |
| We exchange with people in other departments. | We communicate / We have contact with people in other departments. We exchange ideas/information/opinions, etc. (with people). |
| At the traffic lights, turn | At the traffic lights, turn right. |
| It’s three past twenty. It’s seventeen o’clock. It’s half past seventeen. | It’s twenty past three. It’s 3.20 (three twenty). It’s five o’clock. It’s half past five. It’s 17.30 (seventeen thirty). |
| I went in/at Paris. | I went to Paris. |
| It’s the same than… | It’s the same as… |
| I participated to a meeting. | I went to a meeting. Some people didn’t participate (in the meeting). [They were at the meeting but they didn’t speak.] |
| Welcome in Toulouse. | Welcome to Toulouse. |
| I asked | I asked my boss. |
| We discussed I discussed with my manager. | We discussed the problem. We talked about the problem. We had a discussion about the problem. I discussed it/the problem/something, etc. with my manager. |
| I go | I go home at 6 o’clock. |
| Hold on, I check. I call you back later. | Hold on, I’ll check. I’ll call you back later. |
| Can you explain He explained | Can you explain, please? He explained the problem (to us). |
| We have to choice the best supplier. | We have to choose the best supplier. |
| I work here since ten years. | I’ve worked here …for ten years. …since 2008. |
| I like listening music. | I like listening to music. |
| Most of time… Most of companies… | Most of the time… Most companies… |
| Do you want that I read this? | Do you want me to read this? |
| She's arriving on the ten May. | She’s arriving on the tenth of May. [spoken] She’s arriving on 10th May. |
| He’s married with a Spanish woman. | He’s married to a Spanish woman. |
| I was boring in the meeting. | I was bored in the meeting. The meeting was boring. |
| Everyone were happy. | Everyone was happy. |
| I very like chocolate. | I really like chocolate. |
| She can to drive. | She can drive. |
| I don’t know where are the files.. Can you tell me who is the manager? | I don’t know where the files are. Can you tell me who the manager is? |
| She’s from UK, not US. | She’s from the UK, not the US. |
| The office isn’t enough big. | The office isn’t big enough. [after an adjective] We have enough chairs. [before a noun] |
| I don’t like this colour too. | I don’t like this colour either. I like this colour too. |
| I worked there during three years. | I worked there for three years. |
| We have all what we need. | We have all (that) we need. We have everything we need. |
| I’m technician. | I’m a technician. I’m an accountant. I’m the sales director for this region. |
| My son has ten years and my daughter has eight years old. | My son is ten (years old) and my daughter is eight. |
| I’m born in 1963. The company was born in 2002. | I was born in 1963. The company was created / founded in 2002. |
| He went to Australia for study English. | He went to Australia to study English. |
| I was very proud of me. | I was very proud of myself. |
| The year twenty nine – 2009 | The year twenty o nine The year two thousand and nine |
| Let me introduce you Mr Smith. | Let me introduce you to Mr Smith. |
| I've done it yesterday. | I did it yesterday. |
| I will fly to Paris tomorrow. | I’m flying to Paris tomorrow. |
| I’ll call you when I I’ll give him your message if I | I’ll call you when I arrive. I’ll give him your message if I see him. |
| I look forward to meet you. | I look forward to meeting you. |
| He takes care about accounts. | He takes care of accounts. |
| I’m used to live in a city. | I used to live in a city. [in the past] I’m used to living in a city. [it’s familiar to me] |
| I’m used to work at home on Wednesdays. | I usually work at home on Wednesdays. |
| I arrived to work. | I arrived at work. |
