Had better

Should

Would rather

Was able to

Have to/must

A little/a few

Superstition

Custom

Avoid

Bow

Wave

Leather

Quality

Их семья больше, чем наша.

Они выше, чем мы.

У нас одинаковые футболки.

Проект только что был закончен.

Учитель завершил работу.

Забор сейчас красят.

Газон косят раз в неделю.

1. We are only five on our team.

1. We are only five There are five of us on our team.

We say there are five of us, there are seven of them, there are three of you, etc. We don’t normally
say We are five, they are seven, etc.

Examples:

There are five of us working on this project.

We are five working on this project.

There are six of you in your department, correct?

You are six in your department, correct?

2. I would rather to work from home than come to the office.

2. I would rather to work from home than come to the office.

After rather, we use the base form of the verb (I’d rather go/work/eat/see, etc.).

3. We’re used to have a lot of work to do, so meeting the deadline won’t be a problem.
3. We’re used to have having a lot of work to do, so meeting the deadline won’t be a problem.
To talk about something that someone is accustomed to doing, we use the following formula:
Subject + verb to be + used to + gerund 
Examples:
I’m used to getting up early, so I don’t mind coming in at 7 a.m.
I’m used to get up early, so I don’t mind coming in at 7 a.m.
She’s not used to speaking English on the phone, so it sometimes makes her nervous.
She’s not used to speak English on the phone, so it sometimes makes her nervous.
Note that we often use this grammatical structure to talk about why something is (or isn’t) a
problem.
4. My client sent me an email but I haven’t replied her yet.

4. My client sent me an email but I haven’t replied her yet.

We use reply without an object or followed by “to” + what/who we are replying to.

 Examples:

I received an invitation from John, but I haven’t replied yet.

I received an invitation from John, but I haven’t replied him yet.

I haven’t replied to his email yet.

I haven’t replied his email yet.

Note that the same rule applies to the verb respond.

5. Maybe I’m going to finish this today.

5. Maybe I’m going to I might finish this today.

We don’t use Maybe + subject + I’m going to to communicate a future possibility. Instead, we use
might and the base form of the verb.

Examples:

She might go to the meeting.

Maybe she’s going to go to the meeting.

They might not finish the project on time.

Maybe they’re not going to finish the project on time.

Note that we can also use Maybe +subject + will + base form to communicate a future possibility
that the speaker is thinking about at the moment of speaking. Maybe I’ll watch the game tonight,
for example.

6. Please borrow me your badge so I can get into the storage closet.

6. Please borrow lend me your badge so I can get into the storage closet.

The person who owns the item lends it, and the person who uses the item for a short period of time
borrows it.

7. I can’t finish this by the end of the day. Even though I spend all day on it, I won’t finish on time.

7. I can’t finish this by the end of the day. Even though Even if I spend all day on it, I won’t finish on
time.

We use even though or although for something that is true. We use even if to talk about
a hypothetical condition.

Examples:

We’re going to the beach tomorrow even if it rains. (hypothetical condition)

We’re going to the beach tomorrow even though it rains. 

Even though it rained, we had a great time at the beach. (something that is true)

Even if it rained, we had a great time at the beach.

8. Probably, I’ll go to the beach on Saturday.

8. Probably, I’ll probably go to the beach on Saturday.

Probably typically goes before the main verb or after the verb to be.

Note that the negative would be I probably won’t go to the beach on Saturday.

9. The Old Man and the Sea was written for Ernest Hemingway.

9. The Old Man and the Sea was written for by Ernest Hemingway.

In the passive voice, we use by to talk about who created something (a painting, a book, a story,
etc.).

10. Our office is near to the airport, so it will be easy for you to get here.

10. Our office is near to the airport, so it will be easy for you to get here.

We say close to or near, but not near to.

11. We have many stuffs to do this week, so I don’t know if I can go to English class.

11. We have many stuffs a lot of stuff to do this week, so I don’t know if I can go to English class.

Stuff has no plural form. It is a non-count noun.

12. Despite I was tired, I came to work today.

12. Despite Even though/Although I was tired, I came to work today.

We use despite/in spite of before a noun or gerund.  We use even though/although before a subject
and a verb.

Examples:

Despite being sick, I came to work.

In spite of being sick, I came to work.

Despite I was sick, I came to work.

In spite of I was sick, I came to work.

Although I was sick, I came to work.

Even though I was sick, I came to work.

Although being sick, I came to work.

Even though my sickness, I came to work.

13. If we had a gym here, I can work out after work.

13. If we had a gym here, I can could work out after work.

This is an unreal conditional (also called the second conditional). We use the unreal conditional to
talk about hypothetical or unreal situations in the present or future.

14. I always try to do things very careful and make sure I do them correct. (two mistakes)
14. I always try to do things very careful carefully and make sure I do them correct correctly.
(two mistakes)
In this sentence, we need to use adverbs instead of adjectives because we are modifying a verb.
15. We have people from all over the world here: India, United States, Venezuela, Canada, United
Kingdom, Germany, and France. (two mistakes)
15. We have people from all over the world here: India, the United States, Venezuela, Canada,
the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. (two mistakes)
We use the in the names of certain countries:
the United States
the United Kingdom
the Czech Republic
the Dominican Republic
the Netherlands
the Philippines
the Bahamas
the Maldives
the United Arab Emirates
the Sudan
General rules for when we use the in the name of a country:
a. if the country or area is a collection of islands (the Maldives, the Canary Islands).
b. If we are using the complete name of the country with the word “of.” The People’s Republic
of China, for example.