sexta-feira, 11 de maio de 2007

“become", "get", "go" e "turn"

Há uns dias atrás, falamos sobre os erros comuns no uso das palavras “eat” e “food”. Hoje vamos falar sobre os erros que normalmente acontecem envolvendo as palavras "become", "get", "go" e "turn". Temos aqui uma lista com a forma correta e os erros que normalmente cometemos!

correct phrase

common error

I got a present from him.

I became a present from him.

When do I get my steak?

When do I become my steak?

He got a shock when he saw his car.

He became a shock when he saw his car.

The tea does him good.

The tea becomes him good.

I want to become a teacher.

I will a teacher.

He became famous.

He would famous

We became friends.

We were friends.

It became clear that she wanted to leave.

It would clear that she wanted to leave.

It's getting dark.

It will dark.

He turned red.

He was red.

She went white when she saw the accident.

She was white when she saw the accident.

A palavra “Get” é muito normal se falar em inglês, já a palavra “become” é mais formal.

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