Typical mistakes of Japanese speakers. Learn English with Free English Study Pages from The Language Project UK
1. I very like play tennis. In my country not so usual.
1. I like playing tennis very much . In my country it's not so usual.
We use "very much" to make the verb "like" stronger.
2. I listen to a lot of music. Especially I like mixture music.
2. I listen to a lot of music. I especially like mixed music.
The adverb "especially" comes between the subject an the verb.
3. I've been vsiting Spain and Italy but I still want to go to France.
3.I've visited Spain and Italy but I still want to go to France.
We use the "present perfect simple" tense for single finished actions.
4. I like cooking but I don't interest in English food.
4. I like cooking but I'm not interested in English food.
You need the verb "be" and adjective "interested" in this sentence.
5. It was scandal. He stole car and drove many miles from Osaka.
5. It was a scandal. He stole a car and drove many miles from Osaka.
You need to remember "a" before singular nouns when they are not particular things.
6. I like having a hair cutting every month.
6. I like having a haircut every month.
A "haircut" is the English expression for this service.
7. I was wondering if you could lend me that pen.
7. Correct.
8. I went inside, so I met friends inside and talked to them.
8. I went inside and I met my friends there and talked to them.
We use "there" to replace the word inside. It is better not to repeat words.
9. When I get home I am tired. Because I have worked for fifteen hours.
9. When I get home I am tired because I have worked for fifteen hours.
This is one sentence joined by the conjunction "because".
10. We walked so long way that my feet hurted me.
10. We walked so far that my feet hurt .
After "so" we need an adjective. ("Long way" is a noun phrase.)
11. I really like to enjoy with my friends at the weekend.
11. I really like to enjoy myself with my friends at the weekend.
The verb "enjoy" always needs an object (myself).
12. I sometimes feel lonely in England because I have little friends
12. I sometimes feel lonely in England because I have few friends .
"Friends" is countable so we use the determiner "few".
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