B: English mistakes | Test-English Dictionary https://dictionary.test-english.com/b/ Dictionary of students' common mistakes Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:59:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 bad https://dictionary.test-english.com/bad/ Mon, 04 Nov 2019 08:28:19 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=2632 I’m bad in maths. I’m bad at maths. He’s bad in listening to people. He’s bad at listening to people. We use good/bad at something or good/bad at …

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]]> be used to https://dictionary.test-english.com/be-used-to/ Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:52:53 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=369 I am not used to get up early. I am not used to getting up early. If you are used to something or someone, they are familiar to …

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]]> because https://dictionary.test-english.com/because/ Thu, 17 Oct 2013 19:37:38 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=2013 1 There was a traffic jam because the snow. There was a traffic jam because of the snow. Use because of before a noun or noun phrase. 2 …

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]]> bed https://dictionary.test-english.com/bed/ Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:01:48 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=1524 1 We go to the bed at around 12. We go to bed at around 12. She wasn’t feeling well and had breakfast in the bed. She wasn’t …

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]]> before https://dictionary.test-english.com/before/ Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:59:20 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=693 1 We want to go home tomorrow, but before we want to take a boat trip. We want to go home tomorrow, but before that we want to …

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]]> beginning https://dictionary.test-english.com/beginning/ Mon, 02 Nov 2015 20:39:49 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=2468 1 In the beginning of the lesson, the teacher checked our homework. At the beginning of the lesson, the teacher checked our homework. Use at the beginning of …

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]]> belong https://dictionary.test-english.com/belong/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:19:18 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=3620 1 These keys belong my brother. These keys belong to my brother. Use belong to to say who owns something: ‘This bike belongs to my sister.’ 2 This …

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]]> between https://dictionary.test-english.com/between/ Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:41:52 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=2334 He is famous for his films between many other things. He is famous for his films among many other things. We use among when someone or something is …

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]]> board https://dictionary.test-english.com/board/ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:36:13 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=527 1 Once we were on board of the ship, we smiled. Once we were on board the ship, we smiled. We say on board an aeroplane, ship or …

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]]> boring https://dictionary.test-english.com/boring/ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:50:45 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=531 1 The film was very bored, so we stopped watching it. The film was very boring, so we stopped watching it. 2 The kids felt very boring because …

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]]> born https://dictionary.test-english.com/born/ Tue, 29 May 2012 19:13:59 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=92 1 Where did you born? Where were you born? We use born with the verb be. 2 I am born in Madrid. I born in Madrid. I was …

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]]> borrow https://dictionary.test-english.com/borrow/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:26:34 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=3639 Can you borrow me your pen for a minute? Can you lend me your pen for a minute? Can I borrow your pen for a minute? Use borrow …

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]]> both https://dictionary.test-english.com/both/ Sun, 01 Jul 2012 16:29:43 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=475 1 Both of them didn’t pass the exam. Neither of them passed the exam. Do not use both … not when you mean ‘not one and not the …

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]]> breakfast https://dictionary.test-english.com/breakfast/ Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:05:13 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=1343 I wake up and I have a breakfast while I read the press. I wake up and I have breakfast while I read the press. What time did …

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]]> bring https://dictionary.test-english.com/bring/ Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:49:17 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=1645 I always bring my mobile phone everywhere I go. I always take my mobile phone everywhere I go. Get in the car. I’ll bring you home. Get in …

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]]> bus https://dictionary.test-english.com/bus/ Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:30:31 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=1261 After one hour I realised that I was in the wrong bus. After one hour I realised that I was on the wrong bus. I fell when I …

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]]> buy https://dictionary.test-english.com/buy/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:27:39 +0000 https://dictionary.test-english.com/?p=3641 1 I buyed a new bag yesterday. I bought a new bag yesterday. The past simple and past participle of buy are bought, not buyed: ‘I bought these …

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