Hi everyone!
Learning English is not always easy. One of the areas that many learners have difficulty with is prepositions.
Take a look at the three examples below which show typical mistakes made by German speakers learning English.
I work by Bosch.
Remember in English we do not use the preposition ‘by’ in this example.
Correction: I work at Bosch, or, I work for Bosch.
I have to finish the project until Friday.
Remember in English when we talk about a sense of a deadline, we use the preposition ‘by’.
Correction: I have to finish the project by Friday. (Friday is the latest possible time I can be finished. Friday is my deadline for the project.)
She is very good in languages. Remember in English we say ‘good at’ and ‘bad at’ something.
Correction: She is very good at languages.
(If good at or bad at are followed by a verb we must use _ing. E.g. He is good at swimming. She is bad at presenting.)
Have fun learning English!
Louise