What it is: Most lost language marks come from a few errors: agreements, tenses, auxiliaries and anglicisms.
| Error | Wrong | Right |
|---|---|---|
| Agreement | la problème, les solution | le problème, les solutions |
| Tense | Hier, je vais au musée. | Hier, je suis allé au musée. |
| Auxiliary | J'ai allé… | Je suis allé(e)… |
| Past tenses | Il a fait beau quand je suis arrivé. | Il faisait beau quand je suis arrivé. |
| Anglicism | Je suis 17 ans. | J'ai 17 ans. |
| Anglicism | Ça dépend sur… | Ça dépend de… |
- l'accord
- agreement
- le temps du verbe
- tense
- l'auxiliaire
- être or avoir
- un anglicisme
- an English-style error
- la relecture
- the final read-through
Remember: Errors that block the meaning cost more than small slips.
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Ten minutes, four checks
1
Verbs
Tense, auxiliary, endings.
2
Agreements
Gender, plurals, past participles.
3
Words
Anglicisms, accents, ne in negatives.
4
Jobs and length
Every job done? 450–600 words?
Verbs → Agreements → Words → Jobs
Fix it: Hier, les élève a allé au parc. → Hier, les élèves sont allés au parc.
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Do
- Keep ten minutes to check.
- Read every verb twice.
- Use structures you know well.
Don't
- Translate word for word from English.
- Rewrite whole paragraphs at the end.
- Ignore accents.