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I ___ 30 years old.

Idade em inglês usa o verbo be: I am 30. "I have 30 years" é tradução literal do português.

She ___ like coffee.

Com he, she e it, a negativa do presente é doesn't.

I ___ with you.

Agree já é verbo: I agree. Não existe "I am agree".

People ___ worried about the changes.

People é plural em inglês: people are.

Yesterday I didn't ___ to the office.

Depois de didn't, o verbo volta para a forma base: didn't go.

It depends ___ the client.

Em inglês é depend on, não "depend of".

Can I ___ a question?

Pergunta se faz com ask: ask a question.

After work, I go ___.

Home não leva to depois de go: go home.

This office is ___ than the old one.

Adjetivos curtos fazem o comparativo com -er: bigger, cheaper, faster.

Can you ___ the plan?

Explain pede to antes da pessoa: explain it to me.

Last week, we ___ a new client.

Last week pede o passado: got.

I have worked here ___ three years.

For + período (three years); since + ponto de partida (2023).

I ___ here since 2020.

With since or for, use the present perfect for something that started in the past and continues: I have worked here since 2020.

We need to ___ the budget.

Discuss takes a direct object: discuss the budget, not "discuss about".

I'm going to ___ the meeting tomorrow.

Attend means to be present at. Assist means to help (false friend with "assistir").

___, I work in the finance team.

Currently means "atualmente". Actually means "na verdade" (false friend).

We ___ to open a new office next year.

Intend means "pretender". Pretend means "fingir" (false friend).

Thanks for the ___.

Information is uncountable: no plural -s. Say "a piece of information" for one item.

I look forward to ___ from you.

In look forward to, "to" is a preposition, so the verb takes -ing.

If I ___ time, I'll call you.

In first conditional sentences, the if-clause uses the present: if I have time.

I ___ the train and arrived late.

You miss a train, a meeting or a deadline. Lose is for objects or games.

I have a ___ about the contract.

When you want to ask something, say "I have a question". "Doubt" means you are not sure something is true.

She's ___ for the new project.

Responsible is an adjective: she is responsible for. "The responsible" is not used as a noun.

We ___ a lot of mistakes at the beginning.

Mistakes collocate with make: make a mistake.

I ___ here for two years now.

For an ongoing situation up to now, use the present perfect (continuous): I have been working here for two years.

___ the delay, the launch went well.

Despite has no "of". Use despite + noun, or in spite of + noun.

She suggested ___ the meeting.

Suggest is followed by -ing or by a that-clause: she suggested postponing / that we postpone.

We meet the board only ___.

Occasionally means "de vez em quando". Eventually means "no fim, finalmente".

Would you mind ___ me the report?

Would you mind is followed by the -ing form.

The meeting was postponed ___ next week.

Postpone until / to a new time. "For" would describe a length of time.

I'm used to ___ late on Fridays.

Be used to (accustomed to) takes -ing. Used to + base form is for past habits.

Who is responsible ___ the budget?

Responsible for, not "responsible of".

He gave me some useful ___.

Advice is uncountable. For one item, say "a piece of advice".

___, the costs are higher than expected.

The fixed expression is on the other hand.

I'd rather ___ the call tomorrow.

Would rather is followed by the base form, without to.

The team worked really ___ this quarter.

Hard is both adjective and adverb. Hardly means "quase não".

The number of complaints ___ risen sharply.

"The number of" takes a singular verb ("a number of" takes a plural one).

Not only ___ costs, we also improved quality.

After a fronted negative such as not only, the subject and auxiliary invert: not only did we cut.

It's high time we ___ a decision.

It's high time is followed by a past form with present meaning.

I wish you ___ me earlier.

For regrets about the past, wish + past perfect: I wish you had told me.

___ you need anything else, let me know.

Should + subject is a formal conditional: should you need anything. "In case of" is followed by a noun.

We made ___ mistakes this time.

Fewer for countable nouns (mistakes), less for uncountable ones (time, money).

We will proceed ___ the outcome of the vote.

Before a noun, use regardless of.

We look forward to ___ you in São Paulo.

Look forward to + -ing, also in formal emails.

The project ___ the resources to expand.

The verb lack takes a direct object. "Lack of" is only the noun: a lack of resources.

I'd recommend ___ the contract before signing.

Recommend is followed by -ing or a that-clause, not by to + infinitive.

Had I known about the risk, I ___ the deal.

An inverted third conditional (had I known) needs would have + past participle.

Hardly had the meeting started ___ the CEO left.

Hardly ... when (no sooner ... than). Mixing them is a common slip.