Veelgemaakte fouten bij Engels

Er zijn vele fouten die wij Nederlanders steeds weer maken als we met het Engels bezig gaan. Misschien kun je enkele van deze fouten, door gebruik te maken van onderstaande informatie, in het vervolg voorkomen. - too – to
too = te, ook.
It is too hot. (te)
I like coffee, too. (ook)
In de overige gevallen is het to. I don’t want to help.

- than – then
Je gebruikt than (met een a) alleen maar in vergelijkingen. In alle andere gevallen schrijf je then
than = dan My computer is more expensive than yours.
then = dan, toen Then he said: ‘No way’.

- there – their – they’re
there = er, daar There weren’t many people.
their = hun (bezit) This is their car.
they’re = they are = zij zijn They’re playing outside.

- your - you’re
your = jouw, jullie (bezit) This is your car.
you’re = you are = jullie zijn. You’re going to Spain next week, aren’t you?

- it’s – its
it’s = it is too early to get up. (It is)
it’s been seven week since we met. (It has)

its = van hem, haar The cat walked back to its basket.
(dieren en dingen) The castle and its four towers.

- where – were – we’re
where = waar Where are you going?
were = was, waren Where were you last night? (was)
(verleden tijd van are = zijn) Where were your children last night? (waren)
we’re = we are = wij zijn We’re sad because our cat died yesterday.

who’s - whose
who’s = who is = wie is Who’s going to meet me at the station?
whose = van wie Whose book is this?